Roatán, Honduras was one of the stops I was most looking forward to on our NCL Getaway West Caribbean cruise. And the island didn’t disappoint. Because of its small size, nice beaches, great snorkeling and light adventure activities it’s an easy and fun port of call with kids.   Because …

We sailed on the Norwegian Getaway out of Miami for a winter break vacation. It’s the same class of ship as the Breakaway that we sailed on several years ago (read our review and check rates). We were curious how we would experience the ship differently with a tween than …

Cruises are ideal for multi-generational and extended family vacations. They’re also an easy way to have time together as a family while giving everyone a little time to themselves, too. Here is what I learned at the Cruise Line Industry Asssociation’s Annual round-up of cruise lines about offerings at most of …

Thinking about a cruise with the kids this year? Keep in mind that the cruise your kids loved at 3 or 8 might not be what they want to do at 10 or 16.  For example, kids clubs matter when your children are too young to do much else on …

Our family spent a week on Norwegian Cruise Line’s spiffy new NCL Breakaway ship to Bermuda. It’s gotten a lot of buzz, so we wanted to give you the scoop on what the ship has for families. NCL Breakaway Review The NCL Breakaway’s Kids’ Clubs On the Breakaway, NCL improved several …

Like many parents with young kids we have become cruise-goers! It’s one of the many things I thought I would never do–until I became a parent. Richard and I liked our family cruise vacation much better than we thought we would, as evidenced by the great extent to which we …