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  1. When we were in Rome we used https://www.romecabs.com/ Highly recommended. They picked us up at FCO and took us to our hotel. They took us on a little tour (I think it's called a mini tour, but there are other options) on the way to the hotel which was very nice. The next day they picked us up and took us to Civitavecchia and after the cruise picked us up again at Civitavecchia and took us to FCO. This was all in a SUV/mini-van. Contact them and see if they have any accessible vehicles; however, if you can break down the scooter that will be a plus. They will tailor tours for you. Excellent communication with this company. I would book with them again in a heartbeat. There is also this place. I don't have any experience with them but they might be worth checking out if you want an accessible vehicle. https://www.transfers-rome-civitavecchia.com/wheelchair-rome-taxi-transfers/
  2. I would ask where you purchased the Travel Pro if the battery is wet or dry. And maybe if there are specs that include the battery information for your particular scooter that would be helpful to print out and have with you when you travel. You need to be prepared, as the airline agents do not always know so if you have a printout of your battery information, that would be helpful for them. Once you find out, contact your airline to verify they allow the type of battery you have. If you are going to be on American again, you need to contact their Special Assistance to ask: Call Special Assistance (American Airlines) To make accessibility arrangements, call us for help: 800-237-7976
  3. I am going to be calling Scootaround the end of the month for a scooter rental. I can't wait to hear what they have to say about the USCRUISE coupon code. It's even on their website: https://scootaround.com/en/united-spinal-members I shall report back.....
  4. It all depends on supply and demand. I would compare prices of the scooter with both Scootaround (use the code) and Special Needs at Sea. Make sure you are comparing the same thing with both companies because as mentioned above, Scootaround will add the insurance to your price. (We never buy the insurance...)
  5. I mentioned to the room steward that there should be a sign on the charging station to not charge scooters with it and to charge scooters using a wall outlet. There would be lots of people with scooters in this stateroom since it was an accessible stateroom....
  6. You will get better responses if you post your query on the Disabled Cruise Travel board: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/114-disabled-cruise-travel/
  7. Your fellow passengers finding you invisible in front of elevators is entirely another issue…😡 There are lots of threads on this topic in the Disabled Cruise Travel board.
  8. It worked in February. I'm booking a scooter for April so when it gets closer to the departure date, I will call Scootaround and request to use the USCruise discount code. From Scootaround's website: https://scootaround.com/en/united-spinal-members
  9. You will need to know how wide the scooter is vs how wide the stateroom door is. Most of the rented scooters can be broken down to fit through a door.
  10. First of all, most cruise lines will only let certain mobility rental companies bring their equipment aboard. The two companies most frequently allowed are scootaround.com and SpecialNeedsatSea.com. You will need to contact these companies for pricing. (If you call Scootaround, ask them to apply discount code USCRUISE for a discount. This code is from United Spinal and I think you have to actually call to have this code applied.) And you may need an accessible stateroom to accommodate the scooter (inquire with Celebrity right away about what is available because they go fast). The scooter will either be in your stateroom when you arrive or next to the terminal entrance; the rental company will tell you where to pick up your scooter. When your cruise is over, you just leave your scooter where you picked it up (stateroom or pier). If the scooter is in your stateroom for pick-up, you might consider Celebrity's wheelchair assistance (their wheelchair) for embarking and disembarking. You might hop on over to the Disabled Cruise Travel board. You will find hundreds of discussions (and helpful hints) about scooters. And wheelchair assistance. https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/114-disabled-cruise-travel/ Here is Celebrity's link for Special Needs passengers. You will need to advise them you are going to have a scooter. https://www.celebritycruises.com/special-needs
  11. For anyone interested in boarding a tender with a mobility device from the Magic Carpet, take a look here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1em3fTLhrJk
  12. This thread might help: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2561220-connecting-accessible-rooms/
  13. This just happened to us on the Apex and probably applies to other newer Celebrity ships as well – or at least any that have charging stations in the staterooms. My husband rents a scooter, which he had for our cruise on the Apex this month. There is a charging station in the stateroom for your phones, Kindles, etc plus it has a couple of 110 plug-ins. We were using this to charge his scooter every night but by the middle of our cruise, the scooter barely had any charge left. I report the problem of the scooter not charging to Guest Services. They said Hotel Services would check to see if there were any spare scooters we could use. No, there were no spare scooters (which I thought was odd since I thought there typically was at least a couple of extras on the ship). At least we had my husband's wheelchair so I assumed we were going to be using that the rest of the cruise, much to his dismay. Then our room steward shows up and tells us to plug the scooter into the bathroom outlet (which I didn't even know existed; it was under the vanity) or any other outlet in the stateroom. The scooter recharged itself rather quickly using a wall outlet. The 110 plug-ins in the charging stations do not charge like the wall plug-ins. I believe they may be trickle chargers. So, if you're on a ship and have a charging station in your stateroom, be aware you may not be getting enough of a charge for a scooter. Plug it into a wall outlet instead.
  14. We just rented from Scootaround earlier this month. Nothing different about discount codes. We'll be renting again for a cruise in April. If no discount code is accepted, that will be a game changer. Hmmm Thanks for the update.
  15. What ship / cruise line? Most ships now just have you check in at your muster station. And watch a short muster video via their app. No muster drill like the olden days. Piece of cake.
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