PRICING, PRICING, PRICING...
as some of you may know I have been pricing and researching different islands to visit for our anniversary next year. It will be our 25th anniversary on June 6, 2011. So, our orginial plan was Hawaii but Wendy had mentioned Bora Bora so that started the research....
than, we heard the news that Avondale Shipyard is closing in the next two years. The company Danny works for is subcontracted in the yard as well as many outside jobs. The problem is there main source of income is the shipyard it keeps the company in the green year round when outside work is slow. Now, Danny has been assured he would be one of the last people to be affected by this but it is just a very scary situation all the same.
Therefore, we figured it is not a very smart time for us to drop between 7K and 10K on a vacation.
So, we have changed our visions to the Eastern Caribbean; Danny has wanted to visit Key West and the Virgin Islands since the 90's (his brother had worked on one of the islands and we could not afford to even get a flight out the two years he was there--Danny's brother is deceased and he told me recently he still thinks of traveling to the island).
I have been pricing out crusies to the Eastern Caribbean my thought has been to drive to WDW for four days than a cruise out of Port Carnavial. So, far the
DCL has not been a top runner the prices are just too high for us to consider a WDW trip and a cruise. Now, if we do just the cruise...
Well, Danny now has said he thinks he may want to just fly to an island and stay at an all inclusive resort...boy does that throw a wrench in the entire research.
we are planning to travel in the beginning of Spring in order to beat the summer rush and heat...
so, that is the current planning status for 2011...