I travel with my husband who uses a transport chair or a cane to get around. He has difficulty walking and standing for any length of time after several back surgeries. This cruise review is written about how we managed our travel with his lightweight folding transport chair. This is our 2nd cruise taking the chair along after 4 other cruises in our younger and his more mobile days. We picked Alaska as we went there 12 years ago when we had happy memories of doing it all!

By that, I mean BACK THEN we took the helicopter ride and walked on the glaciers, rode the White Pass Yukon train to Canada and also enjoyed a bumpy zodiac inflatable boat to a trail for hiking. All that was do-able back then. But this review is about traveling at a slower pace, looking for easier travel options and choosing cruise tours wisely for someone with a disability.

We spent a few days in Seattle before our cruise staying at THE WESTIN SEATTLE. The hotel was conveniently located downtown and we took the monorail to see the Space Needle. My husband's admission ticket to the Space Needle and to ride the monorail was discounted due to his disability. We also went AFTER 6 p.m. and the admission was discounted for me as well. The monorail was clean and offered easy access. While in Seattle, we also toured Pikes Market, Pioneer Square and went for a fabulous Boeing tour to see the largest building in the WORLD. (Friends of ours who live in Seattle area drove us to those areas.) Read more