Guests with Special Needs
NCL strongly believes that guests with special needs should
have the amenities they need to enjoy their cruise. As such,
each ship offers designated staterooms with wider doorways
and bathrooms that will accommodate wheelchairs and staterooms
with lights and under-pillow vibrating alarms for guests with
hearing impairments. Guide dogs are permitted on all NCL ships.
Many staterooms have refrigerators that can be used to store
medications that must be kept cold.
Any physical disability or request requiring special treatment
or attention should be reported to NCL's Ship Coordinator Department when the reservation is made, so that appropriate
accommodations can be provided. NCL reserves the right to
refuse or to revoke passage to anyone in such physical or
mental condition as to be unfit for travel or who, in the
judgment of the carrier, may be a danger to themselves or
others.
Diabetes
Refrigerators are available in many staterooms for
storing insulin.
Diet
NCL offers breakfast, lunch and dinner menus that
include low-calorie, haute cuisine recipes from Cooking Light
magazine. Our top-rated chefs can also prepare vegetarian
entrees (nutrition information provided), as well as low/no
sodium and low/no cholesterol entrees. Sugar-free and fat-free
desserts are also available.
Hearing Impairments
Select staterooms are available on most ships for
guests with hearing disabilities. Among the adaptive devices
to make their cruise more enjoyable are in-stateroom lights
and vibrating alarms that fit under a pillow and alert the
guest to a doorbell, phone or emergency situation.
Medical Care for Minors Traveling Alone
All guests 18 years or younger must have a least
one guest 21 years or older traveling with them in the same
stateroom. A minor not traveling with a parent or guardian
must produce a notarized parental or guardian consent letter
authorizing medical treatment in case of an emergency. This
letter must be presented to an NCL representative at the pier.
Failure to produce the letter at embarkation may result in
boarding being denied. There are no refunds in the event of
denied boarding.
Onboard Medical Care
Guests are entitled to free medication for seasickness.
Customary charges may be made for all other services. Commonly
used medications are kept on board and may be purchased at
the office of the ship's doctor. Dramamine, Meclazine, Alka-Seltzer
and aspirin are available free at the Purser's Desk.
Oxygen Users
Guests who need oxygen or require oxygen therapy
are welcome on all NCL ships; however, they must supply their
own oxygen and liquid oxygen is not permitted onboard.
Pregnancy
NCL will not accept guests who will have entered
their 24th week of pregnancy by the time their travel with
NCL concludes. A statement from the expectant mother's doctor,
stating her due date and fitness to travel must be sent to
Ship Coordinator Department. NCL will not be responsible or liable
for any complications of pregnancy which arise or occur during
the cruise.
Wheelchair Users Sailing In Disabled Cabins
Though NCL does have wheelchairs on board for emergency or isolated incidents, guests that require fulltime use of a wheel chair must provide their own. Motorized wheelchairs and Scooters are welcome as well; however, they must be powered by gel-cell batteries. Due to safety regulations, NCL will not accept any wet-cell or acid battery-powered wheelchairs on board the ships. The wheelchair battery charger must be adaptable to 110 voltages.
Wheelchair Users Not-Sailing in Disabled Cabins
Though NCL does have wheelchairs on board for emergency or isolated incidents, guests that require fulltime use of a wheel chair must provide their own. Wheelchairs are welcome; however, they must be collapsible if the guest is not booked in a disabled cabin.
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[1] The number of oxygen
tanks which a guest is able to bring aboard is limited by
applicable laws and regulations. Please contact your travel
professional for further information.
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