Bimini Beach Club is the exclusive Virgin Voyages Bahamas retreat, located on the tiny island of Bimini. The Scarlet Lady cruise ship makes port call...
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REVIEW: Wheelchair Accessible Cruising on the MSC Seaside
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I've been on almost twenty cruises now as a wheelchair user, and have sailed on virtually all the major US-based cruise lines. However, I had never c...
Read MoreA Wheelchair User’s Guide to Atlantis Paradise Island, Bahamas
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The first thing that most visitors to Nassau see when approaching the Bahamas island of New Providence is a huge coral-pink resort complex dominating...
Read MoreA Not-So-Perfect Day for Wheelchair Users at Royal Caribbean’s CocoCay
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In April 2019, I decided to book a cruise on Royal Caribbean's Mariner of the Seas for three nights to Nassau and the cruise line's private island o...
Read MoreCruise Port of Call Wheelchair Accessibility Review: Cozumel, Mexico
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Although Cozumel is Mexico's largest Caribbean island (and its most populated), it wasn't until the 1960's that this once-sleepy fishing village beca...
Read MoreA Wheelchair User’s Guide to Visiting Accessible Havana, Cuba (by Cruise)
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I am the daughter of Cuban exiles, and a member of the first generation born in the United States. For most of my 44 years on this planet, I have bee...
Read MoreHow New Cuba Travel Restrictions Are Affecting Cruises and Flights
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On April 17, 2019 in Miami during the 58th anniversary of the ill-fated Bay of Pigs invasion, National Security Advisor John Bolton announced signifi...
Read MoreREVIEW: Wheelchair Accessibility on the Holland America MS Rotterdam
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For me, there's always this awesome level of anticipation when traveling on a new cruise line for the first time. While I have a European itinerary ...
Read MoreCruise Port of Call Wheelchair Accessibility Review: Roatán, Honduras
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I have been to almost two dozen ports of call in the Caribbean on cruises, and I have to say that Roatán is absolutely one of my favorites. The wheel...
Read MoreCruise Port of Call Wheelchair Accessibility Review: Costa Maya, Mexico
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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...
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