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Power Travel Wheelchair or Manual for Excursions in the Med
Slugsta replied to Boogyshoes's topic in Disabled Cruise Travel
As well as physical comfort, the answer will also depend on how your mother feels about being pushed around (literally!). I utterly hate the lack of independence associated with this and will always choose my powerchair over a manual chair. Think also about the respective weights of the chairs as someone will have to lift it in and out of taxis etc (although one would hope that the drivers would do this). -
Selbourne ‘Live’ from Aurora’s 2024 Grand Tour
Slugsta replied to Selbourne's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
I will add my heartfelt thanks for the time and work you have put into this 'Live from'. As a wheelchair user, I have been particularly interested in your comments about accessibility at ports (and have come to the conclusion that the Caribbean is not for us). I wish you a safe journey home even though, like others, I will be bereft of reading material in the mornings once you get back. -
Selbourne ‘Live’ from Aurora’s 2024 Grand Tour
Slugsta replied to Selbourne's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
@Junction2 We are on that one too and it will be our longest. Longest thus far is 24 days, also on Arcadia to Canada. -
Selbourne ‘Live’ from Aurora’s 2024 Grand Tour
Slugsta replied to Selbourne's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
<groan> I admit that I had to read that aloud several times before the penny dropped! -
Selbourne ‘Live’ from Aurora’s 2024 Grand Tour
Slugsta replied to Selbourne's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
We have a cabin by the forward lifts on Aurora in April. Hopefully, it won't be overly warm then, even in Morocco. -
Selbourne ‘Live’ from Aurora’s 2024 Grand Tour
Slugsta replied to Selbourne's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
I notice that the mezze appeared both at lunch and dinner! -
We went here for a meal when we had an overnight in Helsinki last year https://www.myhelsinki.fi/en/eat-and-drink/restaurants/restaurant-kuu It was a good meal and an easy tram ride from where the shuttle bus dropped us off.
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We are also celebrating a 'big 0' anniversary on Aurora in April. It's good to know that we will be able to pre-book the Beach House (hubby doesn't like Sindhu).
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Selbourne ‘Live’ from Aurora’s 2024 Grand Tour
Slugsta replied to Selbourne's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
@Megabear2 I'm sorry that you were not well enough to travel home as planned and really hope that you are on the mend now. @Selbourne I used to be a nurse practitioner and would have been very happy to see someone who had a bad sore throat that hadn't improved after a week! It is possible that you have a secondary bacterial infection on top of the virus. -
Live from 35 nights on Ventura, what have I done?
Slugsta replied to mrsgoggins's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
Thank you. That, along with Selbourne's comment about the current choir on Aurora, is reassuring. -
Live from 35 nights on Ventura, what have I done?
Slugsta replied to mrsgoggins's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
@mrsgoggins I see that they are still running 'vocal workshops'. Do you happen to know whether these are more like the pre-covid passenger choir? I participated in the 'workshops' on Iona last year and found them a waste of time and was hoping there would have been a return to passenger choirs, at least on the smaller ships. -
Selbourne ‘Live’ from Aurora’s 2024 Grand Tour
Slugsta replied to Selbourne's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
Selbourne, I am really enjoying your reports and am so glad that you were able to see the whales. -
We have had an email from our TA confirming that the OBC has been added.
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Thanks for the heads up. OH was able to complete the process this morning.
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We* are having problems with the app too, despite 'help'. Zac sent confirmation of the login details but we are still getting an error message. It's a good job we are not onboard until April! *We being OH who nominally owns the shares.
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Selbourne ‘Live’ from Aurora’s 2024 Grand Tour
Slugsta replied to Selbourne's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
@Selbourne My electric chair has a reversing 'beep' and I cannot control the volume on it. It also beeps when first switched on. I am careful that I don't disturb people with it which can mean sitting through a performance when I would prefer to leave, but that's just the way it is. -
A Voyage of Ups and Downs - A P&O Arcadia Diary
Slugsta replied to JakTar's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
Adding my thanks for an informative and thoroughly entertaining review. -
Selbourne ‘Live’ from Aurora’s 2024 Grand Tour
Slugsta replied to Selbourne's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
Thanks Selbourne, we are on her in April and it's good to know that I will be able to get in/out easily on my own. It gives both OH and I a bit more freedom! -
Selbourne ‘Live’ from Aurora’s 2024 Grand Tour
Slugsta replied to Selbourne's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
I agree that the balcony doors in the accessible cabins on Iona (and, I assume, Arvia) are so easy to use. Selbourne, are the doors to the accessible cabins on Aurora automatic opening? I haven't been on her for a long time and can't remember. It really makes a difference to whether I can get in and out easily on my own in my chair. -
We very much enjoyed our visit to the Tudor House, so that is something else to consider.
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Selbourne ‘Live’ from Aurora’s 2024 Grand Tour
Slugsta replied to Selbourne's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
@Lickylips I am very sorry to hear about your friend. I do hope that her surgery, recovery and repatriation go smoothly. -
Unexpected benefit of cruising: My Condition Improved!
Slugsta replied to JVes's topic in Disabled Cruise Travel
Good luck with that one! If you should be lucky enough to find one, please pass the details on to me 😁