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Cruise cabins have never been especially generous with electrical outlets, and that has become more noticeable as travelers carry more technology. Phones, watches, tablets, headphones, cameras, portable chargers, and accessibility tools all need power, and older ships in particular were not designed around the number of devices many of us

Airlines sell freedom. They sell the chance to cross an ocean in a few hours, wake up in another country, reconnect with family, attend a wedding, take a vacation, or simply go somewhere because you want to. The advertisements are built around possibility. For many disabled passengers, the reality is more complicated.

Airports work remarkably well when everything happens more or less as scheduled. You arrive, get through security, find the gate, wait for boarding, and eventually get onto the plane. There may be plenty of aggravation along the way, but at least everyone knows what is supposed to happen next. A

A cruise cancellation rarely stops with the cruise. By the time most passengers receive the email, they may already have flights, hotel rooms, airport transportation, excursions, time away from work, and other pieces of the trip arranged around a sailing that no longer exists. For blind and low vision travelers,