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MineralMan

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8. I hadn't thought of that.

Reply to Ruby the Liberal (Reply #7)

Thu May 24, 2012, 03:39 PM

May 2012

Last edited Thu May 24, 2012, 04:09 PM - Edit history (1)

I've never been on a cruise. Customs regulations could require it, I guess. If that's the case, the cruise line should have been extraordinarily careful to make sure it was handled properly. Personally, I'm not sure I'd have taken someone on a cruise who required daily dialysis. What if something in that machine malfunctioned?

A bad situation all around, for sure.

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Carnival Cruise ship leaves with family's luggage, dialysis machine [View all] FarCenter May 2012 OP

Um, they really had no other choice... snooper2 May 2012 #1

Did they get the machine back yet? LeftyMom May 2012 #2

What should the cruise line have done? jberryhill May 2012 #3

Here's a photo of the most common portable dialysis machine: MineralMan May 2012 #4

If it's essential for life, keep it with you. broiles May 2012 #5

That would be my call, too, for sure. I never check anything MineralMan May 2012 #6

I don't know if it is a customs thing or what Ruby the Liberal May 2012 #7

I hadn't thought of that. MineralMan May 2012 #8