TJ O'Pootertoot

I'm looking forward to doing a tour with Victor Bodden in a couple of weeks and was also planning on tipping the guide but - if it's not intrusive - can you say roughly how much you ended up tipping everyone? (Still trying to do the math on how much cash we need to bring 😀)

Will do, thanks. It's reassuinng to at least know I'm not imagining it's not currently there😀

Sorry to dig up this month-old thread but I'm sailing on Enchantment on December 30 so I assumed the Night 2/Night 6 thing would hold true - especially since Night 2 is New Year's Eve. But I don't see any indication anywhere of formal or "dress your best" nights. When I look at dining, it just shows "smart casual attire" for every night. Is there somewhere else I should be looking?

To make a long story short, it did take some time and making my way up the corporate ladder but the hotel is arranging the transportation. And hopefully now they'll know for next time.

I'm on a cruise over new year's with my daughter, who is in a powerchair and we just assumed Belize was a write-off, as she wouldn't be able to board a tender. Are you saying there are tenders there that will take a powerchair? And would getting access to one be a port issue or a cruise line issue? Thanks for any info.

Thanks for that. I wasn't getting anywhere on the phone so I asked for an email and sent them something very similar to that... possibly that exact document. I'm being nice so far and cautiously optimistic they'll understand it's a legal obligation rather than a friendly request 🙂

Thanks, this is basically what I'm doing. I contacted Yellow Cab, which fowarded to West Coast Transportation and it seems like a good option for to/from the airport, albeit at 2x the cost of a normal cab. But it's accessible and seems reliable. I spoke to the hotel and it wasn't so encouraging. They said they would not pay for an accessible cab but I could take the free trolley, which doesn't seem like the worst option (it's maybe a 3-min walk from hotel and it looks like it goes just as close to the terminal), though we have to lug all our luggage on it. They made it sound like we wouldn't be the first people to take all our bags to the cruise terminal on the trolley and if it's the worst-case scenario, it's not so bad; look like 15 minutes, door to door. But, as I still have a few months until the cruise, I'm deciding how far I want to go in advising the hotel of their ADA obligations and seeing if they'll find a way to do the right thing, as a matter of principle. It's part of the Hilton chain and it really feels like they should know this stuff by now.

Hi all - I have cross-posted this in the Disabled Cruising forum as I was wondering if anyone has experience with wheelchair taxis and/or ride services in Tampa. In particular, we're going to be flying in with my daughter, who has a power wheelchair. The airport's website says they have wheelchair taxis but you should allow "a reasonable amount of additional time," which could mean anything (and, in my experience, tends to be not so reasonable). We're flying in the night before and the hotel has a shuttle to the port* so the main concerns are what is available to get from the airport to the hotel and then from the port to the airport. It looks like there are a few bookable services but they don't all have great reviews and obviously we want something easy and reliable. I know one option is to book a transfer through the cruise line (RCL) but I wanted to see what the options might be and if others have used them. *I doubt the hotel shuttle is AODA compliant but I believe they are required to provide equiavlent service so I'm planning to give them advance notice so they can provide a wheelchair cab. If there are issues/concerns there, I could always try the cruise transfer...

Thanks for the responses. I will try the Florida group too. We are currently planning to fly in the night before - yeah, I would never try flying in same-day, especially in the winter and especially with a wheelchair. And, yes, I've also found Uber WAV can work great but reliability is definitely a concern. Our current hotel says they have a shuttle to the port. I expect it's not AODA compliant but I also understand they are obligated to provide equivalent service so I'm planning to call them well in advance and see if they will book an accessible cab on our behalf. If I have any concerns, I would then try the cruise transfer. So, in the meantime my main concerns are getting from the aiport to the hotel and then what's available when we get off the ship, as we are hoping to book a noonish flight out. It may be that ship transfers would simplify this as well.

I don't know if this makes more or less sense to post in the Tampa forum but I was wondering if anyone has experience with taxis and/or ride services in Tampa. In particular, we're going to be flying in with my daughter, who has a power wheelchair. The airport's website says they have wheelchair taxis but you should allow "a reasonable amount of additional time," which could mean anything (and, in my experience, tends to be not so reasonable). I did find a few services you can reserve and it sounds like Uber WAV could be available but it's hard to get a sense how reliable/useful they are. Similarly, I'm wondering when we get off the ship if there are likely to be wheelchair taxis of some kind available or if it's better to pre-book a service (and if so, which ones are good.) Thanks for any assistance!