Access Guide
Summary
- Squid & Anchor is a bar and entertainment area.
Entertainment nights include; pub quizzes and game shows. - Squid & Anchor is located in the Purple Staircase area, at the forward of the ship on Deck 5.
- 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.
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Entrance (Purple Staircase - Forward)
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Access
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- This information is for the entrance located in the Purple Staircase, at the forward of the ship on Deck 5.
- There is ramped/sloped access at this entrance.
- The entrance area/door is clearly signed.
- The entrance door(s) does not/do not contrast visually with its immediate surroundings.
- There is a/are hand sanitiser(s) at this entrance.
- The height of the hand sanitiser(s) is/are 115cm.
- The main door(s) open(s) towards you (pull).
- The door(s) is/are double width.
- The door(s) is/are permanently held open when the venue is open.
- The width of the opening is 220cm.
- 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 bar.
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Ramp/Slope
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- The ramp/slope is located just beyond the entrance.
- The gradient of the ramp/slope is slight.
- The ramp/slope is permanent.
- There is not a/are not handrail(s) at the ramp.
Eating / Drinking
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Service and Menus
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- Tables cannot be booked in advance.
- There is full table service and a bar where drinks can be ordered.
- Staff can bring food and/or drinks to tables.
- Menu types include; handheld menus and large print menus (by prior request only).
- Menus are clearly written.
- Menus are presented in contrasting colours.
- Staff can read menus to customers if requested.
- Takeaway cups are not available.
- Adapted cups are not available.
- Drinking straws are available on request.
- This area does play background music.
- Background music is played at all times.
- There is not a hearing assistance system .
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Service Counter(s)
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- The height of the counter is 107cm.
- There is not a lowered section of the counter.
- The type of flooring in this area is tiles and laminate.
- The lighting levels are moderate to good.
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Seating Area
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- There is step-free access throughout.
- There is ample room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre.
- There are some tables which are accessible to wheelchair users.
- In this area there are tables, armchairs, bench seats, high tables, sofas, a mixture of chairs with and without armrests and high stools available.
- The surface height of the lowest table is 52cm.
- The surface height of the highest table is 110cm.
- Some tables are permanently fixed.
- No chairs are permanently fixed.
- The flooring in this area consists of carpet, tiles and laminate.
- There is 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.
- The lighting levels are moderate to good.
- Lighting levels may be lower in the evening.
- The seating in the squid an anchor is divided into four areas - next to the bar, rear, middle and at the front.
There is step free access to the bar seating area.
There is a steep slope leading from the bar seating area to the rear seating areas which are located either side of the bar.
There is a steep slope leading from the bar seating area to the middle seating area.
There is a slight slope leading from the middle seating area to the front seating area.
Ramp(s)/Slope(s) and Step(s) (Rear Seating Areas)
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Ramp/Slope
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- There is a ramp/slope located either side of the bar seating area.
- The gradient of the ramp/slope is steep.
- The ramp/slope is permanent.
- There is not a/are not handrail(s) at the ramp.
- The ramp/slope does bypass the step(s).
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Step(s)
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- There is a/are step(s) located either side of the middle seating areas.
- There is/are 2 step(s).
- The step(s) is/are clearly marked.
- The height of the step(s) is/are not between 15cm and 18cm.
- The height of the step(s) is/are 10cm.
- The going of the step(s) is/are between the recommended 30cm and 45cm.
- There is not a/are not handrail(s) at the step(s).
- The lighting levels at the step(s) are moderate to good.
Ramp(s)/Slope(s) and Step(s) (Middle and Front Seating Areas)
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Ramp/Slope
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- There is a ramp/slope located next to the bar seating areas.
- The gradient of the ramp/slope is steep.
- The ramp/slope is permanent.
- There is a/are handrail(s) at the ramp.
- The handrail(s) is/are on both sides.
- The width of the ramp/slope is 132cm (4ft 4in).
- The lighting levels at the ramp/slope are low to moderate.
- The ramp/slope does bypass the step(s).
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Step(s)
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- There is a/are step(s) located either side of the middle seating area.
- The step(s) is/are used to access the front seating area and dance floor, the steps overcome a ramp with a slight gradient which leads from the middle seating area to the front seating area.
- There is/are 2 step(s).
- The step(s) is/are not clearly marked.
- The height of the step(s) is/are not between 15cm and 18cm.
- The height of the step(s) is/are 10cm.
- The going of the step(s) is/are between the recommended 30cm and 45cm.
- There is not a/are not handrail(s) at the step(s).
- The lighting levels at the step(s) are low to moderate.