See our Advertiser Disclosure here. Yesterday, Royal Caribbean announced additional measures to encourage customers to book a cruise. Cruise With Confidence Extension The company extended its Cruise with Confidence policy for sail dates into 2022. Under this policy, guests can cancel a cruise up to 48 hours in advance in exchange for a 100% future […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. I normally don’t let our kids call the major shots on our vacations. For the most part, my husband and I decide where we go, and the kids are along for the ride. Of course, we don’t want to torture ourselves by going somewhere the kids wouldn’t like. But, for […]

As much as I’m going stir-crazy in my house during the quarantine, my mom has it way worse. She’s in an assisted living facility in another state. Her quarantine experience started with a restriction on all visitors. That part wasn’t too bad. Her activities director kept everyone busy with trivia, bingo and other social activities […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. Update: Avianca recently filed for bankruptcy. For now, it’s business as usual at Lifemiles. As I started to write this post, I kept shaking my head. How on earth did we end up buying Lifemiles (miles)? Especially considering  my last experience with this program. But buy them we did, and […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. This morning, Carnival Cruise Line announced its plan for a phased-in restart of cruising. See the official press release here. All cruises through July 31 will be canceled. Beginning August 1, 8 of the fleet’s 26 cruise ships will resume cruising. The 8 ships that will sail in August include: […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. I know that everyone is getting stir crazy. Here in Texas, the stay-at-home order was lifted and we are in a gradual re-opening. But, the re-opening doesn’t mean much for my family. Social distancing is still required everywhere, and we are choosing to mostly stay home until we see more […]