FOPMan

It is plausible there are no wheelchair-accessible excursions that may be purchased through the ship. I don’t remember how NCL’s private island is set up for getting ashore- at one point, they were beaching boats and using a ramp off the bow into shallow water (years ago- what was funny is that my parents used to anchor off the island while my father was a captain for Windjammer cruises and used to beach their launch in about the same place. For St. Thomas, the “taxis” are almost all trucks with benches in the back- you climb up a ladder to embark/disembark, so making alternate arrangements is needed. The couple mentioned above are great- they’d also be happy to take you to a beach and leave you for awhile. Puerto Rico is not disabled-friendly. Usually, the tour of the distillery is included as an accessible tour, which it is. I like Bacardi product, but I don’t need to go to the distillery. I already know much more about the company’s history than the tour guides.

Yes, food at the Grand Dutch Cafe is included in your fare, as is the Dive In and the pizza/salad/snacks place. Coffee-based drinks, sodas, alcohol, gelato (from the gelato bar near the Dive In), certain add-one in the Main Dining Room, and shakes/#monthlies are not included

The excursions guide at least used to indicate if an excursion was wheelchair accessible. it is not “safe” to expect a tour that is not indicated as wheelchair accessible to have a path available that does not include steps or a staircase, nor that any bus/shuttle/transportation is wheelchair accessible. Sometimes, excursion catalogs will specifically identify a wheelchair accessible excursion as a separate excursion, especially if there are a limited number of accessible spaces available (such as the number of wheelchair spaces on a bus).

When I last checked about four or five years ago, I could not find a tour operator that had a wheelchair-accessible boat for transfer between Crown Bay or Havensight (the two cruise ship docks at St. Thomas) and St Johns. There is a vehicle ferry that goes from the other side of St. Thomas, and there has been a fast ferry in the past going from Havensight that may be accessible. We have been sailing mostly on Holland America, which docks at Crown Bay. I don’t remember where NCL is docking.

Ice and rollators are not a happy combination, unfortunately. They simply don’t offer much in the way of traction, especially on solid ice. If the ice is crunchy, they work a little better. Walking sticks with ice bases may be more helpful.

You could also take TriRail or Brightline trains from PBI to Miami.

Historically, it’s been first come, first served. Colee Hammock Park is a city park on the waterfront around the corner/down the street from the Episcopal church (across from the main entrance to First Presbyterian Church). Again, historically first come, first served. No tickets available or required. There’s ample parking, but please observe signage. if you’re staying on the south side of the river, Smokers Park is an equivalent view, and much easier to get to from SE 17th Street. I grew up living on SE 11th Street and went to First Presbyterian Church through high school, so am pretty familiar with the area.

Maybe earlier in the day, but not during the parade