The Access Adventure journal

February 2023 - Access Adventure

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

Chillie Chats With Nate Vallier About Yukon Sled Dog & White Pass Summit Excursion

Chillie Chats With Nate Vallier About Yukon Sled Dog & White Pass Summit Excursion is today’s main feature on Tuesday Travel and Cruise Industry News, February 28, 2023. This excursion will be available to guests on Cruises For Solos With Chillie – Alaska 2023 which sails August 30 on Sapphire Princess. There are still some […]

My Accessibility Report From A Visit To Port Canaveral

Written by Chillie Falls, February 27, 2023 for AccessAdventure.net I have been very clear about the horrible conditions I recently found in both New Orleans, LA and Charleston, SC when trying to navigate those cities on a scooter, power chair or manual wheelchair. Bluntly, both were awful. Yesterday, I visited Port Canaveral when Enchantment of […]

Overboard Woman Rescued In Washington

Overboard Woman Rescued In Washington is the lead story on Monday Travel and Cruise Industry News, February 27, 2023 LIVE from CocoCay, Bahamas. A 63-year-old woman was rescued by Washington State ferry crews after they said she had fallen or jumped into Elliott Bay this weekend. Also today, 2 Crew Bodies Found After Tugboat Capsizes […]

Rolling In Charleston, SC is Rough

Written by Chillie Falls, February 26, 2023 for AccessAdventure.net Yesterday Enchantment of the Seas had a port of call in Charleston, South Carolina. I had already discovered that there were no accessible excursions offered by Royal Caribbean. So, three of my dinner friends, Dan, Mike and Lois, met to go in town for lunch. Mike […]

Port Canaveral Now #1

Port Canaveral Now #1 is the lead on Friday Travel and Cruise Industry News, February 24, 2023 with Chillie Falls LIVE from just off the Outer Banks of North Carolina. For 2022, The Florida Ports Council, reported that Port Canaveral tops out at over 4 million passengers, a slim margin over PortMiami’s 3.9 million. And […]

Embarkation Day on Enchantment of the Seas

Written by Chillie Falls, February 24, 2023 for AccessAdventure.net Yesterday was Embarkation Day on Royal Caribbean’s Enchantment of the Seas from Baltimore, Maryland. That checked off a couple of my To Do list items: my first sailing from Baltimore, and my first sailing on Enchantment of the Seas. Baltimore does things a little different from […]