Travel

  My family loves theme parks. I mean REALLY LOVES! From big amusement parks with huge crazy roller coasters to little play parks without rides, but plenty to climb on. We’ve been to Six Flags (a couple of them), Disneyland, Legoland (California and Germany), various Fairytale Lands, and more. Recently, we went to PlayMobil FunPark […]

Day 12~ Disembark Civitavecchia & Wrap-up Our last morning on board was another bittersweet kind of feeling. We had such an amazing trip and were sad it had come to an end. After breakfast, we did one more last check of the cabin, making sure nothing was left behind, collected our carry-on bags, and headed […]

Day 11~ Naples, Italy (Amalfi Coast, Sorrento & Pompeii) We arrived in Naples, Italy early in the morning and quickly got ready for the day. Originally, we were planning to do another hop-on-hop-off bus tour when we got there, but after hearing about a Pompeii & Amalfi Coast Excursion through Can’t Be Missed Tours, we […]

Day 10~ At Sea Day 10 was another at sea day as the ship made its way to Naples, Italy. Knowing we would be on the ship all day the kids were in a huge rush to get breakfast, so they could go to the kids clubs. We actually had to tell them to slow […]

Day 9~ Piraeus (Athens), Greece Athens felt like a whirlwind of a day. We docked early (7am) and knew we had to be back on board by 5:45pm at the absolute latest. With so much to see in Athens, we didn’t want to waste any time getting going. After a quick buffet breakfast, we headed […]

Day 8~ Mykonos, Greece There is something about looking out at the water of the Mediterranean Sea. As S put it, “The water seems to sparkle.” It has a calming effect. Day 8 we woke up in Mykonos, Greece, looking at a view of that sparkling water. This was the only day we did a […]