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No. I don’t want to be waited on…said no busy mom EVER!

“Am I missing out by not going to the main dining room?”

adventure of the seas dining room royal caribbean cruiseMain dining room aboard the Adventure of the Seas, Royal Caribbean.

I belong to several groups on FB and this question has been posted countless times. Each time, it strikes a chord. …

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Let’s talk TV options when cruising because hello we are cruising with kids!

Let’s talk TV…I mean we don’t cruise to watch TV! However, there are those times when you are in your cabin getting ready and need your kids to be occupied while you do something with yourself. Am I right moms???? 

For us we …

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The Anatomy of an Onboard Account and all those costs!

So, we talked about those elusive costs in our Blog titled, All Inclusive, Yet Elusive. Full transparency here. I’m putting my $$ where my mouth is. So, I’ve included one of our recent statements from onboard. Now you can see firsthand what …

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A Day to Do Nothing Day 4: Miami, Florida

A day to do nothing while visiting our second port of Miami, Florida

50/50 split on whether we stay on the boat at our second port of Miami, Florida or leave. If the weather was good the plan would be to stay on the boat …

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First Port Stop Day 3: Port Canaveral, Florida

A day at the park….more like six hours on our first port stop to Port Canaveral

Today is our first port day and we are in Port Canaveral. This is about one hour from Orlando and the theme parks we all know and love. We …

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The Inevitable Happened-Day 2 Live Blog

The Inevitable Happened and It’s a First For us

We all had a great sleep overnight and woke up around 7:00am. These rooms are nice and dark on the interior which I thought might help the kids sleep in. That didn’t happen. It must …

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Embarkation Day–Day 1 LIVE BLOG


We pulled off surprising out kids with a 10 day cruise to Florida and the Bahamas and we’re taking YOU with us!

WOW, did you all see our last post about how we were surprising the kids with a cruise? Well, …

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We’re taking YOU with us this week on a cruise!

We are taking YOU with us this week on a cruise AND Shhhhhh…..we’re surprising our own kiddos!

I’m a little serious and a little joking obviously! Clearly, I didn’t win the MegaMillions or Powerball or you would be with us! But alas, we won $4! …