Gary I

Hello. We are going on a Caribbean cruise with Royal Caribbean in late November. Someone in our group is elderly. She can walk but she walks slowly and has difficulty. She usually uses a wheelchair. She is trying to decide whether or not she should go on shore excursions. Does anyone have any experience on this?

 

The shore excursion we are thinking about for San Juan is "Old and New San Juan." The activity level is "Mild." RC won't let me copy and paste what this means from the pop-up but it talks uneven surfaces and a limited number of steps. The tour itself is: "a guided tour on the historical landmarks in Old and New San Juan." Do you think she would be able to go on this tour?

We are thinking about doing one of Bernard's tours in St Maarten. I don't think she'll be able to go on this tour due to the beach visit.

http://www.bernardstours.com/tours/sxm-island-tour-1/

 

http://www.bernardstours.com/tours/sxm-island-tour-2/

 

 

Thanks in advance for the help.

 

 

Justin

Check out Sage Travel. They specialize in disabled travel. We are using them for an upcoming Med Cruise and find them very helpful. They have specific info on many ports.

I have a few questions. I use a wheelchair, and crutches. Cruising to Italy, France and Spain on NCL Epic coming August 29th. I am concerned about how accessible some of these ports are, mainly Pompei and Amalfi Coast. I can walk up and down stairs using 1 crutch, but not too many.

 

How is Florence/Pisa for handicapped?

 

Barcelona?

 

Cannes/Monte Carlo?

Check out Sage Travel. They specialize in disabled travel and we are using them for our shore excursions in Spain, France and Italy this October on Holland America Konigsdam. The owner is actually full time in a wheelchair so they have great info regarding accessibility. They have city guides for the cities you reference. FYI, Herculaneum is more accessible than Pompeii. I found that out from Sage. Barcelona is supposed to be one of the best for accessibility.