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Balmoral 8086 Accessible (wheelchair) cabin


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We managed to get a late booking and this was our cabin so some poor person must have cancelled.

The cabin is the one nearest the lift and Neptune bar but there was very little noise, only from another wheelchair reversing (beeping) as they came away from the show at around 11pm.

The restricted view is actually no view if you are in a wheelchair as there is a tender boat outside, there is a little triangular gap if you position yourself carefully but adults standing could see over the top.

There is plenty of space and a bunk, so 3 could use this cabin. No problem with getting large cases under the beds (single).

The wet room is up a ramp which has a slope only from the front so we had to be v careful if stepping up it from the side, it would be easy to stub your toe on the side of the small ramp.

The coat hooks are ridiculously high, apparently H&S, no way could a wheelchair user use them and I had to stretch, I'm 5'5".

The shower has a moveable chair and a rim to the shower area to prevent most of the water coming out. There are hand rails positioned in good places but none near the beds.

The cabin steward was very helpful and made up the bed for day use with a blanket rather than quilt, for us as, a nap was required in the afternoon and again with the duvet for the night.

 

We found it an east to use room, if we had to find fault then a bit more space to manoeuvre getting in and out of the corridor would be handy.

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