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  • Some beach time, some spa time
    Cruises & All-Inclusive | Disney | Families & Groups | Travel Diaries

    Some beach time, some spa time

    ByEileen Ogintz May 12, 2008July 10, 2021

    While the ship is in Nassau, we take the chance to check out the newly renovated Sheraton Cable Beach Resort. It’s great for kids — a beautiful beach, three pools and rooms that open onto the pool.

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  • BEYOND THE BEACH IN BELIZE
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    BEYOND THE BEACH IN BELIZE

    ByEileen Ogintz May 11, 2008July 7, 2021

    Mick Fleming arrived in dugout canoe; Lucy Fleming on horseback a day later. There were no roads to the overgrown farm in the Cayo district of Belize that the young couple hoped to run. Their land was a jungle – literally. “But there was something about the place,” Fleming, who was raised in England, recalls more than 30 years later.

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    Yes the dollar is weak, but don’t let that stop you

    ByEileen Ogintz May 10, 2008June 28, 2023

      AAA says that more than 25 million of us will travel abroad this summer—more than last year. I guess the weak dollar isn’t stopping…

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  • Kid Nirvana on the Disney Cruise
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    Kid Nirvana on the Disney Cruise

    ByEileen Ogintz May 9, 2008July 7, 2021

    It’s well past their bedtime but they’re not in bed. Instead, they’re dressed to the nines (the girls anyway, in princess get-up, complete with sparkly shoes and Minnie Mouse dresses) waiting in line to get Cinderella and Jack Sparrow’s autograph. They’re at the Oceaneer lab climbing up to the top of the “pirate” ship so they can slide down.

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  • Two Parks in one day at Universal
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    Two Parks in one day at Universal

    ByEileen Ogintz May 8, 2008July 6, 2021

    We’ve signed on for a VIP Tour at Universal Studios in Orlando, which means our very informed guide Karyn Shelton (who has almost finished a doctorate in music) cannot only answer all of our questions, but structure our visit around five year old Ethan and three year old Hannah, at the same time making sure their parents can ride all the coasters (and Universal has great ones) that they wish.

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  • Watery Fun at SeaWorld’s new Aquatica Park in Orlando
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    Watery Fun at SeaWorld’s new Aquatica Park in Orlando

    ByEileen Ogintz May 7, 2008July 6, 2021

    Open just a month, it’s easy to see why SeaWorld’s latest venture is already a hit with 36 (count em!) water slides, six lazy rivers and lagoons, plenty of man-made sand beach (no one fighting over chairs for once) and two first rate areas for younger park goers complete with gentle slides, climbing nets, water cannons and giant water buckets that dump water on the little guests seemingly on cue.

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  • Autograph seeking and a guided tour of Disney World
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    Autograph seeking and a guided tour of Disney World

    ByEileen Ogintz May 6, 2008July 6, 2021

    You better plan ahead if you want to dine with a princess. I learn that breakfast or lunch at Cinderella’s castle is such a hot ticket that it‘s booked six months in advance. We see lots of little princesses in glittery, fluffy outfits with their hair done just so at the new boutique…

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  • A trip to Walt Disney World with two little ones
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    A trip to Walt Disney World with two little ones

    ByEileen Ogintz May 5, 2008June 28, 2023

    DAY ONE — It’s 3 p.m. and the pool at Disney’s Boardwalk resort in Orlando is packed with parents and kids, including a lot of…

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  • TO SEATTLE
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    TO SEATTLE

    ByEileen Ogintz May 4, 2008July 14, 2021

    So what if it rains a lot in Seattle. As long as you’ve got good rain gear, you won’t care, especially when there’s so much to do and see. Where else can you take the kids to see guys throwing raw fish, introduce them to ferries (yes, parents commute to work via ferry) take a turn on a sailboat, learn all about rock music, science fiction and the creatures who inhabit the sea in this part of the world.

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  • Chaa Creek — started small before “eco” was a word
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    Chaa Creek — started small before “eco” was a word

    ByEileen Ogintz April 30, 2008July 14, 2021

    Mick Fleming approached in a dugout canoe. “But there was something about the place,” he recalls more than 30 years later.
    His wife Lucy, who arrived on horseback the day after he saw the overgrown farm, agrees. “This place always had a certain amount of magic — a pull. I felt it. We were young and crazy — no money and decided to be pioneers.”

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