Cruising with a Disability

There are quite a few cruises for less abled individuals. Cruises are quite popular because they offer the opportunity to visit exotic and exciting new places. Cruises for the less abled individuals would without a doubt be anything but relaxing, if their  needs were not considered. Many people take things in life for granted, while others have to work quite hard in order to accomplish what others may consider to be simple. An understanding of this, as well as a few simple accommodations can make an enormous difference.

Many ships have.........

specially designed staterooms with extra wide doors, in order to accommodate people who are in wheelchairs. You will also find wheelchair accessible bathrooms. These bathrooms feature roll in showers, grab bars and wider bathroom doors.

Most cruise lines are also equipped with an alert kit which can make necessary modifications for the hearing impaired. These individuals will have the ability to use flashing lights instead of ringing phones and alarms. On some cruises for disabled people, you will find sign language interpreters as well.
Excursions are a big part of enjoying a cruise for many people. Cruises for disabled people allow just about everyone to have the opportunity to experience these excursions .

Always, when booking your cruise, if you are disabled, or with a disabled person ask the 'TENDER OR PORT' question. Tenders can be an annoying experience at any time, so unless you really want to see that port and are prepared for the journey, book a cruise with port stops.
Special accommodations can be made for people in wheelchairs, those with vision impairments, and with some cruise lines even people who require portable oxygen. There are even wheelchairs which are easy to navigate, available on some cruises for disabled people, but for the excursions you must bring your own, which can the rest of the time be stored away.
Booking a cruise is a two way thing though, always be sure to tell your consultant all your needs so they can inform the cruiselines, who will make do their utmost to make sure that your stay onboard is as pleasurable as possible.Without the full facts your cruise cannot be booked correctly and that can make for a very unhappy sailing!
Unless your chosen cruise is specifically a cruise for disabled individuals, be sure to ask about the accommodations for people with disabilities, when booking your cruise. Please ask us as many questions as you need answered. Do your homework! get as much information as you can before booking.

Some cruise lines are more equipped than others in accommodating a person with a disability. In fact, they all will go out of their way to see  that all passengers are happy, comfortable, and have everything that they need.
You will also notice when checking out cruise lines, that the newer the ship , the better equipped ones and  will be to deal with any special circumstances. Most of the newer vessels have all of the necessary requirements to make a cruise for disabled passengers the most enjoyable experience that it can be.