I usually try to schedule 2-3 trips per year for my family. We do a big family trip together once or twice a year, a quick couples getaway without the kids every 18 months or so, and an extended family scuba trip when we can manage it. This fall, things took an unexpected turn in […]

Continuing the chronicle of our very first family cruise: Leaving Galveston, we had two full sea days to explore the ship and settle in before our first port day of the week. Days 2 and 3 aboard Allure of the Seas were all about soaking up ship life. No ports, no pressure, just ocean views, […]

Cruise Diary Day 1: I may have lost a kid…

Come back in time with me to our first day on Allure of the Seas. Everyone is asleep, and I’m busily recapping the day into Google Keep on my phone because… wow!