Sam Taylor, 27, from Sussex, made the 14 day trip in his wheelchair with the help of the Jubilee Sailing Trust (JST), which brings together the able-bodied and disabled on holidays which require team work.
The ship has wheelchair lifts between decks, braille signage, hearing loops and hand rails.
Purpose-built equipment means that users can reach the crow's nest at sea, which is so high people can see the curvature of the earth, and partially-sighted or blind people can climb the rigging.
Sam has quadriplegic cerebral palsy which he was diagnosed with at three months old. He graduated from the University of Brighton with a degree in Digital Media in 2014 and was determined to travel independently upon completion.
Speaking to the Sussex Express Sam said: "Being hoisted 50ft in the air in my wheelchair in a harness up to the crow's nest as m y crew were on deck heaving me up by ropes was an experience that I will never forget.”
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