Written by Chillie Falls, December 5, 2022 I am on Holland America’s Nieuw Statendam this week and our first port of call was Half Moon Cay, Bahamas. We landed there about 9 AM on December 4, 2022. It was announced earlier that tender tickets would be available in BB Kings Blues Club at 8:30 AM. […]
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Cruise reporting, practical access guidance, reader questions, and firsthand notes for traveling with confidence.
Sylvia Longmire, Ambassador for Scootaround and WHILL Power Chairs
Written by Chillie Falls, December 3, 2022 Yesterday, my Special Guest on the Chillie Chats portion of Travel and Cruise Industry News, December 2, 2022 was Sylvia Longmire, Ambassador for Scootaround and WHILL Power Chairs. Sylvia is Spin the Globe creator, a service-disabled veteran, mother, author, consultant, entrepreneur, world traveler, and was Ms. Wheelchair USA 2016. After she […]
Accessibility Report Carnival Paradise
Written by Chillie Falls for AccessAdventure.net, November 18, 2022 I sailed on Carnival Paradise from Tampa, Florida on November 5. 2022. EMBARKATION Embarkation went about as smoothly as possible. I was able to access my scooter at the curb, checked my luggage with a porter, went through security and Carnival’s check in and was on […]
Serenade of the Seas Accessibility Report
Written by Chillie Falls, November 14, 2022 I sailed on Royal Caribbean’s Serenade of the Seas on October 25, 2022 from Tampa, Florida. It was a five night cruise with a port call in Cozumel, Mexico. Since Serenade of the Seas is a smaller, older ship, I did not have high expectations of its accessibility […]
Margaritaville At Sea Accessibility Report
Witten by Chillie Falls, November 5, 2022 for AccessAdventure.net For the first time I sailed on Margaritaville At Sea Paradise on November 2, 2022. Contained within are the results of my wheelchair/scooter/handicapped accessibility study and my recommendation concerning the advisability of cruising on this ship. The first very good sign was that embarkation was extremely […]
Wheelchair Accessibility Review: Costa Maya, Mexico
Written by Sylvia Longmire for SpinTheGlobe.net March 2019 Costa Maya is one of the most popular Western Caribbean ports of call for cruise ships. This port is also beneficial for wheelchair users because all cruise ships dock here, so no tenders are required. However, there are considerable limitations for activities beyond the port area, as you […]