If you’ve been keeping up with miles and points news, you’ve probably heard about the new bonus offer on the Southwest personal credit cards that came out earlier this month. You can earn a Southwest companion pass with just one new credit card! While we haven’t dedicated a full blog post to this updated offer […]

Since a winter storm is sweeping half the nation, I figured now would be a good time to warm up by looking at some warm weather photos. Let’s check out Paradise Beach in Cozumel! See also: Review: Star Wars Day at Sea (SWDAS) on the Disney Fantasy Why We Chose Paradise Beach My family visited […]

My family just returned from a 7-night cruise to the Western Caribbean on the Disney Fantasy. This was our 7th cruise on DCL, our 3rd time on the Disney Fantasy, but our first cruise that had a Star Wars Day at Sea. (See my previous trip report on the Disney Wonder to Alaska). Disney Cruise […]

If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time, it’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of Disney Cruise Line vacations. My family’s cruises on DCL have been some of our favorite memories, and I recommend DCL to many people. However, a Disney Cruise isn’t the right choice for everyone. If you […]

Now that the winter holidays are over, can we talk about spring break ideas? Yaaaaaaas! The past few years I’ve written about spring break ideas within the state of Texas (see Top 10 Texas Spring Break Ideas for Families). But what if you’ve already been to most of those places and you’re craving adventure outside […]

In the last few weeks, I’ve seen two unfortunate circumstances that have ruined cruise vacations for two families. I saw the first incident in the news and on some cruise message boards. A couple from Kentucky went on a cruise to Bahamas, and one of them got really sick. She had to go to the […]