Written by Christopher Elliott for USA Today, April1, 2022 Traveling abroad with a disability was a challenge before COVID-19. But during the pandemic, things got even harder. Jo Meleca-Voigt, a retired school teacher from Rochester, New York, remembers her recent flight to Aruba for her cousin’s wedding. “It was painfully apparent that the airport was […]
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Caribbean Travel Archives - Page 5 of 6 - Access Adventure
Cruise reporting, practical access guidance, reader questions, and firsthand notes for traveling with confidence.
My Wheelchair Accessible Aruba Tour: How I Fell In Love With One Happy Island
Written by Cory Lee, Curb Free With Cory Lee, October 2020 The last port of call on my recent cruise through the southern Caribbean with Carnival Cruise Lines was a destination that I have wanted to visit for years. I am a complete sucker for anywhere with a beach, so naturally Aruba has been on my mind […]
Port Accessibility Review: Grand Cayman
Witten by John Sage, 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 Bermuda, the Cayman Islands are a British Overseas Territory which means there […]
Cozumel, Mexico Port Accessibility
Written by John Sage, Accessible Caribbean Vacations One of the most popular Caribbean cruise destinations, Cozumel disabled access presents several accessibility challenges for visitors including steep ramps, steps at restaurants, and a challenging ferry to the mainland. Nevertheless, Cozumel wheelchair access is sufficiently good enough that disabled cruise passengers can visit a wheelchair accessible beach, […]
Cruise Port of Call Wheelchair Accessibility Review: Philipsburg, Sint Maarten (St. Martin)
Written by Sylvia Longmire, SpinTheGlobe.net, updated October 2019 Sint Maarten, part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, is a country on the southern part of a Caribbean island shared with Saint Martin, a French overseas collectivity. Its natural features span lagoons, beaches and salt pans. The capital, Philipsburg, has cobblestone streets and colorful, colonial-style buildings […]
Jamaica (Falmouth & Ochos Rios)
Written by John Sage for Accessible Caribbean Vacations Jamaica disabled access presents some of the biggest challenges of any of the Caribbean islands I have visited. Mountains, steep wheelchair ramps, and rough terrain are a few of challenges that disabled visitors will need to deal with. Even though there are accessibility challenges, there are still […]