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Accessibility for People with Disabilities on Cruise Lines
CDC Information for Travelers with Disabilities
Information from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention's (CDC) Traveler's Health Yellow Book. Includes tips relating to air travel, bringing service animals on flights, cruise ships, as well as other useful travel-related links. Carriers may not refuse transportation because of a disability.
New Rule Extends Disability Protections to Passenger Ships & Boats
The Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced the first federal rule to specifically provide Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protections to people with disabilities who travel on boats and ships. The rule applies to two categories of vessels - vessels operated by public entities, such as public ferry systems, and vessels operated by private entities that are mainly in the business of transporting people, such as cruise ships. Under the rule vessel operators cannot charge extra for accessibility-related services to passengers, cannot require passengers to furnish their own attendants, and cannot deny access to passengers based on disability. The new rule will become effective 120 days after it is published.
Revised Draft Passenger Vessel Accessibility Guidelines & Supplementary Information
The Access Board is helping to develop accessibility guidelines for passenger vessels subject to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).