We’ve been to Castaway Cay twice now. Once on the Disney Wonder, and once on the Disney Fantasy. During our first visit on the Disney Wonder we did everything wrong. One of those things we did wrong? We booked the worst activity on Castaway Cay: The Glass Bottom Boat Scenic Voyage. Talk about awful.
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Disney Cruise Wonder
Port...
No, we didn't take our three year old white water rafting, even though that is what comes to mind when we talk about this excursion and everyone’s jaw drops to the floor.
Actually, this is better. This is a Caribbean escape, bamboo rafting under a canopy of trees on a warm river made of silk with no distractions.
Bamboo River...
Aruba
Our Family Stay at the Hyatt Regency Aruba Resort Spa and Casino | Idyllic Paradise on the Caribbean Sea
Catherine - 0
We plan all our travels last minute. Part of it is a perk of the job. We get great last minute discounts as part of interline perks. The other part is flight loads. You can’t very well plan everything out not knowing if you’ll even get on a flight where you’ve planned out an intricate vacation. The last part...
The myth of Atlantis is an enigma. Is it the Greek island of Santorini? Is it lost forever and sunken to the depths of the ocean? Is it guarded by the Kraken? This is exactly why it's such an appealing marketing scheme to call a glorified casino by the same name, Atlantis, and pretend like you are going to...
Caribbean
2019 Travel Year In Review: Family Travel Adventures #72 – #82 | Grand Total Mileage: 44,986
Catherine - 6
We traveled 44,986 miles in 2019, and finally after a decade of travel are starting to understand the allure of luxury travel. It’s not just about nice accommodations and being pampered, it’s about vacation not feeling like work.
When you travel as much as we do, sometimes vacations just feel like a burden. The groceries, the cleaning, the cooking...
If you...
The Wave Hotel in Vieques doesn’t look like much, but it tells a story of brutality and resilience.
Hurricane Maria attacked the Caribbean in September of 2017, and left behind devastation for every single resident on the island. It destroyed businesses, knocked out power, tore trees from the ground, left power lines thrashing about in the streets, stripped rainforests...
Caribbean
The Island Meeting Place: Bananas Beach Bar and Grill | Family Restaurant Review
Catherine - 2
► Nap-Time Version: Bananas Beach Bar and Grill gets our family pick for where to eat before your Bioluminescent Bay tour on the island of Vieques.
Experiencing a Bioluminescent Bay is a like witnessing a fairy tale come to life. Magic flows straight from your fingertips and metamorphoses into a million twinkling stars submerged underwater. Our Vieques Bio Bay Tour was the night we saw the stars turn upside down.
Luminary creatures, called dinoflagellates, are contained by the high protein natural barrier of the mangrove...
There is no telltale sign of a beautiful oasis hidden on the other side of a dense jungle, a silky soft black sand beach in Puerto Rico except for an itty bitty wooden sign off the side of the road with a small hand drawn arrow pointing towards a narrow staircase
In fact, it’s quite likely if you don’t know...
Caribbean
We’d Like to Welcome You To Munchkin Land Burgers | Family Review of Restaurante El Hamburguer in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Catherine - 0
Much like Los Pinos Café, Restaurante El Hamburguer comes highly recommended by locals in San Juan. It is within walking distance to the best family beach and not too far from Old Town San Juan. The restaurant doesn’t look like much, and the food is not entirely picturesque; in fact, when they brought out our order with the onions...