Donna Bickert - Hi Ho Vacations

06/08/2026

Gorgeous shots of Virgin Voyages’ Brilliant Lady at Endicott Arm near Dawes Glacier, in Alaska.

Photos taken by a passenger on a National Geographic/Lindblad expedition.

📸 Kathy Thompson

06/07/2026

📣 Bluey fans!

From the Disney World website:
"Starting June 2nd, 2026, a standby queue will be available and a virtual queue will no longer be offered at Bluey’s Wild World at Conservation Station."

See more here:
https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/guest-services/virtual-queue/ -card-DrawerBlueysWildWorld

06/07/2026

Drop your countdown in the comments!

Don’t have one? 😱 Let’s fix that!
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Are you counting down the days too? When’s your next Disney cruise? 🚢 ✨

06/03/2026

🌟 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟰 𝘃𝗮𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻? 🧨Look no further! How about celebrating Independence Day with your favorite Super Heroes (and Villains) aboard the magical 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘆? 🚢✨

𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘆 — 5-night Western Caribbean Cruise
📍 Departing from Fort Lauderdale, FL
📆 July 4 - 9, 2026

Get ready to set sail to stunning Cozumel and Disney’s exclusive paradise, Castaway Cay! 🏝️ Plus, enjoy two blissful days at sea to relax and soak in the sun. ☀️🚢

Pricing for a family of 4:
🛏️ Inside Stateroom starting at **$6,952**
🌊 Oceanview Stateroom starting at **$7,893**
🌅 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 **$𝟲,𝟱𝟮𝟯**

Pricing for 2:
🛏️ Inside Stateroom starting at **$4,332**
🌊 Oceanview Stateroom starting at **$5,202**
🌅 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 **$𝟰,𝟮𝟲𝟮**

𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁? 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗵𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺𝘀! 😲

All meals—including room service—ALL entertainment and incredible kids clubs are included in your package! 🍽️🎉

Book through me and receive an exclusive bonus 𝗼𝗻𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁 as my heartfelt thank you for supporting my small business! 💖

Hurry—these fantastic prices won’t last long! 🕒
DM me or drop a 🧨 below if you're ready to get your family onboard this unforgettable adventure!

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**Prices and availability subject to change without notice. Restrictions may apply.

06/01/2026

I just booked the most amazing group cruise for some incredible clients and I am LIVING for it!🛳️🧜‍♀️

A fabulous crew is ditching the winter cold and boarding the Virgin Voyages Scarlet Lady for a sun-soaked escape to Key West and the gorgeous Beach Club at Bimini. No snow. No freezing temperatures. Just warm breezes, crystal blue water, and good times.

Oh, and they named their trip ‘Scarlet Fever’. 🛳️🔥 I mean... can we talk about how perfect that is?!

This is exactly why I love what I do. Helping people turn "wouldn't it be fun if..." into an actual trip on the calendar is the best feeling in the world — and trust me, this group is going to have the time of their lives.

Feeling inspired? Whether you want to round up your own crew or just treat yourself to a solo adventure, I would love to help you plan something unforgettable. Let's chat! —
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Drop an ⚓️ below if you wish you were going! 👇

05/30/2026

As my clients prepare to travel to far-flung places around the globe, I want to share one of my best personal travel tips – “potty packs”.

You never know when you're going to run into toilets without tissue. It's quite common throughout Europe, but it can happen anywhere. And sometimes you just need a wet wipe. The Wet Ones are great when you can't wash your hands!

You can find the foldable plastic packs of Kleenex at Target (link in the comments – oddly Amazon doesn’t usually have them).
Tuck individual Wet Ones and toilet wipes into the packs with Kleenexes.

Note: Please pay attention to your location as to if tissue or wipes are flushable!

05/29/2026

AccuWeather and Disney have partnered together to launch Disney Weather Check!

Disney Weather Check is exclusively for Disney guests! It lives inside the AccuWeather app and automatically recognizes when you enter a Disney resort area or park in these locations:

• Walt Disney World Resort
• Disneyland Resort
• Aulani, a Disney Resort and Spa
• Disney’s Vero Beach Resort
• Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort

Features include “hyperlocal” minute-by-minute rain forecasts, live radar, RealFeel temperatures, and the same safety alerts cast members receive.

If you don’t already have the AccuWeather app, you can download it through your App Store or Google Play, or by scanning the QR code on the AccuWeather web site (also in the attached photo).

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05/28/2026

🚨🚨BREAKING!! 🚨🚨 Publishes a NEW Alcohol Policy 🍷🥂🍻

Note that the new policy limits the carry-on allowance to only ONE bottle of champagne/wine or a 6-pack of beer.

The new wording also now states that liquor, WINE and BEER purchased in port will be collected and stored. So no restocking in port.

The only bright spot is that corkage fee has dropped from $25 to $20 for main dining rooms and adult dining.

The first photo is the guest email that was sent this morning. The second is a screen shot of the new alcohol policy on the Disney Cruise Line website.

05/27/2026

Welcome Home to the Graeters! Or maybe I should say, "Willkommen zuhause!"

The Graeters just returned from their Adventures by Disney tour of Germany. I’m always delighted to hear that my clients had the time of their lives!

Highlights of their trip:
🌟 Neuschwanstein Castle (the castle that inspired Walt Disney)
🌟 Chocolate making in the fairytale town of Rothenburg
🌟Seeing the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin
🌟 Sampling German specialties like sausages, sauerkraut, local beer and wine

“𝘎𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦. 𝘞𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮.”

And I really love hearing that I helped make a little magic. Thank you for your kind words, Marcia!

“𝘋𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦. 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘺𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘢𝘺𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦.
“𝘋𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘥𝘥 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴.
“𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘷𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.
“𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘱 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘵 𝘱𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴.
“𝘋𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘷𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴. 𝘞𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯.”

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Marcia Ann

05/26/2026

All aboard the Wildlife Express Train! 🚂🌿

There’s something truly special happening at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and it’s got a little bit of Aussie magic mixed in. Robert Irwin — son of the legendary Steve Irwin — is now the voice guiding guests on the Wildlife Express Train ride out to Bluey’s Wild World at Conservation Station.

It’s a beautiful full-circle moment for anyone who grew up watching the Irwin family. His love for wildlife and storytelling shines through every step of the journey, making the experience both educational and deeply heartfelt.

Opening TODAY, May 26! A virtual queue is in place for Bluey’s Wild World at Conservation Station. Guests will need to use the My Disney Experience app to enter this attraction. A standby queue will not be available during the attraction’s opening period.

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