HopefulCruiser123

Okay, I think I have determined that YES, I can bring this onboard. It does break into two pieces if necessary, but the most important criteria appears to be "do you have a place in your cabin to store it". And YES, we do. Inside the shower when not in use. (in case anybody else has wondered about this)

Having suffered through sea sickness a few times in my life, I cannot bring myself to go on a ship unless I have Scopolamine transdermal patches. In the US I think you can still get them with a prescription. I am hoping for a transatlantic in 2025 and plan to start discussing these with my doctor at my next visit to make sure I'll be able to get them.

That was our experience as well. We were in an accessible Sky Suite on Silhouette and my husband is in a manual wheelchair. You would "think" that would be the perfect set up for a lot of Butler Use, but frankly anything we asked for (i.e. can we remove the chair that is in the way ) was met with a polite "no". The butler knocked every day and asked if we would like afternoon canape's and most of the time we said "no". The only time I can think of that we ever actually took advantage is the one time we had him serve breakfast on the balcony for us. This meant we had to get up extra early (a no-no on a cruise as far as I am concerned) so DH could get dressed, something he wouldn't have done until after breakfast any other time. We sat their awkwardly while the butler did his thing of setting things "just so" on our table and we dissolved into giggles after he left. It was fun, but not something worth canceling a cruise over if we didn't have it.

Hello Again, Okay....I don't think I have found a thread that addresses this. Roughly 10 years ago my paraplegic husband and I sailed on the Celebrity Silhouette and he was thrilled that he was able to, as a paraplegic enjoy cruising. The hardest part for him was the tankless toilet. He doesn't normally transfer laterally to the commode seat. He launches forward, facing the wall. On a normal toilet, the tank adds some length for his very long legs, but on the tankless toilets, his knees slam into the wall. So he was forced to perform the typical lateral transfer, which was very difficult for him due to deterioration of his shoulders. 10 years later his shoulders are wearing out and a lateral transfer will not be possible. He is a big man (he'd be about 6'3" if he was able to stand). So, we manage at home with standard commode and grab bars on both sides and behind the tank. We are planning two transatlantic trips and a month in Portugal in between in 2025 and I have been looking for an assistive device that we could take with us. I think I have found a split seat transfer lift that looks a little like a wheel chair that has the split seat. The hope would be that it could be rolled up (with him in it) over the toilet so that he is facing forward, away from the wall. It weighs 62 pounds and looks a little bigger than a shower chair that the cruise line might provide. Basically it would serve like a toilet seat over the toilet. Does anybody know if we would even be permitted to bring something like this on board?

We are in the same boat (pun intended). My husband is paraplegic and air travel is extremely difficult for him (blood clots in legs, etc). We have done one cruise successfully shortly after we were married. We would love to explore Portugal. We own a business that we hope to have passed to a successor by 2025 so we can retire. Right after, I'd like to take a repositioning or transatlantic cruise, get off the ship....travel around for about a month, and then sail home. Me thinks I might need the help of an experienced travel agent, one specializing in accessible travel. These boards are helpful in coming up with good ideas.

This is great information. Thank you.

My husband (he is in a manual wheelchair) and I had our honeymoon 10 years ago on the Silhouette. We had a Sky Suite. It was very nice for the 7 days we were on the ship. We want to do a Transatlantic in 2024 (and then stay awhile in Spain (and neighborhood) and then hitch a ride on a repositioning cruise to come back. In searching on line, it does not appear that any of the larger suites are accessible on any of the mainstream cruise ships. Given that we will be at sea for twice as long as our Caribbean Cruise (twice) a larger suite would be something I'd like to look into. Have any of you any experience with accessibility of the suites in the upper tier suites?