RonPaula Posted October 16, 2020 #1 Share Posted October 16, 2020 I’m looking for information on the cruise terminal and cruise port situation. I understand that they are separate places and accessed by shuttle busses. I use a manual wheelchair and need information on how the process would work for me. I posted on the South America port board but haven’t received a reply. Paula Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nps001 Posted October 16, 2020 #2 Share Posted October 16, 2020 I dont know if this will be helpful but the BA port was (I assume Celebrity uses the same terminal) more like an industrial port than a typical port such as Miami or Barcelona. As I recall, Celebrity used the ramp to access the ship and not the "bridges" That should be okay with a wheelchair. I would be more concerned with the shuttle busses being ADA compliant more so than anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fouremco Posted October 16, 2020 #3 Share Posted October 16, 2020 I've no personal experience, but this link might be of some assistance: https://www.cruisemapper.com/ports/buenos-aires-port-103 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Kat Posted October 16, 2020 #4 Share Posted October 16, 2020 2 hours ago, RonPaula said: I’m looking for information on the cruise terminal and cruise port situation. I understand that they are separate places and accessed by shuttle busses. I use a manual wheelchair and need information on how the process would work for me. I posted on the South America port board but haven’t received a reply. Paula @RonPaula Howdy Paula! To help you out I have moved your thread from the Celebrity Cruises forum to the Disabled Cruise Travel forum where it will be on-topic. That's where cruisers with physical limitations share their advice & experiences. Browse through the thread titles on the forum looking for threads of interest. You may find your fellow Cruise Critic members have already posted questions and received answers that will be of interest to you. I hope this will be helpful and glad to have you aboard Cruise Critic! Happy sails, Host Kat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zanderblue Posted October 16, 2020 #5 Share Posted October 16, 2020 We were not impressed with ship access/egress arrangements or the terminal to be honest. The terminal is quite a distance from the dock and requires you to use a bus. Access and egress to ship is via a very steep ramp. there were restrictions in place to manage how many people were on it at any one time, which obviously led to delays. my memories of the terminal are vague, but I seem to recall that ground areas adjacent to terminal were quite uneven. I am sure there will be arrangements to assist you, but I doubt it will be as straightforward as in Miami or port Everglades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokopelli-az Posted October 16, 2020 #6 Share Posted October 16, 2020 19 hours ago, RonPaula said: I’m looking for information on the cruise terminal and cruise port situation. I understand that they are separate places and accessed by shuttle busses. I use a manual wheelchair and need information on how the process would work for me. I posted on the South America port board but haven’t received a reply. Paula There is some information in these articles: https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news-headlines/buenos-aires-cruise-terminal-becomes-more-user-friendly https://curbfreewithcorylee.com/2020/06/27/wheelchair-accessible-buenos-aires-argentina/ And a bit older article here: https://wheelchairjimmy.com/south-america-wheelchair-accessible-transportation/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted October 17, 2020 #7 Share Posted October 17, 2020 On 10/15/2020 at 5:28 PM, RonPaula said: I’m looking for information on the cruise terminal and cruise port situation. I understand that they are separate places and accessed by shuttle busses. I use a manual wheelchair and need information on how the process would work for me. I posted on the South America port board but haven’t received a reply. Paula They have a shuttle bus which Is Wheelchair accessible between ship and terminal. The shuttles run about every 15 minutes. Terminal is pretty well laid out and you should have no problems with a wheelchair. Taxis are available in front of Terminal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgesGal Posted October 17, 2020 #8 Share Posted October 17, 2020 (edited) WE DID A CRUISE OUT OF BA IN DEC. 2018, and boarding the ship was something out of the past - perhaps the 1950's. The boarding was accomplished via metal ramps with steep slopes, perhaps 20 to 30 degree angles. The ramps looked like something your children would have made from their erector sets! And yes, the docking area is in the commercial port area. This was all new experience for me, not one I wish to repeat in the future. Perhaps in the last two years, improvements have been made, though. I don't have info on that. Edited October 17, 2020 by GeorgesGal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TiogaCruiser Posted November 9, 2020 #9 Share Posted November 9, 2020 There are several docks that your ship might be assigned to, so some of this depends on where it is tied up. The first time I was in BsAs we were tied in the “interior”, among container ships. The second, we were on the channel that goes along the Rio Plata. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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