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uppitycats
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I am contemplating booking a cruise on the NCL Jewel ("Fall Colors, NYC to Quebec & back)..
First a bit of background:
I use a wheelchair. I've been on 3 different Princess ships, in handicap accessible cabins, which were lovely. The BEST part was that the "public areas" of the ship were also reasonably wheelchair accessible -- the public bathrooms had handicap stalls, for example, with enough room to maneuver in a wheelchair; doors that opened relatively easily, etc. And the dining room staff was very accommodating: one one cruise we had been assigned a booth..not possible in a wheelchair!..and upon seeing us enter they quickly realized the problem, seated us at a table, and thereafter never had to address this issue again.
Then I cruised on a new Carnival ship. This was a disaster for many reasons...while the cabin was fully accessible, if I was somewhere else on the ship and needed a bathroom, I had to return to my cabin, as I could not find one accessible bathroom in the public area! The dining room seating was a booth, and we were repeatedly told "there is no other space available!!", so I ended up blocking the aisle (sitting at the end of the table) and was tripped over at every meal.
So what can I expect on the Jewel? I saw in one review that there were "side doors" for people in wheelchairs to get into the restaurants? What is that about?? And what about bathrooms in the public areas?
Thanks for your thoughts..
First a bit of background:
I use a wheelchair. I've been on 3 different Princess ships, in handicap accessible cabins, which were lovely. The BEST part was that the "public areas" of the ship were also reasonably wheelchair accessible -- the public bathrooms had handicap stalls, for example, with enough room to maneuver in a wheelchair; doors that opened relatively easily, etc. And the dining room staff was very accommodating: one one cruise we had been assigned a booth..not possible in a wheelchair!..and upon seeing us enter they quickly realized the problem, seated us at a table, and thereafter never had to address this issue again.
Then I cruised on a new Carnival ship. This was a disaster for many reasons...while the cabin was fully accessible, if I was somewhere else on the ship and needed a bathroom, I had to return to my cabin, as I could not find one accessible bathroom in the public area! The dining room seating was a booth, and we were repeatedly told "there is no other space available!!", so I ended up blocking the aisle (sitting at the end of the table) and was tripped over at every meal.
So what can I expect on the Jewel? I saw in one review that there were "side doors" for people in wheelchairs to get into the restaurants? What is that about?? And what about bathrooms in the public areas?
Thanks for your thoughts..