molsonschooner Posted May 25, 2020 #1 Share Posted May 25, 2020 We are looking at Liberty in August of 2021. My wife uses a scooter quite a bit while on board. One of our stops is Grand Cayman which is a tender port. My question is, are tender boats and excursion buses/vans able to handle a scooter? If not, is there any wheel chair assistance available to get her from the tender boat up to where we would meet our excursion. I have posted this question on both the Gulf Coast departures and the Grand Cayman port of calls but so far there have been no replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mets123 Posted May 25, 2020 #2 Share Posted May 25, 2020 There are a lot of variables in play. Not all tenders can handle a scooter. How much can your spouse walk? Not many excursions will take scooters. And some don't even take wheelchairs. Then there is the ship itself. If the waters are too rough, the captain may decide to turn around. Or Grand Cayman may close the port. Or the captain may decide not to allow them he thinks it's not safe enough.Just Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spookwife Posted May 25, 2020 #3 Share Posted May 25, 2020 As a general rule, do not expect to be allowed to bring a scooter on most tenders. Wheelchairs on board are not loaned out unless you get injured on board. as for assistance at the port.. again, not a guarantee. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Chew Posted May 25, 2020 #4 Share Posted May 25, 2020 We were just in Grand Cayman in February. There were 3 ships in port, two Celebrity and one ??? ... It was very crowded & congested. Don't recall seeing a single scooter anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRPLE Posted May 25, 2020 #5 Share Posted May 25, 2020 (edited) Royals official view at https://www.royalcaribbean.com/experience/accessible-cruising/additional-assistance in general you should assume no on taking the motorized scooter and no on having them assist you.... my suggestion is to bring your own wheel chair it transport chair that holds up for your own use. However even with that you may not be able to use if their are any safety concerns... Edited May 25, 2020 by PRPLE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cru1s1ng2009 Posted May 25, 2020 #6 Share Posted May 25, 2020 try posting this on the disabled thread. You will get the best answers there. You may get it on the tender but probably not on the motorcoach. Check the excursion list and see if they have a handicapped tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mets123 Posted May 25, 2020 #7 Share Posted May 25, 2020 My wife is a stroke survivor and uses a scooter. I answered the post from that perspective. In general, she will not even attempt to get off on a tender port. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeW Posted May 26, 2020 #8 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Grand Cayman generally uses shore-based tenders that are fairly large. We have seen a few scooters on them, but at max 2 on a tender. Pretty tough getting on and off the tender as well. Fine on the shore end but on Vision you had to walk down some tight stairs to get on and off. I think they took the people that couldn't handle stairs to an interior elevator, though. If the waves are moving the tender around they won't allow scooters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JamesEM Posted May 26, 2020 #9 Share Posted May 26, 2020 My wife needed the use of a wheelchair last year, many ports were not wheelchair friendly, did not see any scooters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryEBS Posted May 26, 2020 #10 Share Posted May 26, 2020 My husband used a motorized scooter. There was never a problem getting a scooter on a tender in Grand Cayman. They simply keep the scooter in the front to avoid stairs. Tender operators are most helpful in this process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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