Posts Tagged ‘Holiday’

Our Florida and Disney Cruise Holiday 2007

Monday, December 7th, 2009


Here are some clips of our Family Holiday to Orlando & Disney Cruise in 2007, Put together to the song “Hooray Hooray it’s a Holi-Holiday”. Hope you Enjoy

Holiday Cruise Vacation

Sunday, November 8th, 2009


2007 Christmas cruise at Celebrity Century … cruise vacation SCUT

Holiday Property Rentals In Prague

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, is perfect for a holiday property rental. This amazing historic city has a great selection of self catering accommodation to suit everyone.
Whether you need a cosy apartment where you can spend a romantic break for two or a larger property for a family vacation, you will find it here in Prague.
There is so much to see and do in this city, with its cultural heritage, beautiful architecture, cobbled streets and charming river, as well as a host of visitor attractions, shops and restaurants.
Prague’s big tourist attraction is Prague Castle, which is a must-see during your stay in Prague. There is plenty to see here, as it includes St Vitus Cathedral, St George’s Basilica, palaces, a monastery, towers, The Story of Prague Castle Museum etc. Make sure that you allow plenty of time for your visit.
Other attractions in Prague include the Jewish Quarter, Prague Television Tower, Prague State Opera House, Mucha Museum, Petrin Hill & Observation Tower, Prague Lesser Town, Prague Old Town and much more!
The city’s Old Town is a great area to explore. Here you will find the beautiful Old Town Square in Prague. In fact, there are also some lovely self catering properties around here and the historical buildings, cobbled streets, shops, pavement cafés and restaurants here make it an ideal place to stay during your holiday in Prague.
There are many sights you should look out for while you are in Old Town Square, including the Old Town Hall Tower and Astronomical Clock, Church of Our Lady Before Tyn, St Nicholas Church and the Jan Hus Memorial.
If your time is limited or it’s your first visit to the city, one of the best ways of seeing the sights is by joining one of the tours available. The Prague Grand Sightseeing Tour (which involves walking and coach travel) is well worth doing, as you will get the chance to see a wealth of historical parts of the city.
There are also various other tours that you can do, such as Best of Prague Walking Tour, Prague Grand City Sightseeing Tour & Cruise, Prague By Night, Prague Pubs Walking Tour and more!
In between all the sightseeing, you will want to take the opportunity to sit down to eat and drink at one of the many restaurants or cafés in Prague. And you won’t go hungry or thirsty in Prague! There are plenty of restaurants to choose from, offering a wide range of cuisine to suit all tastes and budgets.
There are also a number of supermarkets in the city, so you will be able to buy all your supplies for your self catering holiday in Prague, so you can easily cook a tasty meal at your holiday property rental whenever you want.
Prague is an ideal destination to take a city break or a longer vacation. There is just so much to see and do in this exciting city. Whether you want to go on a tour of the city, fancy watching an opera or ballet, do something sporty or enjoy some retail therapy, Prague has it all!
Why not take a break in Prague to do all your Christmas shopping? The city holds Christmas markets which are great fun to visit throughout December. It’s a good place to buy your Xmas presents! You can look around the various stalls, buy some lovely gifts, listen to Christmas carols, eat delicious hot food, drink hot wine and generally soak up the great atmosphere.

Christmas Business Gifts to Spice-up the Company Holiday Party

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Giving business Christmas gifts add excitement to your company’s Christmas party. Spice it up some more by giving custom bobbleheads as business Christmas gifts. Bobblehead gifts can make your company party more memorable and fun. You can make the custom bobbleheads as the central attractions during parties. In this way, your business Christmas gifts will not only be enjoyable to the recipients but can also be enjoyed by everyone in your office. Give Bobbleheads as Rewards Most companies give special company business Christmas gifts to their best employees. This reward is usually given during Christmas parties. You can make your company’s celebration this year more unique by giving custom bobbleheads for your best employees. It is best if the bobblehead business Christmas gifts will be in the image of the recipients. It is also ideal to put a custom message on the base of the bobbleheads highlighting the gifts as awards for the best employees. The custom bobbleheads business Christmas gifts will further encourage your best employees to do better. That’s because their images will be immortalized by the custom bobbleheads. Bobbleheads Business Christmas Gifts as PricesYou can order rare bobblehead business Christmas gifts that can be considered as collector’s items. These are very valuable business Christmas gifts. You can make these gifts as special prices for the games during the company Christmas party. You can create a special glass case for the custom bobbleheads and display them prominently during the party. Tell your employees that the rare bobbleheads will be given away as prices for the upcoming games. This is surely a fun way to distribute business Christmas gifts. You can also attach a gift card to the bobbleheads to make them more attractive to your employees. Bobblehead Christmas Gifts for Each DepartmentDuring the company Christmas party, you can distribute customized bobbleheads as business Christmas gifts for each department of your organization. For example, you can order a custom computer geek bobblehead for your IT department. For your accounting and cash department, you can give them an accountant bobblehead or a bobblehead figure with a large cash register. You have to give bobblehead business Christmas gifts to each department reflecting their particular job function. Don’t Forget to Give Business Christmas Gifts to Your ManagersYou shouldn’t forget to give business Christmas gifts for your managers. They are the ones keeping your business organizations in order. You need to order personalized bobbleheads for them. Each manager should receive a bobblehead of their image. These highly personalized bobbleheads are perfect business Christmas gifts for them. They can display the bobbleheads at their office or use them as business card holders. Corporate Christmas parties will not be complete without gift giving. To add a new dimension to your company’s Christmas party, give custom bobbleheads to your employees. The bobbleheads business Christmas gifts will surely add laughter and fun to the party. Be sure however that everyone in your company can receive a business Christmas gift. A gift is a way of showing your gratitude to your employees.

Disney Cruises – Perfect Holiday Option

Saturday, October 24th, 2009

For many parents, the World of Disney does not hold the same sort of fascination that it does for their kids. Their idea of the dream vacation is undoubtedly more sophisticated than standing in a queue for two hours with impatient children to enjoy a six minute ride. However, from the toddling two year old to the toothless six year old to the college-going nineteen year old, Disney holds a plea that simply cannot be ignored! Since both getaways are too much of a strain on the pocket, most parents end up sacrificing their dream vacation and settle for Disney. When you combined the ideal childrenâ??s vacation with a perfect holiday for the parents, you came up blank. And then Disney managed to come up with a solution that has plagued parents all over the Western World! Disney, being the clever corporation that it is, has managed to offer both parents and kids with the culmination of their dreams; by combining the miraculous world of Disney characters with a cruise festival. These Disney cruises offer families the best of both worlds and ensure that everyone has an unforgettable holiday. The Disney cruises offer options ranging from three nights aboard to seven nights totally. The cruise options comprise of a range of off-shore and on-shore selections, and allow you to pick out the cruise which is ideal for your family. The shorter 3 or 4 night cruises take in the Bahamas and call into port at Nassau and Disneyâ??s own personal island, Castaway Cay. The longer cruises offer you the choice between the Eastern or Western Caribbean seas and islands. Regardless of the one you choose, you are assured of breathtaking views, a deep tan and a completely relaxing vacation. An experience of the beautiful sunshine that this part of the world is famous for is not amiss either! Although you may have to move about in boats between islands, you will be staying on board. Aboard this a truly fabulous cruise liner, things are far from boring. Activity groups are provided for the kids through to the adolescents. These groups are separated age-wise; so that you can be sure the activities on offer will stimulate and entertain your children, whatever their age may be. Disney cruises even present parents with their own adults-only club, allowing them to expend some quality time away from their kids, whilst being assured that they are being cared for by fully trained staff. Resources aboard the liner for the adults comprise of a spa and salon, nightclub and an adult-only restaurant. The only difficulty you will have when it comes to food is deciding which restaurant to have your meal in. The cruise offers an exciting diversity of menus and global cuisine, to cater for different tastes and palates. With so much to see and do on a Disney tour, you will have very little time to spend in your room. When you go back to your cabin, you will want to go to bed immediately so that you can be up and ready for the next dayâ??s excitement. All cabins are built with the same attention to detail, and are very comfortable. If you wish to spend the day in your cabin with a fantastic book and not have to worry about your children, then youâ??re all set to do so! When booking, you can choose the type of room you need and you can be sure that it will be way beyond what you expected!

Our Second Christmas Holiday Cruise

Friday, October 16th, 2009


our vacation.

Disney Cruise Vacation: A Holiday Your Kids Are Sure To Love

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

Cruises are becoming more and more popular with families. However, some parents are opting out of cruises for more traditional family vacations because of fears that there may not be enough appropriate entertainment or other children on board. Of course, not all cruises are family-friendly, but many cruise lines are now offering cruises especially for families.
What To Do
There are many cruises that are designed specifically with families in mind. Here are just some of the things that you might find to do on these family-friendly cruises.
. Cruises that are designed for the family (or at least ones that will accommodate children on board) will likely have a wide range of amenities and activities designed for these younger guests. Many will have lots of toys and games for children to use.
. Family-friendly cruises should also have many different activities planned for children as well. Generally, they will be based on the ages and interests of the children booked. These activities may include pastimes like painting and crafts, learning projects designed to teach the children about the locations that they will be visiting, and time to talk and share with other kids. Most of these activities are designed to be done without parents so the adults will have ample time to do the things they would like to do.
. Most family-friendly cruises will offer you the ability to take your kids into pools designed just for them. Or, there will be room for them to run and play. The locations that they stop at may also be fun filled for the kids on board.
If you want to be assured your children are well catered for, take a ride on the Disney Cruise Line.
Sailing with Mickey Mouse and his friends is always a fun for children. For example, there is a 15-foot statue of Goofy and Donald Duck on the front of the Disney Wonder, Disney’s second cruise liner. The Disney Wonder and the Disney Magic each offer a different ambiance, but is completely Disney-themed.
Cruises on the Disney Cruise Line range from three to 10 days in length. Some sail around Orlando while others head further out to places like Nassau, St. Maarten, St. Thomas, Grand Cayman Island, Cozumel, and some Mediterranean ports of call.
Of course, the excursions are just as exciting and with so many options, you can choose the type of excursion based on the age of your children and their interests. The Disney Cruise Line also offers plenty of excitement for the older children with nighttime entertainment, all family-friendly.
The shows performed are much like you would see at Disney World and the food on board is delicious, with incredible diversity, but still enough for those picky eaters. Without doubt, Disney Cruise Line creates a wonderful family cruise that is worth every dime.

12 Ways to Create Your Own Family Christmas Holiday Tradition – Part II

Monday, October 5th, 2009

Family Christmas Holiday Tradition gives us freedom and guidance in a time that is otherwise hectic and stressful, and often unorganized. Tradition gives us a blueprint of how our family anticipates and loves the holiday season, what they expect, how they love to celebrate.
This is Part II of our Family Christmas Holiday Tradition. (Read Part I also for great holiday ideas. )
7. When the holiday draws nearer, we children got more and more excited. When we were high-spirited and tempestuous, mom just needed to say. “Look, an angle’s hair!” And we would look in awe and see really a golden hair. Little did we know that mom must have made some gift packages and the golden threat must have fallen on the floor. But for us children this was a sure sign that Christmas was near. Mom left signs of the coming holy night everywhere for us, so we would remember to be good, and patient, and kind. This made it easier for us children, who yearned for that long awaited Christmas Day!
8. Then, one day the wait was over – the 24th of December dawned. We children had to take a little afternoon nap – I am sure mom needed the time to make last adjustments to the Christmas tree and the arrangement of our Christmas presents. In Europe the Christmas tree is the highlight of the 24th. The tree is hidden from view for children, and for the first time seen in the holy night when the door to the Christmas room magically opens. The room is locked already the night before Christmas. We children were especially attentive – maybe we would hear a movement in the Christmas room – maybe an angle came by – or the Christkind personally – to bring presents!
9. The nap on the 24th was very hard for us kids. Who can sleep when such an excitement lies in the air? When we finally got up, we laid on our best clothes. Then mom came with the traditional Christmas storybook! It was a story of a little boy named Heinele, who’s mother had sent him out in rags into the bitter cold winter night to sell toys to the busy people on the streets – who rushed home to their family celebration without even noticing him. The boy went into the woods and as he looked in the snow – lonely and ice cold – he found the Golden Star of Christmas.
At the same time in heaven, the angles were hectic, looking for the Golden Star that Christkind had lost as it flew over the winter world on earth. Finally they found the frozen boy, holding the Golden Star tight in his hand. He was dead. They took the boy into heaven. Here it was warm. It gave plenty to eat, and Heinele was truly happy – probably for the first time in his young life. But the good boy, as he saw that his mother in the cold house down on earth was crying because her child did not come home, returned to earth to comfort his mom, bringing her true Christmas love. Love reigned over the joy and comfort of staying in heaven. A true sacrifice.
And while we children hang on every word that came from mom’s lips, suddenly – first faint but then louder – we heard the clear Christmas bell. It signaled that Christkind was here! We would rash to the Christmas room. The doors silently swung open. And we would stand there in awe, still and devout, our wide open eyes reflecting Christmas Spirit. The Christmas tree would stand in all its magic beauty – brightly shining with many real candles and magic stars. We would sing Christmas carols and dad would read the Christmas story from the Holy Bible.
Finally we children could rush to our Christmas presents – many big and little gift-wrapped boxes in all colors, decorated with beautiful ribbons and a fir twig on each gift box. We had each a little extra corner right under the Christmas tree, and close to the crib where Maria and Josef and the beautiful baby would remind us of the reason for our joy. To find our space, the packages had little cards with our names on them. And the Ah and Oh was great!
10. And mom did not forget the lonely people outside. She put a warm shining candle in each window to greet those who were lonely and cold this night.
11. The Christmas dinner was another highlight of the day. We had our traditional fish dinner with potato salad which I loved. The table was set with grace and glister. Each set had a mandarin that held a Christmas candle. Fir twigs were decorating the table. It was festive and the candle light reflected in our smiles!
12. The Midnight Christmas mass was for the older kids. I remember sitting in church and seeing the happy smiles on every face. This alone showed me that in this special night a miracle must have occurred. I could see the new hat, the new shawl, new boots that people were wearing. Everyone had something new this night. And if it was not a new piece of cloth, it was the renewed hope and light in their heart that held the promise that life is good and all is well, no matter the life circumstances.
Today I am old. My children are out of the house and I am alone again. But at Christmas time, I still remember my family’s holiday tradition: the haunting scent of Christmas; the dazzling light that lightens the eye that looks into the world with hope; music and laughter that fills the hearts and the room at Christmas eve. I thank my parents for the wonderful Christmas tradition that they had given us – a tradition that lives on . . .
When Christmas holiday draws near, don’t let yourself be burdened by stressful last minute holiday preparations. Follow your time proven family holiday tradition – and if you don’t have a holiday tradition yet, manifest your own! Utilize some of the suggestions I shared with you from our own family Christmas holiday tradition.

Disney Cruises â?? Perfect Holiday Option

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009

For many parents, the World of Disney does not hold the same sort of fascination that it does for their kids. Their idea of the dream vacation is undoubtedly more sophisticated than standing in a queue for two hours with impatient children to enjoy a six minute ride. However, from the toddling two year old to the toothless six year old to the college-going nineteen year old, Disney holds a plea that simply cannot be ignored! Since both getaways are too much of a strain on the pocket, most parents end up sacrificing their dream vacation and settle for Disney. When you combined the ideal childrenâ??s vacation with a perfect holiday for the parents, you came up blank. And then Disney managed to come up with a solution that has plagued parents all over the Western World! Disney, being the clever corporation that it is, has managed to offer both parents and kids with the culmination of their dreams; by combining the miraculous world of Disney characters with a cruise festival. These Disney cruises offer families the best of both worlds and ensure that everyone has an unforgettable holiday. The Disney cruises offer options ranging from three nights aboard to seven nights totally. The cruise options comprise of a range of off-shore and on-shore selections, and allow you to pick out the cruise which is ideal for your family. The shorter 3 or 4 night cruises take in the Bahamas and call into port at Nassau and Disneyâ??s own personal island, Castaway Cay. The longer cruises offer you the choice between the Eastern or Western Caribbean seas and islands. Regardless of the one you choose, you are assured of breathtaking views, a deep tan and a completely relaxing vacation. An experience of the beautiful sunshine that this part of the world is famous for is not amiss either! Although you may have to move about in boats between islands, you will be staying on board. Aboard this a truly fabulous cruise liner, things are far from boring. Activity groups are provided for the kids through to the adolescents. These groups are separated age-wise; so that you can be sure the activities on offer will stimulate and entertain your children, whatever their age may be. Disney cruises even present parents with their own adults-only club, allowing them to expend some quality time away from their kids, whilst being assured that they are being cared for by fully trained staff. Resources aboard the liner for the adults comprise of a spa and salon, nightclub and an adult-only restaurant. The only difficulty you will have when it comes to food is deciding which restaurant to have your meal in. The cruise offers an exciting diversity of menus and global cuisine, to cater for different tastes and palates. With so much to see and do on a Disney tour, you will have very little time to spend in your room. When you go back to your cabin, you will want to go to bed immediately so that you can be up and ready for the next dayâ??s excitement. All cabins are built with the same attention to detail, and are very comfortable. If you wish to spend the day in your cabin with a fantastic book and not have to worry about your children, then youâ??re all set to do so! When booking, you can choose the type of room you need and you can be sure that it will be way beyond what you expected!

Where To Find Good Cruise Deals For The Christmas Holiday?

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

Please list a few websites that can be trusted to sell you discounted cruise tickets from ports any where in the USA. Especially for the Christmas holiday. . .