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I think OP has a point. Able bodied passengers can book any cabin they want from GTY upto OS and above. But wheelchair bound passengers, that need an accessible cabin cannot book GTY ; GS; and above. The highest grade a wheelchair bound passenger can book is a JS, apart from on a couple of ships.

I store mine in the wardrobe (clothes closet).

Hi, sorry to about your problems. Just remember that with any company you can have both good and bad customer service, depending on who answers your call.

I would cruise again with RC, as you enjoyed the cruise. Just learn from your experience, by checking your on-board account on the TV in your cabin every couple of days.

Italy, as a member of the EU, must adhere to strict EU potable water standards, so you don't need to worry.

Hi again, have you checked out "hi quick question if u can help" thread? (https://boards.cruisecritic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2653406)

It has pictures of pullman beds. Post #9 by little britain and post #11 by gatour sums up the 1 of the reasons my son hates pullmans.

Not sure why he would prefer the sofa bed; many people complain about them not being that comfortable, although I think for one person they would be fine. Sofa bed takes a lot of room when pulled out.

 

On the other hand, Pullman is a twin-type bed with a mattress. My son is 6' 2" and sailed with us when he was in high school and college. He was playing college football at the time and weighed around 230 pounds. Much preferred the Pullman.

Hi, my son is totally opposite. He prefers the sofa bed. He is 29; 6 foot; approximately 170 pounds and will only cruise if he can have either a normal bed or a sofa bed. He hates Pullmans.

I myself have slept in a sofa bed, several times, and have had no problem with them being uncomfortable.;)

HI, was wondering if anyone has stayed in this cabin? We have stayed in various accessible cabins, since 2011, but not a Panoramic Ocean View Stateroom.

In the only review I can find, the writer claims "Lovely room, however this is not suitable for 4 people, luggage, wheelchairs and hoists, far to small. When pull out sofa bed was out we then didn't have room to use the hoist, and either side of bed was not big enough to use a hoist. As there was no where to put cases ( we had 4), these were stored under the open frame bed, but again this would prevent a hoists feet from going under the bed.

We ended up not using the hoist and having to physically lift my son from bed to chair, bathroom to chair which is a real safety issue for us and him." ( https://www.cruisecritic.co.uk/memberreviews/memberreview.cfm?EntryID=544475)

I was wondering if other wheelchair users has found the cabin to be too small. There will be 3 of us in the cabin with a hoist and wheelchair. Our cases can be given to my parents, who have cabin 1812.

Thank you for any information given :D

Why can't there be a common area such as a trolley where trays can be placed and staff can remove the trolley every hour? I wish there was more areas where we could put our trays and old food items in the common areas on the ship. Keep things nice and clean. I know it's the staffs job but I still like to do the right thing whilst on holiday. They work very hard.

Nice idea but some people would not use the trolley

Book your rooms as soon as you can as accessible room go quickly.

I agree with this comment. On your last cruise we ended up having a interior accessible cabin, as these were the only cabins left and we booked 10 months before the sailing date.

We're a family of 5 and my son is physically disabled. I was wondering if there's such thing as an oceanview balcony accessible room connecting to a regular room? If there are such rooms existed then I'll make sure to make reservations way ahead of our cruise. Thank you in advance.

Do they have to be connecting? Like you we are a family of 5, I have a son confined to a wheelchair and a son who will not sleep in a pullman bed. We tend to have an oceanview balcony accessible cabin and a regular oceanview balcony cabin, with a sofa bed, next to the accessible cabin. The cabins are not connecting but the balconies connect and each cabin can be accessed via the balcony. This option gives you more ships to choice from for your up coming cruise ;)

We are UK based and done a couple of Mediterranean cruises but nothing comes close to our Baltic cruise.

 

So different and if you find a cruise that does that does an overnight in St Petersburg it’s an amazing city.

 

 

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Agreed we always sail out of Southampton and love Iceland and Norway. Flam in Norway is fantastic :D

I hate the trays in the halls. It looks disgusting and it makes it so difficult for anyone in a wheelchair or scooter to get through. Probably past Carnival cruisers as that is what they actually tell you to do with the trays.

 

I like the Four Seasons method. After a reasonable time they call you to see if you are finished with your meal and then send someone right away to the room to retrieve it.

Are you speaking from experience or just assuming wheelchair have difficulty getting pass trays?

All the cabins we have stayed in have had a kettle and instant coffee

"Passengers that use a cane, walker, crutches, scooter or wheelchair do not view trays of food left in the narrow hallways of a cruise ship as gross or nasty; instead many view it as a dangerous obstacle course to contend with. Please leave your trays in your cabin or pick up the phone & call room service for removal."

Speaking from personal experience we have never had problems getting my son's wheelchair pass trays. We occasional struggle getting pass the cabin steward's trolley and we always struggle getting pass scooters parked in the hallways.

Forget phoning. Email C&A and ask for a copy of the list. That's what my parents did, when they became D+

No, the Suite Lounge was added. The Diamond Lounge is where it always was. The Concierge Lounge is gone.

Was on Indy in May. Old card/games room on 14 is now the Suite Lounge

Hi Chris, love the blog and Q&A.

Does the Indy have a lift up to the mini golf course(Independence Dunes) yet or plans to add one? As there was not one in May, after the refit?