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Strange how you/we have to provide such detailed information yet others, not in need of disabled cabins, are able to book without any question.

The cruise companies need to review their booking procedures, especially as some may be breaking US law.

Enforcer, sorry you have to pay for your GPs letter. We are in Wales and didn't have to pay.

It's bad enough having to pay for a larger cabin and missing out on cabin deals without extra payments.

If people take a disabled cabin without the need they should be fined double the cost of the cabin. That might put them off.

We would love to not need a disabled cabin with roll in shower.

Thankyou xxoocruiser for that useful information. I will contact DOT.

I appreciate that some disabilities are unseen but the woman in the HC cabin 3104 next to us actually told me that they did not need the cabin and felt a bit guilty having it but her travel agent told them to book it, over a year ago, as it is a larger cabin. They could have said no! Their greed nearly stopped us travelling, we had a last minute cancellation.

The couple on our table, both fully able bodied, always try and have booked 3102/4 HC cabins because they are bigger. Some people have no concience.

Cruise out of Miami on 15 March 2015 around the S. Caribbean.

Celebrity Eclipse.

My husband is a full time wheelchair user. I always have a HUGE amount of difficulty booking a disabled cabin. I never dreamed that able bodied cruisers would be allowed to book a disabled cabin - how wrong I was.

The couple in the cabin next to us, able bodied, had booked their disabled cabin 3104, with Celebrity Eclipse, over a year ago on the advice of their travel agent, as it is 'a much larger cabin'

The US couple on our table, 229, frequently booked either cabin 3102, our cabin, or 3104 as the cabins are bigger, they even quoted the sq2!

On returning to the UK I learned that a work colleague also booked disabled cabins, not sure which cruiseline, over 1 yr ahead as 'it is a larger cabin!'

The disabled traveller NEEDS a larger cabin to be able to access the bathroom, bed, etc. and in fact go on a cruise holiday.

How we would love to have a 'normal' sized cabin and ditch the wheelchair and MS. If only this were an option.

I am disgusted to learn that cruise companies are allowing able bodied travellers to book disabled cabins when there are so few disabled cabins available.

We have been on 10 cruises but this has put us off going again. No wonder it is so difficult to book a disabled cabin. I am disgusted to learn that cruise companies are treating disabled travellers with such disdain! :mad: