First river cruise adapted for disabled travellers
Accessible Travel has launched a river cruise ship which is specifically adapted for the disabled market.
The company claims The MS Alegria is the first accessible River Cruise launched for the UK market.
“The company specialises in holidays for the less mobile and for over 10 years we have been unable to book any of our customers on a river cruise, due to them being so inaccessible, so this is an exciting time to finally be able to offer a river cruise to so many people, which could not access this holiday option before,” said a spokesman.
The Alegria has a number of deluxe cabins with toilets and showers totally accessible by wheelchair.
The ship’s lift can take passengers in wheelchairs, scooters or using mobility aids from their cabin deck to the promenade deck to the restaurant, library and bar.
The lifts also go up to the large sun deck, allowing the ship to be a totally barrier-free environment.
The embarkation and disembarkation are fully wheelchair accessible and coach transfers from the UK are provided by adapted coaches.
By Bev Fearis
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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