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 […]
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Accessibility Report on Norwegian Escape
Written by Chillie Falls, AccessAdventure.net, December 11, 2023 I have just come off a week cruise on Norwegian Escape sailing from Port Canaveral to the Western Caribbean. The sailing date was December 2, 2023 and I traveled with my Whill Model C2 Power Chair. I realize this is not necessarily true of all disabled travelers, […]
New Tenders For Great Stirrup Cay
Written by Work Boat Staff, filed Passenger Vessels, News May 18, 2023 Incat Crowther delivers three new cruise tenders to Norwegian Cruise Lines Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL) just welcomed three new 25-meter (82′) cruise tenders into their Caribbean fleet, stationed at Great Stirrup Cay in the Bahamas. The tenders were designed by Incat Crowther and built by Singapore’s Penguin […]
Truth About The Accessibility Of Great Stirrup Cay
Written by Chillie Falls, September 2, 2022 (Photography by Hot Air Tom) I sailed on Norwegian Sky August 21, 2022 and had a port of call scheduled at Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas on August 27, 2022. My friend, Hot Air Tom, had rented a cabana so we could enjoy the beauty of the island and […]
Norwegian Sky Accessibility Report
Written by Chillie Falls, August 26, 2022 As I sit here in my accessible cabin on the Norwegian Sky, I am reflecting how to manage a ship I really like that has some glaring deficiencies. So, here goes: First, embarkation was as smooth as any cruise I have been on. First, Scootaround met me at […]