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Disney Cruise Line (DCL): The Magic is In The Details The website said that a Disney cruise was “where magic meets the sea,” but I was…skeptical, to say the least. I’d fallen in love with the magic of Disney the moment that I laid eyes on EPCOT as a kid, but without the towering walls […]

Yes, it can be magical—without the meltdown (or the $300 bill)! When most families start planning their first Disney trip, the question I hear right after “Which park should we do first?” is… “Where should we do a character meal?” It’s easy to feel like this is the core memory moment. The one where your child […]

We recently returned from an unforgettable multigenerational trip to Italy—three generations, four hotel changes, and more logistics than I care to count. Between my parents, three brothers and their partners, and four kids under five (my daughter included), the memories were magical—but the movement? Not so much. Packing up the whole crew every few days […]

I still remember the way Sleeping Beauty Castle came into view when I was little—tucked at the end of Main Street, glittering like something out of a storybook. Growing up, my family didn’t take many vacations, but we had one tradition: visiting my aunt in Los Angeles. And each trip to see her meant a […]

The idea of cruising may not appeal to you if all you think is that they hit the same ports with the same jewelry and t-shirt shops and are herded onto buses like cattle to experience the same excursions. You want a more intimate, authentic experience that explores a multi-city destination or region. There is […]