Size of Handicap Cabins on Nieuw Amsterdam

[mcrcruiser]

Most of the handicap cabins on  Nieuw Amsterdam are like the standard size cabin according to the web site  " Cruise  Ship Deck Plans " . There were 2 balcony cabins on deck 6 way up front of the ship that were handicap size . We were amazed that HAL could call a standard cabin size as handicap 

 

 Is there any one who sailed this ship & stayed in one of those so called handicap cabins & their impression   of the handicap facilities ?

 

 The Nieuw  Amsterdam is taking the place of Konigsdam  in late 2025 & on in the San Diego  cruise port 

[3rdGenCunarder]

Have you looked at HAL Facts? There is information about one of those cabins on Eurodam. I haven't looked at deck plans, but they're likely the same on both Signature class ships. 

 

6001 – Eurodam | HAL Cruiser Information (halfacts.com)

 

Signature Class | HAL Cruiser Information (halfacts.com)

 

 

[mcrcruiser]

11 minutes ago, 3rdGenCunarder said:

Have you looked at HAL Facts? There is information about one of those cabins on Eurodam. I haven't looked at deck plans, but they're likely the same on both Signature class ships. 

 

6001 – Eurodam | HAL Cruiser Information (halfacts.com)

 

Signature Class | HAL Cruiser Information (halfacts.com)

 

 

Thanks the pictures of that cabin are the ones all the way up front on deck 6  .Yes those 2 cabins are actual handicap sized cabins .  however ,as far as we could  see all the other cabins marked handicap are no larger than the same cabin standard sized ;which is very weird to mark a cabin handicapped & yet you could not place a scooter into one of them . When we looked at the deck plans we could not believe what we saw  

[LindaSSF]

https://halfacts.com/4131-eurodam/
 

https://halfacts.com/5054-eurodam/
 

https://halfacts.com/signature-class/8119-nieuw-amsterdam/
 

Note that the Eurodam is the sister ship and should have the same configuration. 

[POA1]

The accessible cabins are ambulatory accessible, single side accessible and fully accessible. The latter two have to do with whether or not a wheelchair or scooter fit on either side of the bed.

 

Ambulatory doesn't have chair access. It's got a low threshold shower and extra grab rails.

 

The room does not have to be bigger to be accessible.

[fox02554]

5 hours ago, POA1 said:

Ambulatory doesn't have chair access. It's got a low threshold shower and extra grab rails.

 

The room does not have to be bigger to be accessible.

I am an amputee , but 100% mobil during the day , I need the Handicap room for the walk in shower and extra grab bars in the bathroom . I always try for the " ambulatory accessible" but bookiing even 18 months to 2 years out they are hard to come by 😞 I have been known to bring my own suction cup grab bars 😂