Wheelchair accessible

[Kim1959]

We are going on a Southern Caribbean cruise in December with our adult handicapped son who uses a wheelchair.

Can anyone recommend tours/places to visit that are wheelchair accessible with 2 able bodied adults. Places we will be visiting will be:

San Juan Puerto Rico

St Thomas US Virgin Islands

Philipsburg St Maarten

Castries St Lucia

Bridgetown Barbados

Basseterre St Kits.

Thank you

[MtnBikerFallDown]

We are going on a Southern Caribbean cruise in December with our adult handicapped son who uses a wheelchair.

Can anyone recommend tours/places to visit that are wheelchair accessible with 2 able bodied adults. Places we will be visiting will be:

San Juan Puerto Rico

St Thomas US Virgin Islands

Philipsburg St Maarten

Castries St Lucia

Bridgetown Barbados

Basseterre St Kits.

Thank you

 

Hi, Kim! I'm taking my Mom to some of these same ports in November, so I'll report back what worked for us. BUT... in the mean time, you might find better answers on this board: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=190

It's all about disabled cruising. They've been fantastic getting me ready for my first cruise with Mom since she's having to use a rollator walker. They cover the full range of disabilities, so they're an AWESOME resource. Cruise critic rocks for answers. Welcome!

[cb at sea]

Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands (US) are American Territories, and must go by the ADA rules and regs....The other countries don't have such laws and you may find it a bit more difficult to maneuver there! They generally don't have the curb cuts that our streets do.

Edited October 10, 2014 by cb at sea

[TRK]

We had no problems in Phillpsburg with my SIL who is in a wheelchair. There is a long paved boardwalk that borders shops and the beach, easy pushing. The only issue was pushing the wheelchair through the sand to access the beach.

[Kim1959]

Harrisons Cave in Barbados has a special handicapped tram that will take wheelchairs down into their caves. We have just reserved it for our cruise in December.

[jammen]

We are going on a Southern Caribbean cruise in December with our adult handicapped son who uses a wheelchair.

Can anyone recommend tours/places to visit that are wheelchair accessible with 2 able bodied adults. Places we will be visiting will be:

San Juan Puerto Rico

St Thomas US Virgin Islands

Philipsburg St Maarten

Castries St Lucia

Bridgetown Barbados

Basseterre St Kits.

Thank you

 

You should have no problem, some of the ports I helped to take care of my brother, with no problem.