sailingmickey

We will be arriving in Portland Oregon after our Snake River cruise in May.  We are thinking about about staying an extra day or two.  Any suggestions about places to go things to see will be appreciated 

Thank you!

Thank you, that is important to know, I doubt my husband can walk that far (stroke survivor).  Guess we will have to find accessible transportation from the port to downtown.

Thank you so much for all of your replies.  Looking forward to St.Maartan

We will aboard the Harmony in March docking at the Dr. A.C. Wathey Cruise & Cargo Facilities, St. Maarten's pier and cruise termina in in March.  It is my understanding the terminal is a good 20 minute walk, since I can only walk short distances, I am traveling with a scooter.  Is there accessible transportation from the port to the center of Philipsburg? 

Suggestions of what to do in Philipsburg will be appreciated.

Thank you!!

Depending on the type of cabin you want, as soon as possible.  On  January 4th, 2019, we wanted to book a Panama Canal cruise sailing in May of 2020. There were no balcony accessible cabins and only ocean view.

Regarding the 4 main dining rooms, each  offer a different type of cuisine.  The Tuscan is Italian, the Normandy is French, the Cypress is Greek and the Cosmopolitan is American.  You can see an example of each restaurant by accessing the Celebrity web site,  click on the Menu === option on the right hand side of the web page, select ships, select EDGE then scroll down to the dining options.  No you do not have to make reservation, you can go to the desired restaurant and if there is room you will be seated.   We travel with 2 friend as well and opted to make reservations via our daily planner because we wanted insure we could enjoy all the complementary main dinning rooms. .  If your reservation are joined or connected you make your reservations ahead of time.

Have fun

Because I can not walk long distances nor can I walk up the 3 stars to get in to the bus, the only accessible tours I can take through the ship requires contacting the accessible department which will try to arrange private tours for me.  Which I do in addition to searching the web for wheel chair accessible tours in each port.

We are on a cruise in September where Bostobn is one on the port.  Since I am in a wheelchair, we are considering this excursion.  

BOSTON OLD TOWN TROLLEY** - www.trolleytours.com/boston/accessibility-services   1-844 667 2175

The Old Town Trolley Tours stop is about 100 yards from the cruise ship terminal. They have lifts on some of their buses. You should speak to them directly by phone before your trip to be sure that there is one available at the time you will want to go.    The trolleys can accommodate wheelchairs and one can stay in the wheelchair and the wheelchair can be secured.

We were in Costa Maya in January and booked an tour with Sage Traveling/Accessible Caribbean Vacations.  Our itinerary included:   Chacchoben Ruins -  Local culture and a visit to Mahahual – lunch included with a private guide/driver .  We were extremely please with this tour.  You can contact -   helen@SageTraveling.com

Enjoy!!!

Because I can only walk short distances with a walker and full leg brace.  I travel with a scooter because it gives me an independence that a wheel chair doesn't.

1). I have no trouble getting through TSA. Because I am in a scooter, I am taken around the security device through a gate and a female TSA person checks me out.  I ride my scooter to the entrance of the airplane and then walk into the plane.  The scooter is then put in cargo and return to the jetway shortly after the plane arrives at the gate.  Like luggage, I am sure that take the best care they can with the scooter.   They do an inspection of the scooter, note any scratches etc. and attach the inspection to the scooter.  If there is something wrong (one time a knob was broken off) they will take care of the problem.

2) Not all scooters have lithium batteries.   I travel with a Go-Go Elite Traveller® 3-Wheel Scooter which has gel cell dry batteries which stay with the scooter when it is put in cargo.

3) In my opinion, riding in the scooter is more comfortable than being in a wheelchair.  A lot depends on the terrain.

4) Regarding using the scooter or wheelchair, my preference is a scooter because it is so much easier to navigate through the ship.  Wheelchairs often have problems going over the metal plate between the doors and over carpets.  Since I rarely can take excursions through the cruise ship, I have found there are times I need to have a wheel chair as the private tours can not always handle a scooter.  In those cases, the cruise line has let me us one of their wheelchairs. 

I hope this helps!!!

Sorry, you did not have a good experience using the scooter while on the EDGE.

I sailed aboard the EDGE with my Elite GoGo scooter in January and had absolutely no problems navigating around the ship.   I will say the hallways were a bit narrower that other ships which may have cause a problem for those using a wheelchair or a scooter if there were items in the hall or on coming traffic.

We  booked a wheelchair accessible balcony cabin, which I found more than roomy enough.  Bathroom size and rolling shower was a breeze for the scooter. I especially like the way door automatically open when the Seapass card was used to access our cabin and the button on the inside which opened the door as we left the cabin. 

Getting in and out of the elevators was very easy. Every public bathroom had  a button to open the door for entry and a button to open the door to exit. 

I had no trouble accessing the table in the dining rooms, at which time I was able to transfer to the chair and a server was nice enough to move my scooter away.  

I had EDGE attendants assist me getting on an off the ship with the scooter, each time we disembarked and returned.

We just complete the 7 day cruise aboard the EDGE.  We were in an infinite balcony and order room service every morning.  No service charge or gratuity expected.

We just finished our cruise aboard the EDGE.  If you have anytime dining on your reservation, you can pre-booked each complementary restaurant prior to your cruise as well as the specialty restaurants.  Once you have anytime dining, you can access each complementary restaurant and see the sample menus.   We reserved each specialty restaurant and 2 specialty restaurants before boarding.  We then booked Dining on the EDGE (the magic carpet) as soon as we embarked.

Have a great cruise.
 

We are considering booking excursions in both Costa Maya and Cozumel with Accessible Caribbean Vacations. Has anyone enjoyed excursions with them.

Thank you to all who respond.

Hope this help - enjoy.

I have just started traveling with a scooter. In January, I will be cruising to Cozumel. I have contact the following accessible travel company. I am considering them for an accessible tour because they have a van that can take me and my scooter. I suggest you contact them about your ports. Hope this helps

http://www.accessiblecaribbeanvacations.com/

I have used both a wheelchair and a scooter on a cruise. I would definitely recommend the scooter. As mention earlier pushing the wheel chair is very taxing (bother for the person pushing or the individual in the wheel chair attempting to navigate themselves) especially when you are attempting to go over thresholds or the metal protectors used on carpets. If the front wheels of the wheel chair are not in perfect alignment, you have to back up and try again.

I prefer the scooter because it gives me independence that a wheelchair does not. When using it, I pulled into the elevator as I felt it was easier than backing in.

Good luck and enjoy your cruise!!!

Celebrity has a very nice New England/Canada 14 day cruise round trip from New Jersey. Unfortunately, the only sales date available are in September 8th and 22nd.

Depending on the length of time you have to cruise, I would suggest Celebrity as it sails out of and returns to New Jersey. We chose this cruise because it resulted in a 14 day cruise and booking flight out or to Quebec were not favorable for us.

What ever you decide, I am sure you will have a great cruise.

Thank you to both of you who responded. We are going to be aboard the Royal Caribbean Allure departing from Fort Lauderdale.

I will definitely contact both companies, to price match and determine if either or both companies deliver to the ship.

I have a scooter, which I prefer to use aboard the ship so my husband does not have to push me. Unfortunately, so many of the excursions are able to provide for a wheelchair (both ship and private) but can not handle scooters. Since attempting to travel with both a scooter and a wheelchair is daunting, I was wondering if there are any companies that rent wheelchairs to be use aboard a ship.

Thank you in advance to anyone who responds.

Keep smiling,

Mickey

Accessible staterooms are slightly larger then the corresponding non accessible state rooms. The difference is the size of the entry and bathroom doors as well as the bathrooms having slightly higher toilets and grab bars in the showers.

I suggest you access the RCI website and look at the deck plans for the Harmony. When you find the deck your are on, look to the right and it will list the sizes of the cabins and there is also a link View accessible staterooms . That may help ease your concerns.

Enjoy your cruise!!!

We are booked on Duchess taking the July 16th sailing, a 23 day cruise from New Orleans to Minnesota. I require an wheelchair accessible room and was concerned because those rooms are at the aft by the paddlewheel. I spoke with a AMQ consultant, who

completed a Duchess cruise, he assured me there was no splash back from the paddlewheel. I hope he is correct and will let everyone know when we return in August.

Enjoy your cruise.

Trying searching to accessible transportation in Amsterdam and Southampton. Also check TripAdvisor's.

In addition to walking around the cruise port in Halifax, The Citadel is supposed to worth seeing. Check TripAdvisor's for details.