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  • Last day at sea and a port of call in St. Thomas, USVI
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    Last day at sea and a port of call in St. Thomas, USVI

    ByEileen Ogintz December 16, 2013July 10, 2021

    Taking the Kids correspondent Allison Tibaldi and her teen-aged son Alec enjoy their last day on the Royal Caribbean Freedom of the Seas with a port of call in St. Thomas, USVI, and ride on the Kon Tiki Sightseeing and Beach Cruise.

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  • Breakfast with the Dreamworks characters
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    Breakfast with the Dreamworks characters

    ByEileen Ogintz December 15, 2013July 7, 2021

    Day three aboard Royal Caribbean Freedom of the Seas starts with the Dreamworks character breakfast for Taking the Kids contributor Alison Tibaldi, and ends with Italian food at Portofino.

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  • Combatting calories at sea and a stop in the Bahamas
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    Combatting calories at sea and a stop in the Bahamas

    ByEileen Ogintz December 14, 2013July 7, 2021

    Taking the Kids contributor Allison Tibaldi visits the gym on Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas and first port call at CocoCay in the Bahamas.

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  • First cruise seen through a teen’s eyes, and camera
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    First cruise seen through a teen’s eyes, and camera

    ByEileen Ogintz December 13, 2013July 7, 2021

    Taking the Kids contributor Alec Tibaldi describes his first cruise on Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas and provides another excellent video.

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  • Touring Paris, and other cities, with those who live there
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    Touring Paris, and other cities, with those who live there

    ByEileen Ogintz December 12, 2013July 15, 2021

    In Paris with a “Paris Greeter,” one of 360 volunteers who offer some 3,000 free tours every year. There’s likely a Greeter organization in any big city near you and all over the world.

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  • Confessions of a first time cruiser
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    Confessions of a first time cruiser

    ByEileen Ogintz December 12, 2013July 7, 2021

    Taking the Kids Contributor Allison Tibaldi finds Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas to be huge, but easy to navigate with interactive screens all round.

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  • Universal Orlando Resort, a teen’s POV
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    Universal Orlando Resort, a teen’s POV

    ByEileen Ogintz December 11, 2013July 10, 2021

    Taking the Kids contributor Alec Tibaldi, who joined his mother on a Royal Caribbean cruise and visit to Universal Orlando, describes his first visit to the theme park and provides an excellent video.

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  • Combining a Royal Caribbean Cruise and a visit to Universal Orlando
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    Combining a Royal Caribbean Cruise and a visit to Universal Orlando

    ByEileen Ogintz December 10, 2013July 10, 2021

    Taking the Kids contributor Allison Tibaldi reports on a two-for-one holiday with her son on a Royal Caribbean cruise along with a visit to Universal Orlando Resort.

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  • How inspiration is producing a badly needed new tourism industry
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    How inspiration is producing a badly needed new tourism industry

    ByEileen Ogintz December 9, 2013July 12, 2021

    A vacation can inspire you to take a different path—or in some cases, inspire a new industry. That’s what happened when Clemente and Claire Poncon vacationed at Lapa Rios Ecolodge on Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula.

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  • Our annual guide to surviving visits to relatives over the holidays
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    Our annual guide to surviving visits to relatives over the holidays

    ByEileen Ogintz December 9, 2013July 5, 2021

    The American Automobile Association (AAA) is projecting more than 94.5 million Americans will travel during the holidays. Here’s my annual TAKING THE KIDS GUIDE TO SURVIVING THE RELATIVES:

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