cowboysailor

I stayed in OS 7228 on my 9/1 sailing and the cabin was amazing. It had more than enough room for my scooter to circle around. The room was just HUGE and the bathroom was WONDERFUL. Our balcony was about 23 feet long.

we had that same cabin on the Liberty. it was a great cabin. the bathroom was awesome. Too bad carnival does not realize there are alot of hadicapped people that enjoy cruising.

Rick, we are sailing on Carnival Triumph in May. When I was trying to find a HC cabin on Carnival's site, I found what I thought was a cabin that would work for us. (My boyfriend is a paraplegic. Paralyzed from the chest down. So this was a necessity, not just a preference.) The cabin, I was told by the Carnival rep was a wheelchair accessible cabin, with a balcony. After further review I discovered that what I had reserved was a Modified cabin,...meaning it had grab bars in the restrooms, and some other adjustments. But it was in no way a cabin suitable for a wheelchair. There was also a lip (or step down) to get out to the balcony, and the restroom had a step up into it. NOT GOOD! So I started over, and discovered that the type of cabin we required could not be booked on our own. We had to call Carnivals Special Services dept, and they advised the details of the Fully Wheelchair accessible cabins. We will be staying in Cabin 7288, which is a Grand Suite. Nice, sure. But a lot more money than we wanted to spend for a 5 day cruise. Here are the measurements:

Entry door -34 inch wide with a full turnaround of 60" X 60". Stateroom does not have a walk in closet. Entry door to balcony 34". Entry door to bathroom 36" wide with a full turnaround of 60"X 60". It has a roll in shower with a built in, fold down shower seat. Commode height of 19".

Hope this helps if you decide to book Carnival Triumph in the future. At least now we know we must call a special dept at Carnival to book fully wheelchair accessible cabins. They emailed a medical form to sign showing medical need. Best of luck..

Carnival never lists HCA cabins . They are only booked via special needs. However there is soo much fraud with any line that a really handicapped person cannot get the rooms they need. I was on a cruise last month and my mother in law is permanently bound to a wheelchair. I noticed that fully functional and walking people were in the HCA cabins.. The lines do not require any proof. Kind of a lame honor system .