Poet wheelchairs

[habita]

My husband is going to need a wheelchair for embarkation. I remember seeing people being transported on Princess wheel chairs by crew members.Do I need to make a reservation, or hope that someone will be there to take him?

[SiliconCruiser]

1 hour ago, habita said:

My husband is going to need a wheelchair for embarkation. I remember seeing people being transported on Princess wheel chairs by crew members.Do I need to make a reservation, or hope that someone will be there to take him?

They have crew that will take people on and off the ship, but that is all.  Once you're on the ship, you'll have to get out of the wheelchair, when you leave the ship, you'll have to make your way to the gangway and they'll transport you out.  But on some port calls, you will exit from the 4th or 5th floor with a short gangway and there will be no wheelchairs available but they will have people to ensure that you are able to walk the short distance safely.

[cruiser113]

2 hours ago, habita said:

My husband is going to need a wheelchair for embarkation. I remember seeing people being transported on Princess wheel chairs by crew members.Do I need to make a reservation, or hope that someone will be there to take him?

you  can  call  princess and  request wheelchair assistance and they  will  add  it  to  your reservation.  when  you  get  to  pier tell  someone   at  pier that  you  require  wheelchair  and  they will  escort you through checkin  and  then  you  will have  to  wait  for someone  from  Princess to  take  you on board,  once  on board  they  will take  back  wheelchair.

[travelin.sisters]

our TA always puts this on our booking for my BIL (he doesn't need one for on the ship or cruise, but the ramps to get on in Los Angeles are often too much for him), but as stated above we still have to ask at the port. For disembarkation the letter/flyer you receive a few days before getting off will tell you which lounge to meet in if you need WC disembarkation (Princess crew will get you off the ship & then you will transfer to a portside WC