{"id":2426,"date":"2015-07-20T21:19:49","date_gmt":"2015-07-20T21:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awaywego-origin.carnival.com\/?p=2426"},"modified":"2023-07-01T01:31:36","modified_gmt":"2023-07-01T01:31:36","slug":"how-to-plan-a-great-vacation-on-a-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carnival.com\/awaywego\/cruising-fun\/how-to-plan\/how-to-plan-a-great-vacation-on-a-budget","title":{"rendered":"How to Plan a Great Vacation on a Budget"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Family vacations are important to us because they&#8217;re an opportunity to spend time with our loved ones and create memories for us to look back on for many years to come. During the warm days of summer, many families, couples, and friends enjoy vacationing together for some fun in the sun and relaxation. Creating memories with those you love in beautiful cities around the world do not need to come with an expensive price tag. In order to create lasting memories, family vacations do not need to be all about extravagance and high cost&#8230; or least not high cost.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2600 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carnival.com\/awaywego\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/HM_Post1_IMG2.jpg\" alt=\"HM_Post1_IMG2\" width=\"456\" height=\"685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carnival.com\/awaywego\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/HM_Post1_IMG2.jpg 456w, https:\/\/www.carnival.com\/awaywego\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/HM_Post1_IMG2-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With Carnival Cruise Line you can get an amazing family vacation for an\u00a0amazing\u00a0deal which\u00a0includes your meals, entertainment, amazing service, beautiful ocean views and all the fun you can handle. With many departure cities, I was able to set <a href=\"http:\/\/www.carnival.com\/cruise-from\/galveston.aspx?cid=So_CM_NA_P_AWG#27_1496&amp;DMP=5019,6120,7046,,8003\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sail out of Galveston<\/a> which saved me a ton of money on transportation.Traveling in the crystal blue waters of the Caribbean and visiting breath-taking beaches like the ones in Jamaica, Cayman Islands, and Cozumel can all be done for an affordable price.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2601 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carnival.com\/awaywego\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/HM_Post1_IMG3.jpg\" alt=\"HM_Post1_IMG3\" width=\"456\" height=\"685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carnival.com\/awaywego\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/HM_Post1_IMG3.jpg 456w, https:\/\/www.carnival.com\/awaywego\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/HM_Post1_IMG3-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The kids and I recently went on a 7-day Carnival Cruise in the Caribbean and had an absolutely amazing time on our trip. Our first stop on our vacation was Jamaica!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2602 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carnival.com\/awaywego\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/HM_Post1_IMG4.jpg\" alt=\"HM_Post1_IMG4\" width=\"616\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carnival.com\/awaywego\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/HM_Post1_IMG4.jpg 616w, https:\/\/www.carnival.com\/awaywego\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/HM_Post1_IMG4-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The great thing about vacationing on a cruise ship is that there are a wide variety of things to enjoy. Whether you want to relax by the pool or on a beach and catch some sun rays, explore the culture and food of a different country, or just be entertained all day and night with live shows and performances, there&#8217;s something awaiting you aboard a Carnival Cruise line ship. Oh, and did I mention the 24-hour all you can eat Pizza Cafe? Yea. Pizza. 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Family vacations are important to us because they&#8217;re an opportunity to spend time with our loved ones and create memories &#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carnival.com\/awaywego\/cruising-fun\/how-to-plan\/how-to-plan-a-great-vacation-on-a-budget\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"read-more\" aria-label=\"Read more of How to Plan a Great Vacation on a Budget\"> read more<\/a>","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":2598,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,74],"tags":[21,22,60],"class_list":["post-2426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cruising-fun","category-how-to-plan","tag-planning","tag-tips","tag-travel"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to Plan a Great Vacation on a Budget<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Plan a great family vacation without breaking the bank. 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