How do able bodied persons handle accessible excursions?

[klfrodo]

We are a retired group of 6. One of us is in a wheelchair and the other 5 are not.

Of course, we want to hang together with our travel mates on an excursion, but seeing as how accessible excursions are limited in space, I don't want to take up valuable space and maybe someone who needs this service isn't able to because 4 able bodied persons are taking up space.

Does my question make any sense?

[kokopelli-az]

Is the wheelchair a foldable one?   Can the wheelchair person transfer or take a few steps?  

 

Or do you need an accessible vehicle where the wheelchair would be rolled/driven onto the vehicle?    

[klfrodo]

43 minutes ago, kokopelli-az said:

  Can the wheelchair person transfer or take a few steps?  

 

Yes

 

[kokopelli-az]

Whether the wheelchair is foldable is important because it may be able to be folded up and put on an excursion bus (underneath where the luggage is).  This would give you more excursion options.   If you are looking for a excursion that will accommodate wheeling (or driving) a wheelchair up a ramp onto the vehicle, they are harder to find.  Especially through the cruise line shore excursions.  

 

Plan B may be to look into private accessible shore excursions at your port stops.  If you are interested in private excursions, list your port stops because people on this board may be able to give some recommendations.

 

 

 

 

[Bob++]

When we did a Baltic cruise with the rest of the family, we did split up for some shore trips. It is pretty restricting for the able-bodied to be held back by a wheelchair.

 

In St Petersburg, I organised a whole day with a van that could take us all and the chair. This worked out well as we were able to jump the very long queues for the Hermitage. Access to the Faberge exhibition was a bit tricky, but we did manage.