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5 Summer Vacation Ideas for Teens

Teens sometimes get a bad rap. People think they’re hard to please and harder to travel with. But the key to traveling with teens—and keeping the whole family happy—is to...

A Jersey Girl’s Ode to the Jersey Shore

“’Cause down the shore everything’s all right.” ---Tom Waits, JERSEY GIRL Some see the Jersey Shore as a travel destination, a place to take the family for a couple of...

Best Advice for Planning Your Summer Vacation

Planning your family vacation can be overwhelming--where to go, what to do, how to get there, you name it. There are a lot of details to planning a summer vacation....

Stress-Free Travel is Right Under Your Nose

Air travel can be stressful nowadays with long lines, flight delays and cramped seating.  Add luggage, children, strollers and even pets to the mix and you have a veritable powder...

Alaska and the NW Passage: Armchair or on-the-Water Journeys

Family travel when it might mean the demise of all is no figure of speech for two brothers and a sister who maneuvered their 57-foot boat through the Northwest Passage...

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Captain Your Own Adventure at Disney's Yacht Club Resort
Standby TravelingMomCaptain Your Own Adventure at Disney's Yacht Club Resort

Polished wood, burnished brass, a giant globe of the world and a gentleman Sea Captain in a navy blue blazer greet you as you enter the foyer of Disney Resort’s Yacht Club at Walt Disney World.ou’ve now entered Disney’s version of turn-of-the-century Nantucket complete with a lighthouse and  [ ... ]

3 Summer Travel Ideas for Toddlers
Traveling Mom with Toddlers3 Summer Travel Ideas for Toddlers

Parents of toddlers – stop limiting your vacations to staycations. This is coming from a mom who has raised a ddler into a traveler once, and is doing it all over again. If you have a toddler, you have anarchy on your hands … trust me, I know! But you don’t have to stick close to home if you [ ... ]

Lincoln Lives on in Central Illinois
TravelingMom with TeensLincoln Lives on in Central Illinois

It may not be Daniel Day Lewis walking the streets of Springfield, Illinois, but there’s likely someone who looks a lot like him. OK, it will be someone who looks a lot like Daniel Day Lewis when he looks a lot like Abraham Lincoln.
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Paradise Point Resort- Tropical Island Escape in San Diego
Midwest TravelingMomParadise Point Resort- Tropical Island Escape in San Diego

Looking for the perfect summer vacation? Dreaming of something tropical and exotic, yet Tahiti just isn’t in your budget? San Diego’s dise Point Resort feels like it’s a world away, yet there’s no passport required. Paradise Point sits on a 44-acre island on Mission Bay, just minutes fr [ ... ]

South Dakota: Where Imagination Guides a Family Vacation
World TravelingMomSouth Dakota: Where Imagination Guides a Family Vacation

Great summer vacations start with planning. Where are we going to go? Where are we going to stay? For my kids one of their all time favorite trips was a road trip through South Dakota.

Our first trip to South Dakota was going to be a quick drive through on our way to somewhere else. Fortunately, we  [ ... ]

Stay Aloft Before Going Aloft at the San Francisco Airport
Pets and Service Dog TravelingmomStay Aloft Before Going Aloft at the San Francisco Airport

It's always refreshing to see a new choice of hotel property near the San Francisco Airport -- and the options have gotten even better recently. Just a half mile from the airport, the hip and ultra modern new Aloft hotel is a great choice for a comfortable stay before or after flying or when vi [ ... ]

Summer Vacation Ideas in Massachusetts
Finance TravelingMomSummer Vacation Ideas in Massachusetts

Although summer vacation in Massachusetts will start later than usual due to many snow days, it's time to start planning those summer family vacations in Massachusetts! For a small state, Massachusetts boasts some fabulous summer vacation spots - here are a few of the best, along with some insider t [ ... ]

Don't Let the Costa Accident Keep You from Cruising

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cruise2Should the unsettling news of the Costa Cruise ship accident make you rethink plans for a family vacation cruise? Absolutely not. Cruising is one of the best family vacation option out there. No matter what age your children are, no matter who you're traveling with, no matter where you're traveling to, a cruise ship has something to offer everyone.

My 18 year-old son, who tends to be a homebody, can always be talked into taking a cruise. My 92-year-old father-in-law rarely travels with us these days because of some health issues that make it difficult for him to walk long distances and difficult to sleep at night. But both are excited about the possibility of taking a multi-generational family cruise this summer before my son heads off to college.

The biggest advantage of cruising over other forms of travel is the fact that the hotel room travels with you. You can see great swaths of the world without ever packing or unpacking. Last summer, my daughter and I sailed as guests of Royal Caribbean onboard a cruise around the Adriatic. We moved into our cozy room, unpacked, shoved the suitcases under the bed and enjoyed fine dining and ocean breezes while the ship did the traveling. Each morning, we awoke in a new port and spent the day exploring a new world--Ravenna and Bari Italy; Koper, Slovenia, and Dubrovnik and Cavtat, Croatia.

So don't let an unfortunate accident keep you from trying a cruise if you have never been on a ship, or booking a repeat visit if you have cruised before. If you wouldn't allow a traffic accident to keep you from a family road trip or a plane crash to keep you from flying, don't let a cruise ship accident keep you from cruising.
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Author Profile: TravelingMom with Teens

Cindy Richards is a Pulitzer Prize nominated journalist who serves as the Editor-in-Chief of TravelingMom.com. She also is the mom of two terrific teens who have traveled with her since they were tiny tots.

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#3 Lynn berryman 2012-01-16 15:06
I agree, we just got back after a family cruise on the Allure of the seas with Royal Carribean and although those pictures made me feel sick, you're right about not letting it stop you from cruising. We've been on 10 cruises, my kids have made about 6 of them. They are 11 and 15 and it's our favorite way to get to warm climates in the winter and only have to fly for 3 hours. everyone can have their own vacation yet we are all together. It's our perfect vacation! Never going to stop.
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#2 Carmel L. Mooney 2012-01-16 12:05
Nicely done!
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#1 Working TravelingMom 2012-01-16 11:08
Thank you - this puts things into perspective! I've never cruised but it definitely seems like a good way to bring together people of different tastes, generations, etc. One unfortunate accident shouldn't keep us from enjoying family travel.
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Free in May: LEGOLAND Florida!
Free in May: LEGOLAND Florida!

Police, Fire and EMS Appreciation Days return in May. Police officers, fire fighters and EMS employees can receive a free single day admission to LEGOLAND Florida, along with  [ ... ]

The Players Championship - Free for Military
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When the PGA tour heads to Ponte Vedra Beach, in Northeast Florida this May for The Players Championship they will once again be hosting multiple events for military memb [ ... ]

Kid's Free Fishing in Missouri
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There is nothing like casting your line in and fishing away your worries….okay, I seriously can’t say that, because I am not much of a fisherman. Yes, I go fishing, but mo [ ... ]