Written by Chillie Falls for Accessadventure.net, April 27, 2023 I will return to Cartagena, Colombia May 6, 2023. Since I now have the option of using my Scootaround scooter, or a light weight power wheel chair, I have begun investigating accessible excursions. Most of my past cruises had little or no accessible excursions and almost […]
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Colon Panama Accessible Excursions
Written by Chillie Falls, April 26 2023 I will be in Colon, Panama on Cinco de Mayo (May 5, 2023). Since I now have the option of using my Scootaround scooter, or a light weight power wheel chair, I have begun investigating excursions. Most of my past cruises had little or no accessible excursions. Please […]
Puerto Limon Accessible Excursions
Written by Chillie Falls, April 25, 2023 I will be in Puerto Limon, Costa Rica next week, (May 4, 2023). Since I now have the option of using my Scootaround scooter, or a light weight power wheel chair, I have looked at excursions far more than on my previous cruises where I have found little […]
Transition From Scooter To Power Chair
Written by Chillie Falls, April 11, 2023 for AccessAdventure.net I started using Scootaround scooters nine years ago on Cruise ships. I have also used a scooter once rolling all over New Orleans. To be totally transparent, I have used them for over 6 years, as between the pandemic and my two bouts with cancer, I […]
Zaandam Accessibility Report
Written by Chillie Falls, April 6, 2023 for AccessAdventure.net I sailed on Holland America’s ms Zaandam on March 4, 2023 from Ft Lauderdale to San Diego. This was a full transit Panama Canal cruise, and a longtime bucket list cruise for me. It also became the infamous “phone” cruise where my Uber driver accidentally knocked […]
My Brush With Danger In Huatulco
Written by Chillie Falls, April 4, 2023 for accessadventure.net On March 15, 2023, the ms Zaandam sailed into Huatulco, Mexico, a Pacific port of call I had never visited. Keep in mind, this was the “no phone” bucket list cruise for me that sailed full transit through the Panama Canal. Eventually, we would finish the […]