Hello, everyone! You are all invited to join in on the fun as I single-handedly bring the Anthem across the Atlantic (well…almost single-handedly).
I am fully paralyzed from the waist down, so I use a wheelchair full time to get around. This review will address the accessibility aspect of my trip and hopefully my experience will be helpful to someone with mobility issues looking to book a trip on the Anthem.
If ramps, pool lifts and automatic door opening buttons are not your thing, well, I can’t relate because those things are all brilliant. But if that’s not the first thing you look for in cruise reviews, I can also promise the following: pictures of the ship, some food, some drinks, some entertainment, and at one point I will most likely lose my SeaPass card so…something to look forward to.
I’m hoping this review will have an interactive element to it. If you want to pitch in with things you think I should experience, please feel free to do so! And if you’re also on this sailing and want to jump in with some observations of your own, that’s totally fine with me.
You can also send me on quests! I have eight sea days and an internet package, so if there’s anything you’d like to see or any question you’d like answered, I’d be happy to try and oblige. But please keep in mind that this isn’t The Quest and as much as you’d like to see me holding a bunch of bras from different passengers, I am not doing that (sober).
This is my first time on this class of ship and the first time since 2016 that I experience a brand new class, so I look forward to getting lost all the time. I was originally supposed to sail with my mother and step-father, but he tested positive for covid so I am now on a solo mission to drink all the drinks and eat all the snacks. It’s what my parents would want (probably).
The ship is leaving from Southampton and heading to Cape Liberty with the following stops along the way:
Ponta Delgada, Azores - October 21st
Halifax, Canada - October 25th
Boston, USA - October 27th
I left my home and my cat on October 13th and I spent four days in London before the cruise. With all the covid drama happening, I wasn’t in a very reviewing mode, so London will not officially be part of my review. However, if you have any questions about my stay in London don’t hesitate to ask.
Can you believe I left her behind? Because I sure can’t. Before my review officially kicks off, feel free to spam me with pictures of your fur babies.
Or if you want, let me know what’s the best boarding day deal you got on a cruise. Spoiler for my Day 1 post, I feel like a got a pretty good deal on something and I’d like to know about your experiences.
For now, I’m off to bed, but I will be back tomorrow to tell you about my first day on the Anthem.