we HAVE to travel in the school holidays so our prices are based on that time.
This time there is 7 of us travelling and whilst we had enough airmiles for miles+money flights with virgin for everyone we could never find availability for all 7 of us. My sisters boyfriend is a nervous flyer so was very reluctant to have a stop as he hates the takeoff and landing most so we agreed for them to book when they found a decent price and we would book on an in-direct flight that would leave on the same day as it didn't really bother us.
so,
2adults 1 child miles+money flights virgin MAN-MCO
Adults were £760 +2000airmiles, child was £650
3 adults 1 infant flying US airways via philadelphia
adults were £660 and infant was £66
total = £4216
We are there for 17nights (virgin people) and 21 nights US airways ppl.
All staying 6 nights Holiday inn main gate universal in 2bed
£680
11nights on my mums DVC points at AKL in a 2bed standard view
(we don't pay my mum for the original cost but we do all put in for the dues, roughly £2.50 a point, we used about 350)
£875
Then the US airways ppl (Me, DH, DD and my mum)
4 nights lake view studio at contemporary (didn't have enough points so we rented points instead, still FAR cheaper than paying!)
£400
14 day disney ultimate passes £234 pp x 6
£1404
4day park to park universal
£550 (ish)
2day Seaworld
£250 (ish)
Disney dining plan for 11 nights 5 adults 1 child
£1400
tip allowance £140
Food at universal allowance £600
Spending money £600 (we don't overdo the souvenirs etc because we are there every year or 2!)
Delux dining plan (going to do signatures and not definately decided if we are doing this yet or not) for the last 4 nights for US airways ppl
£720 (inc tip allowance)
Disney photopass pre-order £80
Taxis (to manchester airport rtn £120, MCO-universal and universal -disney £100)
do I even want to add this lots up???
£12,135 for EVERYTHING!!!!
Can roughly say thats for 6 ppl as the infant doesn't cost much anywhere, and the 4 year old unfortunately costs virtually the same as an adult now!
the US airways lot saved £300 on flight but then spent £720 on dining plan and £400 on additional hotel = £1120 - 300 = 820
so for the 17 nights its roughly £11000 divided by 6,
£1833 each, £2100 for the 21 night ppl!