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 …

Updated March 2020 Our family spent a week on Norwegian Cruise Line’s NCL Breakaway ship on a cruise to Bermuda when it was brand new. It’s gotten a lot of buzz and was followed by several nearly identical ships, so we wanted to give you the scoop on what the ship …

Updated January 2019 Like many parents with young kids we have—with cautious optimism—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 …