Handicap Rooms

[M&Mtime]

Ok, My fiance and I are booked on the 12-6 sailing on the Liberty. We currently have a category 8A booked. She recently broke her ankle and had surgery on it. She is no longer in cast but can not take a shower standing up. We were wondering if/how we can go about getting a handicap room and does every category have one.

 

Thank you

[firefly333]

Not every category has a handicapped cabin. Carnival has modified handicapped cabins and full HC cabins. The modified cabins may not have every feature, the ones I knew of had the shower seat for instance but not enough space in the cabins to turn a wheelchair around.

 

Full HC cabins, you will probably need a note from the doctor and they may not always be available. For instance on the ship I looked at they didnt have any 1A, 4A or 4B, but they had 4Cs that were HC, so balconys could be the same and you might have to move up a couple of categories.

[Umbarger]

Ok, My fiance and I are booked on the 12-6 sailing on the Liberty. We currently have a category 8A booked. She recently broke her ankle and had surgery on it. She is no longer in cast but can not take a shower standing up. We were wondering if/how we can go about getting a handicap room and does every category have one.

 

Thank you

 

At this late date I doubt a Handicapped cabin would be available. You usually need to book them a year in advance because there are so few. The Liberty only has 27 handicapped cabins. But check with Carnival you never know.

 

Is your fiance in a wheelchair? Handicapped cabins are ideally designed for people in wheelchairs. If your fiance is able to walk she really wont need a handicapped cabin. You can request a shower chair for your shower in your regular 8A cabin. Your room steward will get one for you. Not a problem.

 

Let us know what you decide and have a wonderful cruise.

[woodey]

contact your TA or Carnival Special needs department and let them know you need a Shower chair.....there is a small amount of paperwork that needs to be filled out and faxed to Carnival.....

 

overall i think you will find a HC Cabin is not needed.....you will also lose the couch on a HC room vs. the regular room

 

prevoius posters are correct these rooms are booked well in advance because they are hard to get my DW has a scooter she uses and myslef would prefer a reg room because so far what we have found is the same size room but without table and chair or a couch

 

also previous poster is correct HC rooms have certain catagorys so you can not book a Guarentee room and get one you have to pay the upgrade premium for it

[NCTribeFan]

You can see which cabins are HC cabins on Carnival's FAQ site.

 

Here's the link to the Liberty deck plans with the HC cabins marked in blue.

 

http://www.carnival.com/cms/images/misc/ccl/ADA_Deckplan_CQ.pdf

[M&Mtime]

Thank you for everyone's input.

 

She is not in a wheelchair. She has a walking boot. So we are not worried about space and trying to turn around a wheelchair. What we are concerned about is the shower chair and also the removable shower head that you can hold in your hand. And for the life of me I can not remember if every shower on carnival has one of those. I guess when it really does not matter you don't pay attention to those things. But now it is important and I can not remember. Does anyone here remember?

 

Thanks

[sistermerm]

Just ask your cabin steward for for a shower chair.....

[NCTribeFan]

We were in E52 & E56 on Elation (PVP put us there, we did not intentionally take 2 HC cabins). The shower chairs were attached to the shower wall, if I remember correctly.

 

But my memory is not always terribly reliable.

 

Just call you TA or PVP and find out what they can do to help you out.

[firefly333]

The shower head doesnt remove, but you can help her. My sister is handicapped and I help her stand and get her to hang on and I have to put the shampoo and conditioner in her hair and turn the water on and off. We manage without the shower chair. Good to know I could ask for one though and get it.

 

Bring a big bag and something to hold it around her leg and you can keep her leg dry. You can manage without changing cabins. I dont think personally Id pay the extra to get into a HC cabin because of a few showers.

 

Worse comes to worse you can her bend over the bathroom sink and use a ice bucket to pour water over her head and sponge off if you are afraid you cant manage in a regular shower.

[AdrenalineRush]

The shower head doesnt remove, but you can help her. My sister is handicapped and I help her stand and get her to hang on and I have to put the shampoo and conditioner in her hair and turn the water on and off. We manage without the shower chair. Good to know I could ask for one though and get it.

 

Was this on Liberty? Every shower head I have seen on Liberty was removable.

[DGP1111]

Was this on Liberty? Every shower head I have seen on Liberty was removable.

 

On all three of my Carnival Liberty voyages the shower head was removable as well.

[CrusinCyndi]

On the Miracle, the shower head was removeable

[firefly333]

Was this on Liberty? Every shower head I have seen on Liberty was removable.

 

No Fantasy class. Maybe I just misremembered. I think you might be right and you could remove the shower head now that I think about it.

[M&Mtime]

Awesome. Thanks Everyone we will stay put.