A fortress castle, a toy museum and a huge Christmas market

A fortress castle, a toy museum and a huge Christmas market

Nuremberg has long been a center of toy making and this museum is one of the city’s top tourist attractions. More than a dozen local toy manufacturers developed model railways and Nuremberg’s toymakers were known for coming up with new ways to make toys move.

A GPS scavenger hunt in Bamberg’s Christmas market

A GPS scavenger hunt in Bamberg’s Christmas market

Uniworld Cruises has arranged a special way to see the picturesque city of Bamberg for the families on board—a GPS scavenger hunt organized by the company City Hunters that does such tours in cities across Germany.

What’s in Your Waffle? Our Christmas Market River Cruise

What’s in Your Waffle? Our Christmas Market River Cruise

The 16 kids aboard Uniworld River Cruise’s special Family Christmas Market sailing in Germany are all members of the clean plate club by the time they are done cooking with Chef Peter Tarnok and Senior Pastry Chef Ciprian Ghiluescu. In fact, most of them have seconds… Lorelei George, 8, licks her plate.

Aboard the New Anthem of the Seas

Aboard the New Anthem of the Seas

Kids of all ages give high marks to Royal Caribbean’s second Quantum Class ship Anthem of the Seas which will be home-ported year round in Cape Liberty, NJ.

Kids have a different take on cultural exchanges on cruises

Kids have a different take on cultural exchanges on cruises

Listen up parents — if you thought the educational part of cruising was only seeing historic and cultural sites, you were wrong. It seems much more cultural exchange happens right on board at the kids’ and teen club, kids say.

In Hokkaido: navigating on our own is not that difficult

In Hokkaido: navigating on our own is not that difficult

The ship staff had warned that navigating on your own in Japan is different than elsewhere. Very few locals speak English and signs are only in Japanese. I understand now why in the U.S. Japanese tourists always move in a group with a guide.

A visit to a Japanese hot springs in Hokkaido

A visit to a Japanese hot springs in Hokkaido

Good news! I’m going to live at least seven years longer. That’s because I’ve visited a Japanese Onseng—a hot springs resort. They are ubiquitous in Japan—there are thousands of them.