Princess Cruise Rome/Greek Isles/ Venice 12 nights- with a wheelchair?
Apr 25th, 2012, 12:27 AM
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Princess Cruise Rome/Greek Isles/ Venice 12 nights- with a wheelchair?
We are thinking of joining some friends on this cruise but will be taking our 14yo son who is in a wheel chair. Can anyone who has travelled on the Crown Princess tell me about the accessibility on board? We would be looking at a mini suite, with our son sleeping on the sofa bed. Then there are the day trips, we stop at Florence, Naples, Santorini, Athens, Mykonos, Olympia, Corfu and Split (croatia) The cruise finishes in Venice but we would not stay in Venice. Are there any day trips at these ports that are accessible for wheel chairs? I will be speaking with a travel agent but sometimes, even with the best assurances, we have gone places and found that we can't get around. It would be great if any experienced cruise people could offer some advice. Many thanks.
Apr 25th, 2012, 04:25 AM
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I do not know about the Crown, but we were recently on the Pacific Princess and "hover rounds" were all over the place. They were marked "Princess" so I assume they belong to the ship. If that would work for your son, you might check about them on the Crown.
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At www.cruisecritic.com there is a Message Board about disabled crusing--those folks are a wealth of info.
Apr 25th, 2012, 09:39 AM
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While you are on the ship, the wheel chair is not a problem. Make sure you ask for a wheel chair sccessible cabin, which is larger and don't have a step to the shower & bathroom. Teh ship's crew will also look after other things such as getting in and out of the tenders.
However, travelling around "old" Europe maybe a bit of an issue as they are not necessary wheel chair friendly (example: cobble stone road & sidewalks, narrow pathways & steps etc).
The person in the wheel chair will have to be prepared for a bit of of bumpy ride, travel a bit of a distance (and pre-arrngement) to gain access to facilities for wheelchair, and maybe some lifting of the wheelcahir etc.
As an example, Santorini can be challenging at some of the vilalges such as FIRA etc.
Another example is Athens, for the Acropolis, it would be very hard and even with wheelcahir access, you will have limited access as many places are not wheelchair friendly at the ruin. But, the Acropolis museum, being a more modern building, is less of a problem.
But don't let the wheelcahir access be a deterent.
However, travelling around "old" Europe maybe a bit of an issue as they are not necessary wheel chair friendly (example: cobble stone road & sidewalks, narrow pathways & steps etc).
The person in the wheel chair will have to be prepared for a bit of of bumpy ride, travel a bit of a distance (and pre-arrngement) to gain access to facilities for wheelchair, and maybe some lifting of the wheelcahir etc.
As an example, Santorini can be challenging at some of the vilalges such as FIRA etc.
Another example is Athens, for the Acropolis, it would be very hard and even with wheelcahir access, you will have limited access as many places are not wheelchair friendly at the ruin. But, the Acropolis museum, being a more modern building, is less of a problem.
But don't let the wheelcahir access be a deterent.
