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Welcome to Family Travel Fun, an online planning guide for the
best family travel. We've just returned from a fabulous Alaska
vacation and cruise on Royal Caribbean's Radiance of the Seas. This
month we're featuring the Alaska Railroad's Coastal Classic train from
Anchorage to Seward. Check back soon for our Alaska cruise review
as well as reviews of the following shore excursions:

Island Wings Floatplane Excursion-Ketchikan
F.I.S.H.E.S. Whale Watch Tour -Icy Strait Point
Harv and Marv's Whale Watch Tour-Juneau

ALASKA RAILROAD COASTAL CLASSIC-ANCHORAGE TO SEWARD
By Paula Hughes Court, Editor, Family Travel Fun
"Brown bear on the left!" All passengers on the Alaska Railroad train
traveling from Anchorage to Seward jumped from their seats and ran
toward the left side windows searching frantically for the bear.
"There's a moose moving between the trees on the right!" yelled the
railroad's tour guide. The passengers laughed and dashed back to
the right looking for the moose. Cameras clicked constantly as
everyone tried to capture one decent shot of the animals.

I wondered if this was the norm for a trip on the Alaska Railroad since
we'd only traveled an hour and had already spotted eagles, bears, a
moose and several Dall sheep standing within ten feet of the train.
The answer is...yes it is. The Coastal Classic train trip from
Anchorage to Seward is a must do if you're traveling to Alaska.
More About the Alaska Railroad Coastal Classic from Anchorage to
Seward

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CRUISE NEWS
NEW SHIP THIS SUMMER-CARNIVAL SPLENDOR
Expansive 5,500-Square-Foot Play Area, Water Spray Park Among
Ship’s Numerous Family Friendly Highlights
From a 5,500-square-foot play area – the largest in the “Fun Ship”
fleet – to a fun-filled water spray park and facilities and activities
aimed at youngsters, ’tweens and teens, kids of all ages are sure to
have a blast aboard Carnival Cruise Lines’ new 113,000-ton Carnival
Splendor, set to debut this summer.
More About Carnival Splendor
Carnival Splendor Dining Options

CARNIVAL DREAM-COMING SOON FALL 2009
Carnival Cruise Lines has announced that the new 130,000-ton
Carnival Dream – the largest “Fun Ship” ever constructed – will be
based at Port Canaveral, Fla., beginning in fall 2009.
More About Carnival Dream

NEW CELEBRITY CRUISES FOR 2009-2010
Due to customer demand, Celebrity Cruises has added many new
itineraries with new ports such as Guadeloupe, St Croix and Tobago.
More About C elebrity Cruises 2009-2010 Season

NEW ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES 2009-2010
For the new 2009-2010 cruise season, Royal Caribbean is adding
three new ports to the delight of regular cruisers. Cruisers can now
visit the ports of Grenada, Dominica, St Kitts, St Croix and Tortola.
More About New Royal Caribbean Cruises for 2009-2010

ST MAARTEN/ ST MARTIN SHORE EXCURSIONS
The island of St. Maarten, commonly known as the “culinary capitol of
the Caribbean,” is also a popular cruise destination that is visited
annually by numerous cruise lines. What guests don’t know is the
wealth of activities that are available to “day-trippers” when they visit
this beautiful tropical paradise.
More About St Maarten/St Martin Shore Excursions

While in St Martin, be sure to drop by and visit our personal
friend Juggie at Juggie's Place, located across from Little
Switzerland in Phillipsburg.

Royal Caribbean Adventure of the Seas Review
by Paula Hughes Court, Editor, Family Travel Fun.com
This was our tenth cruise, the fifth on Royal Caribbean. The others
ranged from Radisson Seven Seas to Carnival and I’m happy to say
this was probably our favorite cruise of all. The cruise was port
intensive, maybe too much so for me. I missed the extra sea day and
was exhausted when we returned. This was due to the fantastic
selection of shore excursions which kept us snorkeling, sailing and
touring from dawn to dusk every day. We enjoyed ourselves so much
that we booked Adventure of the Seas again in February for the
Aruba-Curacao route.
More about Royal Caribbean's Adventure of the Seas

SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN SHORE EXCURSIONS

THRILLER TOUR AND SNORKEL WITH TURTLES IN
BARBADOS WITH STEPHEN TRYHANE
When we arrived in Barbados, we awoke to pouring rain which
caused all of Adventure of the Sea's morning excursions on the water
to be cancelled. Luckily, we had privately booked the Thriller Turtle
and Shipwreck Tour with Stephen Tryhane so we took off as
scheduled from the Waterfront Cafe at 12:30. First stop was
snorkeling with giant sea turtles.
More about Thriller Tour and Snorkel with Turtles in Barbados

ST LUCIA TOUR REVIEW WITH PETER THE GREAT
We visited St Lucia while doing a Southern Caribbean cruise on
Royal Caribbean's Adventure of the Seas. We were lucky to have
Peter the Great personally guiding our tour with his brother, Stanley,
driving the boat.
More About Our St Lucia Tour with Peter the Great

PHOTOS FROM OUR SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN CRUISE
ST LUCIA PHOTOS
ANTIGUA PHOTOS
ORIENT BEACH-ST MARTEEN
ST THOMAS

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