Solve a debate between my DH and I...

[m!ssemmx0]

Usually it means we'll be spending most of our time together, but we do do our own thing occasionally. At least that's how it is when I go away with family.

 

[Minnesota!]

I think it's more a combination of the two. Probably staying in the same hotel and seeing everyone in the morning and the evening... maybe always having a meal together. But still doing your own thing.

Probably depends on how many people are involved, too. And how many of them are children.

Ditto.

Our last 2 vacations have been with people - my IL's and this last one with our nanny and her family. We stayed near each other and met up during the day. But we did a lot separate, too. Most meals, etc.

Just to me, means we will be down there at the same time, but doesn't mean we do everything together

 

[The Mystery Machine]

My DH and I are disagreeing about a silly topic.

If someone tells you that they're going on vacation with such and such family, what does that mean to you?

My DH thinks that means they're all going the same week, and will try to meet up occasionally - seeing each other minimally during the week.

I think it means everyone has a plan to hang out together most of the time, e.g. let's meet in the hotel lobby at 8 am, and head out to MK together. I interpret it to be your plan is to be together most, if not all, of the time.

What do you think?

We do boating vacations with friends. With boating it is the more the merrier.

You don't have to plan every second and we are flexible but generally you plan things together. You kind of have to coordinate when you are boating together.

Some people can vacation together with others and some people are not cut out for it.

 

[vettechick99]

I agree with you. If I'm going on vacation with another couple, we plan to hang out the majority of the time.

 

[brockash]

My DH and I are disagreeing about a silly topic.

If someone tells you that they're going on vacation with such and such family, what does that mean to you?

My DH thinks that means they're all going the same week, and will try to meet up occasionally - seeing each other minimally during the week.

I think it means everyone has a plan to hang out together most of the time, e.g. let's meet in the hotel lobby at 8 am, and head out to MK together. I interpret it to be your plan is to be together most, if not all, of the time.

What do you think?

You're correct. If they weren't planning on going together (as in spending the vacation mainly together,) they'd say we're going to Disney World, and it looks like such and such's family is going the same time too.

 

[DisneyBamaFan]

For us, it could be either. We meet up with other families all the time on vacation. Depending on the vacation destination and the other group, we decide how much to tie our plans to theirs.

 

[Pakey]

We have done it both ways. I would still describe it the same to others, "vacationing with so and so".

 

[a1tinkfans]

To me it means...BE SURE you agree before you jump into it

We have done several group trips, some people like the all together all the time...
Some like to have every meal together and "cling" the whole trip, every ride, every park, every meal.
SOME like to see ya for our sit down meals together to share about what each did.
Some like a mix of both....
....I really think it can make or break a group vacation so expectations should be laid out first......
As far as what it "exactly" means when someone says A family and B family are going together...to me I interpret it as they are doing/staying together..

 

[dislaney]

I think it means you will be doing the same thing together everyday. You may occasionally do something different but for the most part together.

That is what I would have thought it meant!

 

[ilovepcot]

I view it the same way as the OP. DH and I have taken lots of vacations over the years with other families and we did everything together and had fabulous times.

 

[hopemax]

When we have vacationed "with" people, it has meant that we would have definite plans to meet at the bus stop at X time, tour the parks, eat meals, etc with people. Although, sometimes we would set up an "early" time and a "late" time to meet up for people who wanted to sleep in.

When we have vacationed "at the same time" as friends. We pretty much did our own thing most of the time. We'd call when we arrived at the park, do a couple things together if it worked out. But if one family wanted to do X and we were planning on doing Y, we would break up. Maybe schedule a couple meals together, watch a parade/fireworks together, but otherwise be on our own.