Costa Cruises to offer new group shore excursions to guest with disabilities
Costa Cruises is claiming to be the first cruise line in the world to offer guests with disabilities the opportunity to participate in group shore excursions at no extra cost.
Accessibility has been verified by the Italian Multiple Sclerosis Association, AISM.
The new Adagio Tours will take place on the flagship Costa Diadema and will be bookable from January 1, 2019
At every port of call, at least one group excursion will be offered that is accessible to everyone, including guests with impaired mobility, and this is available at no extra cost.
The list of tours currently includes visits to the cities of Genoa, Marseilles, Barcelona, Palermo, Rome, Palma de Mallorca and Cagliari.
"Adagio Tours have been developed considering the needs of all our guests who want to enjoy their chosen destinations at a slower pace, with more time to discover or rediscover them. They are therefore particularly suited to parents with strollers, elderly guests or people with permanent or temporary mobility impairments," said Costa.
The programmes for these excursions have been devised, tested and checked with the contribution of 15 women~with multiple sclerosis, trained and selected by AISM.
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