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Heather Travels
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Helpful travel tips from real travel experiences!
I am a single mom of three grown kids who loves to travel as often as possible. My goal is to help you be a happier, more successful traveler. I share a wealth of information on how to enjoy traveling, including flights, train travel, cruising vlogs, room & resort tours, restaurant reviews, and attractions. I share travel mistakes & lessons to learn from them, how to save money, how to stay safe, and many more helpful travel tips.
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Safe travels!
I am a single mom of three grown kids who loves to travel as often as possible. My goal is to help you be a happier, more successful traveler. I share a wealth of information on how to enjoy traveling, including flights, train travel, cruising vlogs, room & resort tours, restaurant reviews, and attractions. I share travel mistakes & lessons to learn from them, how to save money, how to stay safe, and many more helpful travel tips.
Thank you for watching. Please subscribe!
Safe travels!
Our SEA DAY On Utopia Of The Seas
We enjoyed a relaxing sea day on Royal Caribbean's Utopia of the Seas, and in this video we show you some of the things you can do with your time on a sea day. We also share with you some of the negative aspects of a sea day on a huge cruise ship when all of the passengers are on board at once.
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I Celebrated My BIRTHDAY ON A CRUISE SHIP! | UTOPIA OF THE SEAS In Nassau, Bahamas
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The second day of our cruise on Royal Caribbean's Utopia of the Seas was my birthday and we were docked in Nassau. We could see the work being done on what will be Royal Caribbean's new private beach club in Nassau. Megan and Ben had breakfast in the main dining room. Ben and I got off the ship briefly, and intended to explore the new port area, but it was just too hot for me. We couldn't even ...
Our First Evening on UTOPIA OF THE SEAS!
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This video picks up where our embarkation day vlog left off. First, I show you our first night's dinner in the main dining room. After dinner, we explored some additional areas of the ship, went to the ice show, did some rock climbing, and went to a singing game show in Spotlight Karaoke.
UTOPIA OF THE SEAS Oceanview Balcony Cabin 8220 TOUR
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This is a tour of our oceanview balcony room 8220 on deck 8 midship on Royal Caribbean's Utopia of the Seas, filmed just one month after the ship first launched.
We Board UTOPIA OF THE SEAS & Tell You All The Little Things You Need To Know!
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This vlog of us boarding and then exploring Royal Caribbean's Utopia of the Seas in August 2024 is absolutely packed with useful information and important tips!
HUGE Suite With A CRUISE SHIP VIEW!
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On the night before our cruise on Utopia of the Seas, we returned to a hotel we had stayed at two years prior, the Hampton Inn & Suites Cape Canaveral Cruise Port, and this time we were given an extremely spacious handicap - accessible suite facing the cruise port and with a view of the cruise ships. In this video, I give you a tour of this two queen sofa suite, and show us leaving the suite th...
We Were Impressed By KENNEDY SPACE CENTER!
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In August 2024, we finally visited Kennedy Space Center for the first time in between our time at Walt Disney World and our cruise on Utopia of the Seas. The Kennedy Space Center complex is vast and there is a lot to do and see. We did not show it in the video, but we did also see an IMAX film there between touring the Atlantis space shuttle building and the astronaut building. This place is ve...
Fairfield Inn & Suites Minneapolis Burnsville ROOM TOUR
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I spent one night in a king bed standard room at the Fairfield Inn & Suites Minneapolis Burnsville and found it to be very clean, dark, quiet, and comfortable.
I Got A FREE WEEKEND Getaway, But It Did NOT Go According To Plan!
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In this Misadventures in Travel story, I tell you about how I got two nights at two different hotels and a car rental with points. I also share the nightmare story of a very bad experience with a hotel and some valuable lessons you can learn from that situation. 0:00 Playlist Introduction 1:30 Situation Introduction 2:14 Key Takeaway 2:45 The Original Plan 4:51 Free Rental Car 7:04 Behind Sched...
5 TIPS To Spend LESS TIME IN LINE At Walt Disney World!
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On my many trips to Walt Disney World with my family, I have noticed that a lot of visitors are making the same simple mistakes that are wasting their time and making their experience at Walt Disney World worse. In this video, I share five simple things you can do to make your trip to Walt Disney World so much better!
HOW MUCH Did We Spend On FOOD At WALT DISNEY WORLD?
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In this video, I go over all the details of exactly how much we spent on food during our five night stay at Walt Disney World in August 2024. We chose to pay out of pocket instead of getting the Disney Dining Plan, and I wanted to see if doing that saved me money. 0:00 Introduction 0:45 Trip Info 1:07 DDP Cost 3:01 Please Support The Channel! 3:46 Other Parts Of This Trip 4:22 Day 1 Travel Day ...
Our Day At Disney's ANIMAL KINGDOM!
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We spent our last Walt Disney World park day at Animal Kingdom. It was a Saturday and the park was very crowded and busy. We had lunch at Yak & Yeti and dinner at Satu'li Canteen. Megan rode Expedition Everest three times by going through the single rider line. We had a good experience on Kilamanjaro Safaris and we went to the Finding Nemo show. We rode both attractions in Pandora, which was ne...
Our First Time At MICKEY'S NOT SO SCARY HALLOWEEN PARTY!
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After sleeping in and having lunch at Caribbean Beach Resort, we attended Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom for the very first time. We did a great job getting on all of the rides, but we pretty much failed at every other aspect of the Halloween party.
Our Experience Visiting EPCOT In August 2024
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We took the Skyliner from Pop Century Resort to EPCOT and had a very full day there. After forgetting about it on our last trip, we went through Journey of Water with Moana, which is really neat, and a beautiful addition to the park. We had lunch at San Angel Inn inside the Mexico pavilion, and a whole bunch of food from a lot of different places for snacks/dinner! I didn't show it in the video...
NEW Lightning Lane Strategy At Disney's HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS!
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NEW Lightning Lane Strategy At Disney's HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS!
Is VALUE PARKING Worth It At MSP? | MSP To MCO On Delta & Driving To Pop Century Resort
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Is VALUE PARKING Worth It At MSP? | MSP To MCO On Delta & Driving To Pop Century Resort
3 BEST & 3 WORST Things About Our Cruise On UTOPIA OF THE SEAS
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3 BEST & 3 WORST Things About Our Cruise On UTOPIA OF THE SEAS
Traveling With An Injury Or Chronic Pain
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Traveling With An Injury Or Chronic Pain
PASSPORT Application & Renewal MISTAKES!
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PASSPORT Application & Renewal MISTAKES!
Your PASSPORT Did NOT Come In Time For Your Trip!
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Your PASSPORT Did NOT Come In Time For Your Trip!
Disney's YACHT CLUB vs PORT ORLEANS RIVERSIDE
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Disney's YACHT CLUB vs PORT ORLEANS RIVERSIDE
How I SAVED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS On My Walt Disney World Trip!
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How I SAVED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS On My Walt Disney World Trip!
Who Should NOT Get The DISNEY DINING PLAN?
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Who Should NOT Get The DISNEY DINING PLAN?
We're Cruising On UTOPIA OF THE SEAS To Perfect Day At Coco Cay BUT We Canceled Our Excursion
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We're Cruising On UTOPIA OF THE SEAS To Perfect Day At Coco Cay BUT We Canceled Our Excursion
Maybe you could celebrate your half birthday at sea to avoid the summer season?
That's a fun idea! Unfortunately, for the time being, that would not work at all with my kids' school schedules.
Happy Belated Birthday!!! Have many more happy, healthy and prosperous years!!!
Happy belated birthday-sorry the beds are so uncomfortable! That ship is too big, though! Hate that RC is building on that beautiful little peninsula…
Yes, the ship is too big! And we agree - we think they are ruining that lovely little peninsula in Nassau. I guess we'll see how it turns out when they finish it.
Happy, belated birthday 🎉
Thank you!
Great to see you guys on another cruise. How is your dad doing? Enjoy your cruise!!!
Dad's doing well. He recently got a new (red) car that he likes a lot!
Great to hear dad is doing great and enjoying his new car!!!
Ouch 😬
Looks like a really lovely room - great use of space in there!
I like the footstools on the balcony!
The cruise has started! Yeah!
Beautiful ship!
This was so helpful as i am going to travel for first time. Thank you for taking time to put detailed video
You're so welcome! I'm glad it was helpful to you.
We stayed there before our last cruise about a month ago. It was great!
Very nice! I wish you showed the pool but I guess that could be a problem with guests in it.
Watch the previous video that I made in which I show the whole hotel, including the pool. It is linked to this video. Scroll down below the description.
What is that big spaceship looking thing on the right when you look out the window? Maybe the hand towels are in a drawer bc it's an accessible room?
That is the Exploration Tower, which we visited in 2022 when it was still open (video on my channel in our Harmony of the Seas playlist) and I talked about it in my recent video on Port Canaveral.
That's a thought, but then the bath towels were all way out of reach! Usually in Hampton Inns the hand towels are on the lower shelf and the bath towels are on the upper shelf. Or there is a shelf under the sink and all the towels will be there.
Looked like a great place to visit its been my list. We waited & were lucky to see one shuttle launch from Jetty Park they get cancelled many times due to weather it as loud very exciting like one big party in the park. We were able to see it go up then the clouds blocked it but was still worth the hours waiting.
I think it's funny (in a good way) when you start spouting out facts and I just think how you are so smart you know so much about everything!! You have a great memory too!
Useful info. Suscribed!
Awesome, thank you!
mmmmmmmmmmmmm , nice cool walking boots you have nice feets xoxo hugs with love from lieven from belgium xo 😘😘🤗🤗🦶🦶👣
Whew! Crazy! You wanted a nice weekend getaway and got a load of stress! One of my kids attends a big football university and hotel rooms are insane when there is a home game.
I think it's good you got your money back and I do think it's bc corporate made them. I think it's rude af that they couldn't show any interest in the experience you had as their guest. You were trying to be discrete but they work there, they need to ask questions to get to the bottom of what's going on and at least try to make efforts to accomidate you. The lady at the first hotel comes off as not caring at all, she doesn't even attempt to understand any details or offer any help or empathy
I agree with you; I do think corporate made them give me my money back.
Wow! That was a long night. Sorry you went through that. I would’ve done the same except perhaps I would have tried to take a picture in the room to show them. If I had thought of it of course! I had an issue at a Hilton property in New York. The front desk actually gave a key to our room (thankful my son and husband were there) to a guest (a man). My son and husband were getting me coffee downstairs as I was showering…my son caught this man about to enter the room. I heard my son say very loudly… “no man-my mom is in there…don’t touch that door”. He was just 18. My husband came up a minute or two later and we got a free night ($600). This guy was so confused…I hope he also got a free night. I peeped out and saw my son talking to him. He looked like a corporate guest-there in business probably. I never opened the door. I was just getting out of a shower!!!! That would’ve been horrible. So - my son saved me that day…and maybe saved this man from getting kicked very hard. 😂
Wow, that's really nice that they gave you that much money back for that!
I think its great advice you gave that you must go to higher up the chain to get a resolution. Things do happen of & hotels should want your repeat business so should be trying to help people t that level. Our worse hotel stay was we flew to Miami 11 years ago to take a cruise the next morning had never been there hotel prices were very high. We picked a hotel it had a person still taking you up the elevator it was that old. It had chopped hallways like you went down a hall up a few stairs to get to room very strange. The room had bare basics I mean no artwork no bedside clock no coffee maker I think a clean plate & cup I mean it was a stark hospital or prison room very strange. So we went back & complained they gave us another room that was not much better but we stayed this was before we had cell phones we booked everything by computer back then & had no idea in that big city on where to go. We never asked for them to refund us but it turned out we were never charged for our stay some glitch who knows but that was a plus.
Oh weird! Any idea if that hotel is still there?
How's your foot now sweetie ? Can you please upload a video about your feet ankle now ? I want to see more from your nice foot xo ❤ take care hugs with love from lieven from belgium xoxo ❤
It's been almost four years, and there was never anything wrong with my foot. I broke both of my ankles. My right ankle will never be exactly the way it was before; I still have some difficulty going down steps, and cannot run, hop, jump, etc. but I can walk perfectly fine now.
@@HeatherTravels oke good keep strong take care about yourself xo
These were really good tips like studying the map & looking at the App ahead of time. Plan to bring the grandkids in a year or 2 so lots of research for m to do. Its been many years since I have see Disney & my mobility isn't great 1 knee replaced already & the other one just got x-rayed so see how that goes dang I am only 62 but we will get there lol
My mom just had her second knee replacement. If you're worried about your mobility, I highly recommend renting a mobility scooter, which I have done several times at Walt Disney World. Be sure to watch our vlogs from past trips.
@@HeatherTravels Thank you I think hat would be the right option. hope your mom is feeling better soon takes awhile to recover.
You always do a thorough job at explaining everything. Very good information. Thanks.
like #17 thank you . . . great examples and you are an excellent speaker . . I have an honest suggestion though; once you explain a situation (where to find sets at fast food places for example) you do not need to repeat it 3-4 times more, especially at the end of the example. We get the idea. As a high school teacher of many years, we tend to lose listeners after the second repeat anyway. However, awesome vid.
I agree! Going by geographical order is such a huge energy saver 😅
Practical advice I will use next spring!
I don’t get it… to me the alternative would be that a stranger in the room next to you can unlock your door at any time, and just walk right in.
No, that would only be the case if you couldn't LOCK the door on each side. You could lock the doors from inside your room. The problem here was that you couldn't even OPEN the door when it was UNLOCKED. It was a definite safety issue.
i sauw a old video about your broken-surgery feets with two walking boots on i like your nice feets ,how's your feets now can you good to step and walk now ? . if you can please upload a new video about your feets am desire to see more from your nice feets if you want ! . am sub your nice intresting channel hugs from lieven from belgium xo.
Preferez-vous que je reponds en francais?
Great explanation of your charges. We have had the dining plan previously and found it less expensive to just pay as we go since I don't eat as much as the dining plan offered. I did have fun with the dining plan when we did have it as I would order the most expensive item from the menu that I would like to try. This was back in 2010 when the tip was also included in the dining plan. We were also able to use two sit down meals for a dinner show or Cinderella's castle, so we did that too.
I’m going through and watching your old Lives and thought I’d just say hello. :) I enjoy your honesty … too many big channels are all rainbows and sunshine and they NEVER discuss how much anything costs and never seem to have to plan and save to afford anything.
Thank you for this comment! I have noticed that my videos in which I discuss how much things actually cost do quite well, so people definitely want to know. I tend to be a very practical person, and I genuinely want to help people, which I don't feel like you're really doing if you don't tell them the truth!
We are not surprised with the results here. We have definitely saved money by buying food out of pocket vs. when we had the dining plan. Years ago, we used to go in the fall every year and they offered free dining plan when you book a week stay at a WDW hotel with park tickets - we did that a few times. And that was really nice. That hasn't been offered in some time though (that I am aware of). But paying for the dining plan is not generally a good deal. Thanks for sharing this helpful information!
Looks like a fun day at Animal Kingdom. I am going to miss the Dinosaur ride. I might not miss Dinoland that much. I do get the story they were trying to tell - and I didn't hate the land. But I am ready for new stuff there. But I do enjoy Dinosaur. We have never tried Yak & Yeti. I have always heard good things about it though. It is always sad when a place you liked in the past is disappointing on a return visit. Thanks for taking us along to Animal Kingdom!
That looks like so much fun. I would have been disappointed to miss the parade and treats too.
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Commissary, Pizza Rizzo, and Backlot express right next to Star Tours are all inside and have a/c.
Thank you!
This was great to see the difference Heather I think I would eat similar 1 fast meal & 1 sit down meal per day.
This was very helpful! It was especially good to see how much you spent for table service meals. Thanks!
You're welcome! I'm so glad it was helpful.
The Commissary at Hollywood Studios is Quick Service, I think.
Aha, you're right - thank you!
I didn't know that you hadn't been to MNSSHP. I am glad you are planning to go again next year. I totally get why you prioritized the rides under the circumstances. But I feel like you will love the parade and the Hocus Pocus show and treats and fireworks - and trick or treating even. We usually ride very few rides once the party actually starts. Tron sounds uncomfortable. I am not sure I will ever try that one though Jack is encouraging me to try it out. Thanks for taking us along for the party!
Given that you are prone to motion sickness, Alice, I would not recommend that you go on Tron. It made us very dizzy.
@@HeatherTravels That is very good to know. I will definitely pass then. Thanks!
Lovely to see yall enjoying a day at my favorite park at Walt Disney World. Journey of Water is a nice addition to the park. They created a really beautiful space there. We have never eaten at San Angel Inn. (We have eaten at the quick service place in Mexico and liked it all right.) Anyway, your food all looked good so I would like to check out San Angel Inn some day. Thanks for sharing your day at Epcot with us!
I laughed at Megan’s three pictures on EE … my kids were 18 and 21 on our last trip to WDW and did the same thing on EE! Single rider for the win!
I’ve always liked Animal Kingdom. There is so much to see if you don’t like rides.
Very scary for the family and very good information.