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  1. Depends on location, supply and demand. Contact SpecialNeedsatSea.com and Scootaround.com for pricing. Make sure you are comparing apples to apples. Sometimes they will price it with insurance so you want to be sure your quotes are for the same thing. Both companies pretty much offer the same scooters for rent. PS. We have never opted for the insurance.....
  2. If you buy or rent a scooter, you probably need an accessible stateroom so you can get it through the door. Accessible staterooms go very fast so if this is what you intend on getting, book one as soon as possible. Check out the Disabled Cruise Travel board. You will get a lot of information there. https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/114-disabled-cruise-travel/ And Royal's information here: https://www.royalcaribbean.com/experience/accessible-cruising/mobility-disabilities
  3. Are you trying to complete the special needs form for Royal Caribbean? Here's their form but I don't see where it says anything about country of residence. https://www.royalcaribbean.com/resources/guest-special-needs
  4. When we were in Rome we used https://www.romecabs.com/ Highly recommended. They picked us up at FCO and took us to our hotel. They took us on a little tour (I think it's called a mini tour, but there are other options) on the way to the hotel which was very nice. The next day they picked us up and took us to Civitavecchia and after the cruise picked us up again at Civitavecchia and took us to FCO. This was all in a SUV/mini-van. Contact them and see if they have any accessible vehicles; however, if you can break down the scooter that will be a plus. They will tailor tours for you. Excellent communication with this company. I would book with them again in a heartbeat. There is also this place. I don't have any experience with them but they might be worth checking out if you want an accessible vehicle. https://www.transfers-rome-civitavecchia.com/wheelchair-rome-taxi-transfers/
  5. I would ask where you purchased the Travel Pro if the battery is wet or dry. And maybe if there are specs that include the battery information for your particular scooter that would be helpful to print out and have with you when you travel. You need to be prepared, as the airline agents do not always know so if you have a printout of your battery information, that would be helpful for them. Once you find out, contact your airline to verify they allow the type of battery you have. If you are going to be on American again, you need to contact their Special Assistance to ask: Call Special Assistance (American Airlines) To make accessibility arrangements, call us for help: 800-237-7976
  6. I am going to be calling Scootaround the end of the month for a scooter rental. I can't wait to hear what they have to say about the USCRUISE coupon code. It's even on their website: https://scootaround.com/en/united-spinal-members I shall report back.....
  7. It all depends on supply and demand. I would compare prices of the scooter with both Scootaround (use the code) and Special Needs at Sea. Make sure you are comparing the same thing with both companies because as mentioned above, Scootaround will add the insurance to your price. (We never buy the insurance...)
  8. I mentioned to the room steward that there should be a sign on the charging station to not charge scooters with it and to charge scooters using a wall outlet. There would be lots of people with scooters in this stateroom since it was an accessible stateroom....
  9. You will get better responses if you post your query on the Disabled Cruise Travel board: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/114-disabled-cruise-travel/
  10. Your fellow passengers finding you invisible in front of elevators is entirely another issue…😡 There are lots of threads on this topic in the Disabled Cruise Travel board.
  11. It worked in February. I'm booking a scooter for April so when it gets closer to the departure date, I will call Scootaround and request to use the USCruise discount code. From Scootaround's website: https://scootaround.com/en/united-spinal-members
  12. You will need to know how wide the scooter is vs how wide the stateroom door is. Most of the rented scooters can be broken down to fit through a door.
  13. First of all, most cruise lines will only let certain mobility rental companies bring their equipment aboard. The two companies most frequently allowed are scootaround.com and SpecialNeedsatSea.com. You will need to contact these companies for pricing. (If you call Scootaround, ask them to apply discount code USCRUISE for a discount. This code is from United Spinal and I think you have to actually call to have this code applied.) And you may need an accessible stateroom to accommodate the scooter (inquire with Celebrity right away about what is available because they go fast). The scooter will either be in your stateroom when you arrive or next to the terminal entrance; the rental company will tell you where to pick up your scooter. When your cruise is over, you just leave your scooter where you picked it up (stateroom or pier). If the scooter is in your stateroom for pick-up, you might consider Celebrity's wheelchair assistance (their wheelchair) for embarking and disembarking. You might hop on over to the Disabled Cruise Travel board. You will find hundreds of discussions (and helpful hints) about scooters. And wheelchair assistance. https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/114-disabled-cruise-travel/ Here is Celebrity's link for Special Needs passengers. You will need to advise them you are going to have a scooter. https://www.celebritycruises.com/special-needs
  14. For anyone interested in boarding a tender with a mobility device from the Magic Carpet, take a look here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1em3fTLhrJk
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