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Is it appropriate to ask here: what brand of soft drinks dos QM2 serve/ (I'm a Diet Coke person: my DD is a gingerale person). And what is the cost of the This is our first Cunard cruise (westbound TA), so everything is new. We usually cruise Princess & never get either drinks pkg. since I don't drink alcohol at all & DD/SIL only have wine w/dinner -- the occasional "floofy" drink or cocoa. I usually have free soda w/my elite mini-bar exchange. The cost of a beverage pkg just never is cost effective for any of us. The prices listed in Post # 7 are per day -- right? It looks like a pkg will not be cost effective for us. I'm 'solo' in a cabin; my "kids" would both have to buy a pkg -- right? THANKS for any advice/info!

Thanks, Everyone, for your responses. I see that I must adjust my "dream cruise". It won't be next summer (2025) on QM2. I've never had any problem getting a cabin on Princess & getting a scooter into it, even when it wasn't HA. I had no idea that Cunard had such a strict policy. That's why CC is so helpful. Maybe I'll have better luck w/a fall date. More work for my travel agent.

I've my heart set on a TA trip on QM2 for my 80th birthday in 2025. However, my travel agent has not been able to locate/book a handicapped cabin (I use a scooter for mobility). Therefore, I'm considering a regular balcony cabin -- if I can get a scooter in it! I've rented a 19" wide scooter in the past; it fit thru the cabin door on a Princess ship w/a 21" door. Does anyone know the width of a QM2 door? Thanks!

Thanks, Everyone!

I have only cruised w/Princess since I've used a rollator (& now a wheelchair) -- 6-7 yrs. I'll rent a scooter for the cruise. Now, we're planning a TA on the Queen Mary 2 -- a bucket list item for me (& DD). How is the QM2 for those of us w/mobility issues? THANKS

I have only cruised w/Princess since I've used a rollator (& now a wheelchair) -- 6-7 yrs. I'll rent a scooter for the cruise. Now, we're planning a TA on the Queen Mary 2 -- a bucket list item for me (& DD). How is the QM for those of us w/mobility issues? THANKS

I've done this scooter/cabin combo several times. I rent the 19" scooter, but it's still a tight fit! (My experience is w/Princess ships.) The biggest problem is where the cabin is in the hallway. HA cabins tend to be in wider parts of the hall, usually closer to the elevators; you then have a more direct "drive" into your cabin. If it's a non-HA cabin further along the hall, you'll usually have to make a Y-turn into the cabin doorway. I sometimes need to get off the scooter & give it a firm nudge into the doorway. The front bumper on the scooter can be a bit in the way too. WARNING: the smaller scooters usually cost more (fewer of them).BUT, you can do this! And have great fun on the ship.

Does the indoor pool have steps into/out of the pool rather than just steep side ladders? I'm old, arthritic & can't manage the ladders, but LOVE some pool time. THANKS!

I've rented scooters from both Special Needs at Sea (4-5x) & from Scootaround (1x). SNatS includes insurance w/the rental fee. Scootaround charges $10/day for insurance. If you're doing a Repositioning cruise (like a TA), ask if the company has a special deal; Scootaround only charged me $100 for an 18 day TransAtlantic in June 2022 since they needed to move equipment. I always get a quote from both companies before renting. Check the equipment at the website, then call. I usually cruise Princess. The scooter is in the cabin when I arrive. I have port wheelchair assistance from the curb to check-in and then PCL assistance from check-in to my cabin to get the scooter. Disembarkation is the reverse. Most ships have FEW handicapped accessible cabins, compared to the number of passengers needing them. You will need to reserve a HA cabin months in advance! If you don't need the HA bathroom part, you'll need a cabin that you can get the mobility device into. A scooter or chair in the hall is extremely dangerous -- think if there were a need to evacuate! If you're questioning whether or not you need a scooter or other mobility assistance, ask yourself if you can walk the distance of 3 football (US) fields? Most of the ships now are 900+ ft long (300 yds). A football field is 300 ft. (100 yds). Do that several times a day -- or once. Just be prepared to WAIT for an elevator!

We love to rent a car & drive into the Yukon. Since you have 9 people, you might look into a "private" tour, doing the Yukon in a can. Google Skagway tours & you should find such companies. Some will be wheelchair accessible. I must travel w/a scooter (on ship; sometimes in port) or a rollator (walker), so I understand your concerns. ENJOY wonderful Alaska!

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I think it says that there is no charge for the breakfast if ordered from the door hang-tag (basically continental b'fast). Wonder if they'll charge me for the bacon that I always add?

WOW! Sure looks great!

My adult kids & I just returned from a 7-day Caribbean cruise last week -- our first summer cruise in years. We booked rather late (March for July 1-8) because the kids had to wait for their tax return and a clear week in my SIL's work schedule. We had little or no concern about a hurricane that early in the season. We all 3 just needed to relax/rest. It was an itinerary we done 2-3 times so we didn't get off the ship all week. And we (DD & I) laughed that after years of going to the Caribbean to escape northern winters, now we were escaping a southern heat wave!

Same here! I have a twin size egg crate pad that I bought in 2012 for a land trip (different hotel every day for 10 days); I knew that my arthritic joints (3 replacements at that point) & increasingly painful back would need all the help possible. (My back has gotten much worse & I've added a shoulder replacement.) The pad folds double length-wise & rolls like a jelly role. It goes into it's original barrel-shaped zippered plastic container;16" high & 11" across the top. I put 2 web luggage belts around it & slip it over the handle of my carry-on bag. It is deemed "medical equipment" & is a carry-on for the plane. I usually cruise w/Princess. They used to have the worst/hard beds, but now have lovely fluffy beds. I still need the cushioning of the foam crate. That egg crate has traveled the USA, many other countries & 15 cruises w/me -- so far. In the past, I've also taken a heating pad (auto-shut off) w/ no problem. I did tuck it into my clothes & esp. covered the bundled cord. Take w/you what you need for comfort; otherwise you may not be able to get it "along the way'!