Miles For Family

Next month, I’m going on my 10thcruise. Since cruising is a type of vacation I enjoy, I frequent several cruising message boards and Facebook groups. One statement I see frequently on these discussions is: “Carnival is the Walmart of cruise lines.” What does that mean, and is it true? Disclaimer: I have never sailed on […]

When my kids were younger and I had just quit my corporate job, we had to keep costs down as much as possible. We still managed a few vacations, but we had to pick the least expensive options whenever possible. If there was ever a question of if we would take the free option or […]

As some of you probably know, next year my family of seven (including in-laws) is planning a trip to Japan. See my series of posts here I can’t tell you how relieved I was to have all the flights finally booked via miles. There is a huge question mark when it comes to my father-in-law’s […]

One travel dilemma that comes up often with families is the timing of a big trip to Disney World. Should we go now, or wait until upcoming new attractions are done? Are the kids at a good age now, or in a few years? Even if you use miles and points for airfare and hotel, […]

Royal Caribbean has been sprucing up its private island in The Bahamas, CocoCay. This year, the cruise line added a new dock, a water park and a huge lagoon pool and renamed the experience Perfect Day at CocoCay. Check out the video of this private island. It looks amazing! While most of the new features […]

AA Miles Can’t Be Used to Book Alaska Flights Next Year: Starting March 1, 2020, it will no longer be possible to use AA miles to book Alaska flights and vice versa. See this post on View From the Wing. This is a major bummer, as I’ve used AA miles to fly on Alaska Airlines […]