Vacation Habits

[Beth]

We joined in April, 1997.

Since then, we've booked 44 reservations with DVC.

We tend to vacation quite differently than most of you, staying for only 1-3 nights at a time. In fact, we're leaving on 4/22 for a "5-night" stay - our longest yet. (Can't wait!!)

Of those 44 ressies, we've:

sent friends/family 8 times to a DVC resort w/o us

sailed on the 11th sailing of the MAGIC,

spent 2 nights at Grove Park Inn

spent 2 nights in Contemporary Tower Room

sent SIL and new husband on their honeymoon for 2 nights at the White Swan in San Francisco

21 trips "with" friends/family

11 trips just for us

Kinda crazy, huh?

But we enjoy our short getaways.

 

[jmatzen0106]

1993 - 1996 ( OKW 190 points )
we drove to WDW from NYC - Summer Vacation
5 nights Studio
2 nights Ft Wilderness Campground
5 nights 1 Bed Room

1997 - 1999 ( OKW 290 points )
We are now flying - Still Summer Vacation
7 Nights Studio
5 Nights 1 Bed Room

2000 ( OKW 290 points / Vero Beach 150 points )
Still Flying but now retired
January - 12 nights Studio
June - 12 nights Studio
September - 7 Night Cruise

2001 ( Same 440 points )
January - 12 Nights Studio
June - 12 Nights Studio

2002 ( Same 440 points )
January - 12 Nights Studio
September - 7 Night Cruise

 

[ohioMickey]

Thanks for the replies everyone. It is interesting to see all the variations out there.

We plan on going to WDW for 12 nights each May in a studio and 7 nights in early December in a 1 bedroom. Both trips at VWL.

Of course it is very early in our DVC career and with all the flexibility, who knows what are plans will be in a couple years. Our kids are 6yo and 4yo and we only use the room for napping/sleeping and we do not plan on cooking during vacation, so i hope the 12 days in a studio will be alright....guess we will see.

In terms of other vacations, we also take a ski trip every winter for a few days at places like Peek 'N Peak or Snowshoe. Maybe in the future we will exchange points for a trip skiing out West. We keep hearing nice things about Snowbird in Utah, which is on the DVC exchange charts.

The next vacation is our (hopefully) last cash trip for a long time. Polynesian, here we come...only 32 days to go!!!!

Off Site 05/90
Dixie Landings 05/00
Wilderness Lodge 09/00
Polynesian 05/01
VWL 12/01 -- First trip with DVC points!!

 

[sumessefui]

We usually go to OKW once a year for 9-14 days. We also try to get in a trip to VB or HH.

 

[rbuzzotta]

We try to get to WDW at least 2 times a year. Now with my DD in 4th grade it is hard to travel on the slower season. Since June 2000 we have been 3 times (WL, off site, DxL) and we will be back in July for our first official stay at a DVC resort (BWV). I am hoping to try to book VB for late August/early Sept. before school starts!

We have pretty much given up on our vacations at the shore in Maine (water is way to cold to enjoy) and only take day trips or overnight trips there. The traffic to Cape Cod is unbelievable on a weekend! Once it took us 6 hours to just reach the bridge!!! It only takes 3 to fly to MCO. (I used to work for the airlines and took an early retirment with full flight benefits, stand-by of course).

We rather vacation in Florida, Disney property of course! Disney has spoiled us and it is awfully hard to compete for accomodations!

Rosemary
Off-site every year since 1985
PO '96, '97, '99
Coronado '00
WL '94, '00
CB '98
VB '97, '98, '00
DVC member '00 OKW
DxL '97, '01
BWV '01