Win a Walt Disneyworld Vacation for 4 from Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines is a giving away a vacation for four to Disneyworld Southwest is giving away a vacation package that includes roundtrip travel to and from Orlando for four people.
For complete details, and to enter this sweepstakes, visit: https://www.secure02.com/Southwest/specials/fs0615.asp?cmpid=PBR-WDW_SWPS_070810&Referrer=S0987
Enter between June 4, 2010 and July 15, 2010 for a chance to win a Southwest Airlines Vacations package for four to the Walt Disney World® Resort and a stay in the Cinderella Castle Suite, which includes:
- Roundtrip flight via Southwest Airlines® to Orlando for four
- 1-night stay in the Cinderella Castle Suite at Magic Kingdom® Park
- 2-night hotel at a Walt Disney World® Resort deluxe property
- 4-day Magic Your Way® Tickets with Park Hopper® Option for four
- Disney’s Magical Express roundtrip airport/hotel transportation service
Travel dates must be from October 7, 2010 through October 10, 2010.
If you have a little girl that loves to pretend that she is a princess, she will love staying the night at Cinderella’s Castle. Although tours of parts of Cinderella’s Castle are given throughout the day at the Magic Kingdom, the opportunity to stay overnight is very rare.
This is a great vacation, the only thing is the travel dates may be a bit restrictive for some travelers and there are no prize substitutions.
Free Child Holiday Cruise with Two Adults
With the purchase of two full-priced adult tickets one child can travel for free on Crystal Cruises. The offer is good for the 14 day holiday cruise to the Caribbean on Crystal Serenity. As of this post, the starting cost of a ticket is $7,995 and can be as much as $46,930. The cruise starts in Miami and visits several of the Caribbean islands: St. Thomas, Barbados, St. Lucia, Antigua, St. Maarten, Curacao, and Turks and Caicos.
Preschoolers in Florida Get Free Admission to Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
Parents living in Florida, your preschooler can get a free pass to Busch Gardens for 2010. You must be a Florida resident and your child needs to be 5 and under. Busch Gardens is opening a new Sesame Street themed play area this March and the free passes are to celebrate the event. You can go to http://sesamestreetsafarioffun.com to register for the passes. The passes allow preschoolers get free admission to the Busch Gardens Tampa Bay theme park for the rest of the year.
Nickelodean Cruise Vacation with Norwegian
Traveling families have more options when it comes to cruise vacations. Cruise lines have been catering more to families with children and the special needs that they have. Norwegian Cruise Lines have teamed up with Nickelodeon to provide a themed family cruise that children will enjoy.
Beginning in April on Norwegian Jewel and this summer on Norwegian Epic, Nickelodeon and Norwegian experiences for the entire family will include: character meet and greets; interactive game shows; and more. The three-year partnership also includes select specialty Nickelodeon-themed cruises each year, featuring Nickelodeon TV stars, show premieres and continuous themed-entertainment on the ship.
Each cruise will feature live Nickelodeon-themed interactive shows, including: SlimeTime LIVE! with Nick’s signature slime; Nick Live! Poolside entertainment; character breakfasts and meet and greets; Nick-themed dance parties; and more. Nickelodeon-themed elements will also be incorporated into Norwegian’s Kids’ Crew program.
In addition to the year-round programming on Norwegian Jewel and Norwegian Epic, special Nickelodeon-themed cruises will be offered annually where families can immerse themselves in everything Nickelodeon all day, every day. These unique cruises will include: special appearances by the Network’s live talent; show premieres; more live game shows; even more opportunities to visit with kids’ favorite Nick characters; and much more. The first of the Nickelodeon-themed specialty cruises is scheduled on Norwegian Jewel later this year. More details and an on sale date will be released soon.
To book a cruise on Norwegian Jewel, Norwegian Epic or any of Norwegian’s ships, go to www.ncl.com, call 800-327-7030 or contact a travel professional.
Disney Cruises-Kids Get to Have Things Their Way
Disney Cruises have decided to redo the way what kids can eat and activities they can participate in during the cruise vacation. Before activities and food choices were segmented by age group. Now Children can choose the activities and food without the age group restrictions.
On Disney Cruise Line, children can personalize their cruise vacation by selecting activities and events, regardless of age. Oceaneer Club and Oceaneer Lab are open to children age 3 to 12 on the Disney Wonder and age 3 to 10 on the Disney Magic.
While Disney Cruise Line will continue to recommend activities that appeal to specific maturity levels and ages, the entire menu of offerings is open to every child. With this evolutionary approach to shipboard youth activities, children and parents choose programs based on the specific interests of each child to create a customized and very personalized experience. Best of all, children of different ages — siblings, extended family and friends — can participate in youth activities together throughout their cruise.
The majority of children’s events and free-time activities occur within dedicated youth spaces on the ship and on Castaway Cay. As always, Disney Cruise Line youth activities are supervised by specially trained, experienced counselors.
Specific program information is available to guests on the day of check-in at the Youth Activities registration desk located in the Disney cruise ship terminal building prior to boarding, or onboard in the Oceaneer Club and Oceaneer Lab.
Source: DisneyCruiseNews.com
Tantrum Throwing Tot Gets Thrown Off Plane
A mom and her 2 year-old son were kicked off a Southwest Airlines plane because he was fussing when the crew were giving their safety message. This story made me look back at when my children were two. She was dealing with a 2 year-old and most parents know that it is called the “Terrible Twos” for a reason. Pamela Root and her son were travelling from Amarillo, Texas to San Jose California when she was asked to leave the plane.
Root says she was confident Adam’s screams of “Go! Plane! Go!” and “I want Daddy!” would subside after the plane took off Monday in Amarillo, Texas.
She had to spend the night in Amarillo and purchased a travel crib and extra diapers for the extra night stay in Amarillo. Southwest Airlines issued an apology, gave her a refund, and a $300 travel voucher. She would like to also be compensated for the travel crib and extra diapers.
I wonder if she was holding her breath when she and her son were boarding the plane the next day to go home.
Source: msnbc
Keep Kids Entertained with Portable DVD Players as You Travel
Technology has its advantages and parents can take advantage of them as they travel. One thing that worries parents traveling with young children is how to keep kids entertained as they travel. Portable DVD players are is one thing that parents can use to distract children and make the traveling experience more pleasant. Of course we do believe that the vacation should be a time to get away from TV and enjoy the experience together, but for long trips we all know that children can become bored easily and sometimes a little unruly. For those times, you might consider putting in a DVD into your portable DVD player and entertaining the children. The DVD player does not need to be on constantly. You can play the movie and then use the other times to talk to your child about the trip or other things on your little one’s mind.