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Alaska cruise...mobility impaired
"Marsha" wrote in message ... That's funny, Jean. Along the same lines, I collect miniclocks. While in Vancouver last year, I purchased a few and then completely forgot about them when going through customs. They probably looked like little bombs on the x-ray machine. So they took us aside and opened each one up so they could be thoroughly scanned. I can understand that, Marsha.g I have often wondered why they have not questioned and checked my curling iron or hair dryer. Now that most all the ships have hair dryers, I don't take mine. --Jean |
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"Leo K" wrote in message ... Thanks for your help so far. We are nearing our cruise date..(just 2 mos.) and a couple of more questions gave popped up. My wife and I are 50 and 52 years old, but my parents are coming along. They are in their early seventies and there are a couple of medical issues. We are traveling southbound from Seward to Vancouver and here are the questions: 2) My mom has moderate difficulty getting around due to arthritis. At home, she would use an electric scooter for any extended activities. The cruise line, Celebrity, can provide us with a wheelchair, which would work if no other option. But does anyone know of any companies that night rent electric scooters that can be returned at a different site? And could the scooters be used on the ship ....the room hallways seem narrow on floor plan views. 3) Are tenders easy enough to board for mobility impaired persons? TIA I travel in a power wheelchair and do very well. The ships I've been on are almost 100% accessible. (Princess) None of the Alaska ports I stopped at required tenders. If there are steep gangplanks, the crew gives you lots of help. Get a handicapped cabin for your mother if you can. There are many accessible excursions off the ship. See Celebrity's web site or princess.com Don't miss White Pass RR in Skagway or Mt. Roberts Tram in Juneau. Have fun Robert Happy 4th |
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Robert wrote: Don't miss White Pass RR in Skagway or Mt. Roberts Tram in Juneau. Have fun Can these be done by someone in an electric wheelchair, if she isn't able to stand up at all? sue |
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Alaska cruise...mobility impaired
Sue and Kevin Mullen wrote:
Jean O'Boyle wrote: Sue, they never have even opened my carry on bag, so they have not seen our medications or our labels on them. They never opened my carry on either, but when you go through airport security all your belongings are scanned. One time coming back from a cruise, I saw customs taking apart a woman's luggage and emptying the contents of her advil or aspirin container to inspect the contents. Another good reason not to fly They just once questioned me about my white noise making machine..It is round and about five inches in diameter and when I explained what it did, they just nodded and said *ok*. Coming back from South America, they asked if I had any *horses* in my carry on bag...I had gotten each of the grandchildren a little brass llama from Chile and we all broke into laughter when I told them what they were! They didn't even open the bag to see them! LOL! This reminds me of the time I bought a crystal and medal(silver?) Menorah and I had it packed in the bottom of my carryon. After my belongs went through the scanner I was pulled over and asked what it was. I told them, but I guess they had never heard of a menorah. I had to unpack the entire bag and unwrap the menorah to show them. My daughter and grandson went to Italy, and they took his Geomags in his carryon. She wrote: shortly after we had checked in we were paged. So, I went back to where they x-ray the luggage and they showed me his bag. They put it through the x-ray machine for me to see what they were concerned about - it was the Geomags, which I showed them. Pretty funny, IMHO that they hadn't seen this Italian toy through their x-ray machines before. |
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"Sue and Kevin Mullen" wrote in message ... Robert wrote: Don't miss White Pass RR in Skagway or Mt. Roberts Tram in Juneau. Have fun Can these be done by someone in an electric wheelchair, if she isn't able to stand up at all? sue Yes. White Pass RR starts from the ship and has a lift that puts you into a car for handicaps. You can drive your chair onto the tram easily. Nice store, restaurant, view, and live eagle on top. Ticket is good for all day. You don't need to stand up for either. Have fun. Robert |
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Thanks, WRD
Based on your post we re-contacted the airline, and this time the person we talked to agreed with what you said. The first time we called the airline and asked, the rep we got said it could be carried by the airline, but with a hefty fee for luggage overage. We then were looking at shipping options, rentals, etc. On Sun, 2 Jul 2006 11:48:05 -0700, "WRD" wrote: Your last "We are looking into that option as well, both in terms of transporting it on the plane, or having it shipped. We live in PA and what we have found up to this point are fairly expensive options. I'll have to check with her as to whether or not it can easily be broken down" There is no cost involved in having the airline transport the scooter. I ride mine right up to the plane door and airline personnel take it there. They also deliver it to the plane on arrival. It also does not have to break down in to parts either. The only cost would be for transport to and from the airport and the ship. If you have cruise ship transfers they will also provide transport for the scooter. (You have to notify them in advance) Note, that this assumes that she has a physical handicap that requires the use of a WC or scooter. "Leo K" wrote in message .. . On Sun, 02 Jul 2006 17:48:23 GMT, "Jean O'Boyle" wrote: (snipped) Is there any reason your Mom cannot bring her own scooter? Is it one that you can take apart in two pieces making it easier to bring along?...We have very good friends with whom we cruise often and she has a scooter that she takes on the plane and onboard the ship.. I'm hoping Barb or Tobie will jump in here and help me out with more information. Or Nonnymous and Mrs. Nonnymous? We are looking into that option as well, both in terms of transporting it on the plane, or having it shipped. We live in PA and what we have found up to this point are fairly expensive options. I'll have to check with her as to whether or not it can easily be broken down. Celebrity, as most lines has wheelchairs...as to whether you can keep one after she boards is not always a definite..but I have seen it done. You can request one before boarding to make that process easier. They have a special line for wheelchair passengers and also when disembarking, they will provide you with one if you make an early request for one at the purser's desk. 3) Are tenders easy enough to board for mobility impaired persons? I believe that the answer there is yes and no...depends on the physical abilities of the passenger and the weather that day. Sometimes the seas are so rough, that the tender *bobs* about making it is difficult for even a person in good physical condition to maintain good balance. Will you be staying at the fairly new Holiday Inn in Seward? We had a room facing the marina and the next morning awakened to see our ship, the Ryndam, docked and looking beautiful with the snow capped mountains in the background! Enjoy your cruise! --Jean ___________________ To email: Remove XX from email address ___________________ To email: Remove XX from email address |
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Robert wrote: "Sue and Kevin Mullen" wrote in message ... Robert wrote: Don't miss White Pass RR in Skagway or Mt. Roberts Tram in Juneau. Have fun Can these be done by someone in an electric wheelchair, if she isn't able to stand up at all? sue Yes. White Pass RR starts from the ship and has a lift that puts you into a car for handicaps. You can drive your chair onto the tram easily. Nice store, restaurant, view, and live eagle on top. Ticket is good for all day. You don't need to stand up for either. Have fun. Thanks Robert! I have a very close friend who is a parapeligic and before this happened we had talked about cruising to Alaska together. Unfortunately with all the work they have been doing to make their house accessable for her, they don't have the money for cruising right now. I hope one day we will do an Alaskan cruise with them. In the meantime I am going to send her this information, I know she will be very happy to hear this and have something to look forward to. sue |
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On 2 Jul 2006 11:38:02 -0500, Leo K wrote:
2) My mom has moderate difficulty getting around due to arthritis. At home, she would use an electric scooter for any extended activities. The scooter can be taken on the airplane (as cargo) from the US, no charge. It will require specific types of batteries, or special cases for spillable batteries. Here are a couple of starting places: http://dlrp.org/html/guide_to/acaa.html http://airconsumer.ost.dot.gov/publi...s/horizons.htm Friends who use power chairs and travel on airlines tend to keep a copy of the pertainent law handy for the airport. |
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