please visit de efteling in the netherlands really cool park for wheelchairs

love your posts thanks

we allways go to germany river mosel regio

thanks for posting i am in wheelchair too and looking for a cruise with my wife she walks

what a great bike shop there had same in traben trarbach germany and super service quick and good

thanks for posting this video !!!!!!!! i am in wheelchair too

Hi Shane, loving the videos of your travels! Any advice with traveling with the Smart Drive! Some airlines say a of maximum of 100 watt hours for lithium ion batteries! Smart drive is 122Wh. I’m Planning a trip to Canada in July. Cheers Paul

I would have been very easy for them to put a hoist over the pool and a ramp when building the deck and pool area too. I so hope they make these changes, but it would be very expensive for them, with all their ships! I do hope other cruise lines are much better and hope you get to go and experience these. So frustrating for people with disabilities, in wheelchairs, and also for those who have trouble climbing stairs and mobility issues. As you say, it's 20% of the population, it's crazy. There are so many hotels too that say they are accessible, but the pool areas can't be used because of no hoist or ramp, just big stairs. I have to say, your respectful and patient way of communicating with people about issues on your travels is to be commended 100%. You must have your angry reactions off camera lol, but your conversations are so calm and collected :)

I feel like you just came to whine , so you didn't film anything good there ?

What's wrong with helping her to get into the bus ?

I have been on a few cruises and I must admit that Norwegian cruise lines have been my favorite, i went on a baltic sea cruise with them and thought it was amazing to experience. Maybe you could research a cruise to the baltic sea. Keep up the good work amd shedding light on issues in this world we all need to fix.

I have schwalbe marathon plus on my bike since they were avaiable (30 years ago) and I love them! Have I nice trip!

Sorry, our cities do tend to be really old and thus cobbled 😔 Newer developments are usually made with more accessibility in mind!

Great video to see some actual success on your trip! Congrats! :D As a side note, I hope you stopped by Sweden so I get to see how my country, that prides itself on accessibility, fares in under your review. :)

Great to see things going well after all the cruise videos! 😄

Omg you need to consider SO MANY things.....

Great advice, yes i carry a spare inner tube with me now i need to get some spare bearings too i never thought of that. I went around Valencia a few years ago really nice place. Great seeing your travels as a wheelchair user who also loves to explore.

Thank you. You have given me hope that our trip to Japan will go better than I expect. On our outbound leg to Australia, we had an issue transiting HND airport with Japan Airlines that was totally unacceptable. Especially after shelling out the price for a business class ticket to make sure I had comfort on the 15 hr flight from NYC to HND. JAL essentially left us to our own after exiting the plane and would not help us to our connecting flight. We had an undersized airport wheelchair (I'm 84cm tall) and my almost 60 year old wife had to push me to our next flight. Thanks JAL!!!

I was there in November 2024. I was happy they had a lift! Keep on traveling. You are inspiring!

I feel for you. I was threatened to be kicked off a Celebrity Cruise because I complained about their disregard for basic human courtesy towards mobility challenged people. I use a mobility scooter and I am fortunate enough to be able to walk very short distances and do a few steps. Unfortunately, I think what you and I have experienced will always be an issue. If they can keep the masses happy they will remain profitable. I do hope I am wrong and travel gets better for PRMs (People of Reduced Mobility) and anyone who needs help in traveling. Until that happens I will make sure Royal Caribbean and all of their subsidiaries such as Celebrity do not see another dime from me.

Hi Not sure if anyone is aware yet, but I was just watching “Tips For Travellers” KZbin channel posted 11/1/25 GMT (4 min 40 seconds timestamp), and apparently some UK based cruise lines are now restricting people with wheelchairs if they have not pre-booked an accessible cabin. This will apparently increase the cost of an accessible cabin to premium rates. They said the reason for the restriction is that they now need to comply with new SOLAS (Safety Of Life At Sea) regulations.

As a hotel professional I recommend to book directly and ask questions.

Waoo,,good job brow❤

Thank you for this video. My daughter and I can walk for short distances, but utilize scooters for distance walking. Do you think if we parked our scooter outside of the ride would they let us on with the disability pass?

2.5 out of 5 seems SO generous. I was absolutely sickened to see that clip of the woman in the wheelchair trying to get onto the bus… UGH. You were a great sport through all the incompetence and negligence 😢

Great video, I really appreciate the camera from the wheelchair. It gives people a perspective from a wheelchair, the world is a bit different! Thanks for doing this. I was going to go on a cruise and I thought it would be limited for a wheelchair user and it is. We get treated very poorly when you are a wheelchair user.

the tiredness in your voice when asked if you can walk up the bus steps.... how you do not yell at these people amaze me, you have such patience and an all around calm aura.

You have to plan in advance to book a wheelchair accessible cabin, you can pick which floor and where it is located. You booked your cruise 3 weeks before the sailing so you got the left over room that nobody wanted. Accessible rooms a double the size so they are also more expensive. I book my cruises more than one year ahead so I pick my choice of the cabin and the location on the ship.

I commented this multiple times but PLEASE SUE THOSE PLACES in Europe who couldn’t give you the accessibility you deserved There are laws and if nobody sues there won’t be any change

Hey man I'm very grateful your videos are getting some traction and bringing attention to the issues and shortcomings. You definitely need to try out cruising again on someone other than MSC but you need to plan ahead of time lol I know you didn't actually think Tunisia was gonna be wheelchair accessible right? But for real though I do like your storytelling abilities and even inspired me to maybe get more into video making to support my wheelchair accessible cruise travel business. I've done over $1 million in sale selling wheelchair accessible cruises so I know a thing or two about it!

sadly its the reason they register these ships in shady countries with questionable laws so they can have ships that dont comply with EU or USA accessable requirements cause had this ship been registered in the EU or USA there would be a requirement by law to have facilities wheelchair users can use msc registers these things in panama virgin in the bahamas

You know what will be a great help? We should start getting TripAdvisor, yelp, etc to start providing disability friendly rating........

There's no real excuse to not have all the rooms be accessible for wheelchair users.

MSC is far from representative of the entire cruise industry. They're regularly rated as the worst for guest experience.

Come to the states and sail with Carnival

Maybe it depends on the cruise line, I was on the NCL Prima, and there were disability lifts/elevators for everything. The stairs to the sun deck, the stairs to the water slide, the hot tub and pool, the theater. Does Europe not take disability accessability seriously? This boarding process seemed so unorganized. Also, barely any kids on the NCL cruise I took. Not sure if you know this but, MSC doesn't exactly have a great reputation in general for some of the reasons you mentioned. I hope if you decide to cruise again you have a better experience and I'm sorry you had to deal with that. I would be pissed for sure.

Watching your final version is going to be interesting, as your cruise has become somewhat legendary. I have seen your story on at least three cruising channels that I regularly watch. After watching I noticed a couple of things. I was on a cruise in late 2024, while the ship seemed mostly accessible (a service I do not need) I noticed that the hallways were very narrow and often blocked by carts. Several times I noticed mobility scooters left in walkways in the buffet because they did not fit near the tables. Most of my ports were in relatively modern cities, but there were lots of hills and stairs. As for the ship's pools, I did see a chair lift at one of the pools, I did not notice if there was one at the other. There were no chair lifts at the hot tubs. I am not sure which country's accessibility laws these ships operate under. I have a friend who is blind, as is his wife, and they were on the same ship a couple of months later and said the staff was very accommodating. His biggest complaint was one I also had, and that was the odor of cigarette smoke in many common areas and on his cabin balcony. I am glad to see that your cruise wasn't a complete disaster and that you got some enjoyment out if it. I would say that if you go on another cruise watch as many video tours of ships as you can and see what you can before picking a cruise. It seems ridiculous to me that you and I could pay the same for a cruise and you could not use all the features of the ship that I could.

I cruised in Sept to western caribbean. I'm legally blind. In advance, I requested large print menus and daily schedule of activities. Royal Caribbean did a great job for me!

For a great accessible cruise experience I would highly suggest Holland America Line.

In the medieval days at court and among the aristocracy they wore light linen underwear which they changed several times a day so their expensive outer garments wouldn't become sweat stained. Some of the ladies had cuts in their sleeves under the arms to let fresh air in. At home in their boudoirs when not on display the royal ladies wore long loose dressing gowns made of velvets and silks and satins with fancy embroidery and bejewelled, again with light linen underwear beneath the gowns.

I'm in a wheelchair but can walk a little bit (with pain) and I'm going on my first cruise from NZ next month on the Norwegian Sun. I'm determined to get into at least one spa pool....I might have to crawl up steps - also difficult and painful, and undignified but I am going to do it. I wonder how do you cope with luggage at airports? I have no idea how I'm going to manage it. I'm taking one light suitcase to be checked in and one small bag on my lap with my passport, cards, money, meds etc. My wheelchair is manual and hard to push without all the other paraphernalia. At my first airport I will have a friend helping me but once at Auckland airport I'll be on my own. I need to find a taxi to take me to my hotel which is right near the cruise terminal so I'll need help there - no doubt the hotel staff will help me when leaving the next morning for the terminal. I have to be out by 10am but not arrive at the cruise terminal until 2pm. I'll take a good book with me. I don't mind waiting in a cafe till it's time to go.

So hope your videos goes viral to all cruise ship companies. I have close friends who are in wheelchairs and so wish they could go cruising and travel. Love your work..just don’t ask ‘Siri’ for anything as she will stop the video again like last time 😂😂😂

1:44 In France (Paris) those are so nasty that I avoid them at all costs 😭

Glad you had a great day in Paris ;) -- have you been to DisneyLand in California? This summer they did a policy lockdown on mobility diverse folk, esp folk who would need scooter for a big day or folk that need accommodations other than rollies.

Love going to Bali in my wheelchair and i stay in Kuta and they have a car now that has a ramp so that is a positive. The hardest things are the footpaths but i use the road. It is a beautiful place but in Kuta the shopping centres are wheelchair friendly so that is a good thing and same as the markets but it is hard but makes it fun. Thank you for doing this channel as i am about to do the small island as i have been to alot and blogged it all. I have a electric wheelchair and they always freak out when flying to let me on the plane but Virgin will take over and except the 2 batteries without a problem. Take care.

Love your channel as I am in a wheelchair and I travel everywhere and it’s amazing the stuff I have to go through daily as I book wheelchair friendly and they just shove you anywhere. Planes are hard as well. Cannot use the chair to go to toilets. So much going on for people with disabilities as they can’t go anywhere. Anyway love how you blog about it all. Good on you as I am going to start doing the same so people can see it’s everyone in wheelchairs that struggle. No accountability for people who see us rooms or buses or even taxis.

As a wheelchair that can’t transfer easily, and also require the full UK doc m toilet set up with a pull down bar Disneyland anywhere won’t be no good for me sadly…. Luckily I went before my spinal cord injury.

I left out two things on my last comment: 1) as I’ve never been on a cruise, idk the purpose of the carpets. But, I can see your point, considering how filthy they can be, especially since there are those like yourself that have to use wheelchairs. I wouldn’t want to use the wheels as they’ve been rolling on those floors🤢. But, I also know that the wheels are used everyday in every situation. But still. 2) it’s definitely NOT fair that you (or anyone) had to pay extra, especially that much more😡, just to use a separate more of transportation. That’s disheartening. I’m glad you are making these videos, not to throw your disability around, but to show that there has to be a better way of life!

I literally just came across this video as well as your channel. I would like to see more. The video description and image, made me want to see it. I am not disabled. But I like to see when businesses or whatever are disability able. Unfortunately, to many are not😡😒. However, whenever you booked the cruise (online or anytime not in person) did you mention you were disabled? If you did mention it, why did they not give you an accessible room? But I am glad they did accommodate you to an accessible room! The other bad thing about persons with disabilities, to many countries done have laws / rules for those individuals. Travel lines (which as cruises, etc) should make some kind of petition to those countries, especially if they want to the tourists & their finances. But I digress. I look forward to seeing more of your videos.

Virgin is better at accessibility. I use a scooter and loved the layout of the ship and the ease of the flow. On another note the tram to the beach club and the beach club is accessible. I rode my scooter on and off the tram. I hope MSC steps up and make changes for all of us that need accessibility.