Quote Originally Posted by 2nutz4travel View Post
I'm hoping some of you can help with this - there is a chance we may have to travel with a wheelchair or walker or cancel our upcoming trips. Still lots of time to decide, and hopefully we won't need either, but lately I've been thinking so many people travel with one or the other, why cancel?

Having never done it, it seems daunting. If using the walker, I presume we can just check it with our bags and they'll get a wheelchair for him? (he can walk only short distances so even our little airport would be too much for him) I saw when we booked our flight that they now have a spot for "requires wheelchair assistance". If at that point he requires a wheelchair full time, I would think we'd have to bring one? Or can they be rented in Negril?

We love to sit on the beach, so I'm not sure that would be possible? I don't think walkers work very well in the sand?

We've booked ground floor rooms, so stairs aren't an issue and the paths around the resorts are good for walking...

Looking for people's thoughts & experiences on this before we need to make our decision...

Thanks in advance

I use a wheelchair @airports. I make sure(1) it's included in my flight notation (2) advise flight attendants when I get that I need a wheelchair when I arrive (3) Breeze to get thru Immigration has a wheelchair line FAST (4) Make sure you have your luggage stand out, the wheelchair attendant even takes luggage off puts it on a cart a another wheelchair line at customs is FAST... Remember to have small change getting my BIG A** Bags off the luggage conveyor is HUGH - I usually give them $10-15 US