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Over Land, Air and Sea
Traveling with Baby on Board
By Laura Cone
Cindy Grant, the owner of Expert Family Travel in Dallas, Texas, says parents can check their child's car seat if they don't plan to use it on the plane. "They let you bring it up to the door of the plane," she says. "Then they put it in the cargo area, and it's waiting for you when you get out. They do that for strollers, car seats and wheelchairs."
Moms who are breastfeeding might want to go online to find a map of the airport to locate family rooms where they can breastfeed or pump milk, Grant says. Also, when breastfeeding and traveling to other countries, Grant suggests learning about the cultural differences.
Grant says none of her clients with babies travel by bus or train because of the delays. "The only other time you would see a bus is for an escorted tour, and all of the escorted tour companies, without exception, have minimum age requirements of 6 or 8 and above because the escorted tour companies don't want to contend with kids," she says.
On the other hand, cruises are especially family-friendly, although that was not the case in the industry in the past, according to Grant.
"Cruise lines have changed in the last 15 years," Grant says. "There used to be only a handful that were family friendly. Now, most of the mainstream cruises are family friendly. The reason they are good for babies is because [of] a multi-destination itinerary without physically having to mov
She says one of the biggest mistakes most people make when they go on cruises is packing too much stuff. Plan out your days and think about what you will need each day. Most people, especially those who take cruises that are seven days or longer, take advantage of the laundry service onboard, she says.
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