My husband is in year 5+ of aADO diagnosis. Last summer we took a cruise and it all went well. I chose a straight through flight to NYC and cruise line staff met us at airport, got our luggage, drove us to ship. It went flawless. Id suggest that while at an airport you and your husband use the family bathrooms. You can google the name of the airports you’ll be using and they have a map of the airport interior including bathrooms. Print it and use it to locate the fm bathrooms. You both use it together. Also, I bought Apple AirTags for our luggage (just in case of loss) and one for my husbands wallet. On an iPhone you can track where he is in case of a problem, also onboard ship. We only went on excursions that were a bus trip with very little walking. Every day I planned for afternoon napping. Keeping my expectations low and rolling with his health of the day was so important for success.
This summer I’m planning a trip to coastal Maine. It may turn out to be too much. This year is not the same as last regarding his symptoms. A few weeks ago we flew to my son’s family (ours is a second marriage) where he’s been many many times. No flight layovers, planned for snacks and lunch to carry with us, etc. Once there my husband wasn’t demonstrating difficulty, he took a nap and woke up a different person 😬 … kept asking me Did you know we were coming here? I don’t think he realized where “here” was. My son’s home is large but he kept getting turned around, asking which room was the bathroom.
Now I’m faced with the dilemma of having him travel (change is always hard) or finding a shirt-term nine caregiver. He really isn’t “there” yet and would truly dislike it.
Put together all these tips that are being posted and wishing you a smooth and pleasant trip. You deserve it.