We have done carryon only for WDW. Now that DS has his own carryon, we could probably make it work.
Yeah once kids are old enough to have their own carryon it's possible. We were doing carryons only before we had DD, then there were the years where we had to bring the carseat, diapers, food, toys, and a giant suitcase. As soon as she was school aged we were able to go back to carryons only. I have good friends with 7 yo twins and they travel the world (on a tight budget) whenever they have a school vacation, and they have been wheeling their own carryons since they were pretty small.
I feel like DHs size 13 shoes take up a bag by themselves
OH yes. DH's shoes aren't that large, but they are the main issue every trip. Last trip he wore his nice shoes (which are really just his work shoes with the bonus of being waterproof so great for travel) He only packed flip flops for the rainforest room and blue lagoon and a pair of waterproof Asics for touring, walking, the gym, etc. It's tough. My dinner shoes are tiny by comparison.
Ouch.
Tried applying for the SPG Personal for my wife this morning, and she's still getting the pop up.
Oh no. I'm really sorry this keeps happening. I am starting to suspect that they are using a system that is specifically designed to make sure nobody can be sure of the rules (like 5/24) to keep people in check. It would explain some of the randomness in this stuff. It worries me since there is no way we can post the kind of spend we do when we had to meet our MSRs since many of those charges were one-time things.
We currently go with one checked and 3 personal/carryons (DS’s is a hard sided roller) so 4 pieces. If we do carry on only, we would have 6 pieces (1 roller bag/1 personal item each). I see advantages to both. It saves time not getting bags from baggage claim, though we’ve had stuff taken at the plane we had to retrieve from baggage claim. When moving around though, ie using a shuttle, switching hotels, storing bags after checkout, etc I find it easier to have only 4 bags to keep track of.
For WDW in March, we arrive in MCO at 6:30 pm. Carryon only will allow us to get to resort and eat more quickly, since DS gets hangry quickly. For
DCL, I’m on the fence. We arrive in Vancouver at 9:30 am, so even with baggage claim, will be at our hotel before lunchtime.
We typically get to MCO pretty late in the afternoon (or later) so not having to wait for the bags has let us get to our hotel quickly and have a nice dinner, etc. 6 bags isn't tough if you can either attach your personal item to your suitcase (like DH does) or wear it on your back (like DD does). I struggle more with this since I keep bringing along a bag that does neither just because I really like it.
I have to bring my own shampoo and body wash. I get itchy from the hotel stuff with scents and perfumes. DH has eczema and will often use the hotel stuff. Sometimes it makes his eczema flare up, sometimes it doesn’t. He’s willing to chance it. Lol
I've had similar issues lately, but instead of bringing body wash I've been bringing a mostly used (so small and thin) bar of the fragrance free / color free soap I have at home. It's not a liquid, which also makes things easier.
This is where GE or TSA pre-check come in handy. No shoe removal
Yes! DH in particular doesn't like that part and says that GE is worth it for this alone.
Yeah thanks to government shutdown, I’m still waiting on our appointments
Ugh. I have family members who are in the same situation, and they are leaving for Tahiti in a few weeks with 2 little kids. What a pain.
Having a GREAT day at DHS. I have a detailed play by play plan that has limited walking and rain time.
Toy story land was very chill this morning. 2x TSM, 2x Saucers and a FP on slink by 9:15. Then Sulley meet, Starbucks, Frozen show, Star Tours and now eating at SciFi. I’m really enjoying following a written touring plan that I developed a month ago. It’s a new strategy we’re trying for this trip
It’s really allowing me to be “in the moment” vs worrying about what’s next
We love SciFi! So much fun to be there, plus I love how quiet it is in there, even with the movie playing, since all the kids are pretty quiet. I always have a written touring plan and love touring this way. No "what should we do now" discussions, etc. It makes it so much easier to relax and enjoy the trip. We didn't have one at DLP since we had no plans to visit until the day we went, and it was a not-very-ideal day there, wandering around, not knowing what to do next. Never again...
