Access Guide
Summary
- Broad Street Shops consists of onboard boutiques which are open when the ship is at sea.
- The shops stock a great range of duty-free products.
- Broad Street Shops is located on Deck 5, between the Atrium (midship) and the Purple Staircase (forward).
- For opening times, please refer to the daily Cruise News or the information touchscreens situated throughout the ship.
- The standalone accessible toilet(s) is/are located in the Purple Staircase area, at the forward of the ship on Decks 5 and 9.
- For information about all toilet facilities please click here (opens new tab).
- For information about the deck itself please click here (opens new tab).
- For information about the ship itself please click here (opens new tab).
Entrance (Purple Staircase - Forward)
-
Access
View
- This information is for the entrance located in the Purple Staircase area, at the forward of the ship on Deck 5.
- There is step-free access at this entrance.
- The entrance area/door is clearly signed.
- There is a/are hand sanitiser(s) at this entrance.
- The height of the hand sanitiser(s) is/are 115cm.
- There are no doors at this entrance.
- The width of the opening is 193cm.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of the entrance, with a height of 2cm or below.
- There are two entrance areas either side of the Purple Staircase lobby area, that can be used to access the Broad Street Shops.
Entrance (Atrium - Midship)
-
Access
View
- This information is for the entrance located on Deck 5, off the Atrium (midship) and between Reception and Destination Services.
- There is step-free access at this entrance.
- The entrance area/door is clearly signed.
- There are no doors at this entrance.
- The width of the opening is 295cm.
- There is a small lip on the threshold of the entrance, with a height of 2cm or below.
Broad Street Shops
- There is step-free access throughout the shopping area.
-
Shopping Area
View
- The flooring in this area consists of carpet and tiles.
- There is some flooring which includes patterns or colours which could be confusing or look like steps or holes to some people.
- There is some flooring which is shiny and could cause issues with glare or look slippery to some people.
- Handrails with a rounded or oval profile are provided in some areas.
- The colour contrast of the handrails is medium.
- Handrails are intermittent throughout.
- Music is played in the shopping area.
- The lighting levels are moderate to good.
- There are tables/desks in the main walkways when the shops are open.
-
Access to Shops
View
- Shops are not clearly signed.
- There is step-free access to all shops.
- There are double permanently held open doors for access to all shops.
- The doors open by sliding.
- All doors contrast visually with the immediate surroundings.
- All shops have opening widths of 75cm+.
- The majority of shops have either one or two of the doors detailed above. These doors are 210cm wide when fully opened.
- There is one shop with a set of 168cm wide manual, heavy double doors that open away from you and another shop with a 96cm wide single, sliding door.
- Some shops have sufficient turning space of 150cm x 150cm.
- The layouts of the shops may vary when open.
- All shops have their own payment counter.
- The heights of the individual shop payment counters range between 100cm and 105cm.
- There is also a central payment counter that can be used by all shops.
Counter (Shared Payment Counter)
-
Counter
View
- The counter is located in the middle of the shopping area.
- There is step-free access to the counter.
- There is not a clear unobstructed route to the counter.
- There are windows, TVs, glazed screens or mirrors behind the counter which could adversely affect the ability of someone to lip read.
- The counter is not placed in front of a background which is patterned.
- The lighting levels at the counter are moderate to good.
- The height of the counter is 105cm.
- There is not a lowered section of the counter.
- There is not a hearing assistance system at the counter.
- Background music is not played in this area.
- The flooring in this area consists of carpet and tiles.
- There is some flooring which includes patterns or colours which could be confusing or look like steps or holes to some people.
- There is some flooring with a shiny finish which could cause issues with glare or be perceived as slippery.