Port Canaveral TERMINAL & DISABILITY

[gatour]

1 hour ago, Elaine5715 said:

Creating a seperate area for those with disabilities to get assistance is the issue.  It quickly becomes where anyone with a disability gets directed .  \

 Once WDW created ways for those with mobility issues to physical access attraction, they met all ADA requirements.  Everything they do extra (GAC/DAS) is customer service, not ADA.  They are not required under ADA to hand out DAS so people who complain they can not wait in a line, can wait elsewhere.  What people forget is that before the ADA, people with most disabilities were simply not permitted to ride anything more exciting than IASW. 

"They are not required under ADA to hand out DAS so people who complain they can not wait in a line, can wait elsewhere. "

 

So how does this not apply to cruise lines.  The cruise lines can offer this same OPTION.  It doesn't preclude the person to decide which boarding method the choose to do.

[Elaine5715]

2 hours ago, gatour said:

"They are not required under ADA to hand out DAS so people who complain they can not wait in a line, can wait elsewhere. "

 

So how does this not apply to cruise lines.  The cruise lines can offer this same OPTION.  It doesn't preclude the person to decide which boarding method the choose to do.

I didn't said all of the ADA makes sense.  A landlord can get sued for asking someone using crutches how they got hurt.  It stops being AN OPTION when people who are in need of assistance to board because of a disability are told to sit there.  All it takes is one person who claims they wanted to sit "over there" but was "forced" to sit in a room with others that all had a disability.  

[Cruisegirl6]

I just realized my father in law is not platinum, he has a different boarding zone than us (faster to the fun is sold out)....he is elderly has trouble walking and I will be wearing a knee brace due to having a double tear in my meniscus and the fact I am disabled with other medical issues, my question, is there a separate are for disabled people to board the Breeze, and if so, when do they board, I assume after weddings, suites?  

[Essiesmom]

Being disabled does not get you priority boarding anymore.  You do get to board after Wedding parties, diamond, platinum, Suites, FTTF.  You might get to board before zone 1.  Not sure about that.  EM

[teknoge3k]

38 minutes ago, Cruisegirl6 said:

I just realized my father in law is not platinum, he has a different boarding zone than us (faster to the fun is sold out)....he is elderly has trouble walking and I will be wearing a knee brace due to having a double tear in my meniscus and the fact I am disabled with other medical issues, my question, is there a separate are for disabled people to board the Breeze, and if so, when do they board, I assume after weddings, suites?  

 

You can talk to the staff when you get there to see if you can sit in the same zone and board together with that respective zone. You won't board priority though, and will board at your regular time. That could be zone 1 after FTTF, that could be zone 20, it all depends on your check-in, and when you arrive. 

[Cruisegirl6]

Essiesmom-  We are platinum so we do get priority just questioning whether my father in law can be with us.

 

Teknoge3k- Hi, that is what we will have to do, this past February on the Elation they allowed him to stay with us, and his muster station was different (go figure we were next door of one another, the two cabins were the split) and they allowed him to stay with us to, hoping the same with the Breeze, but I keep checking to see if FTTF opens up.  

[lyannea]

Call the Special Needs number and don’t wait till you get there, for better service.

In some instances, there needs to be a different person helping with a wheelchair when you get to the port up to the time you step in to the ship and another when you get on the ship. I learned this on the topic section on cc. 

[Cruisegirl6]

Thank you.

[vicky3vicky]

I am Autistic, as are most of my family and friends we cruise with. I am also an extremely vocal Autistic and Disabilities activist, so I am not afraid to speak up if we need assistance. But we also do not look to "test" if Carnival is compliant in giving us a hand. we CHOOSE to board later if someone in our party can not handle all of the sensory overload. I know that we could ask for help to get on sooner, but we CHOOSE not  to add more chaos to an already chaotic time. I have found that doing what's right is often more important than "This is my right!"

 

When we go to the muster drill, we do sit in the back with the other disabled people, and we are all allowed to leave to return to our rooms a few minutes before the rest of the passengers. I really appreciate that. If someone in our group is having bad sensory overload, we wait in the library with other folks who need this type of accomodation, and have our nice and quiet muster drill with them and also all of the people who did not bother to attend the regular one. [ on our last cruise, after our personal drill was over, those who were disabled were allowed to leave but those who had deliberately not been compliant had to watch a muster drill video in addition. Ironically humorous.]

 

A few cruises ago, I was in a wheelchair from an accident. We notified Carnival in advance. They asked us if I needed a wheelchair [no, I brought my own] and asked if I needed help getting on the ship, which I did not. Those of us

in wheelchairs, etc. boarded with  our zone. 

 

I did need a little help with disembarkation. It took awhile because there were quite a few needing assistance. We were escorted on a privatel elevator to an area nearer the terminal. They would have pushed me all the way through customs if I had asked, but I did not need this service so I did not ask.

 

I honestly have not heard of anyone on any cruises I have been on being denied accomodations [not talking special privilages] that they have asked for.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Cruisegirl6]

Thats what I thought thank you.