I can't remember the registry of these two ships, but Disney cut off its
affiliation with "The Big Red Boat" and built two ships of its own because
of issues like accessibility.  The "Magic" and "Wonder" are identical
"mega-liners".  I'm not in a chair (yet), but I don't recall anything that
would make any part of the ship inaccessible.  In most ships there are
ledges on the stateroom doors and bulkhead hatches, but the doorways on the
ships were wide with no thresholds.  I can't remember the toilet/shower
config., but I do beleive they would accomodate chairs.  I DO know there
were cruise-mates who were in chairs on our cruise, and they were having the
time of their lives.  I'd have to say that Disnay does the family thing ten
times better than Royal Carribean, Carnival, Holland-America or any of the
other large liners I've been on.  Every port-of-call had a deepwater dock,
so you didn't have to take a tender to shore.  Wherever there was a
staircase, there was a matching elevator.  If you're interested, I'll get
the URL for the Disney Cruise line and you can look for yourself.  Send for
the free video-tape--it gives a very accurate picture of what the trips are
like.  Like I said, for a family vacation, it's the best money we ever
spent--and that includes Disney World and Land.

-Kyle

-----Original Message-----
From: J. McCarthy [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 4:23 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Disney....was Re: kyles back


You mean cruise ships are really accessible???  I
always kinda figured ships weren't accessible because
they tend to be registered in some other country that
does not have the ADA.

Jen

--- "Cleveland, Kyle E." <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Jen,
>
> I agree.  Sure, Disney exploits the hell out of
> everything it touches, but
> they've got the "theme park" down to a science.
>
> The best vacation our family has ever had (one where
> each enjoyed themselves
> equally) was a 7-day cruise last year on the Disney
> ship "Magic" (they have
> two identical ships--the "Magic" and the "Wonder").
> It was fantastic!
> There were programs for every age and interest.
> Things were geared such
> that you could be very "active" on the cruise, or
> "laid back".  Nothing on
> the itinerary (except meal-times) was mandatory and
> there was a vast array
> of things to do aboard ship and in port.
> Accessibility was wonderful too.
> We're definitely saving our shekels for it as our
> next family vacation.
>
> -Kyle
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: J. McCarthy [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 1:04 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Disney....was Re: kyles back
>
>
> Hi, my name is Jennifer, I'm 30 years old and I'm a
> Disney-olic.  I feel that I must visit DisneyWorld
> in
> Orlando several times a year. :)
>
> I love theme parks and rollercoasters!  Theme parks
> are my escape from life and rollercoaster are my
> escape from my CP.  <smile>  I feel so wonderfully
> free when I'm flying through the air and upside-down
> at 60 mph.
>
> BTW, My husband, who's from Newfoundland (Canada),
> doesn't care much for Disney and such...but I'm a
> Floridian and grew up with Disney in my backyard.
>
> TTYL,
> Jen
>
> --- Magenta Raine <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > After a certain age the kids will get tired of
> > Disney world.  I don't go
> > anymore because of how Disney exploits those who
> > make all their toys and
> > T-shirts.
> >
> > Mag
> >
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> =====
> TTYL,
> Jennifer
>
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