The Access Adventure journal

September 2021 - Access Adventure

Cruise reporting, practical access guidance, reader questions, and firsthand notes for traveling with confidence.

Anchorage and Denali Adventure by Wheelchair

Written by wheelchairtraveling.com Leaving Juneau After checking out, we decided to get a brunch at our now favorite place in Juneau, Alaska, The Sandpiper café, and have some more of their amazing egg benedicts. They did have a small ramp in front that made it easy to get in. With a full stomach we headed to the […]

7 Reasons Your Travel Insurance Claim Could Be Denied

Written by Doug Parker, May 2020, published for CruiseRadio.net NOTE: Since this was written, many travel organizations, including cruise lines, are requiring a specific Covid-rider be attached to the insured’s travel policy. An insurance rider is an adjustment or an add-on to a basic insurance policy. Riders are designed to provide additional benefit over the stated […]

14 Wheelchair Accessible Things to Do in Portland, Maine

Written by Sylvia Longmire, Spin the Globe, June 2019 I will be completely honest and say that visiting Portland (Maine) was a completely whimsical and last-minute decision. First, I found an amazing flight deal on Skyscanner with Frontier Airlines about a week prior. Second, it’s been in upper 90s and humid in Central Florida, and I was […]

Wonder of the Seas To Sail From US

Royal Caribbean has announced that the world’s largest cruise ship, Wonder of the Seas, will now debut in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in the spring of 2022 instead of sailing out of China. Wonder of the Seas will homeport in Port Everglades before repositioning to Europe where the ship will offer cruises from Barcelona and Rome. […]

Grand Cayman Disabled Access

Written by John Sage for Accessible Caribbean Vacations Cayman disabled access is the best I’ve encountered anywhere in the Caribbean.  Good sidewalk ramps & flat terrain make it easy for wheelchair users to get around.  Like Turks and Caicos, the British Virgin Islands, Anguilla, and Bermunda, the Cayman Islands are a British Overseas Territory which means […]

CN Tower Toronto

Written By alantvuong on August 10, 2021 After previously visiting Toronto in 2009 and 2016 and visiting Canada’s National Tower both visits, I wondered if it would be worth visiting again.  I previously wrote about my visit in 2016 as part of checking out Toronto’s top attractions with Destination Toronto. After meeting up with another friend, my travel buddy and I planned […]