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Top 14 Accessible Cruises by Princess
By John Sage
The Top 14 Accessible Princess Cruises in the Mediterranean contain a mix of sailings on the new Regal Princess ship and the older, smaller Ocean Princess ship.
The Regal Princess ship is brand new in 2014 and has the latest features in onboard accessibility. The Ocean Princess only has 680 passengers and has short distances to walk/roll between venues. Because it is a smaller ship, it can sometimes dock closer to the various city centers.
The strength of Princess Cruise itineraries are the Grand Mediterranean cruises between Barcelona and Venice. Other itineraries can have significant changes to the ports of call depending on the sailing date, and disabled cruisers should be aware of how that might affect their ability to sightsee while in port.
Princess only offers 7 accessible shore excursions in the Mediterranean. That’s not a reason to avoid Princess cruises though, because Sage Traveling offers 200+ accessible shore excursions across 62 Mediterranean cruise ports. We will be able to provide you with a fully accessible cruise vacation!
In 2014, there are essentially 3 types of accessible Princess cruise itineraries in the Mediterranean:
- Grand Mediterranean sailings on the Regal Princess – After June 2014, the Regal Princess will sail 12 night Grand Mediterranean cruises between Barcelona and Venice. These sailings are the most common and most accessible Princess cruise itineraries. The Regal Princess is a Royal Class ship that is brand new and will be launched in 2014.
- Special sailings on the Regal Princess – A few special cruises between Venice, Rome, and Athens occur before July 2014. These are unique and include a great 20 day cruise itinerary.
- Eastern Mediterranean & Holy Land sailings on the Ocean Princess – This R Class cruise ship was built in 2002. It is a fairly small ship with only 680 passengers. For any Ocean Princess cruises, you will have to book FAR in advance to get an accessible cabin. It sails various 7 to 21 night itineraries from Athens, Rome, and Venice.
Cruisers interested in Princess may also want to check out the accessible Celebrity cruises. Celebrity has 3 new, large cruise ships with many sailing dates.
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Princess is one of the few cruise lines that have sailings that depart from Athens. Each of the three accessible Athens cruises mentioned here sail on the small, intimate Ocean Princess ship and have a high number of accessible ports on the itinerary.
Princess’s 7-Night Adriatic Cruise on Ocean Princess
While most Adriatic cruises start and finish in Venice, this accessible Princess cruise starts and finishes in different cities allowing you to spend additional time visiting these world-class cities.
In Athens, you can visit the Acropolis, the Ancient Agora, the Temple of Olympian Zeus, and other accessible Greek ruins. In Venice, you can spend additional time visiting lesser known islands like Murano and Burano.
Show Cruise Details Princess Accessible Tours Sage Accessible Tours Sage Accessibility Guide * 1 7 Yes 0 1 Yes 0 2 No 0 1 No 0 2 Yes 0 2 Yes 0 6 Yes Contact us to check rates and availability * Note – Sage Accessibility Guides are only available if you book your cruise through Sage Traveling During this accessible Princess cruise, you’ll travel between the two most important ancient civilizations in Europe. The Parthenon and Delphi bear witness to the impressive ancient Greeks, and a tour of the Roman Forum and Colosseum allows wheelchair visitors to roll through ancient Roman history. Show Cruise Details Princess Accessible Tours Sage Accessible Tours Sage Accessibility Guide 1 7 Yes 0 0 No 0 4 Yes 0 3 No 0 2 No 1 8 Yes Contact us to check rates and availability The pyramids of Egypt, the Sea of Galilee & Jerusalem, the Colosseum, the Ephesus ruins, and the Acropolis are some of the world-class ancient sites that you’ll visit on this accessible cruise from Athens. This cruise has only one sailing date and only four accessible cabins, so be sure to contact us far in advance to book your spot! Show Cruise Details Princess Accessible Tours Sage Accessible Tours Sage Accessibility Guide 1 7 Yes 0 0 No 0 4 Yes 0 3 No 0 3 No 0 3 No 0 3 No 1 8 Yes Contact us to check rates and availability Princess’s Grand Mediterranean cruise is one of the most popular in the Mediterranean. It sails on the brand-new Regal Princess ship and has accessible shore excursions available in every port. Consequently, it made our Top 12 Accessible Mediterranean Cruises list and our Top 50 Accessible European Vacations list. During this wheelchair accessible Princess cruise from Barcelona, you will visit two Greek ports, a Croatian port, a Turkish port, four Italian ports, one French port, and one Spanish port. What a great sampling of European countries! Show Cruise Details Princess Accessible Tours Sage Accessible Tours Sage Accessibility Guide 0 6 Yes 0 3 Yes 1 7 Yes 0 4 Yes 0 1 Yes 1 9 Yes 1 8 Yes 1 7 Yes 0 6 No 1 4 Yes Contact us to check rates and availability
Like the accessible Holy Land cruise from Athens described above, this cruise has a single sailing date and only 4 accessible cabins. Be sure to book your accessible cabin far in advance! Sage Traveling is able to arrange accessible shore excursions in 7 of the 8 ports on the itinerary. Additionally, we can recommend accessible Rome hotels before your cruise and accessible Athens hotels after your cruise that I have personally visited, inspected, and photographed. Show Cruise Details Princess Accessible Tours Sage Accessible Tours * Sage Accessibility Guide 1 8 Yes 0 3 No 0 3 No 0 3 No 0 3 No 0 4 Yes 0 0 No 1 7 Yes Contact us to check rates and availability * Get €50 off each excursion if you book your cruise through Sage Traveling This quick 7 night accessible cruise starts in Rome and ends in Athens while visiting two Greek isles and the ruins of Ephesus along the way. Before your cruise, you’ll be able to visit Roman attractions like the Vatican, the Spanish Steps, the St. Peter in Chains church, and the Pantheon. After your cruise, you can visit accessible Athens sites like the Acropolis, the Ancient Agora, and the National Archaeological Museum. Show Cruise Details Princess Accessible Tours Sage Accessible Tours Sage Accessibility Guide 1 8 Yes 0 3 No 0 4 Yes 0 0 No 1 7 Yes Contact us to check rates and availability The 7 night cruise described above can be extended into a 14 night accessible Princess cruise that ends in Venice. The longer cruise includes multiple ports in the Adriatic including Montenegro and Croatia, and three stops in Greece. It sails on the same small, intimate cruise ship, the Ocean Princess. Ninety-one percent of the ports have accessible excursions available. Show Cruise Details Princess Accessible Tours Sage Accessible Tours Sage Accessibility Guide 1 8 Yes 0 3 No 0 4 Yes 0 0 No 1 7 Yes 0 1 Yes 0 2 No 0 1 No 0 2 Yes 0 2 Yes 0 6 Yes Contact us to check rates and availability Tacking on another 7 nights onto the September 6, 2014 sailing gives you a spectacular three week cruise throughout the Mediterranean. In addition to the 11 ports on the 14 night cruise, this accessible Rome cruise adds 5 more stops and finishes in Rome. The additional stops include the medieval walled town of Dubrovnik and the port of Sorrento where you can visit the Amalfi Coast and Pompeii. Show Cruise Details Princess Accessible Tours Sage Accessible Tours Sage Accessibility Guide 1 8 Yes 0 3 No 0 4 Yes 1 7 Yes 0 1 Yes 0 2 No 0 1 No 0 2 Yes 0 2 Yes 0 6 Yes 0 3 Yes 0 0 No 0 2 No 0 3 Yes 1 8 Yes Contact us to check rates and availability
Princess’s Grand Mediterranean cruise runs back and forth between Barcelona and Venice. Because it’s on a brand-new cruise ship and has multiple sailing dates, I named it to my Top 12 Accessible Mediterranean Cruises list. Your Princess accessible cruise vacation starts by being picked up at the Venice airport by a wheelchair accessible boat or van. You can choose to either spend a night or two in an accessible Venice hotel or head straight to the cruise ship. In each port on this cruise, you will be able to choose a half day or full day accessible shore excursion. At the end of your trip, you can visit an accessible Barcelona beach or explore the city using the Sage Accessibility Guide for Barcelona. Show Cruise Details Princess Accessible Tours Sage Accessible Tours Sage Accessibility Guide 0 6 Yes 0 3 Yes 1 7 Yes 0 4 Yes 0 1 Yes 1 9 Yes 1 8 Yes 1 7 Yes 0 6 No 1 4 Yes Contact us to check rates and availability
On May 20th, 2014, the new Regal Princess departs Venice for the first time. All 5 of the ports on this 7 night cruise are wheelchair accessible. You’ll be able to see the famous windmills in Mykonos, the enormous Blue Mosque in Istanbul, the towering Acropolis in Athens, and much more. Show Cruise Details Princess Accessible Tours Sage Accessible Tours Sage Accessibility Guide 0 6 Yes 0 1 No 1 8 Yes 0 1 Yes 1 7 Yes Contact us to check rates and availability
If you add 6 nights onto the end of the 7 night wheelchair accessible Princess cruise described above, you get this wonderful two week Eastern Mediterranean cruise vacation. With 5 ports of call in Greece, you’ll be able to experience charming Greece islands like Mykonos, Corfu, and Santorini, as well as historical ruins like the Temple of Olympia in Katakolon and the Parthenon in Athens. Two stops in Turkey as well as a visit to Dubrovnik, Croatia are included on the itinerary. Show Cruise Details Princess Accessible Tours Sage Accessible Tours Sage Accessibility Guide 0 6 Yes 0 1 No 1 8 Yes 0 1 Yes 1 7 Yes 0 4 Yes 0 3 No 0 2 No 0 3 Yes 0 6 Yes Contact us to check rates and availability
Add 7 more nights onto the Venice accessible cruise mentioned above and you’ll get a 20 night cruise that has accessible excursions in all 15 ports! In addition to the Eastern Mediterranean ports described above, this handicapped accessible Princess cruise adds visits to Montenegro, Rome, Florence (and/or Pisa), the Provence region of France, and Barcelona. This cruise only has one sailing date, so be sure to book early! Show Cruise Details Princess Accessible Tours Sage Accessible Tours Sage Accessibility Guide 0 6 Yes 0 1 No 1 8 Yes 0 1 Yes 1 7 Yes 0 4 Yes 0 3 No 0 2 No 0 3 Yes 0 6 Yes 0 2 Yes 1 8 Yes 1 7 Yes 0 6 No 1 4 Yes Contact us to check rates and availability
This Grand Mediterranean Cruise is 5 days longer than most of Princess’s Grand Mediterranean cruises. It also has accessible shore excursion options in every port, so it’s a great way to see Europe! This accessible Princess cruise starts and finishes in Venice, and we can provide you with the wheelchair accessible routes to avoid all the bridges and canals. In large destinations like Rome, you can book an accessible driving tour to quickly bring you between the tourist attractions. In other destinations like Naples and Mykonos, you may be able to walk/roll right into town! This cruise has two stops in Rome and we recommend spending one day at the ancient Rome sites and one day at the Vatican & Renaissance sites. It also has two stops in Toulon, so you can spend one day at wineries and the beach and spend the other day visiting historical towns like Avignon and Arles. Show Cruise Details Princess Accessible Tours Sage Accessible Tours Sage Accessibility Guide 0 6 Yes 0 2 Yes 1 8 Yes 1 7 Yes 0 6 No 1 4 Yes 0 6 No 1 8 Yes 1 9 Yes 0 3 No 0 4 Yes 0 1 Yes 0 6 Yes Contact us to check rates and availability
Unlike the other Venice cruises described above, this accessible Princess Holy Land cruise sails on the much smaller Ocean Princess cruise ship which has shorter distances to walk/roll. With only 680 passengers onboard, you’ll have a more intimate feel to your vacation. Two stops in Israel and two stops in Egypt make this cruise an easy way to visit holy sites and pyramids. Accessible shore excursions are available in 11 of the 13 ports on the itinerary. Shorter cruises to the Holy Land that depart from Athens and Rome are described above. Show Cruise Details Princess Accessible Tours Sage Accessible Tours Sage Accessibility Guide 0 6 Yes 0 3 Yes 0 0 No 0 2 No 0 3 Yes 1 8 Yes 0 3 No 0 3 No 0 3 No 0 3 No 0 4 Yes 0 0 No 1 7 Yes Contact us to check rates and availability
There are several other cruises that, for one reason or another, did not make my list of the Top 14 Accessible Princess Cruises. These itineraries may work for some disabled and senior cruisers. Contact us for more information on these cruises. Learn about the 6 Benefits of Booking Your Cruise through Sage Traveling Read more: Europe Accessible Cruising Advice
Ports of Call
Athens, Greece
Mykonos, Greece
Katakolon (Olympia), Greece
Corfu, Greece
Kotor, Montenegro
Split, Croatia
Venice, Italy
Princess’s 7-Night Greek Isles Cruise on Ocean Princess
Ports of Call
Athens, Greece
Aghios Nikolaos (Crete), Greece
Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey
Santorini, Greece
Itea (Delphi), Greece
Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
Princess’s 11-Night Holy Land Cruise on Ocean Princess
Ports of Call
Athens, Greece
Patmos, Greece
Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey
Haifa (Nazareth), Israel
Ashdod (Jerusalem), Israel
Port Said (Cairo), Egypt
Alexandria, Egypt
Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
Princess’s 12-Night Grand Mediterranean Cruise on Regal Princess
Ports of Call
Venice, Italy
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Athens, Greece
Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey
Mykonos, Greece
Naples (Pompeii), Italy
Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
Livorno (Florence/Pisa), Italy
Toulon (Provence), France
Barcelona, Spain
Princess’s 11-Night Holy Land Cruise on Ocean Princess
Ports of Call
Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
Haifa (Nazareth), Israel
Ashdod (Jerusalem), Israel
Port Said (Cairo), Egypt
Alexandria, Egypt
Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey
Patmos, Greece
Athens, Greece
Princess’s 7-Night Greek Isles Cruise on Ocean Princess
Ports of Call
Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
Santorini, Greece
Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey
Aghios Nikolaos (Crete), Greece
Athens, Greece
Princess’s 14-Night Greek Isles Cruise on Ocean Princess
Ports of Call
Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
Santorini, Greece
Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey
Aghios Nikolaos (Crete), Greece
Athens, Greece
Mykonos, Greece
Katakolon (Olympia), Greece
Corfu, Greece
Kotor, Montenegro
Split, Croatia
Venice, Italy
Princess’s 21-Night Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Ocean Princess
Ports of Call
Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
Santorini, Greece
Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey
Athens, Greece
Mykonos, Greece
Katakolon (Olympia), Greece
Corfu, Greece
Kotor, Montenegro
Split, Croatia
Venice, Italy
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Malaga, Spain
La Goulette (Tunis), Tunisia
Sorrento (Capri), Italy
Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
Princess’s 12-Night Grand Mediterranean Cruise on Regal Princess
Ports of Call
Venice, Italy
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Athens, Greece
Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey
Mykonos, Greece
Naples (Pompeii), Italy
Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
Livorno (Florence/Pisa), Italy
Toulon (Provence), France
Barcelona, Spain
Princess’s 7-Night Eastern Med Cruise on Regal Princess
Ports of Call
Venice, Italy
Corfu, Greece
Istanbul, Turkey
Mykonos, Greece
Athens, Greece
Princess’s 13-Night Eastern Med Cruise on Regal Princess
Ports of Call
Venice, Italy
Corfu, Greece
Istanbul, Turkey
Mykonos, Greece
Athens, Greece
Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey
Santorini, Greece
Katakolon (Olympia), Greece
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Venice, Italy
Princess’s 20-Night Grand Mediterranean Cruise on Regal Princess
Ports of Call
Venice, Italy
Corfu, Greece
Istanbul, Turkey
Mykonos, Greece
Athens, Greece
Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey
Santorini, Greece
Katakolon (Olympia), Greece
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Venice, Italy
Kotor, Montenegro
Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
Livorno (Florence/Pisa), Italy
Toulon (Provence), France
Barcelona, Spain
Princess’s 17-Night Grand Mediterranean Cruise on Regal Princess
Ports of Call
Venice, Italy
Kotor, Montenegro
Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
Livorno (Florence/Pisa), Italy
Toulon (Provence), France
Barcelona, Spain
Toulon (Provence), France
Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
Naples (Pompeii), Italy
Santorini, Greece
Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey
Mykonos, Greece
Venice, Italy
Princess’s 18-Night Holy Land Cruise on Ocean Princess
Ports of Call
Venice, Italy
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Malaga, Spain
La Goulette (Tunis), Tunisia
Sorrento (Capri), Italy
Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
Haifa (Nazareth), Israel
Ashdod (Jerusalem), Israel
Port Said (Cairo), Egypt
Alexandria, Egypt
Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey
Patmos, Greece
Athens, Greece
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