Is The Retreat on Celebrity Apex worth it with kids? Our real stay in a Magic Carpet Sky Suite: Luminae, the butler, the Sundeck, and what we paid.
Culinary Passages
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How we got from Southampton to Heathrow via Stonehenge on a Celebrity tour with kids: cost, drive times, luggage, and how long you need at Stonehenge.
Le Havre to Paris on a cruise with kids: drive time, why to book with the ship, our canceled excursion, lunch at Fouquet’s, and if it’s worth it.
Our Celebrity Bilbao shore excursion with kids: the cost, the La Ribera Market, 90 minutes at the Guggenheim, and why we wish we had eaten pintxos.
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Our easy day at the Porto cruise port without an excursion: Uber from Leixões, cachorrinhos at Cervejaria Gazela, vinho verde, and shopping with kids.
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Our Lisbon tuk tuk tour from the Celebrity Apex with kids: cost, timing, our three stops, pastéis de nata, the heat, and tips for your port day.
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Vigo and La Coruña (A Coruña) cruise ports with kids: our Vigo walking tour, Casa Elsa, lunch at O Viñedo de Tito, María Pita Square, and gelato.
Dining in London with kids: the Mad Hatter’s tea, our Marriott breakfast, Aqua Shard, and Indigo at One Aldwych, with what we ordered and what it cost.
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Getting around London with kids: how we used black cabs, the Tube, Uber, and walking, plus what we spent and how we got to Southampton for our cruise.
Our relaxed 3-night London with kids itinerary: Mad Hatter’s tea, the British Museum, Buckingham Palace, Mamma Mia!, costs, and what we skipped.
