Americans With Disabilities Act

[Guest guest]

The last time we traveled with Grand Circle Travel out of Mass., they

told us that if my husband brought his electric scooter along again,

they would send him home at his expense. The scooter is not too heavy; the

heaviest piece is the battery at 25 lbs. It comes apart in three pieces, all of

which I can handle although usually the bus driver helps [for which we give him

a larger tip].

Jim has braces for walking in those areas the scooter can't go. We wanted to

sign up for an Amazon Cruise with OAT, Grand Circle's upscale division, but we

were told he couldn't bring the scooter, or they would send him home.

We just took a trip with Lindblad Expeditions to the Galapagos, and they were

very accommodating with the scooter, shipping it with everyone's excess luggage

to Quito for the postcruise excursion.

Do American companies have to comply with the ADA on trips abroad? Does anyone

have any suggestion on how to handle this?

Elinor