Traveling with special needs can be a challenge, but it no longer means being left on the sidelines because of health problems or difficulty in maneuvering. Present day travel has gone beyond the wheelchair assistance provided by airlines through the airport or priority boarding on flights.
Today travelers can find organizations that specialize in needs travel, as well as companies that rent equipment as simple as wheelchairs and scooters, to oxygen, respiratory equipment, patient beds and lifts. These can be reserved ahead of time and delivered to your hotel or cruise stateroom making once inaccessible ports-of-call, shore excursions, and places of interest, worldwide, easily welcoming to all.
Travelers will find cruise lines and hotels with wheelchair accessible rooms and showers. Some, such as Princess, have double shore excursions that are identical in every way, with one providing extra assistance for those with special needs. Many have amplified telephones, sing language interpreters, large print menus, and Braille/tactile signage. Check your hotel or cruise lines individual websites to see what they provide in the way of assistance.
Following is a number of links that you may find helpful from rental equipment to travel tips to TSA and airline information sites. We hope you find these sites helpful and please don't hesitate to contact us if you have further information or sites of interest we can post to help others.
Enjoy your travels!
