mattandkelly

We absolutely love cruising and have found it to be the best form of accessible travel for us.

There is a forum on here specifically for Disabled Cruising which has heaps of fantastic information on all the cruise lines and ships so I recommend having a look at it. We found it really helpful in deciding which ships we would cruise and which we wouldnt. You will find photos on this forum as well.

We always cruise RCCL - Radiance and Rhapsody - and find them to be excellent. Make sure you speak to their Special Needs section so they know exactly what you require. Accessible cabins do tend to sell out very quickly as there are only a limited number on each ship. My hubby is a full time electric wheelchair user. He likes Radiance slightly more than Rhapsody as he thinks the layout is easier, cabins are pretty much the same on both.

We always get an accessible Junior Suite as we travel with our 2 young kids and the JS gives us enough room for the 4 of us plus all the equipment we need to travel with.

Im sure you will all have a great time!

Hi Gae,

we have sailed on Rhapsody in cabin 8042 which was an accessible JS before Rhapsody was refitted. I'm guessing it is now classed as 8050/8550. This was a great location as it was so close to the elevators and we didnt experience any noise that I can remember. The cabin was huge - heaps of space but the balcony was not accessible by wheelchair, which it may be now.

We travelled on Radiance last year in a JS that was forward, it was also close to the elevators but a bit more of a walk to get to anything, so depending on how mobile your mum is will help determine mid ship or not.

Accessible suites sell out pretty quick, so keep that in mind.

If you post your query in the Disabled Cruise Travel forum you will probably get the latest info about the accessible suites since the refit. I'd be keen to know as well as we sail on Rhapsody again next year and this time we are in 8050. :)

Cheers

Kelly