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So glad to see 2107 interior Accessible film. We have booked 3606 OV accessible. It was good to see the bathroom. DW had been worrying about the shower & hoping their was a seat. & bath area large enough for wheelchair. If the interior cabin has a shower seat- surely the exterior has the same- Thx

AS stated above- we have 3606 accessible cabin booked for Sept 1. I did the reservations thru RCCL- not a travel agent. I never had to jump thru any hoops described above. DW needs will be in wheelchair & we needed the special cabin. 67 days- YEA

We have 3606 booked for Sept 1- It is an accessible OV . My dw will be in a wheelchair & needs a larger shower w seat.

 

Hoping for no troubles. Sept1 to NE & canada.

 

Doing New England cruise- Sep1- Grandeur of Seas. Reading about passports- forced me to go to safe & check. Ours expire Jan 2017. Glad I did not wait until week before. At least I know OK for this trip.

 

You could also use this form on their website: https://secure.royalcaribbean.com/allaboutcruising/guestSpecialNeeds.do an check CPAP/BIPAP Machine.

Had not thought of needing an extension cord. Good thought- just requested. need help at pier with wheelchair- also requested that on same form. Reserved handicapped cabin already.

There is an indy car race in Boston on September 4 - practice and qualifying on September 2 and 3. Grandeur is scheduled to be in Boston on September 3. It will be a mess, with lots of closed roads. The race is in the Seaport District.

 

Susan

I guess we will need to stay with Cruise tours,

Booked 3606 -Sept 1 new England= 9 days. Looking to hear form others about the H/C facilities

Booked 3606 Handicapped cabin . Wife in wheelchair- 1st time we have needed H/C. Few available.

keep up the posts to this thread. We are scheduled for 9 day- new England- Sept 1. First time in the North.

Cruising New England from baltimore Sept 1. Just booked Brookshire Suites Inner harbor. Am told is close to pier. Shuttles do not take wheelchairs so we will be taking a cab.

 

DonKatt- So glad you started this chain.

We are cruising to New England Sept 1. Also from baltimore. My wife has bad knees & we have a wheel chair- which we will be bringing.

 

We had HC room 2602 booked & then HC 3606 became available. I booked a year in advance.

We have never gone anywhere using the wheelchair. GoS is a smaller ship than we have been on in many years but hope that a smaller ship will be easier to get around.

 

Glad to hear that embarkation was so easy. Would love to hear from others who have done the New England ports. We will tour what we can.

 

We are also taking Amtrak from Atlanta to baltimore. We took Amtrak to new Orleans several years ago but not with wheelchair.

 

Thanks again for your posting.

Cruising Set 1, 2016. Coming into Baltimore the day before by Amtrak-

Looking for hotel close to pier- wife i wheelchair so want convenience.

Thanks ervryone posting. Will be checking the posts above.

 

THANK YOU SO MUCH SNOWBIRD. I have hoped to hear from someone that had 3606. Our 1st cruise- had interior, next was OV with small porthole - the last 2 were balconies but Balcony was so much more & we need H/C.

 

Watching for more posts.

Enjoying Jules' reviews. We are booked- Sept 1,2016- cabin 3606 OV.

It is a handicapped room- my DW may be in wheelchair and want to be prepared. This is our 5th cruise- 3rd RCCL- 1st non Carribbean cruise.

 

Anxious to read more. Thanks to all for comments.

We have 3606 large Ocean View Handicapped. Wife will be in wheelchair. We have always had balconies before but trying to be be as economical as possible this time.

We are booked for Grandeur- Sept 1,2016 to New England. Our 1st cruise to the North.

My wife has bad knees & back & cannot walk far-without having to stop. We often use a wheel chair & will have 1 for the cruise. I was able to get a handicapped cabin on Deck 3. Booked a H/C cabin on deck 2. later a H/C cabin on 3 became available & got changed. near elevators for convenience.

 

Glad to hear that deck 3 is "quite". Our last cruise was on Freedom of the Seas/ balcony but the price on Grandeur was too costly.

I had booked a Handicapped Cabin on Deck 2. It was the only handicapped POV cabin available. Was not happy to be on Deck 2. Today- Contacted RCCL & was told to contact Customer SErvice to get on a list if any higher levels had a cancellation. They actually did have one on level 3- a little better. Any handicapped cabins above 3 are balconies so I took it. lucky I guess.

Sept 2016- to New England- 1st cruise out of the caribbean.

was able to book the last handicapped cabin. Appears to be slightly larger and the bathroom- mainly shower is larger. Most concerned that we need a shower with a seat.

 

Have been in balcony Cabins before & except for coming in & leaving ports- really did not use- so looking forward to the large windows- wish they had handicapped cabins on the higher decks- we are on

Deck 2.

Anyone booked for Grandeur of the Seas- Sept 1, 2016 ? New England- First time to that area . So many months away but - We got the last Handicapped Room- level 2 . Looking forward to hearing from others- 14 months but looking ahead.

Its 2am- Hope RADIO is enjoying his last nite. can sleep tomorrow. Just checked seascan- FoS is 1/2 way between Miami & PC so on track for 5am arrival. Hope he posts many more pictures when back on land.

Counting the days (90) till 11/8

 

djay

Weary-

I see that your last cruise was NCL Majesty in 2007. Was it the Western Caribbean from Charleston? We cruised NCL Majesty from Charleston - March 2007. Our last stop was Key West & that was the 1st time we saw the FoS. It was blocking our sunset view & in a few minutes sailed away- IT WAS SO BIG next to our ship. We said that day- maybe someday ??? !!! Majesty had no Balconies- FoS had so many balconies- we thought -O that would be so great !!

WE sail the FoS on Nov 8. BALCONY - Here we come !!!! We are doing the EASTERN islands this time. Counting the days 91 & counting.

 

RADIO- we have so enjoyed your LIVE REVIEW !!! Most enjoyed the Pictures. I hope you are taking time to enjoy yourself !!

 

DJay

For price comparison-Check out website

 

www.cbshuttle.com/rates.htm

 

Some hotels offer free shuttle.

 

We are sailing 11/8 and staying at Best Western for $89 (a crown member). Many CC writers stay at County Suites or Raddison

DJay

Patty G- I just sent Eastern Compasses & Menus to you. Not sure if I had alredy sent. Someone sent to me several weeks ago & I have been forwarding on since. keep passing.

Also Patty- You commented about not being able to restock in foreign ports.
2 yrs ago we were sailing the NCL Majesty to Western Caribbean. Our last stop was key West. As we got off the ship- 2 beer Distributors pulled up to deliver Bud Lite & Corona. They needed restocking for the last leg of cruise. We were told then that they could not take on stock while in foreign ports. I joked that we had justleft mexico- they should have gotten Coronas while there.

It was early March- Spring break week & 40% of the ship was college students. The majority had a bucket of Bud Lite or Corona in their hand AT ALL TIMES. We were told the next week - 90% of the passengers were college students. We decided then - we would never cruise in March or April.

That was the day we 1st saw the Freedom of the Seas. It had recently started sailing & was docked at key West. Our small majesty looked like a shrimp boat after seeing the BIGGEST SHIP FLOAT.
That day we said if we dream big- next time we would be on the BigBoat. We sail 11/8.
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[B]We saw the National Geographin show last week about FoS.[/B]

[B]They cronicled the New Years Eve cruise.[/B]

[B]They talked about the Desalination Process where they daily made Saltwater >>Fresh.[/B]
[B]I was most amazed about the 7000 lobsters made for New Years.[/B]

[B]I think it is an again soon. djay[/B]

I have Eastern Compasses & Daily menus as pdf & word documents.
IF YOU WILL EMAIL ME- I will forward back to you. It may not be immediately but I will get them back to you. It is so much easier when I just have to attach & return.
I received them several weeks ago from 2 nice people > I sent about 50 in the last 7 days > but know how much fun it is to read & plan ahead.
My email address is daniel dot james1 at comcast dot net
We are counting the days until 11/ & have learned so much from this site.
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