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Saga Holidays discriminates

David

I am putting this under hobbies as I am prevented from carrying out my hobby of swimmig in the Medeteranian Sea.

SAGA has cancelled my holiday in CRETE and giving me a full refund.

Is that not DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION.?

Is SAGA breaking the Equallity Act?

She assured me that she was not discriminating against me because of my Asperger Syndrome.

SAGA HOLIDAYS have told me that I CANNOT come on a SAGA Holiday without my Mother or a friend.   It was because of the impression I made on the Danube Cruise.

She wanted a Doctors report that I am fit to travel.

I told her that ASPERGER SYNDROME IS a social disability not an Illness so there is no point asking my Doctor.

 

 

She said as there is only one rep per Hotel Saga cannot give me extra help so I cannot come on a SAGA Holiday on my own.

David

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  • I think she needs a better justification than "walking in front of cars"(on or off the ship?) or something you said. If she had a clear case of risk that justified asking you to be accompanied it could be understood. But she may be vulnerable if her excuse is poor.

    I assume if they require your mother to accompany you, you are a lot younger than the average SAGA holiday traveller, although they are open to all ages.

    But because the holidays probably attempt to offer a quieter and protected environment for over 50s travellers, they are trying to fulfill their obligations to the majority of their holiday-makers.

    Do you have to cruise with SAGA?

    The hosts/comperes/agents with these tours are probably a bit obsessive themselves about any element, whether within the group or outside that gets them inundated with complaints.

    And for some reason lost to me (as if at my age I don't grumble Victor Meldrew style an awful lot) older travellers grumble about nearly everything and must make it really tough for organisers.

    They'll be complaining most of the time that the ships engines make too much noise or the boat rocks too much. So a younger person behaving differently will have them banging on the agents' door anticipating all kinds of absurd consequences.

    It would be better to go on cruises with a younger age range.

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  • I think she needs a better justification than "walking in front of cars"(on or off the ship?) or something you said. If she had a clear case of risk that justified asking you to be accompanied it could be understood. But she may be vulnerable if her excuse is poor.

    I assume if they require your mother to accompany you, you are a lot younger than the average SAGA holiday traveller, although they are open to all ages.

    But because the holidays probably attempt to offer a quieter and protected environment for over 50s travellers, they are trying to fulfill their obligations to the majority of their holiday-makers.

    Do you have to cruise with SAGA?

    The hosts/comperes/agents with these tours are probably a bit obsessive themselves about any element, whether within the group or outside that gets them inundated with complaints.

    And for some reason lost to me (as if at my age I don't grumble Victor Meldrew style an awful lot) older travellers grumble about nearly everything and must make it really tough for organisers.

    They'll be complaining most of the time that the ships engines make too much noise or the boat rocks too much. So a younger person behaving differently will have them banging on the agents' door anticipating all kinds of absurd consequences.

    It would be better to go on cruises with a younger age range.

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