1. Was the Princess Staff helpful to those with or without disabilities in regards to getting on and off the ship? From what I saw yes. I noticed that there were fewer people with visible disabilities on this trip vs other trips I have taken.
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2. Was the Princess Staff helpful to those with or without disabilities on the ship? Examples may include assisting with luggage, food service, or directions. Yes they answered direct questions on directions. We had anytime dining service and we had no problems getting the food we needed or wanted when we needed it. One issue that I experienced more on this ship than any of the other six I have been on, was that beverage stations to get your own water or ice tea were few and a long ways from where we often were. We had no issues with our luggage – it all arrived to our room shortly after we boarded.
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3. Did Princess provide large print or Braille signage on their ship and areas or menus, newsletters, elevators or activity list? I found no large print signage. I had requested large print daily events and was not given them. The only Braille I noticed on Board was related to the elevators.
It was VERY difficult for me to know what floor I was on --- they only had one sign per floor off to the side and I had to sometimes travel across a very wide hallway through people to see what floor I was on. Carnival did a much better job with signage as they have put 2 ft x 2 ft squares of carpeting at the edge of each transitional floor so you can have a better idea where you are.
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4. Did Princess provide TTY kits that supply text telephones, vibrating alarm clocks, flashing-light door buzzers and flashing-light or vibrating alarm clocks? Did they have assistive listening devices available on request for onboard shows and lectures? I can not say one way or another as I did not see any or meet anyone who was uing these devices.
5. Did Princess provide food alternatives and proper disposal containers for those passengers who have diabetes?
Food alternatives were available. In our stateroom we had a place to dispose of needles and syringes.
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We had a nice time overall. I think I had higher expectations so when they were unable to deliver at the level I wished they could, I was a little disappointed.
The Spa did not have accessible showers, nor did I see a lift for making the pools or whirlpools accessible.
While ashore I saw that there were city buses that were accessible, however all of the tour buses I was a passenger on WERE NOT ACCESSIBLE.
The public toilets that were marked accessible in the ship were found to be more than adequate in size, had accessible sinks. Some of them I thought could have had more support grab bars, but they each met the minimum standard.
The Anchorage to Whittier Leopard tour was very good, especially for the price! Too bad it is not accessible – however the guy who is running it is director of education in one of the Alaskan cities – perhaps if he had someone needing assistance, he would have access to an accessible vehicle.
If traveling to Alaska – bring all types of weather clothing --- temperatures fluctuated throughout the days – overall we had great weather – but I think it was better than it even actually was because we were able to layer and dress appropriately for the conditions from sun to rain to wind ….
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