VENTURA | LA PALMA | CHECKING OUT THE BUFFET | CANARIES CRUISE 

Yes that was our first time and it was very pleasant. Thanks for watching

Hi! Thanks for your kind words and I hope we can continue to share our future travels with everyone. In answer to your question, we didn't try it and to be honest, I don't know who we needed to approach to use the hoist - it was always wrapped up. I should let Sue answer this, but she doesn't swim and wouldn't really trust me much to take her into a normal pool with steps, so I think it was never an issue. It WAS nice though to see the facility there. As for the wheelchair lift, we did spot it halfway through the first week - it is slightly hidden away isnt it? It looked to be a normal wheelchair lift like you might find in a dept. store, but to be honest we always accessed deck 16 via the starboard doors near the salon. I have to say, even for an older ship, we were quite pleased at the easy access to most areas, even all the way up to deck 19. There were a couple of steps inside (I think possibly where the watertight doors came out) that did snag the wheelchair wheels occasionally, but overall, it's a very accessible ship.