Today, one headed down to the Port of Miami to embark on a 11 day MSC cruise around the Caribbean. Although the port is only a 10 minute drive away from the Hilton hotel, the driver of the accessible taxi charged us $40 whereas the other taxi that we booked to take our luggage only cost $15!
We boarded the cruise ship with ease and, of course, one got to skip most of the queues! Our luggage was took by the porters including the manual wheelchair and made its way up to ones cabins. Sitting alongside a cruise ship, it always amazes one how these can stay afloat…
Accessible cabins on MSC ships offer a generous space, perfect for wheelchair users and a fairly big wet room complete with a slightly small shower seat…
One rolled up onto the 16th floor to watch the ship depart from Miami just as the sun set. When one booked the cruise, we didn’t quite realise how posh the evening meal hence we were a bit taken back by it..
Tomorrow, one is at sea all day as we cruise towards our first destination, Ocho Rios in Jamaica.
Lets see what Jamaica has to offer as a wheelchair user!