50 DAYS TO GO . . .

     FRIDAY MARCH 4, 2011

     NOW THAT YOU'RE FOCUSING ON PACKING AND ALL THAT GOES INTO IT, YOU NEED TO THINK ABOUT WHO IN PARTICULAR IS GOING.  IF YOU HAVE KIDS GOING, ANYWHERE FROM TODDLERS TO TEENS, YOU NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO HOW LONG YOUR TRIP IS AND HOW LONG YOU'LL NEED TO KEEP THEM OCCUPIED.
     THE LITTLEST OF THE KIDS, AS YOU WELL KNOW, NEED LOTS OF OCCUPYING.  WHILE THERE IS PLENTY FOR THEM TO SEE AND DO ON A DISNEY CRUISE, THAT MAKES UP ONLY A FRACTION OF THE TIME YOU'LL NEED TO KEEP THEM SMILING.  THEY CAN'T STAY AWAKE LIKE THE OLDER ONES, SO YOU NEED TO THINK ABOUT WHAT WILL SETTLE THEM BEST FOR NAPS AND BEDTIME.  AND THERE'S BATHS AS WELL.  YOU NEED TO BE SURE TO PACK THEIR FAVORITES OR AT LEAST WHAT WILL SUFFICE.  THINGS FOR THE POOL OR THE BEACH, THE ROOM AND/OR FOR DINING ROOMS.  THE LAST THING YOU NEED IS TO BE LEFT WANTING AT THE LAST MINUTE. 
     THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AGED ARE A LITTLE EASIER TO PLEASE WHEN THEY'RE SURROUNDED BY ALL THIS DISNEY MAGIC, BUT SOME CLOTHES THEY LOVE, OR AT LEAST WILL, WILL HELP IMMENSELY, AND SOMETHING TO SLEEP WITH, WHETHER BOUGHT OR BROUGHT COULD CERTAINLY SAVE YOU SOME HEADACHES.  ONLY YOU KNOW WHETHER YOUR KIDS GET ALONG AND PLAY EASILY WITH OTHERS, OR ARE THE SHY SINGULAR TYPE.  IF THEY'RE THE LADDER THEN YOU MAY HAVE TO PLAN ON THINGS THAT WILL OCCUPY THEM IN SOCIAL SPOTS RATHER THAN OTHER KIDS.
     AND DON'T THINK THAT THE OLDER KIDS ARE EXEMPT FROM PLANNING EITHER.  THEY'RE THE ONES THAT COULD BE SURROUNDED BY ENDLESS THINGS TO SEE AND DO AND WILL STILL TELL YOU THEY'RE BORED!  lol  SO IF THEY'RE WRITERS, MAKE SURE THEY HAVE OR GET A JOURNAL.  CONSIDER BUYING THEM SOME INTERNET CARDS FOR TIME ON-BOARD.  PACK DVD PLAYERS, IPODS, HEADPHONES, OR GIVE DISNEY GIFT CARDS OR GAME ROOM CREDIT CARDS.
     YOU MAY CERTAINLY HAVE TO PLAN YOUR SHORE EXCURSIONS AROUND THE AGES OF WHO WILL BE GOING ON THEM, OR PICK OR EXCLUDE SOME JUST BECAUSE OF THEIR AGES.  DO YOUR RESEARCH ON THESE AS WELL, SO YOU DON'T GET STUCK AT THE BEGINNING OF SOMETHING TORTUROUS WITH HOURS LEFT TO GO.
     LUCKILY NO CRUISE LINE ON THE SEAS ENTERTAINS CHILDREN BETTER THAN DISNEY, SO PUMP THEM UP WITH THEIR AGE APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES YOU KNOW WILL BE ON-BOARD AHEAD OF TIME TO HELP LESSEN YOUR LOAD, BUT BE PREPARED EITHER WAY SO YOU'RE NOT WORKING THE WHOLE TIME EITHER.  REMEMBER IT'S YOUR VACATION TOO!  ;-)
     NIGHT NUMBER 2 OF DISNEY FILMS FEATURED "PINOCCHIO".
     SEA YA REAL SOON!     ºOº