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People with Electric Wheel Chairs/Mobies on Cruise Ships

For those who don't know you can take an electric Wheel Chair/Mobie onboard the Carnival Cruise. No need to worry about how to get around without the use of a electric wheel chair. We saw them on a few of our cruises.

Recent Cruise on Carnival

We just got back from Carnival Cruise Valor that sailed on November 8th out Miami. There were good and bad things about this ship. One of good things about our cruise was our cabin #7440 had a huge balcony. It was enough to hold 16 people on it. Though the room is much smaller than most of the balcony rooms, there was alot more light. This room only sleeps two in the cabin, so it wouldn't be good for families. The ship's decor was patriotic, which made it nice for Veteran's Day. Of course the chocolate melting cake was good as usual. Now here is bad things about it, the dining room service was below average (forgot to give us some things and service was very slow), the activities seemed scarce, entertainment was just ok, (some nights boring), housekeeping was below average, and the ship seemed cramped more than the others we have sailed on. One morning, they forgot to deliver room service to us. The food on the last night in the dining room was very bad, rolls burnt and prime rib tough. These were issues that I left on my comment card to Carnival. Out of all the Carnival Cruise Ships we have traveled on, the best ones were Carnival Imagination, Carnival Pride, and Carnival Spirit. The Carnival Paradise was ok. The Carnival Elation and Carnival Valor were the two we had the most issues with. The best Cruise Directors on Carnival is John Heald, Chris Jefferson, and Chris Roberts. We did not care for Stewart Dunn. Big Tex was alright. But I do have to say, one of the best things that happened on the Carnival Valor, was that I won a free cruise for two. I guess we will be traveling on Carnival again next year, possibly the Carnival Splendor, or maybe the Carnival Dream.

If anyone needs information on any of these Cruises, I would be happy to respond to you.

Hotel Beware

We recently stayed at the River Park Hotel & Suites in Downtown Miami. This hotel is rundown. If you are looking for just a place to crash before a cruise, then it's ok, other than that I wouldn't recommend staying here. We booked this hotel through Hotels.com. It was paid for already, but the hotel still asks for a credit card so they can charge you for the safe that is in the room. We told them we didn't need to use the safe, but they still wanted to charge us for it. The charge for the safe is $2.00 and they added 14 cents sales tax. There are no restaurants onsite, so basically you are stuck ordering pizza. Do not order pizza from the advertisements you find under the door when you enter your room. Only order from a chain company such as Pizza Hut or Papa Johns. Continental Breakfast in the morning only consist of coffee, water, and a croissant. They also have orange juice, but they keep it in back so it's not advertised as being available. You have to ask for it. The beds are hard as rocks, and the furniture is old in the room. The only thing good about the room was that we had a view of the canal and could watch yachts go down it. This room ended up costing around $60.

There is other hotels in the area that are much nicer that I can recommend. Just ask me.

Excellent Shuttle Service Recommended for Cruise Travel Out of Port of Miami

I would like to highly recommend SAS Transportation in Fort Lauderdale/Miami Area. They have excellent rates, great service, they arrive on time, and they are friendly. We used SAS Transportation on Saturday, November 7th. They picked us up at the Fort Lauderdale Airport and drove us to our hotel in downtown Miami. They also picked us up at the Port of Miami on Sunday, November 15th. The rate they quoted us was $15 per person. To find out more information on SAS Transportation please contact Steven Sadowsky at SAS Transportation, 1-954-600-0240. The website is www.ridesas.com.