walking . is . overrated

The Cerebral Palsy Society currently have a great story up on their site written by one of their members, Lynn Slade, on her experience of a P&O cruise from a wheelchair user’s perspective. I didn’t even know you could take wheelchairs on cruises, much less bulky power ones, but from what Lynn is reporting it sounds like a wonderful experience! She says:

P&O have a few wheelchair accessible cabins but it does pay to book early. Ours was excellent. It was wide enough that Mandy could do a U-turn between the bunks.

The two top bunks could be folded back for easier access in dressing her.

The cabin’s shower area, which included a pull down seat, was easily accessible. The pressure in the shower was fantastic… wish mine at home was so good. The only negative was the water ran over the drains so the whole floor became extremely wet. The toilet had a seat extension and there was another seat to sit on while dressing. There were also plenty of rails around the room which sure came in handy when the weather was rough.

Have any of you been on a cruise? How was it in terms of accessibility?

PS - You can also read Lynn’s full report by clicking here. The pictures are theirs as well.