Soothie° Cushion

    *** Have you used all of your FSA funds?  Soothie° is a product which qualifies under your Flexible Spending Account. *** FREE GIFT-- SNG Neck Gaiter Face Mask with Purchase of Soothie Our new upgraded version 2.0 Hot & Cold "Thermapeutic" cushion that lets you enjoy comfort by degrees naturally. We upgraded the zipper, snap hooks and made the webbing softer for a more comfortable wear. The Soothie° cushion helps relieve the pain of sciatica, scoliosis, arthritis, fibromyalgia, multiple…

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ATTO Folding Mobility Scooter by Moving Life

ATTO Folding Scooter by Moving Life See the world and be seen in the smartest high-performance mobility scooter on the market. The compact folded unit splits in two for easier transport. Don’t be afraid to travel the world!  The ATTO Folding Scooter is the only mobility scooter that folds and separates into two units in seconds.  This high-performance, robust, and full-size scooter can be transported easily either compacted, or in its two-part formation.  The battery life features more than 12…

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Miracle Fruit Seed Oil® Hair Treatment

Miracle Fruit Seed Oil® Hair Treatment Miracle Fruit Seed Oil® strengthening hair treatment is the world’s first and only hair oil product containing Miracle Fruit Seed Oil®, clinically-proven to be safe and effective in strengthening hair, reducing breakage, decreasing hair loss due to breakage, and restoring hair from damage. Synsepaulum Dulcificum Seed Oil, a never-before-used seed oil, is naturally derived, organic, and proven to transform strands of hair to a healthier state. The Miracle Fruit Seed Oil strengthening hair treatment…

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100% Waterproof Floating Case by AquaVault

100% Waterproof Floating Case by AquaVault AquaVault’s 100% Waterproof Floating Phone Case is a case that fits all phones and allows you to take clear underwater photos and videos. Triple-sealed design is leak-proof and gives you the full functionality of your phone while keeping it dry. You can also keep credit cards, cash, and other small items safe and dry. Have you ever been at the pool, or the beach having fun and wanted to take a picture or video, but were afraid to get your phone…

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AquaVault FlexSafe® Portable Travel Safe

AquaVault’s FlexSafe® – a portable travel safe that locks onto fixed objects to secure your valuables from would be thieves. It’s a flexible and packable safe that is made with cut-resistant and RFID blocking materials. Do you ever worry about your valuables when you are at the pool, or the beach, and you want to go swimming?  What about when you are in a hotel room that does not offer a safe?  Do you have small treasured items in your…

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AquaVault FlexSafe® Portable Travel Safe

  AquaVault’s FlexSafe®  can be locked to your hotel closet rod or beach chair. The waterproof case protects your device from water, sand, rain, and snow. The personal portable safe locks onto fixed objects to secure your valuables from would be thieves. It’s a flexible and packable safe that is made with cut-resistant and RFID blocking materials. Use it with a beach chair, bike, umbrella, golf cart, closet rod, hospital bed, wheelchair, or most other fixed objects. As seen on Shark Tank....Aqua Vault's FlexSafe® allows you to enjoy added…

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Joy on the Beach Wheelchair

Joy on the Beach Wheelchair The Joy on the Beach (J.O.B.) Wheelchair features innovative, air filled balloon wheels that make it easy to roll the beach’s sand or even snow; the beach wheelchair can also be lowered into a pool or rolled into the ocean’s open water for leisure as the inflatable wheels provide flotation. The J.O.B., made of aluminum alloy which will not corrode, is light and sturdy. The chair disassembles, so the unit can be put into the…

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MiraBurst – Miracle Berry Taste Enhancing Tablets

MiraBurst MiraBurst is a naturally grown, non-GMO taste enhancing fruit which has many nutritional and health benefits! These miracle fruit products temporarily modify the perception of the taste of any food. This berry turns sour to sweet, changing sour and acidic food and drink into something delectably sweet for up to 60 minutes without adding any sweeteners to the food or drink. Awaken your taste buds and give your health a happy boost with the MiraBurst® Miracle Berry Products. Regarded…

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Vitabrace® High Performance Wristband

Vitabrace® High Performance Wristband The Vitabrace® High Performance Wristband is the first and only wristband to use patent-pending Miracle Fruit Seed Oil®. It's clinically proven to strengthen wrist, hand, and finger performance skills. In the clinical study, individuals reported: Hand speed and accuracy by more than 33%, Dexterity with fine finger movements, Finger tapping speed, quickness, acceleration, and endurance, Hand steadiness, precision, mobility, and speed, Grip and pinch strength, and Handwriting speed. The following are further features of the Miracle…

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Vitabrace® – Gamer Edition Wristband

Vitabrace – Gamer Edition The Vitabrace High Performance Gamer Wristband is the world’s first and only compression wristband to use patent-pending Miracle Fruit Oil®. It's clinically proven to improve wrist, hand, and finger performance skills. In a clinical study, gamers reported: Improvements in video-gaming skills, Improved grip when handling the controller, Winning more games due to faster & steadier hands, More precise and accurate movements with keyboard/mouse, and Decreased wrist/hand pain. Further features of the Miracle Fruit Oil® wristband are…

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Consumer Newsletter – August 2009

      August 2009   Special Needs at Sea Launches Newsletter   MESSAGE FROM ANDREW J. GARNETT, PRESIDENT & CEO Welcome to the first newsletter from Special Needs at Sea, a Special Needs Group, Inc. company! Our company was created out of our own passion for travel coupled with a conviction that the fun and adventure of traveling the world should be available to everyone, regardless of physical challenges. For this issue, we wanted to reflect on how much…

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Consumer Newsletter – September 2009

    September 2009       CLIENT TESTIMONIAL - ANNE BARKER For Anne Barker, a timely delivery of portable oxygen “saved the day” --and the cruise. Barker had brought along her personal oxygen equipment for her voyage aboard one of American Cruise Line’s ships. On the seventh day of her ten-day cruise, Barker’s equipment began to malfunction. “I called my travel agent,” she reports, “and my agent called Special Needs at Sea. There was a time frame problem because…

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Consumer Newsletter – October 2009

October 2009     SPECIAL NEEDS AT SEA WINS SEATRADE INSIDER 2009 "ONBOARD SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR" AWARD Special Needs at Sea was honored as winner of the “Onboard Supplier of the Year” Award at the third annual Seatrade Insider Awards held in Hamburg, Germany on September 15; part of Seatrade Europe 2009.   “The high caliber of the Seatrade organization and strength of all the nominees make this award even more significant for us,” says Andrew Garnett, founder and…

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Consumer Newsletter – November 2009

    November 2009       OXYGEN ONBOARD? CLEARING THE AIR ABOUT CRUISING WITH OXYGEN   Travelers and agents are often confused and uncertain about traveling with oxygen, especially the rules and regulations for dealing with cylinders or other forms of portable oxygen on a cruise. Like everything in life, cruising with oxygen is simple, once you know the guidelines. To ensure smooth sailing, we've provided a few basic facts.   All cruise lines welcome oxygen onboard. However, each line…

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Consumer Newsletter – December 2009

December 2009       TAKING ACCESSIBILITY TO NEW LEVELS: OASIS OF THE SEAS   Royal Caribbean International's (RCI) much anticipated next generation cruise ship, the Oasis of the Seas, is ready for passengers. Rising sixteen decks high, she is the largest vessel afloat --- and among the most accessible.   We toured the ship recently and can report first hand that the Oasis of the Seas offers the largest number of accessible staterooms of any ship, a total of…

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Consumer Newsletter – January 2010

January 2010       IT'S A BIG, WIDE ACCESSIBLE WORLD - GO EXPLORE AND ENJOY!   Did you ever not book a trip because you were worried about a bad knee or other mobility impairment? Have you avoided cruises and family events that require oxygen for fear you'll need oxygen mid-trip? If this happened to you, it doesn't have to be this way. Today's world is more accessible than ever, and for anyone with special requirements for traveling, there's a…

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Consumer Newsletter – February 2010

February 2010       WHICH IS BEST FOR ME - SCOOTER, WHEELCHAIR OR POWERCHAIR?   As 2009 closed, several new ships made a huge splash within the cruise industry, foreshadowing the future of cruising, including Disney Cruise Lines' 4,000-passenger Dream and Royal Caribbean Cruises' 5,400 passenger Oasis of the Seas, the largest passenger cruise ship ever floated. Within the next twelve months, several more behemoth vessels will enter the waters including Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas, sister ship…

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Consumer Newsletter – March 2010

March 2010       CRUISING WITH A SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD   Cruising is an excellent vacation choice for families with a special needs child. It's a chance to visit multiple destinations without flying or driving from city to city and the family only has to unpack once - - important plus for your special needs child. Once settled into your stateroom, there are few disruptions to routine.  Today's passenger cruise ships are very accommodating to persons with special needs, and more…

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SPECIAL NEEDS AT SEA ANNOUNCES COMMISSION PROGRAM FOR TRAVEL AGENTS

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (December 15, 2008) – Special Needs at Sea, (www.specialneedsatsea.com), a global source for special needs equipment for travelers, is partnering with travel agents and paying 10 percent commission on rentals of its complete line of special needs equipment. A full-service special needs supplier, the company provides equipment ranging from electric scooters, wheelchairs, powerchairs and oxygen to relief materials for companion animals, hearing devices and Braille printing.  “Travel agents play an important role in vacation planning and we…

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ANDREW GARNETT, FOUNDER/CEO SPECIAL NEEDS AT SEA, TO PRESENT AT SATH 13th WORLD CONGRESS IN ORLANDO, JANUARY 4 – 8

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (December 31, 2008) – Andrew Garnett, founder and CEO of Special Needs at Sea, (www.specialneedsatsea.com), is scheduled to speak as a member of “The Money Making Panel” at the SATH 13th World Congress, the premier event for education about travelers with disabilities and the mature, to be held January 4-8, 2009 at Disney's Contemporary Resort in Walt Disney World® Resort, Florida,  Garnett, whose company is a global source for special needs equipment for travelers, will focus on…

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SPECIAL NEEDS AT SEA JOINS OSSN, TRAVEL INDUSTRY’S PREMIERE TRADE ASSOCIATION FOR INDEPENDENT AND HOME-BASED AGENTS

FT. LAUDERDALE, FL – Special Needs at Sea, (www.specialneedsatsea.com), a one-stop source for mobility aides, oxygen and other equipment for travelers with disabilities, has joined the Outside Sales Support Network (OSSN), a travel industry association for independent and home-based sellers of travel. According to Andrew Garnett, founder and CEO of Special Needs at Sea, as an Affiliated Supplier to OSSN, Special Needs at Sea will help OSSN’s network of 7,800 travel agents access the expanding niche market of travelers with…

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SPECIAL NEEDS AT SEA HELPS TRAVELERS NAVIGATE SMOOTHLY ABOARD SHIP AND ON SHORE EXCURSIONS FOR AN EFFORTLESS CRUISE EXPERIENCE—AND HELPS YOU TAP INTO THE $13.6 BILLION DISABILITY TRAVEL MARKET

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (November 19, 2009)– Special Needs at Sea can help you capture your share of bookings within the $13.6 billion disability travel market while helping your clients take charge of their physical limitations.  Whether your clients have serious mobility challenges, require supplemental oxygen, are hearing impaired or are simply concerned about walking long distances, Special Needs at Sea (www.specialneedsatsea.com), a Special Needs Group company, provides the equipment and services your clients need to make their cruise vacation smooth…

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CRUISE LINE ACCESSIBILITY

With all the cruise ships currently sailing and the cruise industry’s recent building “boom”---52 NEW vessels delivered or on order between 2009 and 2012---it is not always clear as to which ships are the most accessible and the best for sailing.  Special Needs Group highly recommends that you work with travel professionals who have experience booking special needs travel. A specialized agent can help you anticipate and prepare for challenges. We put together simple questions to ask your travel professional…

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Dun Loaghaire, Ireland

                A suburb of Dublin, the town of Dun Laoghaire serves as a secondary tender port for major cruise ships.  It can also be reached by air through the Dublin Airport.  The town has some notable sites of its own worth exploring, in addition to what you find in Dublin proper. The town comes together every Sunday for a vast farmers’ market in Peoples Park.  The park also hosts other events such as concerts in…

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Waterford, Ireland

                        The oldest city in the Republic of Ireland is Waterford.  Originally settled by Vikings in 1000s, there is lots of history to explore here from that time and from the centuries that came after.  Visitors to Waterford can fly into several different airports including Dublin Airport, Cork Airport, Shannon Airport or the local and smaller Waterford Airport.  Cruise ships also dock at the Port of Waterford to provide…

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Cork, Ireland

                        The city of Cork offers a vast array of things to do and see.  You can listen to music in a reclaimed stone church, shop for good at the market that serves many of the local restaurants or get a retail fix shopping for other heart’s desires.  Cork Airport is the second largest in the Republic of Ireland and, of course, Cork Port is the landing spot for…

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Rotterdam, The Netherlands

                       Rotterdam is a major seaport city in the Netherlands. The Port of Rotterdam is the largest seaport in Europe and the city has a population of over 651,000 people. Rotterdam was nearly completely renovated after WWII and it is known for its modern architecture, cultural life, riversides, along with being a major logistic and economic center.               Euromast is an observation tower designed by…

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