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Your extended family agrees around the Holiday table that everyone should vacation together next summer. Your friends from college say it's time to regroup and re-live some of your glory days. Your book club doesn't want to read "Under the Tuscan Sun" they want to visit Tuscany.
(Why am I hearing the "Mission Impossible" Theme song as I type this?)
There are a ton of things that scare parents when it comes to taking the kids on family vacation.
The process of "checking in" for your cruise is called Embarkation. It's a little like checking into a hotel and similar to checking in for a flight. It basically a combination of these two experiences. The difference is, it happens on a massive scale.
If you're new to crusing here are a few details of how this process works and what you can expect....
Your ship has finally come in. Now you don't want to miss the boat - right?
Perhaps the title of this post really should be "Pete Plans Ahead" or "How to Save $5000 on your Family Cruise". We've told you how to save BIG on all inclusive resort stays. We also want to help you properly plan and save on family cruise vacations.
Let's take a look how we helped my client Peter save on his cruise. (Names here have been changed to protect the frugal).
Courtesy Tyra Banks/Instagram
So what does Tyra Banks here have to do with your upcoming Vacation?
There is a general "flow" when it comes to pricing and paying for vacations. Whether you're working with a travel agent or going it alone with DIY planning, the process is pretty much the same...
What is Airbnb? If it's been a while since you've planned or taken a family vacation, you might not be familiar with this new option for finding accommodations in 192 countries and 34,000 citieis worldwide. As per the definition on their own website...
(Updated Jan. 2018) When people timidly ask how expensive all inclusive resorts are they are thinking it's probably far beyond their means. More often than not they are often very pleasantly surprised once we walk them thru a bit of comparison shopping. Actually staying at a family all inclusive resort is really an excellent value.
