For travelers with mobility restrictions, the thought of navigating through a large airport without a wheelchair seems a daunting step. And taking a flight with a wheelchair equally stressful. Most airlines are happy to accommodate and make as stress-free as possible your experience.

• Calling ahead to your airline to inform them of a mobility need allows them to factor that into your service experience.
• Make sure you mention the mobility need and whether a seat with extra leg room is required.
• Meet the airline team at the check-in station where they can have a wheelchair and attendant available to assist you through security and to the boarding area of your flight.
• Security becomes a breeze as they guide you through an accelerated process for you and family traveling with you.
• Often priority boarding allows you more time to get on the plane and seated.
• Upon landing, a wheelchair and attendant is waiting at the gate to escort you through arrival to the baggage area and to your transportation.
• Shipping of your personal mobility devices (walkers, wheelchairs and other needs) is free by most airlines.

With customer service geared to make your experience as smooth as possible, most airlines have stepped up very well to assist and accommodate passengers when they know the needs to support them. 

~ GG Staff

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Had enough sun for the day, tired of the buffet, just need a night to relax, why not order off the room service menu and enjoy a relaxing evening in your room or on your balcony (white table balcony dining options sometimes available with prior arrangements). It's not commonly known that room service delivery for food, snacks and meals is often included in your cruise experience (confirm with your vacation package or cruise line for details). 

But a treat we learned  ...  a morning coffee carafe and some continental pastries delivered first thing in the morning are complimentary and make for an excellent jump start to the day (generally the left side of the menu holds the complimentary items and to upgrade to the broader breakfast menu, on the right page, may have fees associated with them). Just remember to tip the room service delivery person proportionate to the degree of bedhead you have opening the door!

~ GG Staff

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Effective road trip planning can eliminate many of the logistics stresses in traveling areas unknown. Remember that 80’s road trip as a child with mom trying to read a road map while dad navigated through Atlanta, both trying to watch for exits and ramps and not losing their cool?

My trusty Garmin Nuvi 54LM GPS allows me to program at home waypoint destinations for hotel stops, known restaurant stops and other POI (Points of Interest) along our route. The 5” screen offers a large display with lane assist very helpful in navigating LA's highways on route from Desert Springs to Ventura.

Most GPS’s offer lifetime mapping updates nowadays, but you’ll need to pop in a MicroSD expansion in most cases and visit the manufacturers site to pick up maps specific to your area. I was sitting next to a couple waiting for my rented Mustang convertible who had the same GPS as I did but could not get the maps to fully load as they had not picked up the full map set for the area before flying out.

So much better than folded paper maps for every city, state and country …

~ GG Staff

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