Obsessive Planning Disorder

[Mortlives]

At least, I think that's what DH thinks I have. We're not WDWing this time, so I can't do simple passporter plan, and we're driving with multiple destinations, so planning is more detailed.

Anyway, I have a duotang that I've created with hotels/itinerary at a glance, including price and confirmation numbers. Then, for each segment of the journey, I have driving instructions, a page of info on the hotel including directions, cancellation policy, price and room descriptions, and I've started on local attractions pages for our main destinations.

Is this normal planning? It's the first time I've planned a trip where we didn't fly somewhere and stay there. Am I being obsessive, or just prepared? I haven't been able to find guide books specifically for our destination cities.

Kungaloosh!
Mort.

 

[Cruisin]

Mort:

I think as long as you are happy with the level of planning you are doing then that is all the matters.
I like to do a fair amount of trip planning in advance also.
In 16 days we are going to WDW and on a Disney Cruise with another family, who have never been on a Cruise before but went to Disney once.
They have not even looked at their cruise documents yet.
They seem really excited about going but I guess they are just not planners, although they don't travel alot on family vacations so maybe they don't know the drill yet.
There is no harm in what you are doing, so have fun.

 

[tigercat]

I think my dh thinks I am obsessive/compulsive when it comes to planning a trip. We leave in 11 days and he is just now starting to get excited and thinking about the trip. I have already planned our trip down, looked at the different hotel prices for our first stop of the night, our disney trip, and lastly our cruise and the excursions that I have planned. I just found out that the Docs for our cruise has been mailed and should be here this week. I will have them dog earred before we leave and will know everything in them. I will know where we will be on the ship, what our room looks like, where we are meeting the others the night before and anything else that is available to me. But, I love to plan.
tigercat

 

[eleanor]

Planning is fun and gives me lots to think about before we go.I make all kinds of lists etc. Half the time I throw them out when I get there and just go with the flow.