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Don't Let Your Physical Challenge Slow You Down !

World traveler S. Earl Statler offers his decades of cruising & travel experience and personal physical challenge knowledge to the public in this new Website!

A Passport for Cruising 

Challenged or Mobility 

Impaired Travelers!

Latest Cruising Tips!

Cruise Lines with Accesibility

Thinking of taking a Cruise?

Congratulations… you have decided on taking a cruise vacation. You are in for a exciting experience. The thought of trying something new when you are medically challenged can be a little or a lot intimidating.  And from time-to-time you might still be dealing with the frustration of not being able to do what you have been able to do for decades.  Cruising is an excellent opportunity to see the world safely and in comfort with a passenger social group of your choice with an environment that can include non-challenged passengers. On board a ship you can enjoy most of the same freedom of movement and accessibility as the other passengers… if your floating vacation respite has been correctly chosen.

Things You Need to Know Before You Choose A Cruise Line

• Access Your Challenges

• Get A Medical Opinion About Your Travel Limitations

• Will You Travel Alone or Accompanied?

• Are You a Slow-Walker, need a Wheelchair or Scooter?

• Dietary & Medicine Requirements

• Bathroom Requirements

• Itinerary Consideration

Typical Obstacles Found on Most Ships

Most older and newer ships have many common obstacles. Older ships feature "lips" at cabin, bathroom and some public room doors. Most new ships in most have been able to remove these lips or sills though new design techniques. So avoid these older ships, even though ramps may have been built to attempt to overcome these obstructions. These cumbersome ramps are often steep and too frequent for even the most physically adept passenger to wheel up and down without  assistance. Ramps on newer ships have been constructed with reasonable grading that would be equivalent to most shore side facilities. New ship ramps are easy to maneuver.

Cruise ships are not required to meet the United States federal Americans with Disabilities Act requirements. However, many of the newer ships have taken into account that many passengers require certain medical amenities before they can travel. Although foreign-flagged cruise ships owned or leased by American companies are not required by law to do so, many have complied with the ADA recommendations.

Selecting Your Itinerary

Hearing Impaired

Embarkation

Tendering

Wheelchairs & Scooters

Medical Considerations

Passports

New Air Line Carry-On Regulations (May 2002)

Disability Travel & Recreation Resources

• Currency Exchange Rates on line. 

• Latest Weather at your destination.

• Passport and travel information from the State Department.

• Travel books from Lonely Planet.

• Health Information for travelers from the CDC.

• Point-to-point Driving Instructions and maps from Mapquest.