Wheelchair accessible

[scott5003]

Wondering difficultly level of access to ports from ship to dock, with wheelchair or scooter

[Host Kat]

12 hours ago, scott5003 said:

Wondering difficultly level of access to ports from ship to dock, with wheelchair or scooter

 

Hello @scott5003 and welcome to the Cruise Critic message boards!

 

Thank you for your new topic on the Cruise Blogs & Websites forum! However, it is off-topic there since that forum is for our members to post links to their personal travelogue-type of cruise-related blogs or websites.

 

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[Bloodgem]

15 hours ago, scott5003 said:

Wondering difficultly level of access to ports from ship to dock, with wheelchair or scooter

Hi and welcome to CC (Cruise Critics).

 

General boarding a ship with a wheelchair/scooter is fairly easy unless you are using a tender. On most ships staff are willing to either push the wheelchair or drive the scooter up/down the gangway.

  

It would help if you could post the ports you are thinking about, as there may be other things you may need to consider. For example some European ports have cobbles or the port is quite a distance from the city, you are visiting. 

[kokopelli-az]

On 8/25/2023 at 8:00 AM, scott5003 said:

Wondering difficultly level of access to ports from ship to dock, with wheelchair or scooter

Let us know what ports and what cruise line you are going to be on or are considering.   With this information, we can give you better information.

 

Also, if you are using a scooter you may need an accessible stateroom...

[dappledumpling]

Welcome to cruise critic..

Tendered ports can be quite challenging with a wheelchair.  Ports that dock directly are easy access off. (ports vary on how accessible they are once on land) Let us know ship and ports and we can give you a better idea. 

 

Agree with previous poster if you can get an accesible stateroom it will make your life much easier.

[prudence passenger]

Any info on accessibility at ports in Japan? With a manual wheelchair, thank you - Judi