Restroom in ports & tours

[Moby_Spout]

Question for cruisers who 'gotta go' --

My husband needs to find bathrooms frequently (even if we cut liquids hours before). In general, how available are public restrooms on tours and in port/cities in Britain and Scandinavia? Any advice on finding restrooms?

 

Thanks for sharing your input on output. 
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[Bob++]

Public conveniences are becoming increasingly rare. However, all cafes and restaurants will have toilets, although it is courteous to buy something if you use them.

[suramom]

this is a problem for me, too, and often they are down or up stairs in a restaurant.  I've taken to wearing Depends several times.  You would be better off with a smaller group excursion where they can sometimes help more than a big bus tour, as European buses do not have restrooms.  in Hamburg once they made me pay to use a public restroom, down many stairs, and i did not have any euros.  She finally took $1 from me, and let me sneak in.  One place a group of women ended up breaking the door to a toilet place because no one had the required money to go thru the turnstile/door.

[Moby_Spout]

Something as necessary and universal can be made so complicated, and profitable (but i do appreciate clean restrooms). Thanks for the tip - I'll be sure to have some euros for the deposit.

[shipgeeks]

I've learned, over the years, that I need local currency (and enough knowledge of the language to ask for a restroom location) even on Caribbean cruises sometimes, as well as overseas.

And I just read several posts, elsewhere, about the number of squat toilets people found on their overseas travels, when they were expecting sit-down types.

Sometimes I remind myself how grateful I am for my reliable indoor plumbing at home.