![\"Scenic](\"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/scenicsapphire_ext.jpg\")
<\/a>Scenic Sapphire is just one of five ships to undergo extensive refits. Photo courtesy of Scenic Tours<\/p><\/div>\n
Accessible Travel refers to being able to meet the needs of individuals with physical impairments. This includes hearing and visually impaired as well as those with mobility issues, which tend to be more complex, particularly for those passengers who are wheelchair-bound. For the purpose of this article, we will focus on travelers with limited physical mobility.<\/p>\n
There are some options that can make river cruises possible for almost anyone. So if you or someone you know has physical limitations, you will be glad to know that some of the cruise lines have cabins that are wheelchair accessible, wheelchair lifts, wide corridors and wheelchair accessible excursions.<\/p>\n
Surprisingly, many of the major river cruise companies do not have accessible cabins on any of their ships. This includes AmaWaterways, Avalon Waterways, Uniworld and Viking River Cruises. Most of the river boats do have elevators but are not otherwise equipped for passengers with limited mobility.<\/p>\n
There are a few companies in Europe and the United States that offer accessible travel on some of their river boats. In Europe there are options on traditional river cruise ships as well as barge river boats. In case you are unfamiliar with a barge, it is a smaller boat that is able to travel along canals and waterways that are not navigable by larger river boats. The barge vessels usually carry between 6 and 12 passengers.<\/p>\n
River Cruise Companies that Offer\u00a0Accessible\u00a0Travel Options<\/strong><\/h4>\n![\"CroisiEurope's](\"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Botticelli_1_lr.jpg\")
<\/a>CroisiEurope’s Botticelli is a sister-ship to Seine Princess. Photo courtesy of CroisiEurope.<\/p><\/div>\n
Listed below are the river cruise companies in Europe that have accessible cabins on some of their ships.<\/p>\n
\n- CroisiEurope<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Seine River – Ships: MS Botticelli and MS France<\/p>\n
Rhine & Danube Rivers \u2013 Ships: MS Beethoven, MS G\u00e9rard Schmitter, MS L’Europe, MS Lafayette, MS Modigliani, MS Vivaldi<\/p>\n
Garonne and Dordogne Rivers in France – \u00a0Ship: MS Cyrano de Bergerac<\/p>\n
Guadalquivir and Guadian Rivers in Spain – Ship: MS La Belle de Cadix<\/p>\n
\n- Shearings<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
MS Alegria cruises on the Rhine River and the Dutch and Belgian Waterways.<\/p>\n
\n- Scenic Cruises<\/strong><\/a> has accessible cabins on all of 13 of its ships that cruise the waterways in Europe and Russia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- European Waterways<\/strong><\/a> (barge cruising)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
La Nouvelle Etoile cruises in Holland from March through May, Burgundy in June and July, and in Germany and Luxembourg in September and October.<\/p>\n
<\/a>CroisiEurope’s Botticelli is a sister-ship to Seine Princess. Photo courtesy of CroisiEurope.<\/p><\/div>\n
Listed below are the river cruise companies in Europe that have accessible cabins on some of their ships.<\/p>\n
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- CroisiEurope<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Seine River – Ships: MS Botticelli and MS France<\/p>\n
Rhine & Danube Rivers \u2013 Ships: MS Beethoven, MS G\u00e9rard Schmitter, MS L’Europe, MS Lafayette, MS Modigliani, MS Vivaldi<\/p>\n
Garonne and Dordogne Rivers in France – \u00a0Ship: MS Cyrano de Bergerac<\/p>\n
Guadalquivir and Guadian Rivers in Spain – Ship: MS La Belle de Cadix<\/p>\n
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- Shearings<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
MS Alegria cruises on the Rhine River and the Dutch and Belgian Waterways.<\/p>\n
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- Scenic Cruises<\/strong><\/a> has accessible cabins on all of 13 of its ships that cruise the waterways in Europe and Russia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- European Waterways<\/strong><\/a> (barge cruising)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
La Nouvelle Etoile cruises in Holland from March through May, Burgundy in June and July, and in Germany and Luxembourg in September and October.<\/p>\n
- European Waterways<\/strong><\/a> (barge cruising)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Scenic Cruises<\/strong><\/a> has accessible cabins on all of 13 of its ships that cruise the waterways in Europe and Russia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Shearings<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n