With the COVID 19 situation we were of course unable to travel to Mexico for Spring Break 2020 and were then unable to go on our planned trip to the UK in June after school was done for the year but by then I was itching to get a little bit of a taste of […]
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Dani & The Laulings do Lapland (December 2019)
Spending a day or longer meeting the ‘real’ Santa is a popular package holiday from the UK, and given there’s nothing equivalent from the states, I decided this had to be on the bucket list. At the time my eldest was 9 and on the cusp of believing in Santa, so I felt this was […]
Dani and the Laulings do the Disney Fantasy
I have always heard amazing things about the service on Disney cruises, so I was excited to see how it compares to Royal Carribbean, the only cruise line we’ve previously experienced. I have a separate review on how the two compare if you’re interested in my perspective on that. This was a joint cruise with […]
Dani and the Laulings do Universal (August 2019)
This was our second trip to Universal and part of a larger Florida vacation which included a Disney cruise (reviewed separately). The first time we stayed at the Portofino hotel, which was beautiful but felt a bit ‘stuffy’ to me. This time we opted for the Royal Pacific which, like the Portofino, comes with express […]
Dani & The Laulings do the Six Flags Overnight Safari
We’ve been season pass holders at Six Flags, Jackson, for a couple of years now as it’s a short 30-40 minute drive from us. It had caught my eye last year that there was an option to do an overnight camp in the safari but kids have to be 5 and my youngest Lauling was […]
Dani & The Laulings do Hershey Park (August 2019)
I love breaking the summer up with long week-ends. This was our first time heading to Hershey Park. With a 2 hour and 15 minute drive, it was just about manageable for the Laulings in the car to do a straight shot down there (well with one short bathroom break). We left Princeton, NJ at […]
Royal Caribbean or Disney cruise?
We cruised on the Harmony of the seas in a 2 bedroom grand suite and on the Disney Fantasy in a deluxe family ocean balcony. This is how I think they wrack up against each other: Pre-Planning RC wins this one by a mile- you can start booking excursions and restaurants as soon as you’ve […]
Dani and the Laulings do the Castleton Caves
As I’m originally from the UK and now living in the US, the Laulings go back to the UK at least twice a year. For the most part these trips are focused on seeing family and friends, which aren’t always the most exciting activities for the Laulings, and I want them to love Europe as […]
Dani and the Laulings do Alton Towers
As I’m originally from the UK and now living in the US, the Laulings go back to the UK at least twice a year. For the most part these trips are focused on seeing family and friends, which aren’t always the most exciting activities for the Laulings, and I want them to love Europe as […]
Dani & The Lauling’s guide to the Harmony of the Seas
Suite class There are 3 levels of Royal Suite class; sea which are Junior suites, sky which are Grand suites, Owners suites, Crown Loft Suites and 1 bedroom Aqua Theater suites and Star class, which are Royal loft, Owners’ loft, 4 bedroom family suite, grand loft and 2 bedroom aqua theater suites. I was originally […]