On the general issue of access for mobility challenged passengers, my experience, as a challenged person, is most cruise lines, as a company, don't care. Many of the crew on most ships care very much as it is part of their nature to care and to be helpful - which is why they chose crewing on a cruise ship in the first place. Perhaps there is an issue with ships being designed and built overseas. The designers are free to ignore the US based ADA requirements, even though the corporation may be a US corporation. My wife and I have to use scooters now (either rented or our own) and have found it very difficult or impossible to get on or off the ship at some ports. On a recent cruise, their were very few crew staffing the gangplank and most were very reluctant to try and help us. This may come from corporate as the are fearful of liability if the passenger or crew person is hurt or injured. If the port requires tenders, we are confined to the ship for the day. Having cruised as much as we have, a quiet day on board, at a port we have already visited, is kind of nice. It is easier to use the pool and internet service is much better with so few people using it, and the eating venues are less crowded. I have resigned myself to the fact that I am a cruiser - not a vacationer on a cruise ship. I enjoy the tranquil sound of the water against the hull of the ship, watching the sea life and reading a good book in an old fashion deck chair.