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What you need to know Disabled facilities


If wheelchair users wish to cruise with us, they must be accompanied by a fare-paying able-bodied companion to assist them on board and ashore. Wheelchair access may be limited. Entrances to the vessel have raised coamings and almost all cabins have a raised lip or step from bedroom to bathroom. Please note that bedroom doors are no wider than 70cm. As the vessel does not carry a supply of narrow wheelchairs for general use, guests should check that their own chair is of a suitable width.


Although well equipped with handrails, some of the ship’s stairways are steep, particularly those from the Princess Deck to the Waterfront and Hebridean Decks. As there are no lifts (elevators), the severely disabled or handicapped may find their enjoyment of the cruise impaired if they experience difficulty in moving between decks and over coamings between cabins and bathrooms.


Fitness on board and ashore


Many of our visits ashore call for reasonable walking ability if guests are to gain maximum enjoyment from the cruise. As many are to lesser-known and remote places, there are frequently landing stages, steps, slopes and rough ground to contend with. We therefore reserve the right not to take a guest on a particular visit if we feel that it would be beyond his or her capabilities or might affect the enjoyment of fellow guests. If you are uncertain of your ability to participate in these activities, please contact our reservations staff to discuss the route in detail before confirming your booking. Those requiring wheelchairs and/or regular assistance in order to participate in shore visits must be accompanied by a fare-paying, able-bodied companion to assist them.


We can usually organise alternative self-guided walks ashore for less agile guests to enjoy at their own pace, or make other arrangements, including taxis, at guests’ own cost.


Health


When booking, guests must advise Hebridean of particular health conditions necessitating special precautions and of any subsequent change. It is the responsibility of each guest to informHebridean of any prevailing condition which may affect them on board or ashore and, equally, other guests’ ability to enjoy to the full any shore visits during their cruise. Please refer to the section ‘Fitness on board and ashore’ relating to the requirements for able-bodied companions.


Itinerary detail and variations


Cruise itineraries are published in good faith but may have to be altered on board to take into account climatic, geographical, political and other factors over which Hebridean or its agents have no control. We shall do our best to minimise alterations and their potential effect on guests.


While the Captain will do his utmost to follow the itinerary, he will, where appropriate, adapt the route to suit the prevailing and forecast weather conditions. The Captain’s decision is always final. If such amendments need to be made at short notice, we cannot make any financial adjustments. Please see page 4 of the 2019 Cruise Diary & Tariff for our Conditions of Business.


Medical facilities


Guests are advised to pack all necessary medical supplies, as our ports of call are generally off the beaten track and may lack facilities. If guests intend to bring any electrical or electronic medical equipment, they should first check with our reservations staff that it is compatible with the ship’s 240v electricity supply.


Hebridean Princess does not routinely carry a doctor as she is never far from land. Guests should ensure that, to their knowledge, they are fit to take a holiday during which immediate medical assistance may not be available. Arrangements to consult a doctor on land can be made at relatively short notice and assistance can be summoned quickly in the event of an emergency. Any medical and repatriation costs will be charged to the guest’s account.


The ship’s Officers are trained in first aid and a comprehensive medical supply is kept for emergency use.


Minors


We regret that children under the age of nine cannot be accommodated.


Single room occupancy


Ten of our cabins are designed and let on a single occupancy basis. Once these cabins have been booked, solo guests requesting a double cabin for single occupancy will be charged a supplement of 85% of the per-person fare for that cabin grade. Please refer to the Cabin Facilities and Dimensions Guide in the inside back cover or contact our reservations staff for further details.


PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS


We would like to thank the following for permitting us to use their photography in the production of this Cruise Directory:


Geoff Dixon (Pages 8, 25, 33, 61, 65, 70, 74, 77, 78, 80 and 81) Heather Fletcher (Page 22) Christoph Häertel (Pages 26 and 73) Michael Hutchinson (Page 11) Bryan Kennedy (Pages 62, 65, 69, 87 and 100) Anita Makay (Page 54) Brian Maxted (Pages 59 and 65) Olaf Menz (Page 36) Paul Mills (Pages 27, 30, 69, 83, 87 and 89) John Noorani (Pages 19, 20, 21, 38, 40, 45, 48, 49, 51, 56, 57, 72 and 77) Diane Russell (Pages 39 and 80) Margaret Soraya (Pages 10, 43, 44 and 50) Robert Sugden (Pages 2, 21, 49 and 57) David Swanson (Pages 7 and 68) Doreen Thomson (Pages 9, 35, 40, 57, and 102) David Tucker (Page 63)


104 Please refer to the 2019 Cruise Diary and Tariff for prices • Hebridean Island Cruises 01756 704704 • www.hebridean.co.uk


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