Disney Cruise Line announced today to travel agents that guests who do an on-board booking (OBB) will no longer receive on-board credit (OBC) from DCL on future cruises. Until this announcement, guests received $200 OBC for a 7-night or longer future cruise and $100 OBC for a 6-night or shorter future cruise pus 10% off […]

Japan Airlines Add Babies to Seat Maps: Japan Airlines has a new feature on its online seat maps. It now shows a baby icon in seats where children under age 2 are sitting. I think this is a nice feature. When I picked my family’s seats from DFW to Sydney, I avoided the rows near the […]

This morning, Disney Cruise Line announced itineraries for early 2021. Although sailings were announced today, cruises aren’t open to book to the general public until next Thursday, October 3, 2019. However, there is a tiered booking system before that for Castaway Cay members as follows: Monday September 30th: Platinum Castaway Club members & Disney’s Golden […]

Last week in an online moms’ group, the discussion was about how to make ends meet when one spouse quits work to become a stay-at-home parent. Speaking from experience, I know this transition is difficult both emotionally and financially. One mom shared that she makes extra money by charging everything to a credit card that […]

Earlier this year, I was watching a scandalous story on 20/20 TV show. I was shocked to see a hotel I stayed at featured as part of the story. It made me curious to know what other scandals or newsworthy events happened at hotels I’ve visited. Here are a few I discovered. Affair at Sheraton Sand […]

On our recent summer trip to Australia and New Zealand, we saved the best for last. After visiting Sydney, Hobbiton, Taupo and Rotorua (Part 1 and Part 2), we made our way to the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand. I had been drooling over photos of Hot Water Beach and Cathedral Cove for months, and […]