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  1. Peter it is called supply and demand.
  2. I have used a scooter since 2008 but I have only been using adapted cabins for about 6 years as I could manage in an ordinary cabin, or should I say suite as I need to be in one as I had my scooter. However it does mean that if I want to cruise I have to book on day one of booking to get an adapted cabin. I cannot say that I have observed every adapted cabin but each one I have seen has been occupied by someone who needed it. The times I have read about people being allocated this type of cabin when they were not disabled has been on fly cruises as for a lot of disabled people flying is a pain. I am afraid if you want to cruise with a wheelchair you need to book very early.
  3. You still have to in some way prove to Stockperks you have shares. They are in New York. I have not seen mentioned anywhere that you can do it other than electronically. I get the impression they do not accept asking foor OBC by email now
  4. The App allows you to download a photo
  5. Contact the company who holds your shares and get them to send you a letter to confirm your holding. If you hold the certificate the surly as good photo of it should do as long as you have the above points covered.
  6. From my enquires this is not going to be spread to the rest of the fleet. They do not have the capacity.
  7. Yes, for scooters they have been doing this for 5 or 8 years or perhaps longer.
  8. My experience is that second sitting is rarely full as we always noticed empty tables near us on all cruises with club dining. However we are now Iona/Arvia converts so we have to put up with freedom dining. To be honest I am not sure that club would work for us on the bigger ships because of the choice of venues available. It would not be fair to only go to the table 3/4 times in a cruise.
  9. You do know it is only Iona and Arvia, There are about twice as many tables as suites on both ships therefore they have plenty of room. We have used this service a number of times and the dining rooms has been about a third full each time. I am not aware on any other cruisers doing as we did. We were always given a table near the back as I* suspect it was easier with my scooter. We have traveled in a suite on most ships in the past and I cannot remember any of the restaurants used being anywhere near full, ever. Perhaps others are put off by the cost of £17.00 per couple,
  10. You should take your children to the Epicurean most certainly. The staff will make a fuss of them
  11. As a mobility scooter user for the last 15 years it is quite clear that they should not be left outside a cabin. There is no need for them to be outside as to be able to have one on a cruise you have to be in an adapted cabin. (Or Suite) therefore you should always be able to put the scooter into the cabin. If you are a full time wheelchair user you will also need an adapted cabin for the toilet facilities. If you do not need these facilities then you are not a full time user.
  12. It looks to me that because you have the Keel and Cow one deck above the steaks and fish has been moved to that menu and the Glass house has concentrated on Tapas type food. There are dishes on the Glasshouse menu which are not on the menus of other ships.
  13. That sound exactly right the Iona lady needs retraining.
  14. Hi from north of the river, this is what the P&O website says and it looks new. Any guest who is a full-time wheelchair or mobility scooter user or requires the use of their device inside their cabin, must be booked into an accessible cabin, selected Suites or Mini-suites that provide the space and features required to suit guest’s needs. If you tell us (on your on-board needs questionnaire) that you will be bringing mobility equipment and the cabin you have chosen is not a fully accessible cabin or selected Suite or Mini-suite, there may be insufficient room to manoeuvre your mobility aid. Therefore, we may need to contact you to discuss other cabin options. This is defiantly a change and refers to those who need to move around the cabin using their chair. Perhaps this is what the sales person has seen and has got it wrong?? However if you need the chair in the cabin you would need an adapted cabin anyway. Dai
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