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Cruise reporting, practical access guidance, reader questions, and firsthand notes for traveling with confidence.

Travel and Cruise Industry Podcast; February 5, 2025

Port Bridge Collapses is the lead story on Wednesday’s Travel and Cruise Industry Podcast, February 5, 2025 with Chillie Falls, LIVE from Vigo, Spain. A port bridge in Manaus, Brazil collapsed while P&O Cruises’ ship Aurora was docked. The incident occurred amid sudden strong winds and heavy rainfall. No reports yet on injuries. Also today, […]

Dirty Dishes In Corridor

Written by Chillie Falls, AccessAdventure.net, February 5, 2025 Today, award-winning journalist and researcher Catie Kovelman published an article on Cruise Hive about basic cruise ship etiquette that all cruisers should follow. (https://www.cruisehive.com/friendly-reminder-stop-leaving-cutlery-all-over-your-cruise-ship/159125) Basically, I agree with Catie’s premise and conclusion. However, I must object to one area of the article. When discussing the need to […]

As the LA wildfires have shown, people with disabilities often have to fend for themselves

Written by Esme Mazzeo, CNN, January 18, 2025 A home is engulfed in flames during the Eaton Fire in the Altadena area on Wednesday, January 8. Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty ImagesCNN —  As the Pacific Palisades and Eaton fires began last week, Jo-Marie Lawrence was watching a movie in Burbank with her friend when the mall lost power. That […]

Travel and Cruise Industry Podcast; February 3, 2025

Carnival Moves Up More Departure Times is the lead story on Monday’s Travel and Cruise Industry Podcast, February 3, 2025. The affected ships are Mardi Gras, Carnival Horizon and Carnival Firenze. Also today, Song of America Scrapped; Holland America Offers 5 New Legendary Cruises; Sky Princess Battles Outbreak; Carnival To Sail From Melbourne; and Lots […]

Travel and Cruise Industry Podcast; February 1, 2025

Chillie, John and Hot Air Tom Chat about the Journey To Southampton is the lead on Saturday’s Travel and Cruise Industry Podcast, February 1, 2025.. Also today, World Asia To Debut In Europe; $47K Medical Nightmare; 2nd Cruise Line Impacted by San Juan Pier Closure; Royal Caribbean May Have Leaked Name; Solar Panels on Cruise […]

Versailles Disaster

Written by Chillie Falls, January 30, 2025 This podcast episode was taken from a Facebook Live today to inform followers why Hot Air Tom was touring Versailles, and I was sitting at the N Line Train Station in downtown Versailles. Today’s trip to Versailles was stymied for me by the impossibility to drive my power […]