[Travelandtourism] Reasons Why I Will Never Sail on NCL Again

[cheryl echevarria]

That is against the law Vicki, NFB and other organization took care of that, 
there are no waivers any longer on any cruise line.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vicki Ratcliffe" <vratcliffe01 at comcast.net>
To: "'NFB Travel and Tourism Division List'" <travelandtourism at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 11:19 AM
Subject: Re: [Travelandtourism] Reasons Why I Will Never Sail on NCL Again


>      I have been on quite a few cruises as well and had a problem with
> Holland America.  The first cruise that I took with them to Scandinavia 
> and
> Russia was great and I had a blast.  The second cruise to the Panama Canal
> was great except for one real issue.  The head person in the shore 
> excursion
> department freaked out when she saw that a friend and I were blind and 
> were
> going on tours.  We explained in detail how we could travel and how that 
> we
> would use canes for mobility purposes.  The cruise line knew of our
> excursions before the sailing and that we were blind but the person in
> charge of the shore excursions said two days after we had left port that 
> we
> could not leave the ship unless we had guides.  My friend and I called our
> access travel agent and lots of emails were sent back and forth.  To 
> satisfy
> Holland America, the tour operators provided sighted guides.
>
>      When cruising with Carnival, Royal Caribbean and Celebrity, I have
> never had any problems.  As for Norwegian, I planned a cruise in 2000 and
> sixty days after planning the cruise, I received waivers to sign.  I 
> signed
> the waivers since the cruise had already been booked but due to illness, I
> had to cancel the cruise.
>
>      I think that everyone has their preference in terms of travel and
> cruise lines.  Some cruise lines are more inconsistent than others and I
> know that Royal Caribbean does a great job to meet needs of people with 
> all
> disabilities.  Norwegian would not be my first choice but then again, if a
> group of friends were going on it, I would give it a try.
>
>      I feel that people on this list should be able to express opinions 
> and
> we all will have different views according to experiences and preferences.
>
>      Whatever you do and wherever you go, I hope that all of you find a
> great place for a summer vacation this year.
>
> Vicki Ratcliffe
>
>
>
>
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