Cruise Accessibility

ms Noordam

Mobility Scooters & Power Chairs
  • 3 and 4 wheel scooters
  • Left and right hand controls
  • Standard size up to 250 lbs
  • Heavy-duty size up to 350 lbs
  • Bariatric size up to 500 lbs
Manual Wheelchairs
  • Standard 18 inches wide up to 250 lbs
  • Heavy-duty 22 inches wide up to 350 lbs
  • Bariatric 26 inches wide up to 700 lbs
  • Beach wheelchairs
Oxygen Equipment & Accessories
  • Portable battery-powered concentrators
  • Liquid oxygen
  • Cylinders in many sizes
  • Standard concentrators
Patient Lifts & other Mobility Aids
  • Hearing-impaired kits
  • Bed & bath safety equipment

ms Noordam Ship Accessibility

  • Ship Class:  Vista Class
  • 28 accessible staterooms
  • Accessible staterooms have wider doors, roll-in showers, grab bars and turning spaces.
 MS Noordam Cruise Vessel

Ship Details

  • Occupancy: 1,924
  • Tonnage: 82,318
  • Length: 936 feet
  • Beam: 105.8 feet
  • Cruise Speed: 24 knots
  • Ship’s Registry: The Netherlands
  • Inaugural Date: February 2006

Accessible Stateroom Features

  • Stateroom door width: at least 32 inches
  • Bathroom door width: at least 32 inches
  • No doorsill to get into stateroom
  • No bathroom thresholds
  • Bathroom grab bars
  • Accessible sink and stateroom vanity
  • Roll-in showers
  • Fold-down shower bench
  • Hand-held shower heads
  • Lowered closet rod
  • Portable Visual/tactile alert system (upon request)
  • Accessible balconies (selected staterooms)

Boarding

  • Gangways are wide enough to accommodate most wheelchairs and scooters.

Restrooms

  • There are accessible public restrooms.

Decks

  • All decks have elevator access except Sports Deck.

Food & Beverage

  • All dining and bar venues are accessible.

Recreational Facilities

  • Lower playing tables in Casino
  • Wheelchair seating in the Vista Lounge
  • Jogging Track ( Promenade Deck)
  • Cinema

Spa & Fitness Center

  • Dry treatment room
  • Fitness equipment
  • Sauna
  • Changing Room
  • Restroom

Other Features

  • Lowered counter at Guest Relations
  • Tender Lift System
  • Amplified Phones
  • Assistive listening system in the Vista Lounge
  • Beauty Salon
  • Art & Photo Gallery
  • Card Room
  • Internet Café
  • Window Eyes computer software
  • Library
  • Service Dogs Permitted for Holland America cruise ship accessibility, at least 45 days advance notice requested.
  • Large Print or Braille menus (with prior request)
  • Guided tour of ship during embarkation (with prior request)
  • Closed captioning is available on television programming however, please note that some satellite feeds do not transmit with captioning, so this feature is available only when the signal the ship received has captioning.
  • Downloadable daily activities, news, and menus for  guests with laptops with screen reader programs

Non-Accessible

  • Sports Deck

 

 

This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm details directly with Holland America.

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