Cruise Travel Tips #4

You should pack a 3 X 5 card in your luggage stating your complete itinerary, including all hotels, ports, and schedules. This way if your luggage is lost or your luggage tags come off they’ll know to forward it to your hotel or next port of call and not back to your home.

Found a Cool Historical Museum in Ft. Pierce, FL

The St. Lucie County Historical Museum is set up in a flow from old to new- the ancient AIS Native Americans to the fishing industry with a lot in between, all in a sort of lifesize diarama format with plenty of artifacts to populate it.  It ended with a history of toys and a hands-on room where kids can actually play with toys from different eras.  I recommend a visit when you are “below the frost line” in coastal Florida- Mike

Put Wolfgang Puck’s Express in Downtown Disney on Your To Do List

It is worth it- great food and good prices in an atmosphere that can’t be beat- Disney! We even got to eat outside in the rain and not get wet- Mike

Cruise Travel Tips #3

Leave copies of your passport, airline tickets, traveler’s cheques and credit cards with a family member or a friend back on the mainland. Remember, you can take a cell phone with you and it will often have service. Check with your carrier about a temporary international service. Mike

Cruise Travel Tips #2

? Notify your travel agent of any special dietary restrictions or requests at least 60 days prior to departure.

Cruise Travel Tips #1

Pre-departure
? Cruise Lines require proper identification to board and there are no exceptions. Failure to provide proper documentation can result in denied boarding. When leaving the country, proof of citizenship is required. Check your documents to see if your destination requires a passport. Otherwise, when proof of citizenship is required you can either take your valid passport, or a state certified birth certificate along with a Government issued photo I.D. ALWAYS CHECK YOUR DOCUMENTS TO SEE WHAT IS REQUIRED- Really, take a passport- and get it weeks in advance- Mike

We Love Bonnet Creek “The Resort Within the Resort”

The only private property within Disney World. We love staying there plus it is great for a business meeting- will be there next week for a couple of days. Mike

View the Shuttle Takeoff at Night Next Week

Tuesday, Aug. 25 at 1:36 a.m. EDT, the Discovery is scheduled to launch- it is cool to see it from places like Orlando but way cool to see it up close- we have done both. Mike

Make Sure You Put Your Entire Legal Name on Airline Tickets

The Secure Flight initiative requires traveler’s name on tickets to match exactly with their passport or driver’s license. Also they will be matching gender and age to further verify identity. Though it is still phasing in, better be safe than sorry. Mike

Goodbye Anislav Varbanov, Stuntman for Disney- Died on the Job

Anislav Varbanov, 30, died while rehearsing a stunt at the Indiana Jones show in Disney World, Orlando. We need to appreciate the hard, dangerous work that goes into “entertaining us”. Tip- show your appreciation next time you are there- Mike

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