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[0FF TO NEVERLAND]

I just did the math on a 7 day park ticket, with no park hopper and its coming out to 700 per person after tax!

I don't remember it costing that much in the past years I wen't

Geez Disney, gonna make me put on a CC

 

[Crazed4DisneyinSC]

Yeah I think there's usually one planner and one non planner in each family. My sister has 2 non planners in her family, so they rarely go on vacation anywhere significant. Their idea of vaca is a 1 or 2 day night stay after dropping a kid at camp.

I feel this in my soul, lol. I am the planner and DH is so far out of touch with our plans that he sometimes doesn’t even know where we’re going, even after telling him a million times. Sometimes it’s annoying cuz it’s like pulling teeth to get him to tell me what he wants to do somewhere. For example, Japan was his bucket list place, and here I am researching and planning every single thing. I asked what he specifically wants to see and do and he just says “everything”.

 

[CyndiLouWho]

I think we must be in the minority because dh and I both plan for our trips. We watch videos together on YouTube to figure out what we want to do and usually do plane tickets and stuff together

Well some have no planners and some have 2. You just balance out my sister's fam.
Plus my DH would be hard pressed to find a video on YouTube let alone watch it. DS does of course.

 

[CyndiLouWho]

I feel this in my soul, lol. I am the planner and DH is so far out of touch with our plans that he sometimes doesn’t even know where we’re going, even after telling him a million times. Sometimes it’s annoying cuz it’s like pulling teeth to get him to tell me what he wants to do somewhere. For example, Japan was his bucket list place, and here I am researching and planning every single thing. I asked what he specifically wants to see and do and he just says “everything”.

My DS was kinda like that for London, which was his bucket list. After a soccer game his list was pretty much "everything" with no guidance. Mostly I feel
Iike I come up with all the places and things to do. I booked activities for Costa Rica last weekend and getting them to focus on what they actually wanted to do was a task.

 

[wanderlust7]

I feel this in my soul, lol. I am the planner and DH is so far out of touch with our plans that he sometimes doesn’t even know where we’re going, even after telling him a million times. Sometimes it’s annoying cuz it’s like pulling teeth to get him to tell me what he wants to do somewhere. For example, Japan was his bucket list place, and here I am researching and planning every single thing. I asked what he specifically wants to see and do and he just says “everything”.

My DH is like this. One time we were transiting in Germany on the way to Greece. We got separated at border control and when the agent asked him where he was going, he was like I need to ask my wife lol.

 

[afan]

Miyajima was pretty awesome. The floating tori gate was cool but we also liked hiking up the stairs to the top temple there. I think it was called Daisho temple. They had a ton of little Buddha statues. I would go back there before I would do Hiroshima again

Which is understandable. I enjoyed learning at the holocaust museum in dc but don't need to go again but I'd go to the other museums there. Totally different reason for going to Hiroshima and miyajima.

 

[Haley R]

Well some have no planners and some have 2. You just balance out my sister's fam.
Plus my DH would be hard pressed to find a video on YouTube let alone watch it. DS does of course.

Dh is always asking me to watch videos and I can’t plan this far in advance lol. I need our plane tickets and then I’ll start really looking at things to do. He could sit and watch videos about Japanese food forever lol. He even tried getting ds to watch videos and ds was like “I don’t want to watch this!”

 

[FreeDiningFanatic]

This here puts me off ever traveling there. Misrepresenting as airport workers and telling you you're going the wrong way. Too much stress for me.

That's an amazing price. I can never find anything that cheap but I'm older so probably why. We had insurance for our first WDW trip and filed a claim when my dad was terminally ill. Definitely worth it.
ETA I did find a comparable policy (same?) for our CR trip for $70. Thanks

Yes! Just about to comment that this freaks me out, especially traveling with my kids! I have a hard enough time keeping an eye on them in US airports. I don't want a stranger luring them away in a foreign airport.

Sorry if I gave the impression there is danger involved here- they will say anything to get you to stop, just so they can talk to you about timeshares. Lots of people sign up for timeshare presentations for free tours or cash. Just best not to stop, unless you're into that sort of thing. It's all about being knowledgeable in advance. There is some scam fatigue for Mexico- I get that for sure. Cancun is like that as well. Sometimes when we vacation to other areas in the Caribbean, like Grand Cayman, there's a sigh of relief not to have to be on guard. Except my wallet hurts 3x more.

I only have 1 kid but keeping track of him and DH is enough. Lol. I am in charge of everything travel related and DH/DS pay no attention to details despite me telling them ahead what the plan is. So I'm trying to coordinate everything and always a bit stressed, like when we got to LHR and our pre-arranged driver no showed. DH and DS badgering me with a million questions while I tried to figure out/fix it did not help.

OMG, I had to keep track of 6 people in Italy. And my mom was in wheelchairs at the airport. My kids call me "Airport Mom" because they know this mood comes over me- don't mess with me, don't bother me with a million questions, just let me be the navigator. My mom could not control herself though. All she had to do was just sit there in that wheelchair, but no... in super stressful situations, she was asking me a million questions, asking me questions about other people and their traveling and if someone called for a wheelchair for some other random family and if that family maybe took her wheelchair and are they coming yet and what about now and on and on and on. And then I cried and yelled. So not good. Maybe I need to wear some type of Airport Mom rules t-shirt next time I travel with her.

I feel this in my soul, lol. I am the planner and DH is so far out of touch with our plans that he sometimes doesn’t even know where we’re going, even after telling him a million times. Sometimes it’s annoying cuz it’s like pulling teeth to get him to tell me what he wants to do somewhere. For example, Japan was his bucket list place, and here I am researching and planning every single thing. I asked what he specifically wants to see and do and he just says “everything”.

I like to google and read, but DH has recently been all about YouTube videos, so I feel like he is actually researching stuff now. But I swear, TripIt the app has been super helpful. It's really easy to just forward email confirmations to TripIt and it gets filed in the Itinerary. All the travel plans go in there and there's even an iPhone widget which has the next scheduled event showcased on your homepage. There's still some training, like when they ask the million questions, in your non-irritated voice, you still have to say "Oh, I think I added those plans TripIt."

 

[reliev]

I always use the luggage delivery service, I think it's one of the best things about traveling in Japan (among many). It's inexpensive, reliable and saves so much schlep! There are new rules for taking large luggage on the shinkansen, so I would definitely send it for those legs.

Our trip was Hilton Tokyo Bay - Kamakura - Andaz Tokyo - Universal - Conrad Osaka. We sent the luggage from TDR to the Andaz and took a carry-on for the 2 nights in Kamakura. Then sent it from the Andaz to Conrad Osaka and took the carry-on for the 2 nights at Universal.

Hilton Tokyo Bay has a separate counter for the luggage delivery and they charge a 500 yen/piece "hotel fee". The woman there tried to tell me how to fill out the form, but I messed it up and asked too many questions, so she gave up and filled it out for me. Every single hotel I've done this at before filled out the form for me. One hotel last trip even called the hotel I was sending it to to tell them it was coming. So extra fee for worst (comparatively) service lol.

I wanted to use a locker at Maihama station after we checked out of the Hilton Tokyo Bay while we went shopping at Ikspiari. But all the big lockers were full except for a few hourly ones that required using an app. We didn't feel like trying to figure that out on the go. The big lockers should fit a carry-on plus 1-2 backpacks. I don't think they would fit checked luggage size.

yeah, I just arranged this with both hotels they are charging about 4k yen a bag to me its worth it. 500 yen is great the hotel im going to inquire but they want 4k a bag and i need it there by 9 am the day before my departure. its making me debate bringing back a wine suitcase or not (to fill up with Japanese whiskey lol)

 

[KPK02090]

I just did the math on a 7 day park ticket, with no park hopper and its coming out to 700 per person after tax!

I don't remember it costing that much in the past years I wen't

Geez Disney, gonna make me put on a CC

I just did this today too! $792 for a 9-day with hopper.

 

[reliev]

My DS was kinda like that for London, which was his bucket list. After a soccer game his list was pretty much "everything" with no guidance. Mostly I feel
Iike I come up with all the places and things to do. I booked activities for Costa Rica last weekend and getting them to focus on what they actually wanted to do was a task.

i expect a report im not going until fall!

 

[chattadisser]

My DH is like this. One time we were transiting in Germany on the way to Greece. We got separated at border control and when the agent asked him where he was going, he was like I need to ask my wife lol.

This is my youngest DD. It doesn't matter how many times we have talked about where we are going when she gets to TSA and they ask her name and where she is going she always turns to me. I'm like tell him this information and half the time she asks "where are we going?". Ugh! I know a lot is teenage brain but I'm like get it together girl they're going to think we're trafficking you.

 

[reliev]

This is my youngest DD. It doesn't matter how many times we have talked about where we are going when she gets to TSA and they ask her name and where she is going she always turns to me. I'm like tell him this information and half the time she asks "where are we going?". Ugh! I know a lot is teenage brain but I'm like get it together girl they're going to think we're trafficking you.

our dd we cant tell her until the day or night before, we made the mistake of telling her about Aulani about 2 months beforehand, she was down to ask us about the Hawaiin state bird.

 

[Crazed4DisneyinSC]

yeah, I just arranged this with both hotels they are charging about 4k yen a bag to me its worth it. 500 yen is great the hotel im going to inquire but they want 4k a bag and i need it there by 9 am the day before my departure. its making me debate bringing back a wine suitcase or not (to fill up with Japanese whiskey lol)

Did you just email them? We’re going in may… I’m wondering if I can just arrange at the hotels (Hyatt and Crowne Plaza) when we check in…

 

[reliev]

Did you just email them? We’re going in may… I’m wondering if I can just arrange at the hotels (Hyatt and Crowne Plaza) when we check in…

yes i emailed them last night right after i saw the hotel tour on youtube, i know i have a travel problem. the only issue i have with it is they want it 9am the day before so I guess I could do it one of 2 ways pack the bag the day before or pack it the day I leave and not have a bag a day.

 

[Crazed4DisneyinSC]

My DS was kinda like that for London, which was his bucket list. After a soccer game his list was pretty much "everything" with no guidance. Mostly I feel
Iike I come up with all the places and things to do. I booked activities for Costa Rica last weekend and getting them to focus on what they actually wanted to do was a task.

This is me. I asked him again today about narrowing down the list and giving some input on the things I’ve planned, and he just says “whatever you plan is fine”. If I want to get him to seriously devote any attention and time to our plans, I need to schedule a family sit down meeting, and have a power point presentation prepared in advance

I am planning a Europe trip (Germany/Italy) for November this year with my DS and brother in law, also non planners. So now trying to plan for not only us, but another couple, is a challenge. We have different interests completely. To get their input is challenging, but then they’ll complain when we get there that the itinerary sucks

 

[becauseimnew]

But I swear, TripIt the app has been super helpful. It's really easy to just forward email confirmations to TripIt and it gets filed in the Itinerary. All the travel plans go in there and there's even an iPhone widget which has the next scheduled event showcased on your homepage. There's still some training, like when they ask the million questions, in your non-irritated voice, you still have to say "Oh, I think I added those plans TripIt."

I love TripIt. I've added it to DH's phone and he used it when we were in Paris. It was nice not having everyone ask me what was next.
I haven't shared the app with our kids because we like to keep some trips secrete until closer to the date. And sometimes I'll just book flights and hotel because I have the points but then it doesn't work out with our schedule.

 

[becauseimnew]

This is me. I asked him again today about narrowing down the list and giving some input on the things I’ve planned, and he just says “whatever you plan is fine”. If I want to get him to seriously devote any attention and time to our plans, I need to schedule a family sit down meeting, and have a power point presentation prepared in advance

I am planning a Europe trip (Germany/Italy) for November this year with my DS and brother in law, also non planners. So now trying to plan for not only us, but another couple, is a challenge. We have different interests completely. To get their input is challenging, but then they’ll complain when we get there that the itinerary sucks

I try to get my family involved, but they have no interest either, but of course I tell them that they are not allowed to complain and they can't ask for anything less than 30 days from departure.

 

[CyndiLouWho]

Sorry if I gave the impression there is danger involved here- they will say anything to get you to stop, just so they can talk to you about timeshares. Lots of people sign up for timeshare presentations for free tours or cash. Just best not to stop, unless you're into that sort of thing. It's all about being knowledgeable in advance. There is some scam fatigue for Mexico- I get that for sure. Cancun is like that as well. Sometimes when we vacation to other areas in the Caribbean, like Grand Cayman, there's a sigh of relief not to have to be on guard. Except my wallet hurts 3x more.



OMG, I had to keep track of 6 people in Italy. And my mom was in wheelchairs at the airport. My kids call me "Airport Mom" because they know this mood comes over me- don't mess with me, don't bother me with a million questions, just let me be the navigator. My mom could not control herself though. All she had to do was just sit there in that wheelchair, but no... in super stressful situations, she was asking me a million questions, asking me questions about other people and their traveling and if someone called for a wheelchair for some other random family and if that family maybe took her wheelchair and are they coming yet and what about now and on and on and on. And then I cried and yelled. So not good. Maybe I need to wear some type of Airport Mom rules t-shirt next time I travel with her.



I like to google and read, but DH has recently been all about YouTube videos, so I feel like he is actually researching stuff now. But I swear, TripIt the app has been super helpful. It's really easy to just forward email confirmations to TripIt and it gets filed in the Itinerary. All the travel plans go in there and there's even an iPhone widget which has the next scheduled event showcased on your homepage. There's still some training, like when they ask the million questions, in your non-irritated voice, you still have to say "Oh, I think I added those plans TripIt."

I totally feel your pain with the mom stuff. Our first trip to WDW was our family of 3, my sisters family of 5 and my mom, 100% arranged by me. Literally they gave me their cc and I did the rest. My mom has oxygen and can't walk far, so I arranged oxygen for the flight, oxygen for WDW, scooter for WDW, wheelchair in the airports while wrangling then 4 yo DS. Plus I'd had knee surgery the previous year and still walk with a limp. My mom with the questions and requests in the airport and at the resort. DH and I vowed never to travel with anyone outside immediate family after that.
LoveTripIt app. Put it on DH phone but asking me is, apparently, still easier.

i expect a report im not going until fall!

Ya so far have booked Liberia to Andaz resort transfer, Andaz to Los Altos transfer, and an adventure day (tubing, zip line, hot springs) with a private guide; and a private sunset boat cruise in Manuel Antonio/Quepos. I will for sure report back if I live thru it.

 

[BGparadise]

Sounds familiar.

Sounds similar to my story....only I am the husband planner