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I need help before I go totally crazy. I will be cruising on the MSC Divina on the 17th March sailing from Miami with hotel stays in Miami and NYC before and after. I'm a first time cruiser and need to buy a travel adapter with both USB-A and USB-C plus a type G socket for my CPAP machine I have spent the past few months, on and off, trying to track down one WITHOUT surge protection because that's what I need apparently. The last 3 days have been spent going round in circles reading reviews, trawling AMAZON and the Web in general, getting excited thinking I'd found one only to get right to the end and be confronted by the words Surge and Protected.
Is there anyone out there in the real world who can actually tell me which one I should buy? I like the idea of the 'cube' type but I'm open to any suggestions right now. I've also been looking at pictures of the placement of the sockets/power outlets in various cabins and notice they seem to be quite low to the desk underneath. Most, if not all, the cubes I have looked at have the USB's at the bottom, is there enough room between the cube and desk to fit the cables in? My heads a shed right now and I seriously need some educated advice please.
One other quick question, if I may, I've been trying to complete the Web check in but get thwarted every time when it gets to add credit card. It repeatedly comes up with a message saying its unable to continue. Thinking this was a particular credit card problem I tried another but still the same message. I asked my friend to try checking in and she had the same issue. Am I doing something wrong or is it simply not possible to check in online for the Divina?
Okay, thanks for reading this far and if you can help please do otherwise I formally inform anyone who will be on the Divina's said sailing should they formally or informally come across a fully formed Crazy Lady, that said Crazy Lady will be me.
Jo
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18 minutes ago, navybankerteacher said:
It is hard to value such insurance coverage - are those per day coverages, and what do they cover? The figures seem high.
As an aside, most Caribbean islands are right-side driving, while I guess you are left side. Unless you are a very experienced scooter/motorcycle rider, I would strongly advise against such rental in a very different environment. Caribbean roads are narrow, frequently pot-holed, and largely populated by drivers who make Rome’s taxi drivers seem deferential.
I think I may have mislead you when I said scooter I was referring to a Mobility Scooter. Although I can imagine myself bombing around at 3mph dodging potholes. Thank your for taking the time to answer I appreciate that.
Jo
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Hello, I'm Jo from the UK. I need to rent a scooter from Scootaround for my Caribbean cruise next March (2023) and I could do with some help and advice regarding their insurance. Is it worth it, do I need none of it, some of it or all of it? the difference adds either £33/$40 or £65/$80. Anyone know any details regarding the fine print, excesses and exclusions?
Many thanks
Jo
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On 6/16/2022 at 3:31 PM, Homosassa said:
We traveled with a friend that uses a scooter on the Divina.
We were assigned a table near the entrance door to the MDR. The first night at dinner, he used only his scooter to arrive at his table, After being seated, the waiter moved his scooter to an out of the way location and brought it back to him at the end of the meal.
The second night, he also had his walker to make it from the aisle to the table. The waiter also removed his walker and the scooter to a storage location and bought them back at the end of the meal.
In the buffet, there is at least one reserved table available for those requiring an accessible location ( table is located by the entrance from the pool area). Once you are seated , the staff will remove the scooter to the storage space and return it to you at the table when you wish to leave.
On 6/16/2022 at 3:33 PM, Homosassa said:For getting off the ship in port, he would be directed to the gangway that was a flat surface with the least incline from ship to shore.
This was not necessarily the gangway being used by the rest of the passengers.
I was wondering about that too. Do you want to be my cruise guide? LOL
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On 6/16/2022 at 3:31 PM, Homosassa said:
We traveled with a friend that uses a scooter on the Divina.
We were assigned a table near the entrance door to the MDR. The first night at dinner, he used only his scooter to arrive at his table, After being seated, the waiter moved his scooter to an out of the way location and brought it back to him at the end of the meal.
The second night, he also had his walker to make it from the aisle to the table. The waiter also removed his walker and the scooter to a storage location and bought them back at the end of the meal.
In the buffet, there is at least one reserved table available for those requiring an accessible location ( table is located by the entrance from the pool area). Once you are seated , the staff will remove the scooter to the storage space and return it to you at the table when you wish to leave.
Now that's what I call service ! So it seems I have absolutely no need to worry about anything then. Thanks for that information I can relax a little and look forward to my cruise.
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On 6/14/2022 at 5:45 PM, pno4te said:
I can't answer all your questions and many will need to know which ship you are sailing to help further, but I can let you know one thing: There is plenty of room in an accessible cabin for your scooter; they are very roomy. Also, on the pool deck there should be an out of the way area to put your scooter so that it allows other passengers to move about easily. There are accessible bathrooms all over the ship so no worries there! Have fun!
Thank you so much for that, it may seem trivial, however, the more information I have the better.
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On 6/17/2022 at 1:47 AM, ATSEAMYLIFE said:
Tramadol is a DEA schedule IV and is legal in the US with a prescription. You would have to look up each drug as there's no all inclusive list of allowed and not allowed. Oxy is considered worse than Tramadol so you are fine with a prescription. Not sure what "lots of painkillers" means, but you should look up each on the DEA www site. Again, that only covers the USA. You would have to look at each island for their rules. Best bet is don't take anything off the ship.
Thanks for the advice about not taking off ship, I had thought about that but weren't sure if it was allowed.
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I'm looking forward to my 1st cruise in March next year. I have mobility issues and have booked an accessible cabin and I'll be hiring a scooter to help me get around the ship. So, that's that covered but I'm still discovering things I need to check up on. Like are all the public restrooms accessible? I'm thinking of cubicle size I would obviously be leaving the scooter outside. Once I've made my way up to the pool deck is there anywhere to leave the scooter out of the way while I swim and sunbathe? Similarly if I go up to the adults only pool I realise there will be some stairs which I will manage but again where do I park the scooter? What about restaurants and dining rooms? I know you may be thinking I'm asking stupid questions but a question is only stupid to those who already have the answer.
I've also been wondering just how big the cabins are in feet x feet as opposed to square ft. Has anyone got any tips for me being a disabled passenger? Anything in particular to bring on board or not to bring.
Oh yes are there any power outlets by the bed for my CPAP machine? I've been looking at travel adapters but looking at them some have ports coming out of the bottom. Now all the pictures I've seen seem to show the power outlets to be pretty close to desktops is there enough room for the cables to come out of the ports without having to damage them by bending them in half?
OK my apologies for taking your time and asking a load of them there silly questions but if you share the answers I'll be suitably educated.
Thanks people
Jo
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Hi, I'm going on my 1st cruise in March 23 and I was also wondering if there was a list of meds not allowed into the USA. I have Tramadol and some anti epilepsy tablets among lots of painkillers. It was the tramadol I was most worried about. I hadn't thought about taking a few off the ship when in Port. Do I need a list for every Port in the Caribbean?
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I would never have thought to ask but I expect its obvious when you think about it.
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Thank you so much, I'll go check the links out. you can tell I'm a newbie can't you?Jo