COURTESY OF ROCKY MOUNTAINEER
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ROCKY MOUNTAINEER TRAIN JOURNEY Older travelers might enjoy a birthday journey on the Rocky Mountaineer, a train with open-view cars that offers a guided tour through the Rockies and up into Canada. It has hydraulics that can transfer travelers in their own wheelchairs off and on the train. “It’s nice for older people because someone else is doing the planning and all the work to get them from point to point,” Purcell said. “They’re on vacation. They’re not having to worry about driving or going the right way. No one’s reading a map. No one’s looking at GPS.” The five-night Rocky Mountaineer Journey Through the Clouds tour, which travels from Vancouver to Jasper, costs $2,241 per person.
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WINTER 2024
STAR CLIPPERS TALL SHIP SAILING Star Clippers offers cruises on tall ships, traditionally rigged sailing vessels, with Caribbean, European, Panama Canal and Central America itineraries. “Because they are smaller vessels, they’re able to get into some more exotic ports of calls. They have great itineraries with some exotic destinations that big ships can’t go into,” Henry said. “A week’s cruise is $4,000 or less, depending on the time of year.” She recommends looking into accessibility in advance if clients have mobility issues. vaxvacationaccess.com/thecompass
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