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Does anyone happen to know the widths of the cabin doors on window or balcony cabins on either vista class or the new Amsterdam?

thanks

i am thinking about buying an Air Hawk portable power wheel chair. Does anyone have experience with chairs of this type? I'm wondering if they fit through standard cabin doors? Thanks for any feedback.

Does anyone know when the canal authority cams will be back in operation, we sure miss them . I've tried contacting the canal authority to no avail for info.

We really enjoy your posts, thanks for the time and effort Dave!

Either of us can lift 54 lbs., so getting our scooter in/out of our SUV isn't an issue. It is lighter with the battery out, but not down to 40 lbs. Taxi/shuttle drivers and hotel personnel haven't had a problem either. Everyone who's had to deal with lifting it has been impressed. We decided on this particular scooter due to DH's height. He's about 6'6" and the Solax Mobie fits him well. I'm more than a foot shorter and still find it comfortable if I have to drive it to him. The TravelScoot, mentioned earlier, is quite a bit smaller and lighter (well under 40 lbs.). For DH's height, it would have been quite uncomfortable as his knees would be up near his chin. In the Venice airport I saw a much shorter man on a TravelScoot. He looked like he was riding a clown tricycle. No way would DH have been comfortable riding that around the Forbidden City on an earlier cruise. A short woman would have been fine.

 

We considered quite a few different scooters. I'd suggest anyone looking to buy one to use their favorite search engine to look for 'folding travel scooter'. Things we took into consideration were weight, ground clearance, battery type, maximum slope (the Mobie had the best for that), if it had keys (we go to Disney World and didn't want it to 'walk off' with someone else), and size. Different things are going to be more important to others.

Thanks so much for all the information, there is a lot to consider and your sharing of all this knowledge is appreciated.

Thanks again to everyone for all the helpful responses. I've been investigating a portable scooter that folds up called a "luggie". Does anyone have experience with this one. It looks narrow enough for most doorways and easy to take "door to door"

Ruth, it sounds like only certain cabin types work with the scooters. Is this the case? And if so, would our cruise consultant know the cabin types and locations that work on a given ship?

Thanks

Thanks to everyone who has responded. We have been on a number of cruises, however, this is all new to me. I would be traveling with my husband who would help out. We normally book balcony type cabins with close access to elevators.

Several other questions.

Does anyone have the scooter delivered to your hotel? Does this complicate things or make it easier?

Are the scooters in good shape and do they fit people easily?

Being new at this, am I asking the right questions?

Thanks

Due to increased molbility issues involving my legs, I will probably need to use a mobility scooter in order to continue cruising. I am unfamiliar with this and could use some advice. Do people bring their own or is it better to rent a scooter in port cities. I'm sure everyone has different needs, but I could sure use some tips. Thanks.

Thanks for great blog, Dave. We enjoy your effort. We love the Osterdam and have spent more time on this ship than any other, brings back lots of memories.

Thanks again for doing your blog. We really enjoy it every year

Thanks to all, very helpful info.

Thanks for the other replies. Question now is, on the us outlets, will they take a three prong plug or only two prong.

Thanks , however, will the us outlet take a three prong plug or only two prong.

Can anyone tell me if the plugins ons the Maasdam are two or three ways. Thanks for any info on this.

Thanks for three weeks of wonderful entertainment!!!

We have really enjoyed your thread, thanks for the entertainment.

Question, what are your favorite desert cheeses on the ship or otherwise?

Can anyone who has been the Dream lately provide any feedback on the temps. of the public areas, ie, dining areas mainly.

Also how dressy are formal nights on this ship. Thanks for any feedback.

We were thinking about ordering a bed from the HA shop. We would like to know if anyone has experience with this. They are Sealy plush posturepedic and we curious how they hold up.

Holy, how could you eat there so much:D;)? I wonder if anyone else ate there that much. Looks like I should have tried that soup.

Saw a woman on the trip who said she was from Calgary, cruises on H.A. alot.

Saw her in the Tamarind every meal we ate there, could this have been a

coincidence?

I never heard of this soup before CC's. Is it pronounced Poo,Pew,Few, Foo or some other way?:o

We think it's like the old quote: fi, fi, fo, fum, I smell blood of an englishman.

Thanks for tracking down the recipe. Makes my mouth water just reading it.

Now, to track down what's required and give it a try.

Wondering if anyone has this recipie, after eating it about six times on the N.A. during the last two weeks, we're in withdrawal. Never tasted soup quite so wonderful.