TrikeRider

Great review. Love how you set it up and your pros and cons.

I am a full time wheelchair user and I vote cranky. She had assistance on the ramp, no reason to complain. People like her make it harder for others to get help when we truly need it.

There are no balcony cabins that hold 3. Only 2 suites and interior cabins. What a poor design on this ship. Even the Accessible Family Balcony cabin only holds 2 people.

This is sad. I am in this exact room in two weeks. I am disabled but my full grown son will be sleeping on that, or if there is a pullman, maybe that would better. Very disappointing to pay for someone to sleep on that chair.

I second this. Would like to see accessible mini-suite and family balcony. Looking to see if they only hold 2 people as the deck plans say.

I love your review. Wonderful itinerary and great pics. I need to check this one out if it is available spring 2014.

I know. I wanted to go on it in May but I booked Oasis instead. Oh well.

Balcony Cat BD Cabins 10890 & 10290 Shows HC access sleeps 3-4

 

Balcony Cat BC Cabins 11288, 11888, 13284, 13884 shows HC access sleeps 3-4.

Nope - do not hold more than 2. If you look at the deck plan, all they show is a rectangle for accessible. No symbol for third or more passenger. Believe me, I have been over this so many times with NCL. I told them they were wrong, that these cabins will have a sofa for a third person. As of now, they can only book 2 in these rooms. I was only interested in balcony or higher, not inside or window.

I think a few of the balcony cabins hold 3-4 and are accessible- like cabin 13844 and 10290

Not according to the deck plans - they are for two people. I went round and round with Special Needs department and Corporate and what the deck plans say is it. :(

I am so disappointed in NCL with this ship and wheelchair accessible cabins. None of the accessible balcony, mini or family balcony cabins hold more than 2 people. Huh? It is not like this on the Gem or Epic. I wanted to be on this ship but I have to either sail in a suite, which is double the price or an interior. Not acceptable to me.

I love your review. I am on this same cruise in about 2 1/2 months and using RIL in all three Italy ports. Your pictures are amazing and making me impatient.

What ship?

Thank you!!! Please get a pic if you can. I would love to see how the bathroom is set up.

I am a full time wheelchair user and my home was custom built - some parts very open but I still have many rooms with walls.

Although I have not seen this CV, I wonder if it was an afterthought as they usually make the rooms larger to fit in the amenities. Let's hope the bathroom has some walls. My deluxe balconey has a bathroom with walls, surely, this one does, too.

I would rather book two rooms to have two separate sleeping areas, but that is not possible for a wheelchair user who wants courtyard access. It's a trade off that I'm not sure I am willing to pay. Maybe if pics are posted, I may think differently.

Sorry Umbarger, you can't speak for all wheelchair users. If I booked this cabin at a price more than twice the cost of my deluxe balcony, I would be disappointed it does not have a separate bedroom for my son. A curtain, to me, does not replace the feeling of luxury with multi rooms.

As a full time wheelchair user, this news is disappointing. One full room with curtains?? Sounds like a hospital room, not a expensive villa. Where is the luxury?

Cate - that is great news regarding Princess. I hope to hear the same from all the cruise lines.

Here are some pics of the menus:

http://gallery2.sellie.de/main.php?g2_itemId=8675

Does anybody know the bathroom configuration on the handicap balcony rooms on NCL Epic? The regular rooms have separate toilet, shower, sink. Thanks

The toilet and shower are in one room. The sink is separate, in the actual cabin but accessible. Do a search on the "Epic" forum for pics.

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=609

Look at this thread:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1224224

Thank you for posting this. I hope this makes an impact that is noticed.

I got this link from another link on this board. I don't know who to give credit to - they are not my pics.

The problem I found with Carnival is that their accessible cabins are located in, what I feel, are not the most desirable area on the ship. In addition, the brand new Dream only has 3 accessible balcony cabins.

A bowling alley would be nice. I like to bowl.

NCL has bowling alleys on some of their ships.