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On 12/7/2021 at 10:42 AM, Essiesmom said:

I don’t know that a crew member would lift an occupied wheelchair onto a tender, but at Half Moon Cay using the large local tenders, a person in wheelchair/scooter can roll right onto the upper level of the tender, roll to the aft and down a ramp to the lower level.  Once at the dock, they roll up the gangway and onto the island.  
    The one time I was at Princess Cays, they had local tenders and the one I was on had a couple of children in small power chairs secured to a railing at the entrance.  Had to walk by them when boarding.  EM

Hopefully the Epic is equipped with this type of tender! 😊

Thanks everyone!
Yes, we are assuming that he won’t be able to join us. I was hoping that the tender would have wheelchair accessible capability. Something to think about when booking a large ship. They don’t always fit on the dock. There are no other ships in port that day, but the Epic is too large, so a tender is needed. 

Has anyone had much experience with using a tender to go ashore when being disabled? Our friend can walk with assistance, but is unstable. NCL will not give us an answer until they can assess the situation. I’m just wondering if other wheelchair bound people have been able to go ashore using a tender. 

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