facilities for people who are wheelchair bound

[madfisher]

Hi all

I have a friend who is severely disabled and would love to take a cruise.

He is quite a big person and will require mechanical assistance for personal issues and getting into bed etc, he would need to take his own chair. Is there a cruise line out of Sydney that would cater for his needs.

thanks

[rkmw]

Hi all

I have a friend who is severely disabled and would love to take a cruise.

He is quite a big person and will require mechanical assistance for personal issues and getting into bed etc, he would need to take his own chair. Is there a cruise line out of Sydney that would cater for his needs.

thanks

 

might be best to speak to a cruise specialist and they could help him out as he will require a disable cabin and people book them months in advance

 

will he have a carer who will be cruising with him to help him because the staff wont be able to look after him

 

depends where he is cruising from and what month he would like to cruise and it would be a good idea to visit the disable thread for ideas

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=190

[Kiwi Kruzer]

Hi all

I have a friend who is severely disabled and would love to take a cruise.

He is quite a big person and will require mechanical assistance for personal issues and getting into bed etc, he would need to take his own chair. Is there a cruise line out of Sydney that would cater for his needs.

thanks

 

Cruise lines do go out of their way to assist disabled passengers , but there does come a point at which they and the passenger must draw the line.

Safety at sea would have to be the major consideration. While staff and crew would be assigned to help him into a lifeboat in an emergency he would still have to be capable of getting out again at the other end .

That said there are some lines that are better than others in this respect. P&O Cruises , Oriana and Aurora have special lifts beside the pool , and wheelchair passengers can book in for staff to set it up and lower them into the pool.

 

 

[macntosh]

Hi all

I have a friend who is severely disabled and would love to take a cruise.

He is quite a big person and will require mechanical assistance for personal issues and getting into bed etc, he would need to take his own chair. Is there a cruise line out of Sydney that would cater for his needs.

thanks

 

Hi Madfisher,

 

There is a wealth of information on the Cruise Critic web site.

 

Can I suggest you try the following links as a starting point.

One of these is my own review from Radiance of The Seas back in 2012.

 

Disabled Cruise Travel on Cruise Critic

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=190

 

Cruises for Disabled Passengers

http://www.cruisecritic.com.au/cruisestyles/area.cfm?area=30

 

Cruise reviews

http://www.cruisecritic.com.au/memberreviews/styles/cruises-for-disabled/

 

My own review from 2012 on Radiance Of The Seas

http://www.cruisecritic.com.au/memberreviews/memberreview.cfm?EntryID=96655

 

Ultimately you will need to confirm final details with the cruise line directly. They often have specialised staff to manage disabled or special needs customers.

 

Hope this helps

Mark.

[madfisher]

Hi Madfisher,

 

There is a wealth of information on the Cruise Critic web site.

 

Can I suggest you try the following links as a starting point.

One of these is my own review from Radiance of The Seas back in 2012.

 

Disabled Cruise Travel on Cruise Critic

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=190

 

Cruises for Disabled Passengers

http://www.cruisecritic.com.au/cruisestyles/area.cfm?area=30

 

Cruise reviews

http://www.cruisecritic.com.au/memberreviews/styles/cruises-for-disabled/

 

My own review from 2012 on Radiance Of The Seas

http://www.cruisecritic.com.au/memberreviews/memberreview.cfm?EntryID=96655

 

Ultimately you will need to confirm final details with the cruise line directly. They often have specialised staff to manage disabled or special needs customers.

 

Hope this helps

Mark.

 

Thanks everyone for you input I will follow up on your advise and hopefully find my friend a good cruise experience

[shrekaus]

On Sea Princess on the back deck pool area there is a spa with a hoist for wheelchair bound passengers.

[Beanb41]

A hoist for getting in and out of the pool is somewhat different to requiring assistance to get in and out of bed as indicated by the OP. I would be surprised to find a cruise line that will take effectively what is an invalid unless the passenger has their own carer with them.