Did You Ever See A Dog On A Cruiseship?

GottaCruz · April 14, 2012

Interesting. I think next time I will ask more questions, very politely, of course just to satisfy my curiosity. :biggrin:

sailingrose · April 14, 2012

One of the ships had a drug dog aboard only on the runs that included Jamaica.

I have seen service dogs that don't look like typical service dogs, some are seizure dogs.

GottaCruz · April 15, 2012

Oh wow. I guess I didn't realize it could be a service dog because it was just so tiny , so adorable and the woman was carrying it around . The way she had it decked out in fancy outfits, jewerly and all, it didn't even occur to me that it could be a service dog. That will teach me not to judge a dog by the way it looks. Very true, Rose, it could have been a seizure dog or something of that nature.

jacketwatch · April 15, 2012

Or maybe she was the wife of the lines CEO. :tongue:

GottaCruz · April 15, 2012

That is what we originally figured, that she had a connection in the right place, but who knows?

AndiD · April 16, 2012

Wow - what a coincidence to finally come back from our cruise and read this. Cheryl - I think that woman was on our cruise or someone who thinks just like her. Her very small dog was decked out in a fancy collar and leash with some bows and jewels in her hair. I did a doubletake and sure enough, it had a small red blanket on it that had a symbol in a circle and the word service on it! That was a first for us! The woman also did not appear to be disabled in any obvious way....

DebbieandJerry · April 16, 2012

I know that Katie would absolutely love being on the cruise ship. And Zoey would love the ocean. But I would NEVER subject them to that type of travelling. Chutzpah!!!

GottaCruz · April 18, 2012

Andi, next time I will look closer . The dog and it's outfit were just so precious that I wasn't thinking in terms of it being a service dog- just a

very pampered pup.

Debbie, I would think it was tough on the dog not to be able to run around a bit but it was so tiny and maybe it was used to this kind of life. Who knows?

Jans · April 19, 2012

The major cruise lines only allow service dogs. Cunard is the only line I know of that does allow pets on the Transatlantic and World cruises. They have kennels below and the dogs are walked daily by the crew.

travelmom77 · April 21, 2012

My husband and I saw a lady on Mariner of the Seas with a tiny dog she pushed in a special stroller. She took it into the buffet and everything.

There are licensed emotional companion dogs here in Ca. They can't be denied even to live in Apartments without pets. You have to have a doctor fill out the application to get one.

When I worked in the Cruise terminal in San Francisco years ago, We used to work the Old Regal Princess 10 day turn around for Alaska and Mexico. One sailing to Alaska the ship welcomed 200 blind guests and their dogs. It was an amazing thing to witness. They brought a huge roll of sod and laid it on the top deck so the dogs could play and use the bathroom in comfort, Yes there were other cruise guests on board who were not part of the party, but they all said they had a spectacular cruise, the dogs were wonderfully behaved of course, and it was said they all had a fantastic time as well.