Welcome to Traveling with a Chair This blog will feature a variety of travel information. My wife Cheryl, who travels with her wheelchair, and I are seasoned travelers with a love of cruising. This blog will provide information for new cruisers, and those traveling with wheelchairs, as well as descriptions of our adventures. I…
Our Winter Getaway on the Breakaway (part one)
About us My wife and I are both in our 60’s, and my wife has mobility challenges. She has had her back fused, and several joints replaced. So as a result, she uses a walker at home and is quite active, but when she has to travel longer distances, and when she may have to…
Day 4 Menus and Choices
Day Four was our second port day, and we were in Roatan Honduras. We had a quick buffet breakfast, for me it was an omelet, bacon, hash browns (those little round hash brown patties were really addictive, thing big crispy tater tot) and more unripe melon. Cheryl chose to eat oatmeal and some fruit. Day…
Day One Main Dining Room Dinner Menu and Pictures
Here is a link to the Day One dinner menu. When talking to the Executive Chef, he said that the menus by day are the same on every ship.Menu LinkDesert Menu LinkI ordered the following: This is the Seafood Gumbo which I thought was delicious. The Sautéed Shrimp Scampi and this was another good choice,…
Day 5 Menus and food choices
Day 5 we were at Harvest Caye, we had breakfast and lunch in the Garden Cafe, and then dinner in the Manhattan Room. The menu can be found here: Link: To start with, I ordered the Lime and Dill Shrimp as an appetizer. I am a fan of all three ingredients and so I thought this was…
Lunch after Embarkation
Lunch in Taste After Boarding One thing that people often don’t know is that some of the main dining rooms are open at lunch on the first day. On the Breakaway, both Taste and Savor open at 12:00 and serve lunch. While everyone else was running for the Garden Cafe, my wife and I toured…
Pre- Cruise Prep and Things to Remember
Things not to forget (some that we forgot) Even before it is time to pack, you want to start making your packing list. This cruise was on the Breakaway. NCL is known for Freestyle Cruising, and what this means is that there are not any formal nights. You can be as dressy or as casual…
Overview of the Breakaway
The Ship The Breakaway is one of the larger ships in the NCL fleet. She is capable of holding 4,800 passengers and about 1,700 staff. On our cruise, she had about 4,000 passengers. The ship has 16 main decks and two above that are partial decks used for specific activities such as sunbathing and the…
Day 6 Menus and choices – Sorry no pictures
Day 6 was Costa Maya, we had a quick lunch in the Garden Cafe for breakfast, and we ate lunch on shore. The dinner menus can be found here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1hf6_2fIC2LJJ40JB7LkHh7HzLHylks1C We failed to take pictures of the food on this day. I ordered the Coconut Shrimp with Orange Marmalade as an appetizer, and the shrimp…
Day 2 Meals
Day 2 was the first of the sea days on our cruise. We started our day with breakfast in Taste, one of the two MDR that were always open for breakfast and lunch. The Manhattan Room was only open for the evening meal. The breakfast menus can be found here: Link The menus did change slightly, but this…