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We’ve had Sue on a couple cruises and absolutely love her. I want to be her when I grow up 🤣

Curious if you ever received a response to your email? In 2006 my husband and I took our first and only NCL cruise. A couple weeks before we sailed, we found out it was the “Good Morning America Ladies Cruise”. We contacted our TA and she contacted NCL. She called us and said they assured her the group would not impact our cruise. It was chaos. Every venue was packed. Not to mention the helicopter that landed on the ship every morning so they could do their live show. 😳

The drive product we have is a duet. It is intended to be both a rollator and a transport chair.

My husband is disabled so we always book accessible cabins on Celebrity. No complaints on any of their cabins. That being said, we find their new ships, specifically the Apex, had some challenges to disabled passengers. The passage to the sunset bar merges into the running track. Unfortunately, as runners are coming around the corner, they are not expecting scooters or wheelchairs. If you are disabled and want to get in the main pool, you need to use a lift to get to the pool deck, when it’s functioning, or take the steps. There’s a few more misses but I don’t want to bore you!

We use a Drive rollater/transport chair when we travel (purchased from Amazon). There are mixed reviews on this product but it has worked well for us. My husband uses it as a walker most times but if he becomes fatigued, I can push him. It must be used cautiously as a wheelchair due to the weight distribution so it may not be for everyone. When we cruise, we do book an accessible cabin and rent a scooter. I can confirm that all the accessible cabins we have had on celebrity do have automatic doors. Shore excursions and venturing off the ship can be tricky. We recently flew to Barcelona for a transatlantic cruise. I used disabled accessible travel for a couple excursions. They were expensive but we were very happy with them. Every port we were docked. There were always staff to help him get the scooter down the ramp. It was a challenge to get specific information on ports regarding accessibility. Both Cartagena, Spain and the naval yard in Bermuda were easy off and very accessible.

We are sailing in July out of Amsterdam disembarking in Rotterdam (first time). We decided to make our way leisurely to Amsterdam and stay one more night before our nonstop to Chicago the next day. We felt like we would be cutting it too close on disembarkation day to make our 11:00 a.m. flight. I can’t carry off my luggage as my husband is disabled. Sounded too stressful to me. I’ll be curious to hear other’s experiences.

Looking forward to hearing more about your journey.

Did you try the 270 cafe? We really liked that venue when we sailed on the Anthem. Thanks for the review. Very well done.

Love your live so far! Travel days are the hardest part for me and yours was certainly challenging. I have to admit, I’m a crappy shaver too. If Anush is still the hostess in Blu, tell her hello from Ellen and Patrick. We were on the Reflection transatlantic in October. Enjoy!

We are sailing out of Amsterdam in July and spending a couple days there prior. We’ll need to look for it.

This has been a very fun read. Thanks for sharing

I was surprised to be asked for this in Barcelona last fall. We had booked a private tour with disabled accessible travel and it was not mentioned in our contract. When we checked in at la sagrada familia, our tour guide spoke to the ticket agent and it was sorted out. She said in the future to bring a copy of the handicap placard.

We were in 1524 on the Reflection last October. Very quiet room, close to the elevator. This year we will be in 1538 on the Silhouette. I’m hoping we will have a similar experience.

Safe travels home.

So very sorry for your loss. I’m another golden lover.