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Is it possible to walk from fore to aft on level 5 - e.g. from cabins to the children's club areas? Yes, except for entry to Vibe, the teen club. The wheelchair/accessible entrance to that is on deck 5, but the main entrance for teens is a stairway that goes from the deck 4 promenade (port side) up to the club on 5. I presume that's for the sake of guests in the deck 5 forward staterooms.
What about if I'm in a deck 5 forward stateroom? Can my teen enter Vibe from the wheelchair/accessible entrance, instead of having to go down a level and then back up?
Hi,
Is it possible to walk from fore to aft on level 5 - e.g. from cabins to the children's club areas? Yes, except for entry to Vibe, the teen club. The wheelchair/accessible entrance to that is on deck 5, but the main entrance for teens is a stairway that goes from the deck 4 promenade (port side) up to the club on 5. I presume that's for the sake of guests in the deck 5 forward staterooms.
Thanks!
This is good to know. DD will have her wheelchair aboard the ship. Although, how much she will actually use it, I'm not sure. She will try to do as much on her own as she can before she drags out her chair. LOL
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Can you show us a picture of the extra "Murphy bed" that pulls out of the wall in the Deluxe Family Verandah rooms (not the berth that pulls down from the ceiling)? I"m curious about its size.... and whether the mattress is at all substantial? And where on earth is it situated? Thanks!
Wow! Y'all have been busy! However, as somebody who only has one leg at the moment, I was disappointed in the photos of #8500 (the accessible stateroom). There was no concept of how much space there is to maneuver mobility aids such as wheelchairs and scooters, no idea of how the bathroom is laid out to accommodate wheelchairs/scooters, no idea of outlet placement to make it easy to charge the equipment. From the photos, it could have been any room. Is somebody sailing soon who could really give those of us who need accommodations an idea of what to expect? Or, hey, maybe I will. I'm going on the Feb. 13 cruise.
Jan
I noticed that in your pictures the hair dryer bag says 220 volt and the plug on the hairdryer definitely looks like a 220. Are the plugs in the room 220 or 110 or are there some of each? In other words, will I need to get a converter?
Thanks,
Melissa
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I noticed that in your pictures the hair dryer bag says 220 volt and the plug on the hairdryer definitely looks like a 220. Are the plugs in the room 220 or 110 or are there some of each? In other words, will I need to get a converter?
Thanks,
Melissa
No converter needed. There are both 110v and 220v outlets in the stateroom.
Wow! Y'all have been busy! However, as somebody who only has one leg at the moment, I was disappointed in the photos of #8500 (the accessible stateroom). There was no concept of how much space there is to maneuver mobility aids such as wheelchairs and scooters, no idea of how the bathroom is laid out to accommodate wheelchairs/scooters, no idea of outlet placement to make it easy to charge the equipment. From the photos, it could have been any room. Is somebody sailing soon who could really give those of us who need accommodations an idea of what to expect? Or, hey, maybe I will. I'm going on the Feb. 13 cruise.
Jan
If nobody else posts pictures before your cruise, will you PLEASE post pics after your cruise. We are booked into #8500 for our November 20 cruise on the Dream.
You've done an absolutely awesome job of documenting the staterooms, restaurants, menus, etc - right down to the electrical outlets in the rooms! Can't thank you enough! Looking forward to further info as it comes out.
What did you think of the verandas? We're first time cruisers and will be travelling with grandchildren ages 10 & 6 at cruise time. I'm sure they'll be safe - but is there any chance kids could climb up those railings? Not that we won't be with them at all times when they're on the veranda... But I'm a bit of a Nervous Nelly - especially since we've never been on anything bigger than a kayak or rowboat before!
Thanks!
Wow! Y'all have been busy! However, as somebody who only has one leg at the moment, I was disappointed in the photos of #8500 (the accessible stateroom). There was no concept of how much space there is to maneuver mobility aids such as wheelchairs and scooters, no idea of how the bathroom is laid out to accommodate wheelchairs/scooters, no idea of outlet placement to make it easy to charge the equipment. From the photos, it could have been any room. Is somebody sailing soon who could really give those of us who need accommodations an idea of what to expect? Or, hey, maybe I will. I'm going on the Feb. 13 cruise.
Jan
Between our MV B2B cruises, my travelmates and I did some catagory shopping (checking out the empty rooms while they were cleaning) which is great fun and it is our own cabin tour.
Since we had booked 7504 on our second leg I wanted to check it out. And while not for me (I prefer more light and less angled front walls. Love the Aft corner cabins), they are great for folks who need more room. I commented that I could have two dance floors (one on either side of the bed) or a family could set up a playpen for their kids. So, a wheel chair or scooter should not have any problem manuvering around. That said, only the corner rooms designated as wheelchair acessable had the lower tables and special needs bathroom/shower. The other corner rooms had the standard split bathroom. There was not extra furniture, closet space or cabinet space either just more open space (like I said dance floors).
The only difference between the forward and aft corner rooms were the port windows (one forward, two aft) or balconies in the Aft. The room layout was the same, only extra space.
I noticed that in your pictures the hair dryer bag says 220 volt and the plug on the hairdryer definitely looks like a 220. Are the plugs in the room 220 or 110 or are there some of each? In other words, will I need to get a converter?
Thanks,
Melissa
The hairdryer is 220 and only works at the desk which is very inconvenient. Also, I had to unplug the Wave phone charge to find that outlet.
We will probably be bringing our own travel hair dryer on our Oct Dream cruise since I tend to either sleep in or watch TV while my wife was drying her hair which was impossible with the loud dryer at the desk. Even commented about that to GS and they said the new design was for safety reasons which I then informed them about all the other new safety issues the new bathroom outlet design created (which made the GS very uncomfortable). Seems they didn't think this one completely thru for US guests and how we use bathrooms differently than other cultures.
Well, thanks for all the info. Is there any pictures of the Cat T rooms and Cat V on the 12th floor??? Do they have murphy beds? On another board I heard that if the sofa bed is our, you can't get out to the verandah without climbing on the bed. Seems silly to me. Any info on these items?
Well, thanks for all the info. Is there any pictures of the Cat T rooms and Cat V on the 12th floor??? Do they have murphy beds? On another board I heard that if the sofa bed is our, you can't get out to the verandah without climbing on the bed. Seems silly to me. Any info on these items?
I have loads of pictures of those rooms, but they have yet to be posted. Still, the photos don't really answer your question since the berths weren't opened, but here's a try.
I toured 12510, a Cat. V. It does not have a Murphy Bed. It has a double sofa bed right next to the verandah door and a drop-down berth directly above the sofa, but neither was opened as a bed for the tour. It seems like the sofa bed would interfere with verandah access, but there is some space between the bed and the verandah wall. Since the verandah door is a slider, it should be possible (but maybe not easy) to get onto the verandah when the bed is opened.
I also toured 12512, the Cat T that connects to 12510. I can't see how the sofa bed would interfere with verandah access, as it's a double-width verandah with two verandah doors. That suite does have a Murphy Bed, located about half-way between the stateroom entrance and the verandah.
All that said, the Cat 4s on all the Disney ships have a Murphy Bed right next to the verandah. It, too, interferes with access to the verandah, so there's really nothing new about any of this.
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Can you show us a picture of the extra "Murphy bed" that pulls out of the wall in the Deluxe Family Verandah rooms (not the berth that pulls down from the ceiling)? I"m curious about its size.... and whether the mattress is at all substantial? And where on earth is it situated? Thanks!
Oh well - ignored! Must be no one has tried it yet (I think I may have seen a bit of it in one of your pix? But not sure.) We're off on our cruise on the 24th! Yahoo!
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