17 days and a broken leg

[jsvarp]

Does anyone have any experience of how embarkation, ports, and debarkation go? Just need to know a little of what to expect......

 

Sadly I slid down my steps and broke my leg last night. And NO I don't have travel insurance, and I WILL be going on vacation. It's our 25th wedding anniversary on April 4th....

 

Surgery went well, metal plate and screws are in place, and I have a knee scooter and crutches. No weight bearing for at least 4 weeks. This will stress my husband out more than me I'm afraid....

 

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[GranysT]

So sorry about your accident. If you can get around on your scooter, you should be fine getting on the ship. The terminal will have an elevator, so you don't have to worry about using an escalator. Glad you're still planning to take the cruise. It may slow you down a bit, but you should still have a great time. Relax and enjoy, you need the cruise now more than ever.:)

[xlxo]

to clarify... where are you cruising? Will you be tendering? Will you be forced to use stairs?

 

 

Thoughts in general...

• the entrance path from the hallway to the bed can be narrow in a regular room. You might need to walk sideways past the washrooms. On my cruises, I think it's only 17" wide. To use that knee scooter... have you considered upgrading to an accessible room? Otherwise, there will likely be about 12 feet of hobbling from the hall to the room.
  
• from one end of the ship to the other can be long.... have you considered a transport wheelchair? This made getting around much easier for my mom.
  
• on rough waters.... you need to think about balance going long distances on the ship. Otherwise there will be a lot of room service.
  

Edited March 16, 2017 by xlxo

[easyboy]

You can email Carnival at specialneeds@carnival.com for any assistance you may need in embarkation or disembarkation, like wheelchair assistance. It may be late but still worth trying if they still have an accessible cabin.

Congratulations on your anniversary!

[SadieN]

Call Special Needs. Emails can take a while to answer.

If need be, arrange wheelchair assistance for embark and debarkation. Utilize the special needs muster.

 

The Disabled Cruising board has lots of info, including port specific info.

[SadieN]

Request a shower stool.

[RHilla619]

Ouch sorry to hear about your injury! Glad your optimistic though and still looking forward to the cruise, I would give Carnival a call and see if there are any vacant handicap/accessible rooms for your sailing. The extra space will help, maybe also look into a mobile scooter rental for the week. Sure it not too difficult to use your knee scooter and crutches on land, but if the ship is rocking I could imagine that being tough. A regular wheelchair could come in handy as well. Feel better!

[ItsAllAboutTheSass]

to clarify... where are you cruising? Will you be tendering? Will you be forced to use stairs?

 

 

Thoughts in general...

 

• the entrance path from the hallway to the bed can be narrow in a regular room. You might need to walk sideways past the washrooms. On my cruises, I think it's only 17" wide. To use that knee scooter... have you considered upgrading to an accessible room? Otherwise, there will likely be about 12 feet of hobbling from the hall to the room.
  
• from one end of the ship to the other can be long.... have you considered a transport wheelchair? This made getting around much easier for my mom.
  
• on rough waters.... you need to think about balance going long distances on the ship. Otherwise there will be a lot of room service.
  

 

 

Door is 22" wide so I would guess that the "hallway" from hall past bathroom is 24"(ish)

[Mary Ellen1]

Some good suggestions here...

 

One thing that helped us. DH cruised shortly after surgery on his Achilles tendon. We lucked out by having a Guarantee balcony cabin assignment that was in the aft area of the ship. Turns out that location was super-convenient to the dining venues. A short walk to the elevator, then up to the Lido, or down to the dining room. And then back to our balcony. :D

 

I don't think we went to any of the shows or things in the main theater. Too much walking for DH. If I found myself in a similar situation again, I'd be requesting an aft cabin. Good luck to you!

[sanger727]

Oh no, I just got done with a leg cast myself.

 

First thoughts are that showering will be difficult. If you can get switched to a family or an accessible room with a bathtub, that would be easier.

 

If you have a tender port, you may want to consider staying on the ship. Trying to board a tender on crutches will be difficult and possibly dangerous if the water isn't completely still.

 

Unfortunately many ports will not be handicap accessible so youlll just have to be flexible and go with the flow.

 

 

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[jsvarp]

Traveling on the Breeze to Cozumel, Belize, and Roatan.......I'll have to cancel the Belize cave tubing....

 

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[bnorris10]

I would suggest ordering a scooter for you while your on the boat this way you can get yourself around. We did it for our daughter in December and it cost less than $200. I don't recall the number off hand but if you call carnival they can give you the information for it.

[jsvarp]

I would suggest ordering a scooter for you while your on the boat this way you can get yourself around. We did it for our daughter in December and it cost less than $200. I don't recall the number off hand but if you call carnival they can give you the information for it.

I have a knee scooter, I'm fairly young and in good health, I was thinking that would be enough...I would like my crutches too, but who is going to hall all this stuff, lol.......

 

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[crusinpsychRN]

So sorry. Knee scooter sounds like a good idea.

[B4RK3R]

Glad you're still going on your cruise. A few cruises ago, I tore my Tibiofibular tendon, and fractured my ankle right before the cruise. I was given a sports brace to protect it until my workplace could schedule me an appointment with a specialist. I was told to rest up and try staying off of it. I didn't listen, and walked on it for 8 days on the cruise. The brace did well, until I slipped on some water, and twisted it again, causing it to hurt for the rest of the trip. Just be careful, and have fun.

[Saint Greg]

18 wheels and a dozen roses

[cheggy]

I did a Bemuda cruise back in June 2015 with a broken foot and it was exhausting . I had both granddaughters with me who were 3 & 7 so couldn't just relax . If you can just not push yourself , you could enjoy your Anniversary cruise. Best of luck . Happy Anniversary!

[riclop]

Does anyone have any experience of how embarkation, ports, and debarkation go? Just need to know a little of what to expect......

 

Sadly I slid down my steps and broke my leg last night. And NO I don't have travel insurance, and I WILL be going on vacation. It's our 25th wedding anniversary on April 4th....

 

Surgery went well, metal plate and screws are in place, and I have a knee scooter and crutches. No weight bearing for at least 4 weeks. This will stress my husband out more than me I'm afraid....

 

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I would cancel.

[braveslake]

I had a broken foot on a cruise with the same itinerary. Stayed on the ship in Grand Cayman but used a ship's wheelchair to get off in Cozumel. Ship personnel helped my hubby get it off the gangway and back on without a problem. Roatan should be the same...so at least you can get off and enjoy the surrounding area! With your attitude you should have a great cruise!

[Live to Dream]

From experience, anyone who is in an accessible room on Carnival will be told that they have to give up the room for someone with a handicap.

 

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[jsvarp]

I had a broken foot on a cruise with the same itinerary. Stayed on the ship in Grand Cayman but used a ship's wheelchair to get off in Cozumel. Ship personnel helped my hubby get it off the gangway and back on without a problem. Roatan should be the same...so at least you can get off and enjoy the surrounding area! With your attitude you should have a great cruise!

Thank you, that's what I was thinking . Glass half full. I'm just a bit concerned over getting on and off, crowds, and sometimes people are not pleasant.

 

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[xlxo]

Thoughts...

• A mobility device will help with crowds. You will be put in a priority line.
  
• on all the cruises I've been... only problem is the dip in the doorway to get in and out of the ship. It's where the wheelchairs get stuck.
  
• the only possible part not being unpleasant for us is waiting to use the public washrooms when it's busy and in heavy demand when one event ends and another begins.
  

[bnorris10]

I would cancel.

 

Nope I wouldn't especially if it meant I was losing all my money

 

I have a knee scooter, I'm fairly young and in good health, I was thinking that would be enough...I would like my crutches too, but who is going to hall all this stuff, lol.......

 

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My daughter is only 15 and she absolutely did not want anything to do with the scooter but I ordered it anyways and she brought her crutches - One trip down the length of the ship and she was more than happy to have the scooter -- I would at least think about it $200 is not that much to spend on making sure your comfortable getting around the boat and its a lot quicker than trying to use crutches or a knee scooter