12 Hacks That’ll Make Cruising with Kids Even More Amazing

March 1, 2017

The first time I took my son, Javier, on a cruise, it was just the two of us traveling. We sailed from Port Canaveral, Florida, on Disney Cruise Line for a quick, three-night getaway to the Caribbean. He was hooked from the moment we stepped onto the ship and our names were announced in grand, Disney style. “Disney Cruise Line welcomes the Connery family!”…

Ana Connery is an accomplished storyteller whose writing has appeared in a variety of magazines and websites, including Yahoo! Parenting, Parade, and the Huffington Post. Formerly the content director of Parenting, Babytalk, Pregnancy Planner, and Conceive magazines as well as parenting.com, she’s also held senior positions at some of the country’s most celebrated magazines, including Cooking Light, Latina, and Fitness. Ana frequently appears on "The Today Show," "Good Morning America," and CNN as a parenting expert. She has interviewed the country’s top pediatricians, psychologists, and educators, including U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and First Lady Michelle Obama, as well as celebrity moms including Jessica Alba and Bethenny Frankel. You can find her on Twitter (@apconnery) and Instagram (@apconnery).