CalDisneyMomof2
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- Joined
- Feb 21, 2014
As mentioned on some of my recent posts, DS7 did a good deed on our recent cruise. This good deed left us with $2,500 or so in extra Disney Gift Cards or DVA funds rather. We decided to use that extra $2,500 to pay for another cruise and still have about $50 leftover.
My MIL asked to join us which I have no problem with what so ever. She often joins us on vacation with or without my SIL. I priced out if she got her own room (SIL won't be joining her this time)- yikes, almost $1,300 for single occupancy. (3 night Bahamas). Now, if I put one of my kids in her room it decreases her cost by $500 but increases my son's cost by $300 so in essence a $200 increase in her price since she would be paying his cost increase. Still, about $1,000 for her.
Well, I asked my husband how he'd feel about sharing a room with his mom (All 5 of us). We've done it plenty before in hotels and I know it's a smaller room but this isn't up for debate about how crammed we will be. He said he didn't mind. I don't mind. She saw the room and was fine with the small bed.
Ok, so now here we are with a new total of $2,990.69 (previous of $2,466.12). The itemized cost are as follows: Adult #1 & #2 $718.2 and Adult #3 $396.90. Prior costs were: $693.90 per adult.
How do you all suppose I split up the fare per adult so it's fair? The children's cost didn't change. Should I just average out all the adult fares? Do we take one of the more expensive fares and she take the other? I want to be fair, but we're the ones doing the favor here so WE don't want to spend more if that makes sense. I know she can afford up to $875 as I told her that's what the cost would be for a new booking (without onboard discount).
Thoughts?
My MIL asked to join us which I have no problem with what so ever. She often joins us on vacation with or without my SIL. I priced out if she got her own room (SIL won't be joining her this time)- yikes, almost $1,300 for single occupancy. (3 night Bahamas). Now, if I put one of my kids in her room it decreases her cost by $500 but increases my son's cost by $300 so in essence a $200 increase in her price since she would be paying his cost increase. Still, about $1,000 for her.
Well, I asked my husband how he'd feel about sharing a room with his mom (All 5 of us). We've done it plenty before in hotels and I know it's a smaller room but this isn't up for debate about how crammed we will be. He said he didn't mind. I don't mind. She saw the room and was fine with the small bed.
Ok, so now here we are with a new total of $2,990.69 (previous of $2,466.12). The itemized cost are as follows: Adult #1 & #2 $718.2 and Adult #3 $396.90. Prior costs were: $693.90 per adult.
How do you all suppose I split up the fare per adult so it's fair? The children's cost didn't change. Should I just average out all the adult fares? Do we take one of the more expensive fares and she take the other? I want to be fair, but we're the ones doing the favor here so WE don't want to spend more if that makes sense. I know she can afford up to $875 as I told her that's what the cost would be for a new booking (without onboard discount).
Thoughts?
So her being able to afford it is not the issue. The idea of her getting her own room for $1,300 was silly to me so I offered her to stay in our room.
Grandma does babysit for us occasionally (once every few months) but we don't bother her much because she still works full-time (she's only 59). And Grandma makes a lot more money than us 
