My oh my where has the summer gone. Kids are back in school or will be soon, and it seems like we are on a bullet train straight through the holidays and on to 2014. So along with all the back to school planning, now is a great time to start planning your Fall or Winter vacation, especially if you want to travel during the holidays. By planning early you can take advantage of great deals, as well be able to find decent airfare prices. So to help with your planning, I wanted to give you some of my top family vacation picks:
1. Azul Beach – Riviera Maya, Mexico
Located about 20 minutes from Cancun International airport, this Gourmet Inclusive resort is great for families with young children. It is a boutique-style resort, located right on the beach with great family suites, as well as a partnership with Fisher Price. Kids even get their own private check-in with a yummy fruit smoothie made just for them.
Along with the amazing Family Suites, they offer loaner baby equipment, like high chairs, bouncy chairs and toys. It is a great perk to have what you need and not worry about lugging all these items from home. As well, they have Azulitos, the fun and activity filled kids club along with babysitting services for the little ones. If you have older kids or are planning a multi-generational trip, there is Azul Fives or Azul Sensatori to fit your family.
2. Norwegian Breakaway – Sailing from New York City
This is the newest ship on the sea and offers everything the kids along with Mom and Dad could need. Our family was lucky enough to sail on her in May and I have to say my boys 4 & 7 had a blast. Norwegian really thought about families when they built this ship.
There is a top notch kids club Splash Academy for kids 3-12 along with Entourage for the teens 13-17. Please check out my review for more information. As well, the Sponge Bob Water Play area for the little ones, 5 water slides, mini golf and the ropes course where you can walk the plank. Along with Team Nick and lots of slime.
Even better, in the fall and winter the ship will sail from NYC with stops in Port Canaveral where you can spend a day at the Magic Kingdom as well Atlantis where you can enjoy the amazing Aquaventure water park.
3. San Diego – San Diego is a great destination any time of year. The weather is perfect and there is so much to do. Along with being close to Sea World, Legoland and of course Disneyland. They have one of the best zoos in the US. You can rent a car and visit all the great beach towns as you make your way up to Los Angeles for the day. I would suggest staying at the historic Hotel del Coronado. The hotel’s beach was named the best beach in America for 2012.
Atlantis is a favorite vacation spot for our family. My boys love the Aquaventure water park, especially the special kids pool and lazy river. As well, they have a great kids club. I have learned some of the tricks for making Atlantis more affordable for families. I have a great blog with information on the different room choices.
So as you can see I have included a lot of beach and warm weather getaways, a long Northeast winter will do that to you. So don’t be stuck in the cold, start planning your Fall or Winter family vacation now.
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