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 Planning a honeymoon with your kids takes some extra planning, not just for your alone time, but also to make sure the kids are as excited as you are about your chosen destination and all that it provides. Here are the top tips for your planning stages:
- Check out resorts' amenities and kids' camps with the help of a travel agent. There are so many great programs out there, an expert can lead you to the best ones.
- Compare family packages at resorts to their honeymoon packages. Often, family packages give great benefits for kids.
- Check out all-inclusive resorts and packages, where kids use their own ID cards to get meals and drinks without having to come to you for money.
- Ask about hotel suites with several bedrooms, or adjoining rooms with a door that can be kept open. It's not the ideal trip if you're all crammed into a small room with kids on cots. Spend more on the suite to give everyone breathing room.
- Ask the kids what style of trip their want to go on. Beach? A ski trip? A cruise? Europe? When you ask kids for their input, it makes them a part of the team.
- Plan for your kids' school vacation time, of course. And be sure your vacation plans don't prevent kids from attending important sports camps or activities (like the prom!) during that time. You don't want a sulky teenager spoiling the vacation with resentment.
- Plan to keep in touch. Some couples go out and buy cool walkie talkies so they can easily contact their kids on the other side of the island. Schedule meeting times, or have lunch together, to weave in private and shared time.
- As a couple, make your alone time non-negotiable. You'll have to set boundaries so that you do get romantic time together.
Enjoy your fabulous family getaway! |
