There’s a particular kind of moment I’ve learned to recognize. It’s when a space, an event, program, or a company wants credit for being inclusive. You can feel it before you can prove it. The language is there. The branding is there. Sometimes even the signage is there. Accessibility has been acknowledged, technically.

Cruises are marketed as easy. Everything is contained, everything is planned, everything is designed for comfort and leisure. And yet one of the most basic human needs - using the bathroom - has once again become an exercise in strategy, guesswork, and unnecessary stress.