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Dialysis cruise holidays have become an alternative for patients seeking recreation and relaxation, but also a certain amount of adventure for their holidays you can cruise the world with family and friends knowing that your dialysis treatment will be provided on board the ship from caring and dedicated medical professionals

We are delighted to be able to offer dialysis on board the superb ship the MS Deutschland which for 2010 offers the possibility of a World Cruise for dialysis patients, other itineries include White Nights in the Baltics, Fjords, Faries and Spruce Forests, La Dolce Vita and many more.

NEW for 2010 we have teamed up with Costa Cruises who offer dialysis on Costa Serena, Costa Luminosa and Costa Pacifica itineries inlcude Baltic Cities, Merchants Route, Ancient Treasures. 

 

Download: Deutschland 2010/2011 Cruise Schedule (1824 KB)

Download: Costa Cruise Brochure 2010 (1824 KB)

The Deutschland takes you back to the golden age of sea travel, where personal service, and the floating Grand Hotels of the seas were the true Ocean Liners.  This superb ship evokes the splendour of the Art Nouveau and golden twenties era, with crystal chandeliers illumination the imperial red, double ballroom, marble, brass, fine antiques and paintings.  This stylish ship is decadently furnished with teak steamer chairs, with plush upholstery, loom chairs in the palm filled winter garden and will enchant you with its gracious ambience.  The Deutschland boasts excellent facilities including 3 restaurants providing a choice of cuisines, an indoor spa, and modern fitness centre.  The Deutschland Cruises the Norwegian Fjords, the Western and Easton Mediterranean, Weston Europe, Russia and Scandinavia.  With our experience with dialysis holidays you can be sure that we will take care of all of your travel arrangements, ensuring that your cruise is a thoroughly enjoyable and relaxing. On board you will be provided with a daily programme, each evening, this will inform you of the shipboard activities, shore excursions, weather forecasts etc for the following day.  The spacious Deutschland provides the perfect setting for unwinding and relaxing and enjoying the benefits of being at sea.  An added advantage of cruising is that you visit many different places and only have to unpack once.  On board the Dialysis machines are a permanent part of the ships infirmary and dialysis treatments are available for destinations all over the world.  Experienced Doctors and nurses take care of patients from the beginning to the end of the cruise.  The machines are Fresenius 4008B, have volumetric control, sodium modelling and are able to handle individual dialysis prescription.  Dialysers of course are never reused onboard the ship.  The EHIC card is accepted as part payment for the dialysis treatment, there is an additional supplement of 110 euros per session which is payable by the patient. The ships have an emergency power supply