A family cruise is a perfect getaway with loads of fun and excitement for everybody. Whenever you have kids bored with usual stuff amusement parks, theater and all and your spouse needs a change, plan a cruise. You will get addicted to it. Family cruise is a sure shot way to drive away boredom.

A movie to watch, a relaxing massage, snooker game…anything, you just name it. You have many activities to choose from, actually that is most difficult part- to decide what to do. Family cruise is one of healthiest entertaining ways to enjoy your vacation with your family and cherish memories forever. You will find selective activities and tailor made services for all of you. You just need some planning.

Start planning your family cruises, by defining your budget. Once you know your budget look for cruises that fit into your budget. After short listing, cruises look for facilities and services they are offering along with nature and types of activities suitable for children. You of course want them to enjoy cruise so there should be sufficient provision to keep them happily occupied. If you have very young children, make sure cribs and babysitting facilities are available. While for a bit older children loads of activities like dancing classes, escorted tours, parties, games and contests are planned. Every cruise has its own bag of goodies for children. Keep your children’s age in mind when you re going through these activities.

Yesterday outer reaches, today place to be! When we first started coming to Scottsdale, Shea Boulevard was essentially northern part of Scottsdale...and Shea Blvd was just a two lane road that went to Fountain Hills, a newly formed community east of Scottsdale. Shea Blvd essentially ended at 90th Street! In 1984 or thereabouts, Scottsdale Ranch started building at 96th and rush was on. Cactus Road was a long string of Arabian Horse Farms, today sadly, most of those are gone. Scottsdale Airport was practically in middle of desert, now in middle of air noise disputes. A trip to Crazy Ed's Satisfied Frog (as it was called in those days) seemed to take forever. Rawhide was thoroughly western experience located in desert. Today Rawhide is being relocated and sold as lots for more upscale dwellings. Wow, what 25 years can do.

Scottsdale kept annexing and annexing until now it covers approximately 185 square miles. Population in 1980 was 88,412 and today in 2004 it is 202,705, based on 2000 census. Median age is 41 - so much for myth that Scottsdale is for retirement only.