Learn the followings before cruising with elderly parents
The dormant cruise industry sees the dawn of revival after the commencement of Covid-19 vaccination programme.
The cruise lines are selling the world cruise packages for 2022 and 2023.
The grown-up sons and daughters are planning the cruise holidays with their senior parents again.
A lot of families are eager to have their cruise holidays again after the Covid-19 pandemic.
After reading a post of Adam Coulter at Cruise Critics website, Frank the tour guide is going to share the tips for cruising with elderly parents.
Shore excursion is an important part of the cruise holiday.
Star Cruise berthing at Ocean Terminal with ICC building as the backdrop
Frank the tour guide’s well-planned and easy Hong Kong private car shore excursion service is suitable to the family with elderly members.
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| Jeff C (Toursbylocals) from the US |
| 26 Mar 2018 |
| 5Review: Frank gave us a crash course on the history of Macau and many little stories on each sightseeing sites. His inputs made this “casino tours” become an interactive of cultural exploration. I highly recommended taking this tour with Frank! And he knew exactly how to make “seniors” feel comfortable and make all efforts to make the trip as easy as possible! I appreciate his effort sincerely! (Browse private tour page) |
| Frank’s response: Thank you very much Jeff! Our Macau full day private car tour start at Hong Kong is not a “casino tour”. Casino visit is just one of the highlights. You can visit the World Heritage buildings and local neighborhood in Macau. Good partnership of Frank and driver makes good use of your time in Macau and you walk less, wait less, do more and see more! You get your money’s worth from this all-inclusive Macau tour program. (Message Frank to plan YOUR private tour) |
Frank is looking forward to serving the family clients from cruises again soon.
Prepare extra time for parents
Author Adam reminds that the grown-up sons and daughters should respect the slower pace of their senior parents.
They need to prepare extra time for parents at airport, restaurant and sightseeing points.
Senior cruisers need more time on dining and other activities.
Frank the tour guide thinks that in the post-Covid-19 era, people should give more time for elderly parents to do the necessary measures, checking temperature, wearing masks and sanitizing their hands etc.
To make good use of the time with senior parents during shore excursion, the sons and daughters need to find something professional and efficient for help.
Checking temperature becomes the new normal on cruises after Covid-19.
Frank’s easy Hong Kong private car shore excursion service with “door to door” transfer between sightseeing points helps the family clients to save their valuable sightseeing time and energy.
Thus the family can do more and see more on the port day in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Island Highlights private car tour highlights
Hong Kong Island Highlights private car tour
Private car tour for the highlights of Hong Kong Island. Tour programme includes…
- English / Mandarin / Cantonese speaking private tour guide service
- Air-conditioned sightseeing car with driver
- One-way Peak Tram ride
- Sampan ride at Aberdeen
Hong Kong Island & Kowloon full day private car tour highlights
Hong Kong Island Kowloon full day private car tour
Full day private car tour for Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. Tour programme includes…
- English / Mandarin / Cantonese speaking private tour guide service
- Air-conditioned sightseeing car with driver
- One-way Peak Tram ride
- Sampan ride at Aberdeen
- One-way public ferry ride
- Local dim sum lunch
Don’t try to do everything with parents
Author Adam points out in his passage that although cruisers have a long bucket list for things-to-do, they cannot do all of them.
The young cruisers do not have enough time to do so.
Their old parents do not have enough energy to do so.
Families with senior parents need to plan properly for their sightseeing activities on the port days.
Planning sightseeing activities for thw whole family is difficult . Frank the tour guide can help you.
However, planning is not easy as cruise passengers are unfamiliar with the destinations.
Actually Frank the tour guide has chosen Hong Kong’s best things-to-do to plan his private car shore excursion programme for cruise passengers.
Frank’s Hong Kong Lantau Island full day private tour is a good example.
Hong Kong Lantau Island full day private car tour highlights
Hong Kong Lantau Island full day private car tour
Full day private car tour for Hong Kong and Lantau Island, which covers the Peak and Big Buddha with lunch. Tour programme includes…
- English / Mandarin / Cantonese speaking private tour guide service
- Air-conditioned 8-seater car with driver
- One-way Ngong Ping Cable Car normal cabin ride
- One-way Lantau taxi ride
- Local dim sum lunch
Cruisers are free from spending time and energy to search and plan if they book Frank’s private tour service.
Cruise passengers can even leave the “Lonely Planet” at home!
Listen to parents
Author Adam shares in his passage that the grown-up sons and daughters should listen to their parents when they plan the cruise holiday and in the ship.
Old people may have more worries and special needs.
Grown-up sons and daughters should listen to senior parents when they plan the cruise holidays.
Frank the tour guide thinks that listening to parents is different from the strict obedience to parents in the traditional Chinese society.
It is about “flexible enough to adapt your ideal plans to what suits your travel partners, you might find the outcome is better than persuading them to do things your way — and then have to give up halfway when they’re too tired to continue”.
Tour by private car is easier for the senior parents.
It should be win-win situation!
Spilt up with parents sometimes
Adam warns that the grown-up sons and daughters should not share the cabin with their parents in the cruise.
Everyone, especially adults and seniors, “needs their privacy”.
Grown-up sons and daughters should not share the cruise cabins with old parents.
Also the grown-up sons and daughters should split up with parents sometimes on the sea days and port days.
When the younger generation go to the gym, the parents can enjoy reading in the cabin.
When the younger generation want to go biking, hiking, kayaking etc., they can arrange the easy activities, like Frank’s Hong Kong private car shore excursion service, for the senior parents to tour the city in a relaxed manner.
Lantau Island Big Buddha private car tour highlights
Lantau Island Big Buddha private car tour
Private car tour for Lantau Island Big Buddha with Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car ride. Tour programme includes…
- English / Mandarin / Cantonese speaking private tour guide service
- Transfer to Lantau Island by private 8-seater limousine with driver
- One-way Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car ride tickets (normal cabin)
- Private Lantau taxi ride
- Transfer back to the city by private 8-seater limousine with driver
Kowloon cultural Highlights private car tour highlights
Kowloon cultural Highlights private car tour
Private car tour for cultural highlights of Kowloon. Tour programme includes…
- English / Mandarin / Cantonese speaking private tour guide service
- Air-conditioned sightseeing car with driver
- A local dim sum / Hong Kong style tea break
Enjoy simple pleasures
Adam also reminds the grown-up sons and daughters to slow down during their cruise holiday with parents.
The young should stop rushing around.
They should look at things and admire the scenery.
Clients can see the good view of Hong Kong in Frank the tour guide’s private car shore excursion easily.
This slower pace is good for the sanity of the grown-up sons and daughters.
It is also suitable to the slow senior parents.
Enhance the quality of family time
Adam mentions that “cruising together” is the opportunity for the whole family to “reconnect”.
The family can enjoy the shows, eat good food, have shore excursions etc. a lot of times together during the whole cruise holiday.
Cruise holiday offers the chance for family members to reconnect.
Apart from the quantity, grown-up sons and daughters should enhance the quality of the family time.
That’s why the sons and daughters should slow down to suit the slower pace of their senior parents.
The family can choose the private car shore excursion to get rid of the interruptions from others and time consuming activities.
Big shore excursion group at Kai Tak Cruise Terminal. Frank the tour guide’s Hong Kong private shore excursion service can help clients to dodge the crowds.
Frank the tour guide’s Hong Kong private car tour is suitable to be a family’s private shore excursion.
See amazing view of Victoria Harbor at Victoria Peak during our half day private car tour.
Visit beautiful Nan Lian Garden during Hong Kong Kowloon full day private car tour.
Visit the World heritage building, St Paul’s Ruins, during our full day Macau private car tour.
Frank the tour guide waits for family clients to return by cruise ships
Frank the tour guide hopes the cruises can come back to Hong Kong in 2022 and 2023.
Then Frank can serve the senior cruisers and their grown-up children during the Hong Kong private car shore excursion.
For further questions, please contact Frank
