Thinking of booking a family cruise but don’t know where to start? Our travel mom breaks down what to look for before you book your vacation on the high seas.
Wendy irvine is a family travel writer who recently relocated to the East Coast and a regular contributor to Trip Advisor and Expedia online, as well as local and national magazines. She homeschools her twin boys and lives with one foot in RVA and the other in Atlanta. Visit JellyFishinJuly.com for more from Wendy on the reality of family travel.
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I grew up near San Francisco with beaches that are rugged, breathtaking, and a mondo-sized failure for kids expecting a real beach. Alcatraz sits one-and-a-half miles offshore for a…
