Travelling with limited mobility can seem a little daunting.  Will you be able to get on and off the tenders? Will your legs last the distance on sightseeing excursions?  What if I need extra assistance?  They’re all very valid concerns but limited mobility shouldn’t keep you from seeing the places you want to see.  Everyone should be able to get out into the world to experience and explore!  If you have limited mobility, it just takes a little bit of extra planning and preparation – which we can help you with.

For example, if you’re a bit unsteady or slower on your feet or you don’t have the stamina you used to, requesting a wheelchair for your international flight is a godsend.  There’s no additional cost for this service.  Airlines will often provide a buggy transfer to take you to your gate and you’ll have priority boarding onto the aircraft so that you have plenty of time to get settled and comfortable.

When it comes to accommodation before or after your cruise, we can request ground floor rooms, or rooms that come with additional rails in the showers etc.  

Cruise lines will often offer disabled rooms or, if you don’t need wheelchair access but just need a little extra room, a cabin upgrade will often do the trick.  

Getting on and off tenders is something that concerns a lot of people and understandably so.  You don’t want to travel all that way and spend your money if you can’t get on and off the ship.  This is where it’s important to match the cruise line with your ability.  For example, the Aranui 5 requires a certain amount of mobility in getting on and off tenders but if you just don’t have the stamina to walk for long, they offer 4WD transport for those who can’t walk the distance.  

For many with mobility issues, Antarctica is off the radar.  Crossing the Drake Passage and getting on and off zodiacs can simply be too much. But an alternative may be Heritage Expeditions’ voyage to the Ross Sea where you still have the Antarctic experience, but there is no long flight and you board the tenders whilst on the ship and the hydraulic platform lowers the tender into the sea so there is no “jump” from ship to tender.

There are plenty of options out there – it’s just a matter of finding the solution to meet your ability and your needs.  We are happy to help and guide you in this.  Give us a call and we’ll have you out exploring the world in no time!