Travel Resources
Everything you need in one place to help you prepare, pack, check in, and travel with confidence. Use these resources to find cruise line apps, airline information, cruise port information, travel requirements, planning tools, complimentary client resources, and more.
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Heather & Joe's Client Planning Library
Complimentary resources from Heather & Joe. Use these printable guides, checklists, games, and planning resources to make getting ready for vacation easier and more fun.
Get Ready for Your Trip
A practical cruise planning guide with packing help, embarkation-day tips, port and sea-day planning, onboard spending guidance, debarkation reminders, and a final before-you-go check.
View & Print PDFA practical resort planning guide with packing help, transfer and check-in reminders, dining and drink tips, excursion and beach-day planning, money and tipping notes, and a final before-you-go check.
View & Print PDFA family travel planning kit with kid packing help, travel-day carry-on planning, snacks and medicine reminders, room setup ideas, and practical tips for smoother family vacations.
View & Print PDFMake the Trip More Fun
A printable vacation activity pack featuring 10 unique bingo boards, a photo scavenger hunt, This or That, vacation awards, and a trip memory page.
View & Print PDFA colorful printable activity pack for young travelers featuring 10 travel bingo boards, vacation favorites, a kid carry-on checklist, emoji mood meter, and mini travel journal.
View & Print PDFPrintable conversation starters and travel games for airports, road trips, dinners, cruises, and vacations, including Would You Rather questions and prompts for couples, friends, and families.
View & Print PDFThese are complimentary resources for Dream Destinations clients.
Cruise Lines & Apps
Download your cruise line's app before you travel and make sure you know your login information. Depending on the cruise line and ship, the app may be used for online check-in, boarding information, daily schedules, dining, activities, reservations, messaging, and onboard information.
Tip: Download the app and sign in before leaving home. It's much easier to troubleshoot a forgotten password or login issue before travel day.
App availability and features can change. Always use your cruise line's official website or official app listing for the most current information.
Airlines & Flight Resources
Use your airline's official website or app to review your reservation, check in, check flight status, review baggage information, and receive important travel updates.
Tip: Download your airline's app and sign in before travel day. Turn on flight notifications so schedule, gate, and other important updates can reach you while you travel.
Commonly Used
More Airline Options
Flight & Airport Tools
TSA Identification Requirements
Check current TSA identification requirements for airport security screening.
FlightAware
Track flights and review current flight information. FlightAware is a third-party flight-tracking service — confirm important schedule or operational details directly with your airline.
Airline schedules, policies and app features can change. Always confirm important flight, baggage, check-in and travel information directly with your airline.
U.S. Cruise Ports
Looking for terminal directions, official parking information, port maps, cruise schedules, or passenger updates? Start with the official cruise port or terminal website.
Florida Cruise Ports
Port Canaveral
Cape Canaveral, Florida
PortMiami
Miami, Florida
Port Everglades
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Port Tampa Bay
Tampa, Florida
JAXPORT
Jacksonville, Florida
Port of Palm Beach
Riviera Beach / Palm Beach County, Florida
Gulf Coast Cruise Ports
Port of Galveston
Galveston, Texas
Port of New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana
Port of Mobile
Mobile, Alabama
Northeast & Mid-Atlantic Cruise Ports
Flynn Cruiseport Boston
Boston, Massachusetts
Manhattan Cruise Terminal
New York, New York
Brooklyn Cruise Terminal
Brooklyn, New York
Cape Liberty Cruise Port
Bayonne, New Jersey
Cruise Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland
Half Moone Cruise Center
Norfolk, Virginia
West Coast Cruise Ports
Port of San Diego
San Diego, California
Port of Los Angeles — World Cruise Center
San Pedro, California
Long Beach Cruise Terminal
Long Beach, California
James R. Herman Cruise Terminal — Pier 27
San Francisco, California
Port of Seattle
Seattle, Washington
Alaska Cruise Ports
Port of Seward
Seward, Alaska
Port of Whittier
Whittier, Alaska
Hawaiʻi Cruise Ports
Honolulu Harbor
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi
Puerto Rico Cruise Ports
Port of San Juan
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Port information, terminal assignments and cruise operations can change. Always confirm your embarkation terminal and current instructions with your cruise line and the official port before travel.
Heather & Joe's Cruise Port & Embarkation Guides
Planning to cruise from one of these ports? Our embarkation guides bring together practical information to help you plan the beginning and end of your cruise, including transportation, hotels, parking, terminal information and other helpful pre-cruise details.
Port Canaveral Embarkation Guide
Cape Canaveral, Florida
Practical planning information for cruisers sailing from Port Canaveral, including pre-cruise planning, transportation, parking, hotels and embarkation-day preparation.
We're continually building our cruise-port resource library. New guides will be added here as they're completed.
Travel Planning Resources
Helpful links and tools for planning, preparing for, and managing your trip.
Cruise Corner
Cruise basics, cabin types, dining, gratuities, beverage packages, check-in, apps, shore excursions, travel documents, embarkation and more.
Travel Requirements Guide
Passport, identification, destination entry, ETIAS, TSA and other official travel requirement resources.
Cruise Planning Tools
Cruise cost, beverage package and trip-budget planning tools plus port and embarkation resources.
Our Cruise & Travel Favorites
Heather & Joe's cruise and travel packing favorites.
Travel Insurance
Learn about travel insurance options and how Heather & Joe can help point clients toward available resources.
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Quick Travel Tools
Helpful resources to check weather, flight status, currency information, travel advisories and assistance while you're away.
National Weather Service
Check U.S. forecasts, weather alerts and current conditions.
National Hurricane Center
Official tropical weather outlooks, forecasts and storm information.
FlightAware (third-party)
Track flight status and view general airport and flight information. Confirm schedule, gate and operational details directly with your airline.
XE Currency Converter (third-party)
Estimate currency conversions when planning or traveling internationally. Exchange rates shown are informational and may differ from the rate used by your bank, credit card or merchant.
U.S. State Department — International Travel
Find destination information, travel advisories and other official guidance for U.S. travelers.
U.S. Embassy & Consulate Directory
Find contact information for U.S. embassies and consulates when traveling abroad.
A Few Things to Do Before You Go
A friendly reminder of helpful steps to take before your trip. Requirements and information can change — always verify current information with the appropriate cruise line, airline, port, government authority, or travel provider before travel.
Before You Travel
- Download your cruise line app
- Download your airline app
- Complete cruise-line online check-in when available
- Complete airline check-in when available
- Verify that names on reservations match required travel documents
- Physically confirm you have required identification or passport
- Review current destination requirements
- Check your flight status
- Review your embarkation transportation
- Keep medications and essential documents with you
- Review your travel insurance information
- Confirm phone chargers and essential electronics are packed
- Check weather shortly before departure
Stop — Physical Check Before You Leave
Don't assume it's packed. Put your hand on it before you leave.
Can't Find What You Need?
Heather and Joe are here to help. Reach out any time with questions about your trip.
Requirements and information can change. Always verify current information with the appropriate cruise line, airline, port, government authority, or travel provider before travel. External links are provided for convenience and do not constitute an endorsement. Dream Destinations is not responsible for the content of third-party websites.