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Spinoso Family Disney Mediterranean Cruise 8/23/2007 12:55:20 PM Link | | Add comment  A cruise is the best way to travel the Mediterranean. You don't have to worry about how you are going to navigate your way across the different cities and countries, frustrated by the cultural and language barriers encountered at every bus or train stop. Instead, a cruise takes care of all the headaches of organizing the excursions ashore. Allowing you the comfort of visiting several cities in Europe with no need to pack and unpack your suitcase at every destination. My family chose to take a Disney Cruise because my parents really trust Disney. Like their parks, every excursion was well organized, having clean and safe destinations and transportation.
Although one may think Disney Cruises are only suited for familys with very young children, the youngest "child" in our group was 17. There are of course plenty of children activities because after all it is Disney, but for the adults they have private adult lounges, pools, spas and activities. As long as you enjoy the fun-loving atmosphere of Disney, then you will immensely enjoy the entertainment put on every night. Choices such as first run movies, live productions, games, dances and even karaoke. | 8/15/2007 12:07:48 PM Link | | Add comment
I reecently went to the Riviera Maya to of course have a wonderful vacation but to also do some site inspections.
I stayed at the new Grand Sirenis Mayan Beach Resort. What a beautiful and unusual property! THe property is very Mayan feelin in is arcitecture. The property has built utilizing the natural habitat. There are 2 cenotes and a Maya ruin right on the beach. The beach is a very natural beach that lies on a Coral Reef. You will see brain coral right on the beach. Because you are right on the reef the snorkeling is great within wading distance from the beach. There are 3 beautiful free form pools a lazy river and a seperate childrens pool. Plenty of water sports available.
The rooms are beautiful, very large with jacuzzi tubs off the bedroom.
The service was fabulous as was the food and beverages. There are 7 al a cart restaurants as well as one of the best buffets that I have seen.
The Grand Sirenis is deffinatly a resort I would want to visit again
more to come on the resorts I inspected. Annamae
| Louise goes to Kauai 8/15/2007 12:02:50 PM Link | | Add comment I'd been thinking to myself that it had been a long time since I had visited the island of Kauai, so this past April when I received an intitation from United Airlines Vacations and the Kauai Visitors Board to be a part of an agent familiarization trip, I jumped at it! The goal of the trip was to become a "Kauai Destination Specialist" and it really was a great one...educational, hands-on, active and truly enjoyable! I started out the first day in a classroom with a presentation put on by the Kauai Visitors Baord followed by a wtitten exam. Then it was off to do some site inspections of a number of resorts. I need to tell you about my very favorite hotel on the island, Waimea Plantation Cottages, but I'll save that for another blog. The best part was being able to experience the island for ourselves. For me that meant a helicopter ride over the entire island, river kayaking along the gorgeous Na Pali coast, mountain biking and my personal favorite, a full moon zip-line tour! Noramlly zip-lines are run during the day, however I was in Kauai over a full moon and that is the only time they run at night. This made my first zip-line experience even more memorable. The company we used "Just Live! Kauai" was wonderful, very patient and professional. We had 2 hours of solid air time as we experienced 6 zip-lines flying 70 feet above the ground, 2 rope bridges and 7 aerial tree deck transfers. You soar through the canopy of Kauai's giant Norfolk Pine forest which reach up to 200 feet tall. What an adrenaline rush!
I would have loved to stay another week because there was so much more to see and do but I know there will be another trip in my future.
Kauai's new tag line "Hawaii's Island of Discovery" is so appropriate. I came home determined to encourage my clients to spend more time on this incredibly beautiful, un-hurried, Hawaiian island so they too could experience the true Aloha spirit of Hawaii!
Oh and by the way, I did pass my course so I now am officially a "Kauai Destination Specialist:. I love tis kind of school! | |
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