Changes on a Post-COVID Cruise Plus Travel Essentials


This past July, my family and I went on a Carnival Cruise. Traveling has been one of those hot topic discussions since COVID-19. Some people are still scared to venture out, but we have taken necessary precautions with every trip we have been on. The biggest question I have received since coming home from our cruise vacation is what has changed? So, I decided to share some things we have noticed as well as include some essentials to help you if you decide to travel post COVID.


The Best Vacation Ideas for Personal Growth

If it's time to start thinking about a summer vacation, you've come to the right place. In this article, we have ten exciting ideas for summer vacations with kids that are budget-friendly and contain an element of learning. A vacation can be an opportunity for personal growth as well.




Read on to find out more about how conventional vacations can be turned into learning experiences and how learning experiences can be made more fun for kids. The ideas on this list range from typical overseas vacations to camping holidays in national parks and road trips.

Swimming with Sting Rays & Sea Turtles in Grand Cayman

 If you could have told me this would have been the last time my family and I went on a cruise for a while and still with little known about the future, I would have made sure we went on more. I can hardly wait for cruising to open back up. It is my favorite family vacation ever.


Swimming with Sting Rays & Sea Turtles in Grand Cayman


In 2019 for Fall Break, my family and I decided to travel on a family cruise to Grand Cayman and Cozumel. We went with my in-laws again, but we decided to do things a little differently. One thing we made sure we did was to book the excursions we wanted and not let others influence our choice. Cruises are a great way to have extended family vacations while also have time alone if you'd like.


Tips for Cruising with Kids for the First Time

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Cruising with your children allows both you and your children to travel and see the world, while bonding as a family. Cruisers are usually family-friendly, which means they will offer a whole range of activities for your little ones while you relax. However, it takes some planning, so if this is your first cruise with your children, consider these tips for a stress-free and fun vacation.

Family Cruise Vacation Essentials

So over the summer, my family and I went on a cruise vacation for our 10th wedding anniversary. We got married on a cruise and we thought, "What an awesome way to celebrate a decade together." A wonderful time was had by all. I do have a few tips that I learned along the way, some essentials that will hopefully help you if you decide to take a cruise vacation too.


Cruising with Kiddos: Our Anniversary Trip to Mexico

As some of you may know, our 10 year wedding Anniversary was July 15th. And to celebrate, we decided to go on a Carnival Cruise because we got married on one originally. I think if you are looking for an inexpensive, but beautiful way to get married then a cruise is that way to go. My husband and I were 21 and 23 when we got married, my parents were on limited incomes, and we had to pay for most of it on our own. We didn't give ourselves time to save up money because we were two crazy kids in love and wanted to get married as quickly as possible. I do not regret a thing.

Cruising with Kiddos: Our Anniversary Trip to Mexico

Anyways, because my in-laws' anniversary is the day after ours and they are our only reliable sitters right now, plus we wanted to go on a five day cruise so leaving our kids with anyone that long wasn't even on our radar, we decided to make our anniversary trip into a family vacation. We had been thinking about going on cruise for a while and so at the beginning of this year we decided to make the leap (and down payments) because we had the extra money. We also bought a bunch of Carnival gift cards from Kroger when they ran their 4X fuel points sale to save even more because the gift cards can be used to pay off any balance. We decided to book a five day Carnival cruise that left out of Mobile, AL and went to Costa Maya and Cozumel.