New Disney Ship
Posted by: blissholidays on: November 2, 2009
Hi everyone! Here I am again with more exciting news. It is really exciting to know that the cruise lines are really working at being on the top of the best cruise list. As I shared with you before, the Oasis of the Seas will have many amenities on board that you will hardly believe what you are about to enjoy. Now, Disney Cruise Line is launching a new cruise to start operations on January 26th 2011. The name of this ship will be The Disney Dream and it will have a capacity of 4,000 people. From those 4,000 I guess it will be mainly children right? I am glad they are launching a bigger ship tat way we will all have more pissibilities to enjoy a sail as I have heard that this cruises are fully booked well in advance. This ship will have virtual portholes with a live view of the ocean for windowless staterooms. This virtual portholes hang over beds in inside staterooms and stream live footage from video cameras mounted around the ship, with 24 hrs views of the water and sky punctuated occasionally by the appearance of a Disney character on the screen, passengers will have the option to turn the video off. This is a really cool feature for people who can only afford an inside stateroom, and maybe it will attract others too. I would love to enjoy an inside stateroom on board of the Disney Dream. Another innovative feature will be a water coaster called Aquaduck which will send a 2 person raft on a flume ride around the perimeter of the ships top deck propelled up and down by water blasters. Can you imagine this? It sounds so much fun! Another feature will be the animated pictures down on hallways which come to life as people walk by. Incredible!!! Restaurants environments will change from day to night and kids will be able to have conversations with Disney characters on a large plasma screen. I am sure this will be a great success.
Getting ready for our trip to the Dominican Republic
Posted by: blissholidays on: November 2, 2009
We are all very excited as our trip is around the corner. As you know, I love doing research and have been at it again. Doing research makes me feel closer to the place in question and also my head gets full of ideas on things we will be able to enjoy and therefore I get more excited. It is my wifes 50th birthday and this trip means a lot to her. She cant stop talking about it and I think her suitecase has been ready since we planned the trip which is a month ago! I love to see her happy and excited, I am sure this trip will be memorable. Our friends are joining us too, we met this couple in our trip to Cabos, we went back home afterwards and they went to Acapulco Mexico for the rest of their holidays. They had the greatest time, they enjoyed the sun, the hotel and the parties. They are a joyfull couple, they like good food, jokes, dancing, chatting, they are quite adventurous so I am sure we will enjoy their company very much. I need to buy a swimming suit and some nice pants, I also need a nice pair of shoes for going out, the Dominican Republic has an incredible climate, nice and warm so I need to be adoc. I am so glad that our reservations worked out well, Royal Holiday is an awesome vacation club that has helped us a lot when it comes to travelling. We are very happy with that investment! We will be departing on Friday and the countdown has started. 
Spooky night!
Posted by: blissholidays on: October 31, 2009
Here we are, woke up early this morning and we are getting ready for the big Halloween night. My wife has done an awesome job in decorating the front porch. It really looks spooky. She bought this black lights and decorated our garage like a horror house. It is really neat, she loves Halloween and the whole house has decorations. She is also getting the candy ready for when the kids come by. My sons are getting ready as they have a Halloween party so they are putting all their make up and I am getting ready to drive them to their friends house. I am wearing a Frankenstein costume, my wife is dressed up as a witch. She also has this CD player with horror music, it is really fantastic and she will be playing that in the horror house. In that horror house a couple of her friends will be standing up with masks on welcoming all the kids and giving them candy. I hope no one gets really scared. All the houses in the neighborhood have Halloween decorations, it is really cool I must say. I think lots of countries celebrate Halloween but I dont know if it is called that way too. My in laws are coming down for the weekend and they will also be wearing masks. It is really great fun, the bars will be full of people and lots of contests will take place. We used to go bar hopping in the past but now that the kids are here we try to keep it as a family celebration. Ok, I need to keep going, have a great Halloween, a happy one!
Carnival Cruise Line is the winner
Posted by: blissholidays on: October 28, 2009
After days of enjoybale research I have come to the conclusion that Carnival Cruise Line is the one we will be booking for our New Years party celebration. We will be sailing in Carnivals newest ship called Carnival Dream. We are to enjoy the itinerary called 7 Night Exotic Western Caribbean departing from Port Carnaveral, heading to Cozumel Mexico, Roatan Island, Bay Islands Honduras, Belize City, Costa Maya Mexico and returning to Port Carnaveral Florida. I think it is a very good itinerary for starting our cruise experience. This ship set sail in September 2009 so it is pretty new. This cruise has a capacity of 3,646 passengers and we will be able to enjoy, bars, restaurants, a casino, a 2 floor Spa, sport and fitness facilities, waves pool, sunset pool, childrens splash park, 6 different water slides, mini golf, a jogging track, fun shops, an art gallery, a seaside theater, broadway musicals, comedians, dance shows, dance classes, karaoke, live bands, bingo, trivia games, movies, laser light shows, a dance club and much more. It is so exciting that I wish time could fly away. I must be patient as there are many things we are to enjoy before New Year arrives. I havent told my family about this cruise, They know I am looking into it but I havent told them that I made my mind up and that I am making reservations already. Royal Holiday is being really helpful and I feel more secure. When reserving a cruise for the first time you might need help, I certainly do and RH has gone out of their way to assist me. I have a great feeling about this holiday, I cant wait to see my familys face when I show them the pictures and the tickets. I am sure they will love it. I might surprise them during Christmas Eve but I dont know if I will be able to keep the secret that long. Ok, I am done with my cruise research and I hope you found it interesting too.
Breckenridge here we come!
Posted by: blissholidays on: October 27, 2009
We have made our minds up and will be heading for Breckenridge for the Christmas Holidays. We are terribly excited and look forward to this trip very much. My wife is making reservations at the moment I write and my father in law is looking for air tickets and me? paying for it all! The kids are already making plans and are very happy. My mother in law is excited and will go to the doctor in order to see if she will be bale to join us skiing. I can relax now and just concentrate on organizing the New Years cruise. I still want to look at another cruise line but I doubt that I will find something better than Carnival, at least this time. I need activities for all the family and a relaxed atmosphere for the kids so it seems that Carnival has it all. Later on in life I would love to try all the other cruise lines, perhaps when the boy go off to college, in the mean time I want to enjoy them as much as possible. I know that as they grow older they wont want to spend the holiday time with us but as I keep repeating to them once you are off to college then it will be your mothers and my time, no more mom and dad hehehe The excitment starts, Halloween is just day away and that is also a big celebration here in the US. The kids are getting their customes ready and so am I.
Galactic Resort
Posted by: blissholidays on: October 26, 2009
Ok, I was astonished at cruising as a holiday option but I just read an article about taking a holiday in space. I am about to faint, that means that my children will be able to go to space a nd take a 3 night holiday all the way up there. I wonder if Royal Holiday will be able to get us a room up there! I bet they will! OMG, I have heard it all now. I cant even imagine going on holiday to space. What will the amenities and activities be? Maybe you just stare at space for 3 days thinking, am I really here or am I watching a movie? They say that lots of people have already made reservations and that the first trip could take place in the year 2012. The amount you have to pay to go to space is out of this world but hey, people already made reservations so as anything else, prices will go down once there is competition and hopefull my children will be able to enjoy space. I cant say I will be courageous enough to go, I cnat even think about it, to me it is kind of scary. This article says that during your stay you will be able to see the sun rise 15 times a day and travel around the world every 80 minutes. Passengers will wear a Velcro suit so they can crawl around their pod rooms by sticking themselves to the walls like Spiderman. The atronomic price will include an 8 week training course on a tropical island. What can I say, this is like too much for me, I am not sure I will join the space holidaymakers, I am sure it might be an awesome experience but I will leave it to my children to experience, I can enjoy the pictures taken though!
Viking River Cruises
Posted by: blissholidays on: October 25, 2009
I really enjoy all this research, it is exciting and you can dream away, the crusing world is such an nice option, I guess I am slowly falling in love with it. I am really amazed at all the activities and all the ports of call one can enjoy while crusing. It seems like an awesome experience and I cant wait to jump into one of this grand ships. In the past I always concentrated on booking hotels and experincing holidays in land, I didnt quite know that the options at sea were so great and that you could enjoy floating hotels too. Anyway, I am discovering a brand new holiday experience and I love it. My wife has no idea of what I have been experiencing while doing this research but I am sure that she will love the end result. The Viking Cruise Line seems really interesting, it manages 19 River Cruises and the itineraries go around Europe, Asia and Africa. On board you can enjoy lectures and demosntrations, great service, all ships have sun deck with 360° degree views, casual elegant ambience, English speaking staff, Old World Highlights program, intimate ships, open sitting dining, spacious accommodations, gourmet cuisine, shore excursions included, and all staterooms with outside view. Some of their itineraries sound absolutely superb: sail around Russian Rivers, depart from Moscow and arrive to St. Petersburg in an itinerary called the 12 Nights of the Czars, the 9 elegant Elbe itinerary departs from Berlin and ends its journey in Prague, the 10 Night Footsteps of the Cossacks depats from Kiev and ends up its journey in Ukraine. These cruise have a capacity of no more than 5oo passengers so it seems that you have a quiet and interesting sailing.
Oceania Cruise Lines
Posted by: blissholidays on: October 24, 2009
I am almost at the end of my research in regards to cruising for the New Years party. It has been very pleasant to read about all the different cruise lines and ships and what each one of them offers. There are so many choices out there that it is really hard to decide but I guess that what it is important is the kind of trip you are looking for. There are cruises for adults only for example, that is self explanatory. There are also cruises that offer different kind of activities, like a cultural cruise. There are cruises that offer family fun, there are others where you can sail for over 80 days. What I have been looking for is a family cruise and so far Carnival is the one. I have looked through many cruise lines and all of them seem fabulous but my intention is to have a nice family vacation and enjoy activities with the children and my wife. I have also looked into another cruise line called Oceania Cruise Lines. This cruise line seems to be very luxurious, with an intimate ambiance and it says that to have the feel and elegance of a country club together with European style service. There is also a Spa and the enjoyment of a 12 piece orchestra. WOW this sounds so nice! Some of the highlits of this fleet are: cabaret style performances, orchestra, string quartet and a concert pianist, golf driving cage, Continental cruise, tapas and more, Spa with Thalassotherapy whirpool, butler service in all suites, 8 lounges and bars, private verandhas in 70% of the accommodations. This cruise line manages 3 ships: the Insignia, the Nautica and the Regatta. These ships carry no more than 700 passengers so we can expect a nice crowd, an elegant atmosphere and lots of relaxation.
Thanksgiving is around the corner!
Posted by: blissholidays on: October 23, 2009
I am glad that we are close to booking our winter holidays and now we can concentrate on Thanksgiving, one of the major holidays here in the US. My wifes birthday trip is also around the corner, she is really excited about it and our friends are too. We shall be flying to Puerto Rico, spend 2 nights there and head for The Dominican Republic. We are really looking forward to it as it is my wifes 50th birthday, she looks fantastic for her age! My in laws are getting ready to come and take care of the kids while we are out of town, they are also getting ready for Thanksgiving; we will be spending Thanksgiving at my parents for a change, they are very excited and really look forward to having us all up in New York. We all love New York as there are many activities to enjoy in Thanksgiving. The Thansgiving sales is what my wife, my mother and my mother in law are looking forward to. They wake up really early in the morning and start cleaning up the shops. They all sit down the night before and make a plan of which stores they will hit first. When they are back from shopping they always arrive full of bags, tired and craving a glass of wine. In the mean time all the boys watch sports, enjoy some snacks that grandpa loves to prepare and we have a fun time together. We shall be driving to New York, the ride to NY is always nice; we chant, play mind games and the kids watch movies. We look forward to Thanksgiving very much, we love it!
Great skiing at Vail 2
Posted by: blissholidays on: October 22, 2009
We are really looking forward to our Winter vacation. We have been looking into Royal Holidays resort guide and found many options. These skiing places are also great in the summer, they have many different activities but we dont know if we could get used to them without snow, I am sure it would be a different adventure. Well, the nest resort we are looking into is called Streamside at Vail. I am going to tell you that Vail looks awesome for skiing, the snow slope looks so wide that gives us the impression that many people can get on it without feeling too crowded. The Streamside at Vail offer many winter activities: skiing, mountain biking, fishing, golfing and hiking. Accommodations offer a nice setting and the best is that in one of the pictures we could find fireplace, that was great news. We can also enjoy a full kitchen, cable TV, a bath tub and 1 bedroom, the suite sleeps 6 people but the lay out doesnt seem too family oriented. There are many activities around the area; a casino, disco, entertainment, shopping, historic sites, we can also enjoy Spa services and a theater. These activities sound very appealing you can do much more and have fun. We love winter holidays and our main activities are skiing, eating nice food, watching movies and playing with the kids. In this resort there are 4 restaurants on site, that is a real nice option although we like cooking while on winter holidays we could treat ourselves to a nice dinner overlooking the amazing landscape. Well, it is only a matter of deciding now. We have looked into enough options and we should start booking now. We shall get together in the evening and choose from one of the many resorts and then get ready for our Christmas holidays.
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