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Independence of the Seas ®

Mobility Scooters & Power Chairs
  • 3 and 4 wheel scooters
  • Left and right hand controls
  • Standard size up to 250 lbs
  • Heavy-duty size up to 350 lbs
  • Bariatric size up to 500 lbs
Manual Wheelchairs
  • Standard 18 inches wide up to 250 lbs
  • Heavy-duty 22 inches wide up to 350 lbs
  • Bariatric 26 inches wide up to 700 lbs
  • Beach wheelchairs
Oxygen Equipment & Accessories
  • Portable battery-powered concentrators
  • Liquid oxygen
  • Cylinders in many sizes
  • Standard concentrators
Patient Lifts & other Mobility Aids
  • Hospital beds
  • Recliner Chairs
  • Hearing-impaired kits
  • Bed & bath safety equipment

 

Independence of the Seas® Ship Accessibility

  • 33 accessible staterooms.
  • Accessible staterooms have wider doors, roll-in showers, grab bars and turning spaces.
Independence of the Seas® Cruise Ship Vessel

Ship Details

  • Ship Class:  Freeedom Class
  • Double Occupancy: 3,634
  • Maximum Occupancy: 4,375
  • Tonnage: 160,000
  • Length: 1,112 feet
  • Beam: 183.4 feet
  • Cruise Speed: 21.6 knots
  • Ship’s Registry: Bahamas
  • Inaugural Date: April 2008

Accessible Stateroom Features

  • Stateroom door width: at least 32 – 34 inches
  • Bathroom door width: at least 32 – 34 inches
  • No doorsill to get into stateroom
  • Ramped bathroom thresholds
  • Bathroom grab bars
  • Lowered sink and stateroom vanity
  • Roll-in showers
  • Fold-down shower bench
  • Hand-held showerheads
  • Lowered closet rod
  • Refrigerator in stateroom (upon request)
  • Commode height 17 – 19 inches
  • Commode chairs available
  • Accessible balconies (selected staterooms)
  • Lowered safes for easy access

Boarding

  • Gangways are wide enough to accommodate most wheelchairs and scooters.
  • There is an accessible route to the tendering platform.

Restrooms

  • There are accessible public restrooms available with automatic doors.

Decks

  • All decks have elevator access except Deck 15 (stairs and chair lift access only).

Food & Beverage

  • All dining and bar venues offer wheelchair seating.

Recreational Facilities

  • Lift at main pool and whirlpool
  • Lower playing tables in Casino
  • Forward and rear wheelchair seating in Alhambra Theater; elevator to forward seating
  • Forward and rear wheelchair seating in Studio B; platform lift to the ice floor
  • Miniature Golf
  • Cinema
  • Basketball Court
  • Jogging Track
  • Rock Climbing Wall
  • Video arcade
  • Adventure Ocean Youth Center
  • Teen Center
  • Solarium Pool (stair access)

Spa & Fitness Center

  • Wet treatment room with roll-in shower
  • Dry treatment room
  • Fitness equipment
  • Sauna
  • Changing Room
  • Restooom

Other Features

  • Lowered counter at Guest Relations
  • Amplified Phones
  • Assistive listening systems in Alhambra Theater and Studio B
  • Braille/tactile public room signage
  • Braille/tactile elevator buttons and audio call signals
  • Braille deck numbers on staircase handrails
  • Braille/tactile stateroom numbers
  • Beauty Salon
  • Art & Photo Gallery
  • Card Room
  • Internet Cafe
  • Library
  • Conference Center
  • Business Center

Non-Accessible

  • Skylight Chapel (stairs and chair lift only)
  • Flowrider
  • Golf Simulator
  • Steam Room

 

 

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