
Honoured to have my picture with the captain of the ship.
This was my first tour of a cruise ship, I was instantly hooked when I went onboard. The people and service aboard Regent’s Seven Seas Navigator was incredible. Everyone from the servers to the captain made you feel like you were their number one guest onboard.
But, this blog is about the ship’s wheelchair accessibility, so let’s delve more into that. I was pretty impressed with the ship overall, however, the gangway down from the pier (in Vancouver’s port at least) was a steep ramp. I had to hold onto my wheels pretty tightly. I would suggest if you don’t have good mobility in your arms or hands, ask for assistance when going down this gangway.
Once onboard the ship, the doorway into the ship has a small ramp that’s not the easiest to get into. But the ramp is there to help seal off the door off in case of a fire, so just ask for help over the ramp. Once inside, the ship is very open and spacious.
This ship has four wheelchair accessible rooms, (room numbers: 929, 928, 833 and 832) but they are very spacious and luxurious. The doorways into the cabins and the cabins’ bathrooms are 37″. I found the beds to be a bit high from the ground at 28”, but their comfort made up for this minor hassle. The side of the room has a sliding glass door (onto your very own private balcony!), and most of the rooms have a chair in front of the sliding door. The staff are happy to remove this for you if it is an obstacle.
The casino on the Navigator was impressive, featuring slots, blackjack and poker tables. Unfortunately, the tables are not easily accessible (most are too high to fit a wheelchair). But all the chairs at the slot machines are removable and easy to wheel up to. So bring lots of quarters for the slots!
The Compass Rose, the ship’s main dinning room, is truly spectacular. The tables are very easy to access and are fairly wide and the chairs are easily removable.
Unfortunately I didn’t have a really in-depth look at Canyon Ranch, the signature spa onboard Regents ships is something to behold, with massage tables and spa treatments I highly recommend checking it out. Some of the treatment tables may not be accessible, but talk to the spa staff and I am sure they will do everything in their power to accommodate you and your wheelchair.
I can’t say enough good things about the Regent Seven Seas Navigator. On your next cruise I would seriously suggest giving them a try.
Overall rating of Regent Seven Seas Navigator:9.0
Accessibility rating of Regent Seven Seas Navigator: 6.9

At the Port in Vancouver, there are two pretty big gangway ramps to get down to the ship, so I would suggest having someone behind you at all times.

The yellow lip is pretty easy to get over, just do a pop-a-wheelie and your fine

This small ramp is a bit steep. But it’s to help the doors seal off, in the small chance of a fire so, it’s worth having that bit of a bump to go over in the end.

This is the Canyon Ranch Spa, which is pretty spacious and easy to wheel around I would recommend checking it out.

There are two small ramps on the entrance and the exit to this balcony

Kind of a smaller elevator, I wouldn’t attempt it in a power chair, but manual chairs would be fine.

This small ramp is located on the entrance and exit to the pool deck and is pretty easy to access.

This wide open, spacious shower has a folding shower bench and a removable shower head.

If a portable shower bench works better for you, this is an option onboard as well.
This patio is fairly easy to get onto, I would have someone remove the chair in the way before attempting this.
Two of the Navigators 4 Wheelchair accessible staterooms are on this deck, stateroom number 933 and stateroom 932