Summer is coming and the kids are raring to go but are you? Travel is only as fun as what you plan! Consider your kids wants, wishes and dreams and of course, your partner’s before you plan.
Who likes what? Swimming or snorkeling, horseback riding, sun worshiping, tourism, mountain, museums, cruises what makes the best summer travel for your family? Summer is short and childhood is shorter so every best summer begins with fun! How will you package your best summer travel? It’s time to get your wanderlust on from cruising to luxury resorts (my favs!)
There are so many destinations but a few are well-known for the smiles they bring to kids and parents alike. Use these best summer travel destinations and tips to lavishly live travel out loud!
Best Summer Travel Destinations and Tips
Yes, this is a sponsored post based on my travel experience and love of destinations! Get ready because you too can experience the best summer family vacation every. Use these destinations to plan your trips!
There are so many kinds of Summer Travel Destinations and tips I could offer, but let’s keep this information quick and contrite. After all, you have a lot of planning to do to make the Best Summer travel plans right?
I personally am a luxury girl and a cruise fanatic, and they have fit my families wish lists to the tee, but every family is different. Use these destinations to create your own family Best Summer package, and you will have a blast!
One thing about travel that I have come to learn is that planning is a must and insight from other’s experiences is tell-tale of what to expect. Let’s travel!
Cruise
Cruise because there are more options and flexibility built in than any other kind of travel. Unpack once, and see multiple destinations, that’s what dream vacations are made of. Carnival is the premiere cruise line for families and after sailing with them a number of times I considered myself a Carnival Expert!
Cruise begins with ‘C’ for CHEERS to vacation and ends with ‘E’ for EVERYONE has fun. Best Summer vacations aboard a Carnival Cruise Ship are something I can personally attest to. If you want to see teens smile, kids laugh, and parents have a blast, book that Carnival Cruise.
Carnival is a family floating paradise and should make your best summer list! There is food to please every genre and activities, for everybody in the family. Burgers, fries, dining room delight, buffets with Pizza and salads and carving stations, all best summer eats!
How Many Days Do You Want?
With different varieties of packages from 3 days to 10 days truly there is something to make the best summer travel for everybody and every family.
Destinations Differ
Destinations unfold as you reach each port of call, in the adventures begin allowing you to explore and learn our world. Where will you go? East Caribbean? Western Caribbean? There are so many other choices as well.
‘Insure‘ Yourself Fun!
Prepare ahead
Now just because you’re making the best summer you want to back up your best summer plans. You do this with travel insurance. Travel insurance is not just for assisting you in case someone is too ill to travel when the big trip day comes around. Travel insurance is there for if you are traveling and your money is stolen or your luggage.
Yee-haw Dudes
Skeet shooting, horseback riding, archery, campouts, Conestoga wagon rides, nighttime under the stars, its all Dude Ranch style! If you’re looking for a place to have your family disconnect from tech, and reconnect as a family there is no better place than an old old-fashioned ranch. Starry nights and sing-a-longs are just part of the fun.
Make no mistake the current dude ranches have are loaded with amenities like 5-star dining, world-renowned destinations, and backdrops that will embellish your photography with a simple click of your camera.
You might even sign that your little ones have tears in their eyes when it’s time to leave. If your family once to get out and get into nature without camping this is a great way to travel.
A Disney kind of life
My daughter is a Disney-obsessed girl. She is beyond the little princess age, but, we still go there. Kallie wants to get married in Disney one day, that is her ultimate dream.
The best magical place on Earth is Disney. It’s about in the stall door for the parents and making memories for the kids. The adventure begins the moment You enter the gates.
A Disney trip is a multi-genre trip so grab the grandparents and extended family. Traveling as a group makes it a blast because everyone can team up and enjoy all facets of Disney Life.
Kids will remember their princess encounters and their first Disney Mickey ice cream treats but there is so much more. Go once and you will repeat the trip because everyone finds something different to LOVE on in Disney.
Paddle Paddle Oars Away
Want to know what your crew is made of? Now here’s an experience. Getting out on the water and doing the white water rafting thing. You do want to consider the age of your kids, but from that point forward, it is the Best Summer kind of fun you are looking for.
Your family will bond, laugh, scream and get a great workout in, all while disconnecting from those smartphones. Big parent win here!
Museums
Did you know that museums are a really great way to cover an area that you’re visiting? Often the museums have a history of the local area and can teach you more in a few hours than you could learn just trotting around.
Museums are a top fit family destination no matter where they are. Put a museum on your list at your next stop in you will be wonderfully surprised the interior contents that will fill the history void in your life. They are educational without being too “teachy” !
The best summer begins by placing your dreams out there and then capturing them by going! Bucket list family time and fun are what the best summers are made of!
Maggie says
July 31, 2018 at 3:44 amHello, Dana, Your summer travel tips are great and useful! Disney World is a great place to make unforgettable memory for family and I love to visit it with my kids.
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Miljana says
July 8, 2018 at 5:39 amI’d love to go on a cruise on my next vacation. 🙂 Especially because I am a toddler mom – I believe it would be interesting for him.
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July 5, 2018 at 4:26 amPerfection lies in the details. Getting to travel in your honeymoon is really a good idea too. Travel and have fun.
Christiana Acha says
June 30, 2018 at 5:37 amThese are such great ideas for summer, I especially love the idea of going to the museum, so many beautiful artifacts to see and so much to learn. I haven’t had a cruising experience before but I’m definitely working towards it.
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Dana Vento says
July 1, 2018 at 3:59 pmThanks. I do love destination travel! Enjoy your cruise
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Civic says
May 30, 2018 at 9:46 pmThanks for sharing..Is time to vacation and relax myself….. I plan to wear my waist trainer too..
Leigh Anne Borders says
May 26, 2018 at 1:02 pmGreat ideas for summer destinations. One thing I have not done yet but it is on my bucket list-cruising!~ It looks so relaxing!
Nicole says
May 25, 2018 at 9:12 amThese are all awesome places and tips. I went to Disney World with my high school and I loved it. I want to tak emy son on a Disney cruise sometime when he’s older!
Dana Vento says
May 26, 2018 at 7:59 amThere is never a bad time to cruise:) #BestSummer
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Nisha says
May 23, 2018 at 2:25 pmthese are great suggestions. looks like you had an awesome and entertaining journey 🙂 thank you for sharing your experiences
Amalia Silva says
May 23, 2018 at 12:03 pmI have not tried any cruises before but it’s really something I want to try as they look so much fun! Love museums!
Msddah says
May 23, 2018 at 8:19 amI want to get on a cruise so badly. Maybe I will do that this summer.
Dana Vento says
May 24, 2018 at 9:00 amCruises are a blast for solo, couples and families! #BestSummer
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Daisy says
May 23, 2018 at 12:37 amOh I would absolutely adore going on a cruise!! Especially a Disney cruise!!!! We would love that so much!
Dana Vento says
May 24, 2018 at 9:15 amTotally a blessing to go #BestSummer –
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Sigrid Says says
May 22, 2018 at 10:44 pmThe cruise is on top of my summer travel bucketlist. As for Disney, we went to the Hong kong part in November because it’s off peak and cheaper hehe We stayed there for 8 whole days, with 2 days in Disneyland, and it only rained for 1 day. I think that was already pretty great 😀
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Mika says
May 22, 2018 at 12:33 pmDisney is a must visit for sure. You offered some great alternatives too, many families will find this post handy this summer as you’ll be helping them out with reducing the stress of planning vacations haha
Monique Elise says
May 21, 2018 at 6:46 pmGreat suggestions! I’ve been thinking about going on a cruise, but I’m always so hesitant. Maybe I’ll change that this summer.
Ivan says
May 21, 2018 at 10:47 amThis is exactly the blog post that I was looking for. I am trying to collect as much info and tips that I can eoth regard to family travel. We’d like to take our baby with us when we travel.
Dana Vento says
May 22, 2018 at 9:00 pmGo and travel and bring the baby you will LOVE your time away!
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Megan says
May 21, 2018 at 8:05 amAhhhh I’d love to get away on a cruise soon –– these all sound like truly great travel destinations for the summer! Thank you for sharing. x
Dana Vento says
May 22, 2018 at 9:00 pm#BestSummer starts with planning
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Elizabeth says
May 21, 2018 at 7:42 amI went on my very first cruise last year and loved it. I’d definitely recommend going on one – you only unpack one and wake up somewhere different every day!
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Dana Vento says
May 22, 2018 at 9:00 pmYes, cruises are perfection. #BestSummer
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Julie Plagens says
May 20, 2018 at 5:01 pmDisney offers some of the best vacations. It’s the best going on a cruise.
Dana Vento says
May 22, 2018 at 9:02 pm#BestSummer is at Disney! Cruises too!
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Annie says
May 20, 2018 at 11:32 amThat’s the natural history museum in DC 🙂 I love that place! We have taken our kids here so often. You shared some amazing tips and places. I’d love to go to a dude ranch someday.
Dana Vento says
May 22, 2018 at 9:01 pmThe ranch has captured my attention as well! #BestSummer
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Nailil says
May 20, 2018 at 10:38 amThese are great tips for summer vacations. Travel insurance is often overlooked but I think it’s always a good idea.
Xx, Nailil
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Dana Vento says
May 22, 2018 at 9:02 pmInsurance and Travel are a MUST #BestSummer
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Lyosha says
May 20, 2018 at 9:08 amI have tons of plans for summer !Cruise sounds like a dream to me! So cool! Disney land is perfect to recharge for me, kids or no kids it doesn’t matter
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Dana Vento says
May 22, 2018 at 9:03 pm#BestSummer – Every trip begins with an imagination and then planning!
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Mariyaah says
May 19, 2018 at 12:35 amAlthough i am not much of a traveller but it is always good to know your go-to places whenever you plan on a vacation.
Thank you for sharing
Esme Sy says
May 18, 2018 at 8:26 pmI definitely have to read more about Carnival, their 10-day plan brings in a lot of expectations about their services and comfort level. I’m the type of person that enjoys the waters more as time goes by so the idea really sounds enticing. Also, that museum really looks familiar. Is that in New York?
Dana Vento says
May 22, 2018 at 9:04 pm#bestsummer is made up of dreams of where to go and then .. you go! Enjoy whatever you choose! Cruising Carnival is a blast
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Chris says
May 18, 2018 at 8:17 pmThese look like great ideas for family vacations. I am planning on taking my family to Disney next year!
Holly says
May 18, 2018 at 4:26 pmOh how fun…it looks like you had a blast. This is definitely a great list of options.
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Dana Vento says
May 22, 2018 at 9:04 pm#BestSummer starts with the decision to get out there, then it is ‘where to go?”
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Monique Medina says
May 18, 2018 at 3:43 pmBeautiful travel shots and suggestions! I really want to try a cruise again. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Luci says
May 18, 2018 at 1:58 pmThat all looks like so much fun for the whole family. Thanks for the helpful tips.
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Dana Vento says
May 22, 2018 at 9:08 pm#BestSummer is about getting out there and heading to your dream place!
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Czjai Reyes-Ocampo says
May 18, 2018 at 4:14 amI’ve never gone on a cruise before; it’s one of the things that have been sitting on my travel bucket list for the longest time. Must save up more (and fast) to finally embark on one. 🙂
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Britney Kaufman says
May 17, 2018 at 11:03 pmSo fun! I never think about travel insurance. I definitely want to take my oldest son to Legoland this year!
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Dana Vento says
May 22, 2018 at 9:06 pmOh Legoland is a blast #BestSummer to you!
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Cristina says
May 17, 2018 at 8:43 pmLove the suggestions! Disney is never a bad idea!
Dana Vento says
May 22, 2018 at 9:05 pm#BestSummer— decisions to make and of course Disney is on everyone’s list, it is just that great I agree
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Wendy Polisi says
May 17, 2018 at 2:29 pmI love these locations. Summer vacations are such a fun and great way to get the family together.
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Dana Vento says
May 22, 2018 at 9:08 pm#BestSummer is all about adventure and travel! Have Fun !!!
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Shoma says
May 17, 2018 at 1:35 pmDefinitely using this for a few excursions this summer. Thanks for the ideas!
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Tiffany says
May 17, 2018 at 1:17 pmWOW! These are some awesome trips! I really hope to get a list going like this with my family. We’re doing Disney next year and we really want to try a cruise! I’m hoping to do some white water rafting this summer though!
Megan says
May 17, 2018 at 11:55 amThese are great tips! I’d love to go horseback riding this summer, I haven’t been in so long. This has me inspired 🙂
Brittany Anglemyer says
May 17, 2018 at 10:53 amSounds like you have so much fun! Getting married on Disney would be awesome! Dress up like Cinderella and prince charming! That would be so cute!
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Dana Vento says
May 22, 2018 at 9:08 pm#BestSummer I do hope your wedding planning gets better
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Nadalie Bardo says
May 16, 2018 at 10:40 pmI have never gone white water rafting, I always worry that I’d fall over and float down the river. I wonder what that experience would be like, hopefully, I can find the courage to try it.
Dana Vento says
May 24, 2018 at 10:03 amLOL my biggest fear and total reality and it was a blast all over! You know what, we make it so much more than it is. the experience is so fun, we hit some serious water in our area, and each of us were out in the water at one time or another. Guides are so capable and wonderful and totally refreshing to splash in there: ) don’t be afraid, I promise it’s AWESOME #BestSummer
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Kristy Bullard says
May 16, 2018 at 5:00 pmWe love summer adventures! We have done cruises and museums and have had a blast! I would love to go to a dude ranch with them one day!
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Ann Snook-Moreau says
May 16, 2018 at 4:49 pmI grew up going to Disney World and now it is my husband’s and my favorite vacation destination, too. I would love to try out a dude ranch, though . . . that’s totally different from any vacation I’ve ever done!
Dana Vento says
May 22, 2018 at 9:10 pmThat is so cool about your growing up in Disney what a blast! #BestSummer
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Sarah says
May 16, 2018 at 12:51 pmI love these ideas! This summer our family goal is to visit as many museums as possible. Last summer we visited as many hiking trails in our area. I love having one focus for the summer months.
Dana Vento says
May 22, 2018 at 9:10 pmI love your focus, taking things one at a time and conquering it all! #BestSummer
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Kansas Bonanno says
May 16, 2018 at 11:19 amMy goal is to eventually be able to take my family on a cruise! Its something that i’ve always longed to do.
lex says
May 16, 2018 at 6:52 amGood destinations and also very helpful tips to learn of anew. Hoping someday to make a trip to one of these places. But eill be usjng hese tips also for other destinations.
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Nati says
May 16, 2018 at 3:42 amWe’ve already booked our summer vacations, we’ll spend a couple of weeks in Italy by the see, it will be beach, or pool time for us. I would love to take a cruise, but my children are still a bit too young to enjoy it properly.
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Sam says
May 16, 2018 at 2:25 amThese are really good tips and you offer a variety of vacation ideas for everyone. I’ve been on two cruises (The Rock Boat) and I’d love to go on another one. I went to Disney in the 8th grade with my youth group, but only saw a chunk of the park. I really want to go back and properly experience it.
Cindy Ingalls says
May 15, 2018 at 9:31 pmGreat ideas for summer vacations. Going to Disney is always fun and is a dude ranch. My family spent many summer vacations out west and we always had the best time.
Chelley Martinka says
May 15, 2018 at 8:41 pmThis is amazing. I am heading into planning mode for the summer- definitely going to dig into your post deeper!
Dana Vento says
May 24, 2018 at 10:13 amPlanning is half the fun to a #BestSummer
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Ana Ojha says
May 15, 2018 at 5:27 pmThese are some wonderful ideas for Summer travel destination. However, during the time of Summer vacation, it is super crowded at Walt Disney World with the long waiting time for rides and restaurants, plus Florida’s scorching heat that I always try to avoid that time visiting there!
Dana Vento says
May 24, 2018 at 10:11 amWell that is why you plan ahead, and make reservations and with your Disney Bands you schedule those most wanted rides, but every trip is about organizing and choosing the RIGHT location for your family. If you are not into that scene then there are so many other choices. We always find one destination we call ALL agree on. #BestSummer
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Ithfifi says
May 15, 2018 at 3:41 pmThese are all fabulous ideas! I have always wanted to go to Disney world, I remember seeing the adverts when I was little and begging my parents to go!
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Elizabeth O says
May 15, 2018 at 11:50 amYou provided some really great suggestions here. I really like the idea of a cruise or Disney for family vacations. This post is sure to help a lot of families when trying to get tips on travel destinations.
Izzy Hernandez says
May 15, 2018 at 10:13 amSuch a great and informative post! Thank you for sharing, I will definitely be adding some of these to my summer travel list as well.
Samuel frodo says
May 18, 2018 at 9:08 amThis are really great suggestions. Sometimes it can be really difficult to decide on what to do with the time and how best to wind off and relax. Thank you for helping out in this regard
Dana Vento says
May 22, 2018 at 9:05 pm#BestSummer is different for everyone so options are great!
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Preet says
May 15, 2018 at 7:40 amWow, such a detailed post that would be so helpful to plan a great trip. Loving the pictures so much.
Michelle Leslie says
May 15, 2018 at 5:59 amI would love to go on a cruise some day. A friend of mine has just got back from one to the Portuguese islands and she says she had an absolute ball and can’t wait to go back next year.
Geraline Batarra says
May 15, 2018 at 5:29 amSuch a nice destinations place to go but since my kids are still young I am sure they will choose the Disney place wherein they can actually enjoy!
kumamonjeng says
May 15, 2018 at 4:29 amWhat a great list to do for vacation. I really love to try out Paddle Paddle Oars Away. I have never had such experience in my life. It looks so much fun family bonding with thrill.
Rose Ann Sales says
May 15, 2018 at 4:10 amThose are really nice things to do with kids this summer. My kids love swimming a lot this vacation we are mostly going to the beaches and resorts, do a picnic and do some other activities in the park or maybe in our backyard.
Gladys Parker says
May 14, 2018 at 6:55 pmThese are all great ideas! We would all love the cruise, Disney, the ranch and museums. Some of them would love the water. I think my favorite would be both a cruise and a trip to Disney. They both sound so fun and would please the whole family from grandma, me, down to the youngest grandchild.
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Brandy says
May 14, 2018 at 6:50 pmSo many best summer destinations and travel tips you’ve offered today. I am looking for things to enjoy that are out of our norm this summer with my kids. Will have to see if we can fit these ideas in.
Annemarie LeBlanc says
May 14, 2018 at 6:11 pmI would love to go on a cruise again. It is the best worry free vacation ever. All you need to have a relaxing, memorable vacation and get to see other places all in one package is a total winner for me.