Ninja Mommy Hacks: Life with 2 Minions and lots of wine!

My husband and 2 young children (8 and 4) visited Villa del Palmar Flamingos in June of 2019, we stayed 9 days (8 nights).    We got the Groupon Deal w/All Inclusive.  My view from my 6th floor room.      But first- shout out to the employees were were the BEST in their class:    Maru & Emma (kids club).     Juan Carlos & Betty (Entertainment).    Hector and Marisol at the Patron Restaurant.    Alejandro & Roman at the Italian Restaurant.  Alex in the gym, always cleaning. Spa: Marce, Cinthia, & Maria in hydrotherapy! Alejandro and Isreal at check in- went over and beyond each time I talked to them in the lobby.  (The resort rewards the employees who are given SHOUT OUTS on TripAdvisor... its a really nice thing they get... I support companies who take care of their people!)  I am going to give you the great, the good, and the bad… THE ROOMS ·  ...

Taking the 3 or 4 day out of Long Beach on the Carnival Inspiration?  We just did it on SPRING BREAK 2019- and it was a win! Here are my tidbits: Do's 1) Kids club is pretty fabulous - I mean- you drop off your kids whenever you want- they take them and don't even give you a pager/phone like most ships.   If your kid is wanting to leave, they do NOT call you!   If your kid is whiney- they deal with it!   If something major happens- they call stateroom & start to look for you.    Unlike Disney where they can hunt you down any second with that pager! NOTE:  The little little kids - parents do get a pager.  They are tiny tots- I get that.  But remember, my kids are almost 5 and 9; they are just fine without me for a few hours.  My kids did arts & crafts, had movie time, played a ton of games... and liked it!  They had just as much fun as a Disney Cruise! (it all comes down to the programming).  ...