Hi everybody! I’m a 100% disabled veteran who has been on oxygen 24/7 since 2019. There was a time when I was active and travelled extensively. By air, sea and land. Since the introduction of O2 I have pretty much been a vegetable. So I got a bug up my butt, sorry, and told the Bride we are going on a cruise to Alaska, Panama Canal disembarking in Ft. Lauderdale.
So I bought a mobility scooter. I figured they can’t shoot me, right? American Airlines was great. Ride the scooter to the gate and they gate check it. Then upon arrival they give me my scooter back at the gate. That’s what they say anyway. Had to have the portable O2 concentrator cleared and reassure the airline I had sufficient battery backup.
The cruise is where my questions lie. Embarkation shouldn’t be a problem because they board with a sky bridge thing like the airlines. Now, what happens at port of calls. If it is a gangway will I be able to get off the ship? If it too steep, will they help.
any help or advice will be greatly appreciated.
By the way, I can walk, just not very far.