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    Novice cane user seeks helpful hints

    in Disabled Cruise Travel

    Posted

    Having been on a cane for 35 years, starting out using it only outside my home, I discovered that I would leave it behind when I didn't need it as much as I eventually did (for ALL my walking). I had to remind myself to check for my cane every time I stood up from a seat so I didn't leave it behind. You might want to practice that before your cruise, and also tape a luggage tag with your cabin number on it in case you do leave it behind at some point. 

     

    Also, another "up vote" for the reassurance that you won't need to worry about the rubber tip wearing down for a long, long time. 

     

    By the way, one of my happiest discoveries was fashionable canes dot com . . . As long as I need a cane, I may as well choose a great looking one (or six. No kidding).  

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    Making Coffee

    in Carnival Cruise Lines

    Posted

    12 hours ago, sanmarcosman said:

    So you're announcing that you're bringing a prohibited item on board to use in your cabin and looking for other violators for advice. The advice for you is: don't do this, there are good reasons why they are prohibited. The cabins are not wired for these units. 

    Yep, you're right. I'll just bring thermos cups and get hot water from the Lido deck.

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    Making Coffee

    in Carnival Cruise Lines

    Posted

    I was able to bring my plastic hot pot on board several cruises for making coffee until it died. I now have a collapsible silicone water heater I'm hoping will also make it through security in Galveston. Has anyone had success with this? 

     

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    Fetching hot water to make our own coffee?

    in Royal Caribbean International

    Posted

    On 1/21/2022 at 5:43 AM, Broons77 said:

     

    We have 2 32oz bottles. Just warm them up first with hot tap water for a few minutes, then go get the water. We've gone to the MDR a couple of times for hot water as well, never a problem. Have fun!

    Thanks! I scored a couple of 18 oz. thermos bottles at Costco today for $22 that will be perfect, since we each drink one 16 oz. mug of coffee. Warming them up in the cabin first is a great idea. (It's been decades since I used a thermos bottle, and sure appreciate the suggestion!) 

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    Fetching hot water to make our own coffee?

    in Royal Caribbean International

    Posted · Edited by suebee53

    5 hours ago, Broons77 said:

    @suebee53 Bring a thermos bottle, fill with hot water from the coffee machines in the WJ or Promenade. We are coffee psychos as well and do this each cruise.

     

    Bingo. That is what we'll do. Thank you! What size thermos bottle do you guys use?

    Meanwhile, I'll save the collapsible water kettle I just bought for my next Carnival cruise. 

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    Fetching hot water to make our own coffee?

    in Royal Caribbean International

    Posted

    2 hours ago, chengkp75 said:

    And, unless you are on a cruise from the UK, he likely won't bring one.  One thing I would ask, if you are doing pour over, is to bring a supply of plastic sandwich bags for the grounds, as the cabin stewards have to hand sort all the garbage taken from the cabins, and loose grounds will contaminate a whole lot of garbage that could have been dealt with in other, more efficient ways, as well as making life easier for the stewards.

    Makes sense, chengkp75, thank you. 

    I have always disposed of used grounds in something that keeps them contained just as a kindness to the cabin steward. I sure wouldn't appreciate having to deal with loose grounds.  But I love that you brought this out into the light!

    Fetching hot water to make our own coffee?

    in Royal Caribbean International

    Posted

    The last time we sailed RC, our hot water kettle (for morning pour-over coffee) was confiscated. Ordering a carafe of hot water from room service taught us that by the time it gets to us, it's not hot enough. Ordering a carafe of coffee from room service taught us that their coffee is undrinkable. 

     

    If we bring a plastic carafe, is there a way to fetch very hot water to bring back to our cabin? From Cafe Promenade? From Windjammer? Any other way I'm not aware of?

     

    We are sailing Liberty OTS in March.

    Uber/Lyft

    in Gulf Coast Departures

    Posted

    STOLEN FROM A FACEBOOK CRUISE GROUP BUT IT’S GOOD TO KNOW!
     
    I drive for Uber & Lyft -
     
    I do pick up passengers when the ships return to Galveston. During the shut down Galveston changed some things and it has effected passengers trying to get a ride.
    I know for a fact there are at least 10-12 drivers in Galveston waiting to pick you up.
     
    The problem is you CAN NOT use the port as your pick up location. For some reason the passenger app does not recognize that there are drivers in the area.
    You have to move your pick up location to the other side of Harborside (street the ships are on). Use Starbucks as your pickup location and put in your destination . As soon as you get a ride, message the driver and let them know where you are! We will pick up at the ship regardless of where you put the pick up location.
     
    IMPORTANT-
    When letting your driver know what letter you are standing at please also tell them what ship you are on. There are usually 2 ships on Saturday & Sunday. (Letting us know something distinct you are wearing- like a bright yellow shirt also helps!!)
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    What to do in Cozumel? This time=partial handicapped

    in Cozumel

    Posted

    I am so, so sorry about your accident. 

    A day pass at the Occidental gives you buffet, open bar, pool . . . and a sandy beach for easy entrance into the water. I found it through ThisIsCozumel dot com. (Jungle Garden Beach Resort Day-Pass). 

     

    By the way, I had both hips replaced in 2018. The post-surgery swelling in my foot and ankle is finally resolving now, 18 months later. So just to encourage you to be patient about that.

    Navigating my 1st cruise with physical limitations

    in Disabled Cruise Travel

    Posted

    On 7/21/2019 at 4:47 AM, pawzz51 said:

    I do not use a wheelchair at home, and shouldn’t need one while on the cruise.

    Lori,

     

    As I'm now living with post-polio syndrome, I have also lost mobility since we started cruising. I read your post to my husband of 45 years, and we both reacted the same way to this sentence.  

     

    May I gently point out that your house is quite a bit smaller than any cruise ship? Not needing a wheelchair in your home is a completely different category than walking around a ship that is three football fields long! 

     

    The thing about losing our mobility, even if it's by degrees rather than completely, is that wisdom calls for choosing where to spend our limited energy and ability. As others have said, keep your energy for FUN rather than suffering your way down a looooooong hallway or standing in lines. Absolutely no payoff for either of those things!

     

    And, as others have pointed out,  a scooter provides the most wonderful independence! FAST (read: ZOOM!) independence! 

     

    I hope these responses help you to be realistic. It's the best way to cruise!

     

     

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    NFL Playoffs: Anyone on the Liberty right now?

    in Royal Caribbean International

    Posted

    2 hours ago, sellwingri said:

    GO BEARS!  I’ll be boarding Adventure on Saturday and will immediately be scoping out our place to watch the Bears win on Sunday AND, when they win, the following Saturday.  Keep in mind that a 3:40 kick off is CST so if you’re headed to the Caribbean, the start time may be an hour earlier.  

     

    Love your forward thinking about Saturday the 12th--glad it's a sea day! Thanks for the kickoff point. Departing from Galveston, ship time will stay CST so we're good. 

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