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February 1, 2011 | Author: SoCalGal
This is news - soon we can cruise Alaska's Inside Passage with Disney Wonder, one of Disney's fleet of high-end cruise ships. Now, cruise vacations are not often compatible with authentic travel experiences -- big "floating hotels" that take passengers from [Read more]
Posted in: Cruises, Family Travel, Travel News | 5 comments
January 31, 2011 | Author: SoCalGal
A spring break vacation in Orlando sounds daunting. Yet one of the most popular spring break vacation destinations for families with school-age children is Orlando, Florida. Makes sense, when you think about it; the theme park capital of the world has a [Read more]
Posted in: Family Travel, Travel Tips | 7 comments
January 27, 2011 | Author: SoCalGal
The Disney Dream cruise ship represents what Disney does best: family friendly entertainment done BIG. This is no small cruise ship; the Disney Dream is a 4,000 passenger cruise liner with top-of-the-line Disney themed entertainment and activities onboard. [Read more]
Posted in: Cruises, Family Travel, Travel News | 12 comments
January 21, 2011 | Author: ColoradoGal
One must-do on the brand-new Disney Dream? A ride on the first-in-the-cruise-industry on-board water slide. Truly, this was a coveted activity on the two-night Inaugural Cruise; broadcast journalists had booked some time slots for filming, so the AquaDuck was [Read more]
Posted in: Cruises, Family Travel, Travel News | 8 comments
January 20, 2011 | Author: ColoradoGal
For SoCalGal and I it’s been a magical couple of days experiencing the brand-new Disney Dream cruise ship on a two-night Christening Cruise junket with a port of call at Disney's own Castaway Cay. We’re traveling with family members and a whole bunch of [Read more]
Posted in: Cruises, Family Travel, Travel News | 4 comments
July 29, 2010 | Author: SoCalGal
Disneyland family value vacation packages are hugely popular. Disneyland is a major family vacation attraction destination here in California, and naturally it follows that there are many hotels in and around Anaheim set up with child-friendly features to [Read more]
Posted in: Budget Travel, Destinations, Family Travel | 3 comments
March 28, 2010 | Author: TwinCitiesGal
Rain at Walt Disney World, the Happiest Place on Earth - seems like an oxymoron doesn’t it? But, it does happen and there’s not a whole lot you can do about it. On our one and only trip to the Magic Kingdom in Orlando, Florida, we encountered not just [Read more]
Posted in: Family Travel | 8 comments
March 17, 2010 | Author: RunningGal
When the good folks at Walt Disney World Resorts invited me to attend their Sporty Blogger Media Mixer during Disney’s Princess Half Marathon Weekend (March 5-7, 2010) I thought the timing couldn’t be more perfect. I was already searching for the right [Read more]
Posted in: Destinations, Family Travel, Girlfriend Getaways | 13 comments
August 11, 2009 | Author: ColoradoGal
We've been inundated with questions from our readers lately -- which is GREAT! We're happy to help you with your queries about saving money on vacation or the best things to do in favorite destinations. So, keep those questions (and answers) coming! One of [Read more]
Posted in: Destinations, Family Travel | no comments
April 27, 2009 | Author: ColoradoGal
Who's heading to Disney when school lets out? The mega theme park is not on my family's list this summer, but I know thousands of Americans will be loading up the cars or hopping on planes to visit Orlando and the "Happiest Place on Earth." Here are a few more [Read more]
Posted in: Family Travel | no comments
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