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Travel with confidence using our premium walking aide rentals, designed to provide mobility support during your cruise vacation, hotel stay, or air travel journey. Special Needs Group offers a comprehensive selection of mobility walking aids including rollators (rolling walkers), knee scooters, and standard walkers available for rental worldwide.

Our walking assistance equipment is ideal for travelers who experience difficulty walking, have mild balance issues, or are recovering from leg, knee, hip, or back injuries. Whether you need temporary mobility support after surgery or ongoing walking assistance for your vacation, we deliver reliable, adjustable equipment directly to your cruise ship, hotel, airport, or home.

Our Walking Aide Rental Options:

  • Rollators (Rolling Walkers): Four-wheeled walkers with hand brakes, adjustable height settings, and padded seats for resting. Select models include storage baskets (availability varies by location)
  • Knee Scooters (Knee Walkers): Alternative to crutches for non-weight bearing leg or foot injuries, featuring hand brakes and adjustable knee platforms
  • Standard Walkers: Traditional two-wheeled front walkers providing maximum stability and support
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Standard Walker with 2 Front Wheels Rented by Special Needs Group
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All our walker rentals feature adjustable height settings to accommodate users of varying sizes, ensuring proper posture and comfortable use throughout your travels. Our equipment meets safety standards and is thoroughly sanitized between rentals.

Worldwide Delivery for Your Convenience: Special Needs Group delivers walking aides to cruise ports, hotels, resorts, airports, and private residences across the globe. We coordinate with all major cruise lines and work with your travel schedule to ensure your equipment arrives when and where you need it.

Custom Rental Quotes: Walking aide rental rates vary based on equipment type, rental duration, and delivery location. For personalized pricing and to reserve your walker or knee scooter, contact our experienced reservations team:

  • Toll-Free: 1-800-513-4515
  • International: 1-954-585-0575
  • Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 AM-6 PM EST

Why Rent a Walking Aide for Your Vacation?

Renting a walker, rollator, or knee scooter for your trip offers significant advantages over traveling with your own equipment. Avoid airline baggage fees, eliminate the hassle of transporting bulky medical equipment, and enjoy the convenience of having professionally maintained mobility aids waiting for you at your destination. Our rental service allows you to travel lighter while ensuring you have the walking support you need throughout your cruise, hotel stay, or land-based vacation.

Who Benefits from Walking Aide Rentals?

Our walking assistance equipment serves a diverse range of travelers with temporary or ongoing mobility needs:

Post-Surgical Recovery: Patients recovering from hip replacement, knee replacement, ankle surgery, foot surgery, or other orthopedic procedures benefit from our knee scooters and rollators during their healing process.

Injury Rehabilitation: Individuals recuperating from fractures, sprains, ligament tears, or soft tissue injuries can maintain their travel plans with appropriate walking support.

Chronic Conditions: Travelers managing arthritis, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, peripheral neuropathy, or other conditions affecting mobility and balance appreciate the added stability our walkers provide.

Age-Related Mobility Changes: Seniors experiencing decreased strength, endurance, or balance issues can explore cruise ports and hotel destinations safely with rollator support.

Temporary Assistance: Even healthy travelers may need walking support after long flights, while navigating large cruise ships, or when exploring destinations with uneven terrain.

Choosing the Right Walking Aide for Your Cruise or Travel

Rollators/Rolling Walkers: Best for travelers who need continuous support but can bear full weight on both legs. The built-in seat allows for rest breaks during port excursions or hotel exploration. Four wheels provide smooth rolling on various surfaces including cruise ship decks, airport terminals, and paved walkways. Hand brakes offer control on ramps and inclines.

Knee Scooters/Knee Walkers: Ideal for non-weight bearing injuries to the foot, ankle, or lower leg. Significantly more comfortable than crutches for extended use. Perfect for cruise passengers who need to keep weight off one leg while maintaining independence during their vacation.

Standard Walkers: Provide maximum stability for those with significant balance concerns or weakness. The two-front-wheel design offers easy maneuverability while maintaining solid support. Best suited for travelers who walk shorter distances or need the most stable walking aide option.

Cruise Ship Accessibility with Walking Aides

Modern cruise ships accommodate walking aide users with accessible features including elevators, wide corridors, and wheelchair-accessible cabins. However, bringing your own walker onboard can be challenging due to storage constraints in standard staterooms. Renting equipment that's delivered directly to the ship and picked up at voyage end eliminates storage concerns and allows you to cruise comfortably.

Our rollators and walkers navigate cruise ship environments effectively, including gangways, public spaces, dining rooms, and entertainment venues. We recommend rollators with seats for cruise passengers, as they provide rest opportunities during embarkation, disembarkation, and port excursions.

Airport and Air Travel with Walking Aide Rentals

Traveling through airports with mobility limitations requires proper equipment. Our walking aide rentals can be delivered to your departure airport, hotel near the airport, or destination airport, ensuring you have support throughout your journey. Many travelers rent walkers specifically for navigating large airport terminals, where distances between gates, baggage claim, and ground transportation can be extensive.

Airlines permit personal walkers and rollators as medical devices, typically allowed beyond standard baggage allowances. However, renting at your destination eliminates the need to transport equipment on flights, reducing stress and physical strain.

Hotel and Resort Walking Aide Delivery

Whether you're staying at a beach resort, city hotel, all-inclusive property, or vacation rental, Special Needs Group delivers walking aides directly to your accommodation. We coordinate delivery times with hotel staff to ensure your equipment is waiting in your room upon arrival. This service is particularly valuable for multi-generational family trips where older relatives need mobility support to participate fully in vacation activities.

Equipment Quality and Maintenance

All Special Needs Group walking aides undergo rigorous cleaning and sanitization following CDC guidelines between each rental. Equipment is inspected for mechanical function, brake operation, and overall safety before delivery. We maintain our inventory to the highest standards, ensuring you receive reliable, well-maintained mobility equipment for your travels.

Rental Duration and Flexibility

Walking aide rentals are available for short-term use (weekend getaways, week-long cruises) or extended periods (month-long stays, seasonal travel). We accommodate last-minute requests when inventory permits and can arrange early delivery or late pickup to match your travel schedule. For travelers on multi-destination itineraries, we can coordinate equipment transfers or provide rentals at multiple locations.

Insurance and Liability Coverage

Rental agreements include liability coverage for normal wear and tear. We recommend reviewing your travel insurance policy to understand coverage for rented medical equipment. Our reservations team can answer questions about damage waiver options and renter responsibilities.

Booking Your Walking Aide Rental

To reserve your rollator, knee scooter, or standard walker:

  1. Contact our reservations team at 1-800-513-4515 (toll-free) or 1-954-585-0575 (international)
  2. Provide your travel details: destination, dates, accommodation name, and specific mobility needs
  3. Discuss equipment options with our trained specialists who understand travel accessibility
  4. Receive a custom quote based on your rental duration and delivery location
  5. Confirm your reservation and receive delivery coordination details

We recommend booking at least 2-3 weeks before travel to ensure equipment availability, especially during peak cruise season. However, we accommodate rush requests whenever possible.

Customer Support Throughout Your Rental

Special Needs Group provides support before, during, and after your rental period. If you experience any issues with your walking aide during your cruise or hotel stay, our customer service team is available to troubleshoot problems, arrange equipment exchanges if needed, or answer usage questions. We want your vacation mobility experience to be worry-free.

Commitment to Accessible Travel

For over three decades, Special Needs Group has specialized in making travel accessible for individuals with mobility challenges. Our walking aide rental service is part of our comprehensive offering that includes wheelchair rentals, mobility scooter rentals, oxygen equipment, patient lifts, and other medical equipment for cruise and land-based travel. We partner with major cruise lines, hotels, and travel professionals to ensure travelers with special needs can explore the world comfortably and safely.

 
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