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Carnival Sensation for Mommies

Sooooo….. my best friend emailed me one day in March and declared that she needed a weekend away from “life” and asked if I wanted to join her on a weekend cruise. I said yes, quickly, but ultimately forgot about our convo for several weeks until I received an email from her in mid April highlighting an awesome deal from Carnival. For less than $400 bucks we would be able to take to the high seas for 3 nights, leaving on a Thursday and returning early on a Sunday morning. It was the perfect itinerary for our busy husbands and kids to make some schedule adjustments and have extra coverage (help) from family back home. It was a no brainer.

November 1, 2015 by Jeuelle Sam

Cruising, Disney

Princess Sightings and Oceaneer Club Review

In general girls enjoyed the kids club immensely on our Disney Magic cruise. The Oceaneer club and Oceaneer Lab are spectacular areas for the children to socialize and have fun. There is a insulated hallway between the two areas so children are able to travel back and forth to activities. The kids club is included and is open all day from 9am-12midnight! One difference I noted, in comparison to other cruise lines, was that the staff served lunch and dinner to children who were in the club during designated meal times; they served these meals inside the kids club, instead of taking the kids to the buffet. On our last cruise on Royal Caribbean’s Enchantment the club closed for 2 hours during mealtimes. Since we homeschool and get more than enough of each other on a daily basis (LOL), on certain days our kids enjoyed staying at the club for lunch or dinner (on the days Hubby and I went to Palo, the adults only restaurant).

October 29, 2015 by Jeuelle Sam

Disney, Travel Tips

Adventures Just for Kids at EPCOT’s Food and Wine Festival

Hubby and I are real fans of the the annual Food and Wine Festival at EPCOT. Each year we look forward to spending lazy fall evenings strolling around the World Showcase and sampling tastes from around the world. We’ve taken our girls a few times but honestly, there wasn’t much to hold their attention on the culinary journey around the world until this year…..

October 22, 2015 by Jeuelle Sam

Cruising, Disney, Trip Reports

Experiencing the Magic On Our First Disney Cruise

Since we took our first family cruise in December 2014 we had a feeling we were on our way to becoming cruise lovers. The 4-night Bahamas trip on the Enchantment of the Seas was a perfect “intro” cruise and it totally whet our appetites for more interesting itineraries and ships. Pretty much as soon as we returned I started researching cruise lines, specifically Disney Cruise Line as we kept hearing rave reviews about it, not only online but from friends. I just happened to be doing a search in February of this year when I noted a markedly reduced rate listed for the last week of April. We discussed it and realized that combined with the currently available Florida Resident Rates this was almost too good to be true. Sure enough, within 36 hours of our booking the cruise the listed online rates sprang back up to normal market rates!

October 19, 2015 by Jeuelle Sam

Cruising

The Three New Cruise Ships I’m Most Excited About

The cruise industry seems like its received a high dose of Ritalin and it is literally exploding with new and more innovative ships and opportunities, which we will see within the next few months. Three of the most popular and mainstream lines are debuting new ships within the next year and I wanted to share the early details that have me excited to see more.

October 13, 2015 by Jeuelle Sam

Disney, Trip Reports

EPCOT’s Food and Wine Festival 2015

Since we moved to central Florida in the summer of 2013, EPCOT has been one of our favorite amusement parks. Our discovery of the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival that fall was a superb experience and each year we mark our calendars in anticipation of this event. Continue Reading

October 9, 2015 by Jeuelle Sam

Travel Tips, Trip Reports

Discovering Orlando’s Crayola Experience

Recently our family spent some time at the Crayola Experience which opened at the Florida Mall in Orlando earlier this year. We attended a birthday party hosted there on a Sunday morning. When we first arrived, we were not sure exactly what to expect. We had friends from church who had gone to visit once before us and they loved it but their descriptions were limited.

September 30, 2015 by Jeuelle Sam

Cruising, Trip Reports

Our First Family Cruise on Enchantment of the Seas

It’s all my parents fault, really…. In September of 2014 my world traveling parents went on a 7 day Carnival cruise to the Southern Caribbean and had an awesome time. My mother and I speak often (not often enough if I’ll be honest) and I got the extended trip recap from her over a series of conversations. They had such a blast that my husband and I started thinking about taking a trip, ourselves. A quick search of upcoming cruises leaving from Port Canaveral led us to Royal Caribbean’s Enchantment of the Seas, which does 3 and 4 night cruises from Port Canaveral to Nassau and Coco Cay (Royal Caribbean’s private Bahamas island). Hubby and I had been on a handful of cruises beforehand with our families and friends, so we were familiar with the experience.

September 25, 2015 by Jeuelle Sam

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