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  • On a fall cruise when family doesn’t necessarily mean kids
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    On a fall cruise when family doesn’t necessarily mean kids

    ByEileen Ogintz October 6, 2016July 17, 2021

    even without a lot of kids, the ship was still packed with families — mothers and daughters, aunts and cousins, brothers and sisters-in-law, grandparents and young grandchildren, even four lifelong friends celebrating their 70th birthdays

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  • A spa treatment with a Balinese Guru
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    A spa treatment with a Balinese Guru

    ByEileen Ogintz October 3, 2016July 7, 2021

    I am a fan of spas—especially on vacation—as a way for moms (and dads) to decompress and get some much needed “me time.”

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  • Taking full advantage of Halloween season
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    Taking full advantage of Halloween season

    ByEileen Ogintz September 29, 2016July 9, 2021

    You don’t need to wait till Halloween to put on costumes, not when theme parks, resorts and haunted attractions have already kicked off special Halloween events

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  • A Multi-Generational Getaway to Charleston, SC
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    A Multi-Generational Getaway to Charleston, SC

    ByEileen Ogintz September 28, 2016July 14, 2021

    I am always on the lookout for destinations with multi-generational vacation potential. Charleston SC met our expectations

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  • At the Gilded Age mansions in Newport RI
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    At the Gilded Age mansions in Newport RI

    ByEileen Ogintz September 25, 2016July 7, 2021

    This is our last day aboard the Norwegian Gem—we return to New York City tomorrow and Newport, famous for its sailing and coastal location as well as these spectacular mansions, is a good way to end the trip

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  • The Few kids on this cruise have a blast
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    The Few kids on this cruise have a blast

    ByEileen Ogintz September 23, 2016July 7, 2021

    During school vacation weeks, the Norwegian Gem can have up to 800 kids aboard. But this week sailing from New York to Canada and back there are only 15. But they are having a blast.

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  • Bar Harbor ME, Acadia National Park and St. John
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    Bar Harbor ME, Acadia National Park and St. John

    ByEileen Ogintz September 22, 2016July 7, 2021

    Our cruise on the Norwegian Gem takes us to Bar Harbor ME, the beautiful Acadia National Park as well as St. John in New Brunswick, CA

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  • Do Kids Clubs have a future at resorts and on cruises?
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    Do Kids Clubs have a future at resorts and on cruises?

    ByEileen Ogintz September 22, 2016July 7, 2021

    Almost every major resort and cruise line catering to the family market offers extensive children’s programming, but many Millennial families are opting out. What’s the future

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  • Halifax, Nova Scotia – History and Heroism Combine
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    Halifax, Nova Scotia – History and Heroism Combine

    ByEileen Ogintz September 20, 2016July 7, 2021

    Everyone knows about the Titanic, but few have heard about the Halifax Explosion of 1917 that killed 2000 people. Here in Nova Scotia history, tragedy and a beautiful city combine for some incredible stories.

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  • Families  on the Norwegian Gem – NYC to Canada
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    Families on the Norwegian Gem – NYC to Canada

    ByEileen Ogintz September 19, 2016July 7, 2021

    On this week-long cruise from New York to Canada, families of all sizes are aboard the Norwegian Gem – grown kids, grandparents, cousins, girlfriends on getaways

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