Ship Transfers and Shore Excursions Facilities
Ship Transfers & Tenders
Guests must be aware that certain vessel transfers, such as tendering and gangways, may not be fully accessible to wheelchairs or scooters at the time that they desire or that they cannot go ashore at all. When a ship is unable to dock, guests are taken ashore on smaller boats called tenders. Guests may need to utilize steps or a stair case to access the tender and to re-board the ship. Some guests with limited mobility may find it difficult to embark or disembark the ship at certain times while at dock or while tendering.
Note: We are unable to provide assistance from the ship to tender and/or from tender to shore for guests with scooters and/or wheelchairs that weigh a combined 100 lbs. Guests tendering to Great Stirrup Cay may be exempt from this. Mobility devices must be able to fold in order to be accommodated onboard the tender.
Papeete, Fiji does not have ADA lifts or Medi-vans that can accommodate guests that are full-time wheelchair users, to and from the airport in addition to Shore Excursion transportation. If you are a full-time wheelchair user, please fill out the Accessibility & Medical questionnaire and be as detailed as possible so we can try to accommodate your needs.
Shore Excursions
Some shore excursion facilities may not be fully accessible to guests with mobility challenges. Although we endeavor to make sure that companies based in the United States provide accessible shore excursions, we cannot guarantee that all are able to provide facilities that are accessible to persons with disabilities. Moreover, shore excursions in foreign ports can present challenges to disabled guests. For detailed, up-to-date information on accessibility issues involving shore excursions, we recommend that you contact our Shore Excursion team experts at 1-866-625-1167.
Cruise Tender Ports by Destination
* Indicates a port where ship can dock or anchor, varies by call.
Africa
- La Digue, Seychelles
- Luderitz, Namibia*
- Mossel Bay, South Africa
- Nosy Be, Madagascar
- Port Elizabeth, South Africa*
- Praslin, Seychelles
- Richard's Bay, South Africa*
Alaska, U.S. Pacific Coast
- Astoria, Oregon*
- Catalina Island, California
- Juneau, Alaska*
- Ketchikan, Alaska*
- Santa Barbara, California
- Sitka, Alaska*
Canada, New England
- Bar Harbor, Maine
- Charlottetown P.E.I., Canada*
- Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
- Newport, Rhode Island
- Rockland, Maine
- Saguenay, Canada*
- Sydney Nova Scotia, Canada*
Caribbean, Mexico & Panama Canal
- Basseterre, St. Kitts*
- Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
- Castries, St. Lucia*
- Cozumel, Mexico*
- George Town, Cayman Islands
- Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos Islands*
- Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas
- Harvest Caye, Belize*
- Ocho Rios, Jamaica*
- Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic*
- Road Town (Tortola), British Virgin Islands*
- Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras*
- San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua
Hawaii & French Polynesia
- Bora Bora, French Polynesia
- Huahine, French Polynesia
- Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
- Ile des Pins, New Caledonia
- Moorea, French Polynesia
- Hilo, Hawaii
- Honolulu, Hawaii
- Kahului (Maui), Hawaii
- Kona, Hawaii
- Nawiliwili (Kauai), Hawaii
- Papeete, French Polynesia
- Raiatea, French Polynesia
South America
- Buzios, Brazil
- Castro, Chile
- Ilha Grande, Brazil
- Puerto Chacabuco, Chile*
- Puerto Montt, Chile*
- Punta Del Este, Uruguay
- Stanley, Falkland Islands
Mediterranean
- Augusta, Italy
- Bar, Montenegro*
- Cannes, France
- Dubrovnik, Croatia*
- Katakolon, Greece*
- Korcula, Croatia
- Kotor, Montenegro*
- Monte Carlo, Monaco*
- Mykonos, Greece*
- Nafplion, Greece
- Nessebar, Bulgaria
- Paros, Greece
- Patmos, Greece*
- Praia da Vitoria, Portugal
- Santorini, Greece
- Sorrento (Capri), Italy
- Split, Croatia*
- Varna, Bulgaria
- Villefranche, France
Northern Europe
- Cobh (Cork), Ireland*
- Dun Laoghaire, Ireland
- Eidfjord, Norway*
- Geiranger, Norway
- Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom
- Hellesylt, Norway*
- Invergordon, United Kingdom*
- Isafjordur, Iceland*
- Kirkwall, United Kingdom*
- Nanortalik, Greenland
- Newhaven, United Kingdom
- Nuuk, Greenland*
- Nynäshamn, Sweden*
- Olden, Norway*
- Qaqortoq, Greenland
- South Queensferry, United Kingdom
- Stornoway, United Kingdom
- Ullapool, United Kingdom
- Ulvik, Norway
- Visby, Sweden*
Asia
- Benoa (Bali), Indonesia
- Coron, Philippines*
- Hanoi (Ha Long Bay), Vietnam
- Ishigaki, Japan*
- Hirara (Miyakojima), Japan
- Kanazawa, Japan*
- Ko Samui, Thailand
- Komodo Island, Indonesia
- Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia*
- Muara, Brunei Darussalam*
- Naze (Oshima island), Japan*
- Nha Trang, Vietnam
- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russian Federation
- Phuket, Thailand
- Sabang, Indonesia
Australia, New Zealand & South Pacific
- Airlie Beach, Australia
- Akaroa, New Zealand
- Albany, Australia
- Bay of Islands, New Zealand
- Cairns, Australia*
- Cooktown, Australia
- Dravuni, Fiji
- Geraldton, Australia*
- Gisborne, New Zealand*
- Kangaroo Island, Australia
- Lautoka, Fiji*
- Mystery Island, Vanuatu