Scooter on Celebrity Equinox Non Accessible Cabin

[helen haywood]

I've previously posted that I have a moon boot and I was going to get a knee scooter for our upcoming cruise.  Well, just tried a trial run with the knee scooter and it wasn't at all the easy breezy experience I'd hoped.  Still may use it....but started thinking maybe I should rent a regular scooter.  I remember someone posting a picture of the I thought I remembered three wheeled scooter that easily fit in their cabin....could anyone give me some advice about what type of scooter takes up the least room in a non-accessible cabin?

[cruisestitch]

Head to your local medical supply store and they can give you a test run if you are thinking of purchasing one.  For rentals, contact the Special Needs Department at Celebrity 

[kathynorth]

What size cabin are you in? It would be very difficult to fit even the 3 wheel scooter into a standard cabin. Some of the insides have extra room and you could squeeze a scooter into a standard suite sized cabin. However, a standard inside, oceanview or veranda cabin will be too small and you are not permitted to leave the scooter in the hallway. 

[cruisestitch]

The stewards will move the scooter to an out of the way location for you so it won’t block the passageway.

[helen haywood]

I’ll have to call Celebrity tomorrow.  I’m getting conflicting information.  Special Needs at Sea’s website makes it sound as though a basic scooter would fit in a non accessible cabin on Equinox.  But then people have posted the opposite.  People have said X would store it for me but surely they can’t do that for all scooters.  Unfortunately our cabin has the bed by the bathroom and I honestly don’t see how a scooter could fit.  Sigh.

 

I may just have to go with Plan B which is don’t walk much on the boot and elevate and ice the ankle as much as possible.  I’ll post back what I hear from Celebrity.

[Essiesmom]

If you decide to rent a scooter, your best bet is to try and move to a cabin with the bed by the balcony.  EM

[ozscotart]

15 hours ago, helen haywood said:

I've previously posted that I have a moon boot and I was going to get a knee scooter for our upcoming cruise.  Well, just tried a trial run with the knee scooter and it wasn't at all the easy breezy experience I'd hoped.  Still may use it....but started thinking maybe I should rent a regular scooter.  I remember someone posting a picture of the I thought I remembered three wheeled scooter that easily fit in their cabin....could anyone give me some advice about what type of scooter takes up the least room in a non-accessible cabin?

It’s the door width that’s the issue, they do vary between cruise lines, so for a regular cabin you need to check the actual width of the door versus the width of the scooter, keeping in mind how easy it might be to turn in from the corridor.  I have a Travelscoot, mine is 52cm wide and it was great on our last cruise, it got past trolleys in corridors (by a narrow margin) and no problems in the cabin. I do usually get an accessible cabin for bathroom reasons, but the Travelscoot would fit in most standard cabins, mine is 1m x 52cm.

I have to warn you, once you’ve used a scooter on a cruise you won’t like going back to hobbling around the ship with sticks or a walker.

[helen haywood]

OK, I called Celebrity's Access Department.  The man I spoke to assured me that the scooter would fit in my 1A non accessible cabin even though the bed is by the bathroom.  I can't picture it myself but if Special Needs At Sea and Celebrity are telling me it would work then I guess I should believe them.  The dimensions of the scooter are 41"x21"x36".  It would seem to me that the scooter would fit through the door of the cabin but as it can't go past the bed it would be stuck in the entrance....making it impossible to get in the bathroom.

[helen haywood]

I am thinking about renting a scooter (dimensions 41"x21"x36") on Celebrity Equinox.  I am in a non accessible cabin.  I have recently gotten a walking boot but have been really staying off of the foot and am worried about all the walking on the ship.  (We don't plan to get off the ship.)  I know our cabin has the bed by the bathroom configuration.  I have called Celebrity's Access Department and they said a scooter would fit in the cabin.  I just can't picture there being enough room at the entrance to the cabin to park the scooter and still be able to open the bathroom door.  It will not fit around the foot of the bed.  Has anyone had a scooter on an S Class ship with the bed by the bathroom configuration?

 

I apologize for posting several threads on this question but I realized the more specific information I give the better help any responses will be.

Edited January 10, 2020 by helen haywood

[Scooter girl 58]

 I had a cabin on the Eclipse which had this configuration, and had my Pride go go scooter with me [41" x 19.5"] and i kept it pushed right up to the cabin door, we could still access the bathroom, but not able to completely open the bathroom door.  You should be able to manage ok the rest of the cabin is very roomy.  If you still think you will struggle you could always see if you can change to a cabin with the bed by the balcony you would have no problem at all then 

[helen haywood]

Thank you so much for this specific answer!  As my cruise is coming up soon, I haven't been able to see any available cabins with the different configuration to switch to....I went ahead and rented the scooter.  Again, thank you so much.  All new experiences for me....

[helen haywood]

Scootergirl, one further question.  The scooter comes with a six foot cord to charge.  I don’t think the one plug by the desk on the other side can be reached by a six foot cord.  Did you use an extension cord?

[Northern Aurora]

Helen:  I am suspect you have already asked, but does Celebrity have any accessible cabins available on your sailing?

[helen haywood]

No, they don’t.  This stress fracture happened at a really bad time...very close to our sailing.

[ipeeinthepool]

I would keep calling Celebrity and do everything in my power to find a room with the bed by the window.  It would be very difficult to get to the bathroom with the bed by the bathroom.

Edited January 11, 2020 by ipeeinthepool

[midwestkatie]

On 1/10/2020 at 10:12 AM, helen haywood said:

OK, I called Celebrity's Access Department.  The man I spoke to assured me that the scooter would fit in my 1A non accessible cabin even though the bed is by the bathroom.  I can't picture it myself but if Special Needs At Sea and Celebrity are telling me it would work then I guess I should believe them.  The dimensions of the scooter are 41"x21"x36".  It would seem to me that the scooter would fit through the door of the cabin but as it can't go past the bed it would be stuck in the entrance....making it impossible to get in the bathroom.

Last year we booked an Equinox cruise with no insurance (I know, I know). I broke my leg about 30 days before the cruise. I called Scootaround and they delivered a scooter to my non-accessible cabin. It was waiting and charged for me in when we got there. My husband had to back it in each night for me, but for the most part it was a breeze. During the day I even left it in the hall outside my cabin for short stops. My only recommendation is to make sure you take the key when you park it. I even drove it to Senior Frog's in Cozumel! 

[helen haywood]

Thanks for your post!!  That gives me hope that it will fit!!  And my husband will also be happy to maneuver it around.

[helen haywood]

I forgot to ask, how did you park it in the cabin and access the bathroom?

[midwestkatie]

We had a concierge cabin. We had the steward take out the little table by the sofa. There was just enough room to get by with my walker into the bathroom. The bathroom itself was plenty big enough. 

[helen haywood]

So your cabin configuration had the bed by the balcony?  Ours has bed by the bathroom.