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Nona and the Kids: Tips for Planning an Intergenerational Cruise

September 19, 2019August 15, 2019 by Cynthia Boal Janssens

ABOARD THE NCL BREAKAWAY – It has been just over a week since my family returned from our cruise to the Western Caribbean on the Breakaway. I had thought I would be able to write about the trip on a daily basis but soon learned that we all were much too busy for me to accomplish that. So I have some catching up to do. But first I want to give you some tips on planning …

Our family of nine heads off for a week of Caribbean fun on the NCL Breakaway

September 19, 2019July 27, 2019 by Cynthia Boal Janssens

Tomorrow is the big day. Nine of us – two moms, one dad, five children and me (Nona Cindy) – will board the NCL Breakaway in Miami for our first family cruise. The reason we have decided to do this is that my husband – Grandpa Chet – passed away unexpectedly in early May. This particular seven days, the last week of July, is the week that my daughters and their families flew in from San Diego …

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