[GeraniumQueen]

New thread time, apologies for delay!

Link to last thread

[Isadora]

Yay Gold

These threads are moving fast!

Love reading about everybody's travel plans

I posted a seperate post re seating on our SYD-LA flight, not sure how to go 2+2 or 3+1 as it looks like the seats are all three across

Off to Sydney for the weekend for more sport, catch up next week

[Jo_P]

THE LIST:



mjaler – 22nd March – April 2012 19th

kpingitquiet - March 2012 - San Francisco, DC/Maryland, Virginia, Charleston, LA

Becca81 - 28th March - 30th May 2012, LA, Miami, Quito, Miami, Orlando, New York, LA

kee/sicily - 3rd April 2012, Las Vegas, Miami, Cruise Bahamas, New York, Hawai

Coffeegirl - 14th-28th April 2012, SYD-LAX-NYC-LAX (Las Vegas/San Fran/San Diego-undecided!).

Isadora - 21st April 2012 - 14th May 2012, Anaheim, New York, San Diego, Las Vegas

Whipmix - 7th May - 14th June, Hawaii, Las Vegas, San Diego, San Fran, New York, LA, Hawaii

~mony - 11th May - 2nd June 2012 – LA, Orlando, Disney Caribbean Cruise, San Francisco

Satay chicken - 13th June - 2nd July 2012, LA, Vegas, Pismo Beach

2girlzandhoney - 16th June - 25th June 2012, LA, Anaheim

Cushla - June/July - Anaheim (Disneyland), Santa Monica, San Simeon, San Francisco, Portland

CTCT, 29th August 2012, Las Vegas, San Fran, Yosimite, San Fran, Monterey, Santa Barbara, LA, Anaheim

SleepyJean August 2012, Hawaii

kee/sicily - 8th September - 14th September 2012, Hawaii

*Marti* - 12th September 2012, New York

barrington - 14th September - 8th October 2012, US/Canada

KNL909 - 15th September - 3rd October 2012, Anaheim, Disney Cruise to Mexico

cassi8 - 18th September - 3rd October 2012, Anaheim, Las Vegas, Hawaii

snugglybug - 22nd September/October 2012, Anaheim, Yosemite, Las Vegas, LA

Jo_P - 22nd September - 12th October 2012, LA, Sequoia, Yosemite, Disney Wonder Pacific Coast Cruise, Anaheim

rob6712col 25th September 2012, LA, Orlando, DC, Gettysburg, Philly, Boston, Niagara Falls, Albany, NY, LA

FionaM - September 2012, Hawaii

potato - September 2012 - Honolulu, LA, central coast California, Disneyland

Read-y - September 2012 - Hawaii (Maui, Big Island, Oahu)

Mum2KCIandS - September/October 2012 - Hawaii - Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Orlando, New York and then a cruise to Canada/New England

chobbs3 - September/October 2012, LA Grand Canyon, NY

Rowena - September 2012, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon

Peanut - September/October 2012, New York

thebarnwellb4 - 26th October, ?

Jaxxie - 30th October 2012 - 15th November

carls888 - October 2012, La, Vegas, San Francisco, Berkeley, Pebble Beach, San Diego, Seattle

maxmum - October 2012, Hawaii

Fabulous - late November 2012 to early January 2013 - Atlanta - Charleston - Savannah - Orlando - New Orleans

Brownie22 - December 2012, Hawaii

Kee - 8th April 2013-5th May 2013, South Pacific cruise, Hawaii

Madlock - Sept/Oct 2013 - Disney, Disney Cruise, Texas, Hawaii - Final plans TBA

CarnivalKid, June/July 2014 USA

If there's anyone who needs to be added or anything that needs to be updated, let me know

This post has been edited by Jo_P: 24/03/2012, 08:13 PM

[Bacongirl]

Hi Jo_P.
Have had a change to itinerary

Now SYD-LAX-NYC-LAX (Las Vegas/San Fran/San Diego-undecided!).

Only 3 weeks to go


Isadora- I'd go 3-1 with the second parent sitting in front/behind. Then you can swap for some quiet time.

[carls888]

2girlzandhoney, check out the California Disney section in Disboards. There are huge threads about the BBBoutique.
Wow, how exciting for you all flying out soon.
JoP, we fly to Thailand in 4 weeks and I honestly have hardly thought about it. I hope you are alright with the flood situation, this rain is crazy!

C

[barrington]

All you organised people are making me stressed about not having booked anything for our Sept/Oct holiday.

I'm struggling with what to do and in what order. Argh!

DH's best friend currently lives in Toronto, so we're wanting to spend some time with them during our three weeks in the states.

Do we fly there first, spend a week there and then fly to Phoenix. A few days at the Grand Canyon and a drive to Anaheim. Then a disney cruise for our last week.

Or do we stay for the entire three weeks in the north east to save on the airfares criss crossing the country.

Please someone help me decide on what to do, without costing the earth.

ETA: the kids will be 8, 6 and 3. While they are great travellers, we try to make our holidays as 'kid friendly' as possible

This post has been edited by barrington: 23/03/2012, 10:06 AM

[snugglybug]

Isadora, I was planning on doing 3+1 but have 1 on the opposite aisle. IF we can pick our own seats...which I don't think we will be able to hopefully seats wont suck when we check in if we can't!

[~Kee~In~Hawaii~]

Wow, this thread certainly is moving quick!

snuggly: Did you book through an agent? Is that why you may not be able to pick your seats? If that's the case then that's a bit sucky, you'd think booking through them would mean you can make all the selections you could if you booked online. I know that selecting seats can cost a little more but it's usually only about $5 - $8 per seat so you'd think they would have offered you that at the time of booking. I really hope you get the seats you want! DH and I always choose the last 2 seats on the right side of the plane (when looking down the aisle from the cockpit) before the middle toilets on all our Jetstar flights to Hawaii. There's no-one behind you to kick the back of your chair, I get a little space behind my seat to stash my handbag so I can grab it at any time, the chairs have that little bit more room to recline and I can get to the loo's easily - it's also where the water fountain is on the plane so we can grab ourselves a drink anytime we want. I don't find that being near the toilets is any more noisy than anywhere else. One time we didn't choose our seats and I ended up behind the bassinette with parents who didn't believe in comforting their screaming newborn who was terrified about the flight. That was a great 9 hour flight. We always choose our seats now so I hope you get to as well.

Isadora: Hope your seat selection works out too. Enjoy your trip to Sydney

barrington: Don't stress yourself about being organised, I'm obsessive compulsive about travel stuff and being super organised so I'm not the best comparison! In saying that though, DH and I work 2 jobs each so we need to be organised to make sure we don't run out of time. As for your flights, you'd only be looking at 2 flights about 5 hours each way so if you thought you'd all be able to sleep on the plane then you could try for evening flights and use time that you would only otherwise be using sleeping in a hotel. Even if you didn't get a huge amount of sleep during the flight, you'd be arriving into Toronto to your friends place where you'd be able to relax and unwind and then the flight back could be to another restful stay near the Grand Canyon - and then you end the holiday with some relaxation on the cruise. I think you could definitely make it work. There have been other EB'ers on here who have done far more rushing around with their kids and managed it just fine so perhaps check out your pricing options first and then make a decision.

Jo: In case I don't see you on here before you go - have an amazing time in Fiji! I look forward to hearing all about it when you return - although you get back the day I leave so I'll check in here from over in Hawaii

[Becca81]

what is the link to the cheap cruise site again??

I didnt save it in my list.

[~Kee~In~Hawaii~]

Becca: Vacations To Go