Where should I go for Vacation?

[Harrysmum]

Originally Posted by 107barney

How about London? I love it there.

Hee hee! So do I!!!

Trouble is, the UK in February is usually very cold - often snowy and icy. March it starts warming up - by Easter it's t-shirt weather (well, it is for me, but then I'm in the middle of my menopause..... ) Sally x

[Britster]

Originally Posted by GuinnessStout

Umm yea then whoever is close enough to DC needs to free up a couch for me, Guinness and Stella in either March or April so I can finally make it to see the Cherry Blossoms Bloom haha don't worry we are all potty trained... Well wait just me and Guinness are haha

Originally Posted by GeorgiesMomma

LOL we have a guest room for you! We live 15 minutes from the DC

Woohoo, Yorkie party! LOL. We really should do another area meet up again. We did one once before in Annapolis.

(sorry totally just crashed this thread).

I would love to go to London!

[gemy]

How about Turks n Cacos (sp) I went there once, and I loved it. You can snorkel just off your beach. And of course there is scuba diving. You can train for that in the States and then when you get to Turks off you go.

This was years ago, so I will say the Emerald Hotel where I stayed didn't have great food; but I understand that has changed now.

[Shelby&Seymour]

How about New York City??? It will be a winter wonderland.... but you could go to the Westminster dog show while your there!

[brezofleur]

I worked on cruise ships for 3 years! If it's the "trapped" feeling, try the Allure or Oasis of the Seas with Royal Caribbean. Allure of the Seas | Oasis Of The Seas It's a beast! You will NOT feel trapped on this monster.

What about Boston? Chad and I had our first date there, lol. We want to go back. Savannah, GA is beautiful.

If we had a week off and didn't have to visit family in KY, we'd get in the car and drive the west coast. I like Portland and Seattle and haven't been in years.

[Gweebarr]

I loved Ireland...been there in march..aphrodite and i go in feb to Germany....hope to go to Ireland for a week as well... Have to find out what I need for papers so Aphrodite can go as well .... From Germany to Ireland... Know what I need from the us-Germany.

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by Juliealfies mum

What about Hawaii? We went in August and had a brilliant time, people are so friendly and lots of different things to do.

BF vetoed HI. He thinks it's borning, but he's never been. I've been 3x when I was a child, so I want to go somewhere I've never been either.

Originally Posted by concretegurl

Bali!!!

I've never been but want to so bad.

An Australian friend totally rained on my parade and said it's dangerous lately, and outside of the touristy spots abd ex-pat occupied areas it's all slums...so I took it as cautionary, but to be fair while probably a lot of truth she doesn't consider anything outside of elitists resorts her parents fund as worth going to...wow I sound mean, but it's true.

That's gonna be too far of an airplane ride for bf. The farthest he's gone is FL and he was climbing the walls.

Originally Posted by 107barney

How about London? I love it there.

Too cold!!! I went in April 2000 and I wore two coats with two sweaters underneath!

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by gemy

How about Turks n Cacos (sp) I went there once, and I loved it. You can snorkel just off your beach. And of course there is scuba diving. You can train for that in the States and then when you get to Turks off you go.

This was years ago, so I will say the Emerald Hotel where I stayed didn't have great food; but I understand that has changed now.

I am thinking about that too. I want to do Southern Caribbean.

Originally Posted by Shelby&Seymour

How about New York City??? It will be a winter wonderland.... but you could go to the Westminster dog show while your there!

I was also thinking about this, but it's gonna be cold too! I'm gonna talk to my friend I see tomorrow night. She lives in NY now and I'll ask her if she thinks I can handle it. LOL

Originally Posted by brezofleur

I worked on cruise ships for 3 years! If it's the "trapped" feeling, try the Allure or Oasis of the Seas with Royal Caribbean. Allure of the Seas | Oasis Of The Seas It's a beast! You will NOT feel trapped on this monster.

What about Boston? Chad and I had our first date there, lol. We want to go back. Savannah, GA is beautiful.

If we had a week off and didn't have to visit family in KY, we'd get in the car and drive the west coast. I like Portland and Seattle and haven't been in years.

I really want to go on those ships! I can't imagine how huge they are!

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by Verbena

My sister went to Aruba and she loved it so much she is going again.

My friend went there before, I will ask her what she thought. She went right after the Natalie Holloway tragedy, so that was kinda scary.

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by brezofleur

I worked on cruise ships for 3 years! If it's the "trapped" feeling, try the Allure or Oasis of the Seas with Royal Caribbean. Allure of the Seas | Oasis Of The Seas It's a beast! You will NOT feel trapped on this monster.

What about Boston? Chad and I had our first date there, lol. We want to go back. Savannah, GA is beautiful.

If we had a week off and didn't have to visit family in KY, we'd get in the car and drive the west coast. I like Portland and Seattle and haven't been in years.

Oh BTW, I've always thought working on a cruise ship would be so cool. What was your position there and how did you like it? I always see most people that work on cruise ships are not American. I've only seen one that was and she was a dance instructor. I always wondered why there weren't many Americans doing that job. Seems great to me, room and board free and working for tips, never having to see "trouble" guests for very long and probably never again LOL. I know the living quarters aren't all that, but even for the passengers it cabins aren't very big.

[concretegurl]

There's always Mexico!

A cruise there is nice and the ships depart from SF Bay.

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by concretegurl

There's always Mexico!

A cruise there is nice and the ships depart from SF Bay.

Yucatan is a possibility!

Oh ETA. I will never do a Pacific side of Mexico cruise again. Waters are way too choppy!

[concretegurl]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

Yucatan is a possibility!

Oh ETA. I will never do a Pacific side of Mexico cruise again. Waters are way too choppy!

Oh good to know Derik wants us to do the Disney cruise along that route...not my fav idea.

[capt_noonie]

I don't remember if it was going down to Mexico or on the way back up, but I got really sea sick bc of the strong choppy waters. Bc there isn't any land from the west side, the waves are strong. In the Caribbean, there is a lot of land around those waters and lots of corals too so less choppy waters.

About 10 years ago I went on a West. Carib cruise. It was one week after a hurricane, and everyone kept apologizing for the choppy waters (like it was their fault or something) but it wasn't even bad! I could only tell was when we were snorkeling, the water wasn't as clear as normal and it was harder to swim back to the boat with the current pushing me.

[brezofleur]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

Oh BTW, I've always thought working on a cruise ship would be so cool. What was your position there and how did you like it? I always see most people that work on cruise ships are not American. I've only seen one that was and she was a dance instructor. I always wondered why there weren't many Americans doing that job. Seems great to me, room and board free and working for tips, never having to see "trouble" guests for very long and probably never again LOL. I know the living quarters aren't all that, but even for the passengers it cabins aren't very big.

Americans don't work on ships because the pay is crap. Of course it depends on each company but not by much. I.E., ship stewards (room cleaners) and waiters, bartenders, etc make $50 a month. A. Month. They are guaranteed $1000 in tips so if they don't get tipped, the cruise line will compensate them for it. That's why tipping is so important.

For the first 2 years I worked in the kids club area, ages 3-17. My favorite age groups were the 9-11 YOs and the 15-17 YOs.

Then for the last year I hooked up with Chad and we were the Port and Shopping Guides. Basically, we told people where to shop, what to buy and what tours to take... lol. In the Caribbean, it was jewelry. In Europe it was souvenirs.