Wheelchair Accessible Whale Watching Written by Chillie Falls for AccessAdventure.net, October 17, 2024 We experienced the best of New England wildlife on a guided whale-watching cruise around the Stellwagon Bank National Marine Sanctuary. A high-speed catamaran that gets to and from the whales with the help of a naturalist guide. For information or to book […]
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P&O Cruises Updates Policy That May Restrict Some Guests
Written by Melissa Mayntz, Cruise Hive, September 3, 2024 Travel can be challenging for those who require the use of mobility devices, and P&O Cruises has recently updated its Mobility Scooter Policy in a way that could be even more challenging for booked guests or those planning an upcoming cruise. While the new adjustment is made for […]
Carnival Elation Wheelchair Accessibility
Written by Chillie Falls, June 3, 2024 for AccessAdventure.net When I boarded Carnival Elation on April 25, 2024, my expectations were very low. Not only was she an older ship from a period not known for its accessibility, we were asked to delay our scheduled arrival time by 3 hours because the ship was experiencing […]
Cruising the High Seas With Ivan Cox
Written by Thomas Humphrey, Vineyard Gazette, May 23, 2024 More than 30 years ago, at a Chinese restaurant in Boston, a message from a fortune cookie set Island resident, Dr. Gerry Yukevich, on course for a lifelong love affair with Caribbean cruising. “I opened a fortune cookie that said, ‘Soon you’ll have a new job […]
A Blow Against The Disability Community
Written by Chillie Falls for AccessAdventure.net, May 12, 2024 Royal Caribbean has informed its guests that, due to port construction in Skagway, the Radiance of the Seas will be docking at an alternate pier. To ensure everyone’s safety in an area prone to rockslides, all guests will be tendered into the harbor. While this adjustment […]
Carnival Getting Tough On Mobility Scooters
Written by Chillie Falls, March 8, 2024 for Travel and Cruise Industry News Podcast and AccessAdventure.net In just a little over a month since we last featured this story, Carnival Cruise Line has begun reaching out to guests booked in accessible cabins to alert them to mobility scooter policies onboard, noting that the assistive vehicles […]