{"id":506,"date":"2007-12-31T10:10:04","date_gmt":"2007-12-31T16:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2007\/12\/cruising-through-a-mothers-eyes\/"},"modified":"2017-03-22T18:25:14","modified_gmt":"2017-03-22T23:25:14","slug":"cruising-through-a-mothers-eyes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2007\/12\/cruising-through-a-mothers-eyes\/","title":{"rendered":"Cruising: through a mother&#8217;s eyes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Shar Rogers<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Most of my clients (and myself) have the same criteria when planning a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PerformMDLPDealsContent?deal_id=family&amp;cnt=OVI\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>family vacation<\/strong><\/a>: warm and sunny (I do live in Chicago after all), lots of activities for the kids, a safe environment, and budget friendly. I think that a <a href=\"http:\/\/cruises.orbitz.com\/promotion\/orbitz\/family\/family-cruise-deals.asp\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>cruise<\/strong><\/a> is the perfect solution for a family vacation and delivers a great value and experience for families with kids of all ages.<\/p>\n<p>I recently went on a 7-night <a href=\"http:\/\/cruises.orbitz.com\/promotion\/orbitz\/royal-caribbean\/royal-caribbean-cruise-deals.asp\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Royal Caribbean Cruise<\/strong><\/a> on <strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/cruises.orbitz.com\/c\/shipdetail.asp?lineid=44&amp;vessel=228\">Rhapsody of the Seas<\/a><\/em><\/strong>. Although this trip was without my kids, I couldn\u2019t help looking at the ship and experience through the eyes of a mother.<\/p>\n<p>The ship left out of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/cruises.orbitz.com\/s\/c\/results.asp?SType=P&amp;Type=c&amp;shipname=&amp;PType=c&amp;port=galveston&amp;porttype=E&amp;\" target=\"_blank\">Galveston, Texas<\/a><\/strong>, which is a much smaller departure port than Port Canaveral or Miami, Florida &#8212; something I consider when traveling with my kids. Also, there were plenty of flights between Chicago and Galveston, and the port is a mere 20 minutes from the airport.<\/p>\n<p>On board the ship, Royal Caribbean offers staterooms designed for families. If I were to return with my kids, I would choose a stateroom that has a <strong>separate sleeping area<\/strong> with two twin beds, so I could close the door when the kids went to sleep and still have the lights and TV on.<\/p>\n<p>During the day, RCL kept the kids on the ship busy and entertained with its <strong>Adventure Ocean program<\/strong>. I know my kids would\u2019ve enjoyed bingo, a limbo contest, and the belly flop contest.<\/p>\n<p>RCL\u2019s family focus extends to the <strong>shore excursions<\/strong>, including a water park in Cancun and a turtle farm in GrandCayman. At every meal, RCL offers a<strong> kids menu<\/strong>, stocked with staples like chicken nuggets, mac &amp; cheese and hot dogs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Orbitz resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PerformMDLPDealsContent?deal_id=family&amp;cnt=OVI\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Family vacation<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cruises.orbitz.com\/promotion\/orbitz\/family\/family-cruise-deals.asp\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Family cruises<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Shar Rogers is a member of the OrbitzTLC Team and a single mother of two children, ages 9 and 4. 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