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This is our hub for everything about cruising. Over time we hope to make this one of the top resources on the web for researching family cruise holidays.
As a family we have been on several cruise holidays and over the years have developed opinions on what makes a great family cruise.
We have also had a number of celebrations on cruise ships from Birthdays, Christmas, Halloween & New Year.
We will be filling Cruise Modern Life Is Good with Cruise Reports, Excursion Reports, Funny Stories, Cruising Hints, Facts and the occasional video.
Keep checking back regularly as we will be adding more content over coming weeks.
General Cruise Articles
The following articles are generic cruise articles which offer useful information on planning your next cruise. This section will grow in the coming months.
- 5 Reasons to Cruise With Kids
- 5 Cruise Myths
- The Great British Cruise War of 2020
- Does the crew sleep on the ship?
- Guide to Cruise Lingo updated
- 10 Largest Cruise Ships in the World
- The Hidden Costs of Cruising
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P&O Cruises
A few years back we sailed on the Ventura. We have mixed opinions on the cruise.
Princess Cruises
Join us on a tour around Crown Princess.
Jewel of the Seas
We recently sailed on Jewel of the Seas around the Southern Caribbean.
- Read our daily live blogs from the cruise.
- Review of Junior Suite 1098 new
- Jewel of the Seas with Kids new
- Jewel of the Seas Video & Photo Tour new
Independence of the Seas
Freedom Class ship sailing from the U.K. in summer and the Caribbean in the winter. Popular with the British market and now includes the musical Grease.
Harmony of the Seas
The World’s biggest cruise ship launched in 2016 by Royal Caribbean and Cruise Modern Life Is Good has Sailed on her . We have published a selection of features on this fantastic ship and urge you to look around.
- Harmony of the Seas the Facts and Video Review
- Harmony of the Seas Five Facts
- Bars on Harmony of the Seas
- Entertainment on Harmony of the Seas
- Escape the Rubicon
- Art Collection Harmony of the Seas
- Cruising with Kids Harmony of the Seas
- Central Park Harmony of the Seas
- Wonderland updated with more photographs
- Boardwalk Harmony of the Seas
- The Bionic Bar
- Activities on Harmony of the Seas
- Excursion to Herculaneum
- Excursion to Porto Venere
Allure of the Seas
Allure of the Seas is the older sister to Harmony and we have been lucky enough to sail on her twice. Once at Halloween and once for New Year. We will be providing reports on this fantastic ship over the coming months
- Review of Christmas & New Year Cruise
- New Year Allure of the Seas
- Private Miami and Everglades Tour
- All Access Tour Allure of the Seas
- Labadee & Malfini Beach
Coming Soon
The is loads more still to come on Cruise Modern Life is Good so please keep checking back. We have more to come on both the Harmony & Allure plus trip reports on other cruises. We will also be publishing facts & hints about family cruising.
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James O'Brien says
November 15, 2016 at 11:30 pmThinking of doing a first time cruise with the family this summer. Want it to be in Europe don’t mind if I fly. What ship would you recommend for a first cruise? Have one child 7 year old boy.
@Modlifeisgood says
November 20, 2016 at 1:49 amDear James
Fantastic to hear from you.
You never said where you are from. Clearly depending on this can influence your decision considerably.
The are so many good family cruise lines it would be hard to point you into a specific direction without more information.
That said this year seems to be a slightly quieter year on the European market. The is no Oasis Class ship this year & Carnival will not be sailing again until 2018 from Europe.
I would recommend reading around. The are numerous good sites out there to help. If I can point you to the following articles about family cruising from this site:-
article 1
article 2
Also is you are planning to cruise this summer you need to get booking soon this article explains why.
If you do decide to book let us know what you decide.
David
James O'Brien says
February 20, 2017 at 12:00 amWell I booked my first cruise. We are sailing on 29/7 from Southampton on the Crown princess. Mediterranean cruise for two weeks. Did quite a lot of reading around about different cruise lines but in the end went with an itinerary we all fancied. Seems to be plus and minus points to all cruise lines. Not sure what Princess will be like for kids some people appear to rave about them others not so much so will have to wait and see. Must say princess cruises very good for 3rd person in the cabin. When I booked got 70% reduction on third person.
Time will tell if I get the cruising bug!
By the way loving your reports
@Modlifeisgood says
March 5, 2017 at 1:47 amHi James lovely to here from you again. You might be interested to see our new video footage from Crown Princess.
I’m sure you will have a great time!
Brian says
May 18, 2017 at 4:12 amI recently went on The Jewel of The Seas Cruise as well. That’s how I found you, I was a searching on youtube for somebody who filmed the layout of cruise, and i stumbled upon your surprisingly recent video. This opened me up to the rest of your videos. While I was watching your video: Review of Junior Suite 1098 my son recognized your daughter from him talking to her in the adventure beach section of the ship. It really is a small world. Looking forward to your next post David!
@Modlifeisgood says
May 29, 2017 at 4:46 pmHi Brian
Yes it is a surprisingly small world.
Hope you had a great time as well.