From Eileen’s Taking the Kid’s Blog, written By Gina Burgos (guest blogger) ABOARD THE ROYAL CARIBBEAN ALLURE OF THE SEAS (Day 3 of 3) — We prepared for the Fashion Show grand finale with a rehearsal Barbie Dance Class, part of Royal Caribbean’s Barbie Premium Experience. Led by one of the Adventure Ocean staff who [...]
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Royal Caribbean’s Barbie Experience is a sea of pink
From Eileen’s Taking the Kid’s Blog, written By Gina Burgos (guest blogger) ABOARD THE ROYAL CARIBBEAN ALLURE OF THE SEAS (Day 2 of 3) –Monday kicked off the first full day of the cruise and our first Barbie activity, the Barbie Tea Party, part of Royal Caribbeans Barbie Premium Experience, Each girl was given a [...]
Three days aboard Royal Caribbean’s largest ships as a special guest of Barbie
From Eileen’s Taking the Kid’s Blog, written By Gina Burgos (guest blogger) ABOARD THE ROYAL CARIBBEAN ALLURE OF THE SEAS (Day 1 of 3) –Whenever I daydreamed about taking a vacation it definitely involved cocktails, sun and someone else making my bed. I will admit that it did not involve any of my daughter’s animated [...]
2013 Guide to cruising with kids
Kids are everywhere—on cruise ships anyway—whether you are in the Caribbean, Europe, Alaska or far flung destinations like the Galapagos Islands and even the Arctic. Welcome to our Taking the Kids Cruise Guide for 2013, researched and updated by our intrepid intern Becca Tash. Cruise Lines International Association reports that some 1.5 million kids now [...]
Fall break means a great opportunity for a family cruise
Eileen Ogintz is featuring a blog this week by writer Amandine Laurent. You can see the original feature here. By Amandine Laurent With the autumn here and cruise deals now available at incredibly low prices, it’s time to understand why family cruises are proving ever so popular. Cruises are the quintessential getaway for stressed parents: [...]
There’s lots of fun activites for kids on a grown up cruise
Thirteen year-old Sophie e Bonin is sipping a virgin colada on deck. “So relaxing,” the Southern California teen declared. “It’s a great vacation!” I would assume the 240-plus adults on board the Wind Surf being attended by 187 crew would agree on this spectacularly sunny sea day last year. They are reading on deck, playing [...]
Migis Lodge-Summer camp for the whole family
Summer camp sure wasn’t like this when I went. My kids either. We troop to the lakefront, where, after cocktails, we’re served lobster and steamer clams, corn on the cob and corn bread, salad and strawberry short cake. We look out at Lake Sebago—Maine’s second largest—dotted with small islands. It is an exquisitely beautiful scene [...]
Exploring LA’s famous sites with Adventures by Disney
DAY FIVE OF FIVE — Taco or falafel? Oysters, a burger or crepe? Korean meat, Greek salad or Spanish Tapas? And those are just a few of the choices for lunch at the Farmers Market in Los Angeles, where there are over 100 shops and restaurants and where restaurants have been part of the mix [...]
Princesses are a big draw at Disneyland
DAY FOUR OF FIVE — Five year-old Kylie Meza was decked out in full Disney princess regalia waiting in line to great the latest Disney Princess Merida from the new Disney Pixar film Brave. Her closet is packed with Princess dresses — Belle, Cinderella, Snow White — and her room piled with princess dolls. “It’s [...]
Buena Vista Street at Disney California Adventure offers a look at Walt Disney’s backstory
DAY THREE OF FIVE — Ready to walk in Walt Disney’s shoes? At the newly revamped Disney California Adventure in Anaheim you can saunter down Buena Vista Street as it might have been when Walt Disney as a young man with a suitcase, $40 and a big dream in the early 1920s. This being Disney, [...]
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Eileen is a syndicated family travel columnist and has experienced all kinds of boats - from small yachts her family sailed themselves to mega ships.
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