Accessible NCL Shore Excursions

[sanders]

Has anyone taken any NCL Carribean shore excursions that would be suitable for someone in a manual wheelchair (can transfer and walk for short distances) that they recommend? The ports are Roatan, Belize, Costa Maya, St Thomas, Tortola, Samana, Keywest and Great Stirrup Cay. Thanks for any suggestions. :)

[uppitycats]

Has anyone taken any NCL Carribean shore excursions that would be suitable for someone in a manual wheelchair (can transfer and walk for short distances) that they recommend? The ports are Roatan, Belize, Costa Maya, St Thomas, Tortola, Samana, Keywest and Great Stirrup Cay. Thanks for any suggestions. :)

 

You might want to ask your question here

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

 

on the disabled cruising board. Many of us use wheelchairs and have taken cruises, and could better address your question. Unfortunately I've not ever been to Caribbean, so can't help...but folks on that board have!

[sanders]

Posted in this forum as well.

[bakerintn]

In general, you won't find ship excursions that are appropriate for this level of disability. About all you can expect is to ride around in a taxi, and that is not much fun. You will also have the problem of what to do with the wheel chair....most transportation is not set up to handle one, although mini-vans are common, and could (if the driver wanted to) take the collapsed chair with them.

 

Caribbean walks and roads are often rutted or sandy, making movement in a wheel chair difficult.

 

I have heard of beach-capable wheel chairs owned by NCL at Great Stirrup Cay.

 

We travelled with a chair-bound friend on the Dawn, and the biggest hassle was the ship elevators. A chair-bound person will have a very difficult time getting into an elevator unless they have a companion. As soon as an elevator arrives at that floor, the other passengers typically run over to that one...by the time a chair-bound person wheels over there, the elevator is full. A companion can wheel the chair faster or can run over to the elevator and hold it until their friend can arrive on their own.