Princess accessible excursions

[ablodget2]

My husband uses a rollator.  Are we able to book the accessible excursions on Princess, or are they reserved for those with wheelchairs and scooters?

[FOPMan]

For at least some tours, there will be two similar tour offerings, one for wheelchair users and one for other guests. This is usually done to manage the number of wheelchair accessible seats, often associated with buses with lifts for wheelchairs or other devices where the individual is riding the device and cannot climb the buses steps.

 

Often, the bus driver will not permit standing on the lift platform while it id operation. The bus does NOT notmally have an extra wheelchair.

 

If your husband can ascend and descend the bus steps he does not need the lift.

[kokopelli-az]

17 hours ago, ablodget2 said:

My husband uses a rollator.  Are we able to book the accessible excursions on Princess, or are they reserved for those with wheelchairs and scooters?

You will need to read the descriptions of the accessible excursions to see whether non-wheelchair/scooter users can book.   Some of them say "Only guests using a wheelchair can book this tour, as it ensures accessible transportation."  So you will need to check the requirements for the accessible excursions.  

 

If your husband can get in and out of the excursion vehicle (tour bus, van, open air trolly or whatever transportation they are using) he may be able to stow his rollator on the vehicle.   The Princess Access Office should be able to give assistance with the type of vehicle that might be used.

accessofficeprincess@princesscruises.com   Note that accessible excursions that use a vehicle with a lift for wheelchairs or scooters are typically more expensive than tours that do not use vehicles with a lift.

 

In case you haven't seen it already, here is some information from the Princess website regarding accessible cruising.  Scroll down to the section about Mobility Equipment Guidance.

https://www.princess.com/learn/faq/pre-cruise/prepare-for-your-cruise/?accordion=accessible-cruising    They also have a Mobility Questionnaire you need to complete.  

 

PS:   I don't know where you are going on your cruise, but Plan B might be to consider hiring a taxi at the your port stops for a tour.  There are typically many excursion vendors once you get off the ship who want to take passengers on tours.  

 

[Waynetor]

We just got back from a Princess cruise.  My wife is confined to a wheelchair.  I was able to book 2 tours for her.  Each tour had room for 1 wheelchair - one using a ramp and the other a lift.  If some had booked it using w/o really needing those spaces she would not have been able to do any tours.

Having booked the tours we still  needed to go to the excursion desk on the first day to fill out a form confirming wheelchair details.- size, weight etc.