Cruise
We recently returned home after an enjoyable week's cruise in the Sapphire Princess, starting at Southampton and taking in Copenhagen, Skagen and Oslo. It should have included Zeebrugge, but Storm Hannah was in the offing around the time we were due to leave Southampton, so departure was delayed to let it pass.
We went with a couple we are friendly with, making a foursome. We booked an accessible cabin which had extra space, internal ramps and wide doorways. I hired a hospital bed, a small power chair and a loo seat raiser. I took my own manual wheelchair.
We'd booked a wheelchair excursion in Copenhagen and were surprised to find ourselves the only couple in a moderate sized coach with a tail lift, so we had the services of a guide and driver entirely to ourselves. The trip amplified what we'd found out when we visited Copenhagen last year.
The power wheelchair wouldn't charge, but a phone call revealed that it needed 240V, even though the charger specified 110V upwards. Later in the trip I helped another lady having much the same problem.
We did our own thing at Skagen, rolling and strolling about a mile into the town, situated at the north end of the Danish peninsula. It was a bit touristy, but we did find a nice restaurant off the beaten track.
I last visited Oslo on business in my twenties. This time we caught a Hop on / Hop off bus, which have single wheelchair bays, to the Kon Tiki museum in Bygdoy. It was nearly an hour's ride, but the return journey was quicker. We then explored the area round the ship, which was scenic with older sailing vessels.
We set off back at mid afternoon and were at sea all the following day and night. It was quite rough during the first night.
We enjoyed dinners together and most evenings found us in the ship's theatre watching whatever show was on.
I used the manual wheelchair for all shore trips and the power chair for getting about the ship, as extensive carpeting made self pushing hard and slow work.
Here I am, sharing a rather large Margarita!
We went with a couple we are friendly with, making a foursome. We booked an accessible cabin which had extra space, internal ramps and wide doorways. I hired a hospital bed, a small power chair and a loo seat raiser. I took my own manual wheelchair.
We'd booked a wheelchair excursion in Copenhagen and were surprised to find ourselves the only couple in a moderate sized coach with a tail lift, so we had the services of a guide and driver entirely to ourselves. The trip amplified what we'd found out when we visited Copenhagen last year.
The power wheelchair wouldn't charge, but a phone call revealed that it needed 240V, even though the charger specified 110V upwards. Later in the trip I helped another lady having much the same problem.
We did our own thing at Skagen, rolling and strolling about a mile into the town, situated at the north end of the Danish peninsula. It was a bit touristy, but we did find a nice restaurant off the beaten track.
I last visited Oslo on business in my twenties. This time we caught a Hop on / Hop off bus, which have single wheelchair bays, to the Kon Tiki museum in Bygdoy. It was nearly an hour's ride, but the return journey was quicker. We then explored the area round the ship, which was scenic with older sailing vessels.
We set off back at mid afternoon and were at sea all the following day and night. It was quite rough during the first night.
We enjoyed dinners together and most evenings found us in the ship's theatre watching whatever show was on.
I used the manual wheelchair for all shore trips and the power chair for getting about the ship, as extensive carpeting made self pushing hard and slow work.
Here I am, sharing a rather large Margarita!
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