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WORLDWIDE – Disability Holidays Guide

WORLDWIDE – Disability Holidays Guide

This online resource is designed to give disabled holidaymakers and carers more choice and flexibility when it comes to finding and arranging disabled holidays and activities. As well as accessible accommodation they have also put together a collection of travel ideas such as disabled cruises, disabled friendly safari, adaptive skiing breaks, as well as informative…

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Cruising with Disabilities

https://therebelchick.com/cruising-with-disabilities-are-carnival-cruise-lines-ships-wheelchair-accessible/ Are Carnival Cruise Line’s Ships Wheelchair Accessible?

Experiencing Milford Sound with a Wheelchair

2020 Grab Your Wheels, Let’s Travel has reviewed a scenic cruise in Milford Sound, New Zealand. The blog post is ‘Experiencing Milford Sound with a Wheelchair’. https://grabyourwheels.nz/2020/10/04/experiencing-milford-sound-with-a-wheelchair-2/

Antarctica Cruise Review

2020 Curb Free With Cory Lee’s review of a cruise to Antarctica. https://www.curbfreewithcorylee.com/2020/04/02/antarctica-wheelchair-accessible/

Travel agent

Accessible Journeys https://www.accessiblejourneys.com/accessible-cruises.htm

Jubilee Sailing Trust Uk

Jubilee Sailing Trust adapted tall ships “We operate a buddy system where two people are paired together, one able-bodied and one physically-disabled. They share the voyage and help one another along the way, developing a special bond that leaves a positive and lasting impression.” https://jst.org.uk/

Panama canal

22 day cruise package on the Holland America with Travel for All  

Jubilee Sailing Trust New Zealand

Jubilee Sailing Trust adapted tall ships “We operate a buddy system where two people are paired together, one able-bodied and one physically-disabled. They share the voyage and help one another along the way, developing a special bond that leaves a positive and lasting impression.” https://jst.org.uk/

Jubilee Sailing Trust Australia

Jubilee Sailing Trust adapted tall ships “We operate a buddy system where two people are paired together, one able-bodied and one physically-disabled. They share the voyage and help one another along the way, developing a special bond that leaves a positive and lasting impression.”

Europe Danube river cruise

Travel for all October 2019 Enjoy your accessible Danube River Cruise on the comfortable MS Primadonna including wheelchair accessible excursions in Bratislava, Budapest, Linz and Vienna. https://travel-for-all.com/mode-of-travel/cruise/river-cruises/primadonna-accessible-danube-river-cruise/

Equipment for cruises

Special Needs Group/Special Needs at Sea is dedicated to fulfilling the special needs requirements for persons who want to travel but may need mobility aides, oxygen or other equipment. We make travel easy, comfortable and accessible. Our trained delivery agents in over 165 metropolitan areas across 35 countries around the globe help us fulfill this…

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Europe Monaco cruise port

Monaco Cruise Port Disabled Access https://www.sagetraveling.com/accessible-cruise-ports-monte-carlo-monaco

Advice

2018 Disabled World Accessible Cruises: Cruising with Disability Information Synopsis : Information on accessible cruise ship travel for people with disabilities and carers to help plan an enjoyable trip. https://www.disabled-world.com/travel/cruises/

Advice

Travel for All article article: Top 10 tips for finding an accessible cruise!  

Ship Reviews The Cruise Liner

2017 article: Problems encountered Wheelchair travel by Cruise Liner https://www.hippocraticpost.com/lifestyle/wheels-of-misfortune/

Ship reviews the Royal Caribbean Navigator of the seas

2017 a look around and not massively accessible room aboard the Royal Caribbean Navigator of the seas 2324 rom Palmuesena Palmuaseman Uutiskirje(Finnish)/ Wheels of Travel YouTube vlog post: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hUSQeOTkTU

Ship reviews Princess Cruises Regal Princess

2018 A look around the Princess Cruises Regal Princess from Palmuesena Vierailu Princess Cruisesin Regal Princessillä/Visit Princess Cruises Regal Princess Palmuaseman Uutiskirje(Finnish)/ Wheels of Travel YouTube vlog post   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7-wE1V_QNM&t=36s  

Ship Reviews of various ships

wheelgotravelling’s Cruise Ship info featuring ship reviews of the: Aurora, Arcadia, Azura, Oceana, Oriana, Sea Princess, Ventura, Emerald Princess http://www.wheelgotravelling.info/Aurora_2.html

Ship Reviews P&O cruiseliner Azura

2013 Disability Horizons article A P&O cruiseliner Azura: Cruising the Accessible Way! http://disabilityhorizons.com/2013/01/cruising-the-accessible-way/

Panama canal

2018 CRUISING AS A QUADRIPLEGIC Jim Ryan, Travel-for-All’s new Accessible Travel Specialist! Takes a cruise down the Panama Canal https://www.myquadriplegic.life/stories/2018/10/14/cruising-as-a-quadriplegic

Europe UK Scotland

2017 Simply Emma blog post:NorthLink Ferries: Crossing The North Sea In A Wheelchair Accessible Cabin https://www.simplyemma.co.uk/northlink-ferries-wheelchair-accessible-cabin/#more-5530

Europ Norwegian fjords

2000 & 2009 wheelgotravelling.info Take this cruise http://www.wheelgotravelling.info/NorwegianCruise.html

Europe Italy Tunisia Spain France Monaco

2010 Accessible Travel – Italy, Tunisia, Spain, France, Monaco – 2010 (Wheelchair user) (Paraplegic) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be-tatCC_IE&index=27&list=PLIgL7UlxA2UOTP4Is-9sQFlSs148Wl1O5#t=129.976155

Europe Estonia

2016 Curb Free with Cory Lee Travels from Helsinki to Tallin on a day cruise https://www.curbfreewithcorylee.com/2016/03/07/wheelchair-accessible-tallinn-estonia/

Disney cruises

Rolling with the Magic: The Magical Blogorail is a group of Disney bloggers who have come together to share our love of Disney with loads of information about wheelchair accessibility in the parks and cruises http://www.rollingwiththemagicblog.com/cruise-line/

Caribbean cruise

2011 Ta-da.org.uk tourism abroad-disabled access ability takes a Caribbean cruise https://www.ta-da.org.uk/caribbean-cruise

Crribbean Port Accessibility Reviews

Sage Travel’s port accessibility reviews undertaken by a wheelchair user for destination in the Caribbean: Aruba Bonaire Costa Maya Cozumel Dominica Freeport Grand Cayman Grand Turk Grenada Jamaica Key West Nassau San Juan St Maarten St Thomas http://www.accessiblecaribbeanvacations.com/port-accessibility-reviews

Caribbean Port Accessibility Reviews

2016 thewheelchairtraveller collection of blog posts Miami and Caribbean Cruise Diary – August 2016…Including Miami, Ocho Rios, Georgetown, Cozumel and Nassau https://thewheelchairtraveller.com/miami-and-caribbean-cruise-diary-2016/

Australian Cruise

2005 Cruising the high seas! http://www.e-bility.com/articles/pocruises.php

Advice The dis”ABILITY” to cruise

You tube video channel from a wheelchair user reviewing various cruises and cruise liners https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX4sIiFAnGRuhX7utTd6BfQ/featured

Advice & tips

2017 ticle: Planning A Cruise When You Have A Disability https://turismoadaptado.com.br/blog/2017/05/03/planning-a-cruise-when-you-have-a-disability/

Advice

2016 New Mobility article: Make the Most of Your Accessible Cruise Experience http://www.newmobility.com/2016/06/accessible-cruise/

Cruise Port

Monaco Cruise Port Disabled Access https://www.sagetraveling.com/accessible-cruise-ports-monte-carlo-monaco

Tallinn

  2016 curb free with cory lee My Wheelchair Accessible Day Trip to the Medieval City of Tallinn, Estonia https://www.curbfreewithcorylee.com/2016/03/07/wheelchair-accessible-tallinn-estonia/  

Wheelchair Sea Adventure

SATH article: Wheelchair Sea Adventure of wheelchair user visits Glacier Bay in Alaska board the Sea Wolf Adventures cruise ship. The ship which has been adapted for wheelchairs is not perfect but ‘doable’  http://sath.org/wheelchair-sea-adventure

Able Amsterdam

A huge amount of information put together by an Amsterdam wheelchair-using resident: “My purpose is to highlight accessible places, to shatter disability stereotypes, and to encourage fellow mobility aid users to get the most out of this exciting city”. https://www.ableamsterdam.com/

The Lord Nelson

2019 An article about a voyage on tall ship The Lord Nelson, which is one of two ships in the world designed for people with disabilities assisted holidays, cruises https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/travel/my-week-at-sea-was-the-best-experience-of-my-life-1.3923272?fbclid=IwAR1E0LpHF-Mvb84g-YxWBipk1BlCLWzOj-qXAZIN03953MdCpb2Al75JdP4

Accessible Caribbean vacations

cruise company set up by wheelchair user and catering to clients with disabilities https://www.accessiblecaribbeanvacations.com/  

Around the Bahamas

Wheelchair traveling.com resources, reviews, guides, and tips from over 100 writers worldwide about accessible travel http://wheelchairtraveling.com/category/caribbean/the-bahamas/  

Disney cruise ships

2014 Rolling with the Magic blog post: Our Home Away from Home on the Disney DreamStateroom room 8092 on the Disney dream http://www.rollingwiththemagicblog.com/cruise-line/

Disney various cruises

Wheelchair traveling.com resources, reviews, guides, and tips from over 100 writers worldwide about accessible travel http://wheelchairtraveling.com/category/caribbean/castaway-cay-disneys-private-island/  

Caribbean port accessibility reviews 2

Sage Travel’s port accessibility reviews undertaken by a wheelchair user for destination in the Caribbean: Aruba Bonaire Costa Maya Cozumel Dominica Freeport Grand Cayman Grand Turk Grenada Jamaica Key West Nassau San Juan St Maarten St Thomas https://www.accessiblecaribbeanvacations.com/port-accessibility-reviews#.XUCXcZNKg8Y

Caribbean port accessibility reviews

2016 thewheelchairtraveller collection of blog posts Miami and Caribbean Cruise Diary – August 2016…Including Miami, Ocho Rios, Georgetown, Cozumel and Nassau https://thewheelchairtraveller.com/miami-and-caribbean-cruise-diary-2016/

Royal Caribbean cruise

2018 blog post Quirky Quad Diaries: ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISE ADVENTURE (PART 1) great links to part 2 and 3 https://quirkyquad.com/2018/04/28/royal-caribbean-cruise-adventure-part-1/

Advice the disability to cruise

You tube video channel from a wheelchair user reviewing various cruises and cruise liners https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX4sIiFAnGRuhX7utTd6BfQ/featured  

cruise travel advice

Hi. I’m Johanna. I started blogging to share my journey as I transition into a wheelchair. My passion is cruise travel and I refuse to give it up. I’m not disabled, i’m differently-abled. Don’t be afraid of my chair, come along for the ride. https://rollingtravelblog.wixsite.com/mysite/single-post/2016/06/17/WHO-AM-I

Cruise Ship Adventures & Wheelchairs – Lessons Learned

2018 PushLiving.com blog post:Cruise Ship Adventures & Wheelchairs – Lessons Learned from the writer of the Quirky Quad Diaries following a cruise to the Caribbean https://pushliving.com/cruise-ship-adventures-wheelchairs/

Equipment hire

Special Needs Group/Special Needs at Sea is dedicated to fulfilling the special needs requirements for persons who want to travel but may need mobility aides, oxygen or other equipment. We make travel easy, comfortable and accessible. Our trained delivery agents in over 165 metropolitan areas across 35 countries around the globe help us fulfill this…

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