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  1. Mezzaluna is pretty much next door and is very good. Kelly's Landing is a seafood restaurant that is nearby and is also good. Southport Raw Bar is a semi-dive but is reliable (I first was there in the mid-1970s). Quarterdeck is a favorite and where I had my first legal alcoholic drink 30 years ago. 15th Street Fisheries is a short car ride (4 long blocks) and is directly on the Intracoastal.
  2. if you can't find something you like on the main MDR menu or the vegetarian menu, including the "staples" of simple fish, steak, or chicken, then perhaps you might find something to your liking in the Pinnacle Grill or one if the other specialty restaurants, or the Lido.
  3. That scooter supports different types of batteries, and often SLA (sealed lead-acid) ones. Ideally, you should be able to look at the battery label for information specific to your battery. You may need to open the battery pack to access the batteries themselves. You may need a Phillips head screwdriver that ia especially long.
  4. Princesses ' contract of carriage includes the following text: You may take a reasonable amount of luggage on board containing only Your personal effects, which shall include suitcases, trunks, valises, satchels, bags, hangers containing clothing, toiletries and other personal effects necessary for the Cruise.... Carrier does not undertake to carry as baggage any tools of trade, household goods, fragile or valuable items, precious metals, jewelry, documents, negotiable instruments or other valuables, including but not limited to those specified in section 30503 of Title 46 of the United States Code. That would seem to both limit the quantity and content of what you wish to transport. Safe Travels!
  5. Stairs aren't exactly accessible.
  6. And the stair in the hydrotherapy pool in the spa is the best on the ships, by far!
  7. There are few, if any, "low cost" wheelchair-accessible taxis on any Caribbean island, and generally very few accessible taxis, period. Most public buses. where they exist, do not offer wheelchair-accessible services. Grand Turk is fairly accessible. There is a tour tram that has a ramp for wheeled visitors. Margaritaville does not. however, have a beach or pool wheelchair available. Aruba. Bonaire. and Curaçao have wheel-accessible areas available straight offf the ship. There are a couple of accessible taxis at Aruba. It's best to reserve for the day or half-day or make a specific arrangement in advance. Nassau has not been especially wheelchair friendly. There is a new port area, however, that may be more accessible.
  8. There's no beach provided for Neptune Suite guests, but they are welcome to use the beach used by the others on the ship.
  9. At least one of the rental companies (SNAS or scootaround, I think) has historically had on-shore pickup and drop-off for wheelchairs and scooters as an option in Port Everglades. It can make embarking and disembarking much faster/simpler.
  10. What is your plan for managing getting. around the ship? Are you bringing your own wheelchair or scooter? Are you renting one? If so, is it being delivered to your cabin, or are you picking it up at the terminal? Did you reserve an accessible cabin? The ship does not have wheelchairs that you can borrow for regular use.
  11. Do you use a power (Quantum, Permobil, or similar) or manual wheelchair? Are you capable of transfers to a regular car seat or do you need a vehicle that can accommodate you while you remain in your wheelchair? Are you prepared to spend $200-500 per day for private tours/vehicles that can accommodate you, your equipment, and 2-3 guests? I cannot recommend any NCL cruise that stops at Great Stirrup Cay, their private island. GSK is a beautiful island but is not wheelchair accessible. They use tenders that function like landing craft and let people off directly onto the beach. There is no dock, per se.
  12. Hey- some of my friends are, literally, the band from steerage in Titantic, aka Gaelic Storm!
  13. More likely to be aluminum. The shape may vary. A number of companies have released aluminum or alloy bottles that closely resemble the shape of traditional glass bottles. They obviously do not feel the same.
  14. There is a major push towards aluminum cans. They're much happier on a ship- no glass breakage, easily compressed as waste.
  15. No. There are rarely large crowds where finding space is a problem. Maybe it gets busy when there are 2 Pinnacle-class ships at the island on a beautiful day.
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