Wheelchair Accessible Tendering on the Celebrity Edge Magic Carpet

Wheelchair Accessible Tendering on the Celebrity Edge Magic Carpet

[@laurelbrennan6295]

Sylvia, I just came over from "Cruising with Wheels" using your link and I'm crying watching the joy and happiness on your face. I can't believe it's taken so long for cruise industry to address the tendering difficulties for folks in wheelchairs getting on from ship and getting off on shore. I hope the ports address this shortcoming as well. They are missing out on a lot of tourism income. Perhaps this is an opportunity for independent handicap waterway transportation vehicles and docking systems. Where the tender can physically "lock" to the ship/dock to stabilize loading and unloading....maybe there could be springs under the ramp which absorbs the movement of the boat or something like that. Maybe you can discuss with the Magic Carpet designer. Celebrity could have a spin-off business that would service all cruise lines. 😀😀😀. It's worth a shot.

[@spintheglobe]

Laurel Brennan That would definitely be amazing!

[@clairefreeman7479]

Thanks for your great videos which will help my disabled husband and I when we get on the newly being built sister ship to Celebrity Edge "Apex" in 2020...sailing from the UK. I had asked another regular vlogger TA on KZbin regarding tendering and was basically told to "ask Celebrity" obviously this US TA isn't interested in capturing potential disabled cruisers. Your videos have helped no end.

[@spintheglobe]

Claire Freeman I’m so happy to hear this! And as an accessible travel agent, please let me know if you ever need help booking a cruise! Won’t cost you a dime. 😊

[@kathyhollist7731]

Thank you sooooo much for this video! Wish EVERY cruise ship had this! Amazing invention!

[@maryannpiccirilli454]

This is awesome! Now we know hubby can go on a tender excursion 🥰. Thank you Sylvia!

[@leslyehowell3390]

Love it. I have mobility issues and loved to actually seeing the how to you CAN board a tender boat.Thanks

[@arlenegagliano1536]

SOOO great to see a real demo of the Edge for tendering HC passengers. We're going on Apex next year and I was praying my husband could finally tender on his scooter!!

[@mrmiketman]

I admire you Sylvia I was nervous for you crossing the ramp to the boat. I to use a wheelchair for Mobility and can't stand at all. I'm going to grow up to be just like you;)

[@spintheglobe]

mrmiketman LOL! I was definitely a bit nervous, but the crew did a great job holding everything steady for me.

[@valeriepeterson8965]

Amazing!!! Can't Wait!!! Ty for sharing!!!

[@spintheglobe]

Valerie Peterson I told you you were going to love it 😊

[@fernandovelez2998]

Thanks for your videos very helpful

[@Clothed-with-His-Glory]

Thanks so much. We leave in a week and now I think I might get off the ship on my mobility scooter.

[@julieduo]

Did they let you use it with your scooter or did you need to walk off?

[@lizdyson3627]

Awesome Sylvia.

[@robertwudlick619]

This is somewhat misleading with the tender transfer. I am on the Celebrity Accent in Villefrance with calm seas right now and they won’t let me use the tender with my power wheelchair to board the tender. So I am stuck on the ship. The boarding team leadership was also very rude to me when I asked why. The port side might also not be accessible. I was having a great time until now on this cruise. Celebrity and Royal Caribbean can and needs to do a better job on transparency and accessibility for tender transfers and small ports.

[@ptlover9789]

Hi Sylvia. Thank you for this video. While I have never been able to tender with my scooter, my recollection is that in most tenders there is a step down to the seats. Is that because they were lifeboats instead of commercial tenders? It seems like the magic carpet solves one part of the equation but you could still have physical tender setup issues and destination unloading issues. If I felt like I could tender through to Santorini or Mykonos I would pay the extra for these ships. What sayest thou?

[@emeraldkimble7602]

Don’t miss last tender to ship be aware of last times

[@lizdyson3627]

That was awesome

[@julieduo]

On the edge now and they’re saying no can do. We tender in a couple days. Any advice? I can’t take a step and in a power chair

[@bentleybila3357]

What is it like transferring from tender boat to port and visa versa?

[@irenedavo3768]

Hello