Those Magic Moments

If I attended one concert, spent one day at a water park, and went on a vacation all within one season, I’d consider that season to be a big success. If I did all of that within one week, I’d consider it one heck of an exciting week!

With Spectrum Resort’s Magic Moments vacation package, you can fit all of these activities into one week—or however long your vacation is. Guests who book a vacation with The Beach Club, Turquoise Place, or Caribe will get two to four tickets (depending on the number of bedrooms rented) for either the July 31st Steve Miller Band concert or the August 6th Sugarland concert, as well as passes to Waterville USA and tickets to ride the Ferris wheel at The Wharf—the biggest in the south. You also get one free night of lodging for every two paid nights, a “Support Alabama’s Gulf Coast” t-shirt, and 10% off all on-property purchases.

Visit the Spectrum Resort website to learn more about this and other current deals.

Olympic Fun

We’re two years away from the next Olympic games, and I can’t help but look forward to that summer. I love the competitive spirit of the games, the camaraderie among teammates, and the way the world’s focus is trained on the whole event.

Two years away though we are, guests of Turquoise Place and Caribe the Resort can get an early taste of the games with the Lazy River Olympics. Visitors from the same state team up and compete against teams from other states in games like balloon tosses and relay races. It’s a fun way to socialize and make new friends, and it’s a bonding opportunity for vacationing family members.

Other poolside sports and games taking place throughout the summer include pool basketball and volleyball, aqua rodeo, poker chip dive, aqua jump rope, and many others. Check out the list of events here.

It's the Kids' Vacation, Too

Family vacations can evoke a host of feelings among family members. I can remember going on trips with my parents and feeling, for the most part, happy to be with them in a more laid back setting, then feeling like I needed a break from them at other times—just a little independence to do things I wanted to do.

This is where the Beach Club’s Kids' Brigade comes in handy. This program, intended for children ages 5 to 12, engages kids in a variety of indoor and outdoor activities. As a kid, I would’ve loved to have the opportunity to have fun with other kids during my vacation; as a parent, anything that allows you a little free time while keeping your child happy is a valuable option.

Day and evening programs are available, and rates are per day or per week, as well as per child. Visit the Beach Club’s website for more information.

Tiki Bars

There’s something about tiki bars that inspires an exotic sense of leisureliness. The word “tiki” alone reminds me of pool-side drinks and tropical breezes—the epitome of a fabulous vacation.

The popularity of the tiki bar is obvious: people everywhere are trying to re-create the tiki scene in their own backyards using everything from stand-alone tiki torches to actual bamboo huts. Throw in the fixings for some tropical drinks and you’ll come pretty close to the real thing.

But nothing can quite compare to a resort-style tiki bar. Spectrum Resorts’ Turquoise Place, Caribe the Resort, and The Beach Club all offer pool-side tiki bars in a resort atmosphere. Kick back with a drink, enjoy the Gulf breezes and the fun atmosphere.