vacation

[cardoctor]

looking for some input as to where to take my family on vacation
looking at an all inclusive island .jamica,berumda,bahama etc
must have things to keep the kids busy
planning for beginning of may
thank you
john

[River Hill]

John is the cold air making you think of somewhere warm? You might want to look into a cruise. They are sailing out of NY and Baltimore now. Me and my family just came back from one. It's all inclusive except for drinks. I put on 10lbs, but lots of activities for kids. I went on Royal Carri. I have been on there Voyager ship and Explorer ship. Just a idea. The prices are great as the cruise industry is still in a little slump.

[JCurtis]

John,

Ever hear of Disney? They have their own cruise line !

[grasshopper]

We are going to the Dominican this fall. My wife has been looking inot it and its supposed to be less busy that the major destination spots and just as nice. It may be a place you want to research as a destination.

[AL Inc]

Cardoctor, I was thinking along the same lines as River Hill. My wife and I have done 3 cruises and love them. It is all inclusive, except for alcohol (not sure if you are a big drinker or not), and on Carnival cruises, there were lots of things for the kids to do. They have something called Camp Carnival where the kids are off doing activities all day (they are supervised).
We didn't feel trapped in one place, on our last trip (our honeymoon) we saw St. Thomas, Barbados, Martinique, and Aruba. Just something to consider.

[Chuck Smith]

I had 6 friends that went to medical school in Domenican Republic. From what they told me, I would not go there over one of the other islands for a vacation......

Jamaica is nice, but talk to someone that has been there. It has it's not-so-nice areas too......

~Chuck

[grasshopper]

Why not Chuck? We haven't bought tickets yet, so I'd love to know of any negatives about the place.:confused:

[cardoctor]

talked to a travel agent
the dom. republic is attached to haiti
they said punta cana is nice but the surrounding area isnt
jamaica is an 11/2 hour ride by bus to the resort

we're thinking about turks cacos island

john

[sonjaab]

JOHN........I have been just about everywhere !

Jamaica is ok...A Philly bud of mine owns a home there.

If your staying put at a resort no problem.
But if your off site be prepaired for poor folks esp. little
kids BEGGING for money or trying to sell you a piece of
candy for a nickle.
Or even trying to sell you DRUGS...then telling the cops!
My 16 yo Philly cousin got popped in Jamaica for that
a couple years back !!!! Dumb kid...He was warned !

I have experienced the same in the Bahamas, Cancun,
Cosumel (spl) , TJ mex. etc. Quite the bum out !

A Disney cruise is the BEST bet esp. if you have kids...
Lots of stuff to keep them busy and out of your hair !!!!

A few years back my whole crew would go on one every
winter when the kids were little ! Mom, Dad, granny, aunts, uncles, ALL the little ones too ! Had a riot !!!!!!!!

Now it sucks...they is all teenagers and won't be seen
with ya! So we just go to VEGAS or Daytona instead
and leave them home ! LOL.............geo

[jeff]

i too suggest a cruise for you just came off carnival in october for my 1 year anniversery.had a blast.now were having a baby so be carefull you never know what could happen on a cruise lol

[Pickering Snow]

Cardoc

Buddy jamica is not a place to take the kiddys , I have a time share in negril jamica and trust me it is a great place to be with the wife but alilttle to much entertainment for the kids.

[Pickering Snow]

Sorry was reading a post about jamica yes there are alot of beggers remember the people of jamica are very poor i always take a bag of stuff to give them mostly junk to me and you but the people love it batterys, combs. toothbrushes junk like that

has far has drugs The first think i tell the drug pedalers is iam a cop on vaction its like a network there i never get asked again i have had this time share since 93 and nothing has changed there always the same. Except when mtv does spring break there lots of eye candy

[sonjaab]

FRED...............LOL !

[CPSS]

Go with the cruise. I've been on 7 cruises. With and without the kids. Royal Carribean has a great kids program for young preschool kids all the way to teens. After the first day we only saw the kids a t bedtime and in the morning. They couldnt wait to get to "Kids Connection". The last ship, "Explorer of the Seas" had 14 different bars, so I was happy from morning to night!

[CAMERON SERVICES]

The Dominican is a great place to go. I went there for two weeks in December with some friends. All I can say is it's a blast, it's cheap, and it fun for all ages. I got two weeks at a four star resort all inclusive for $1500 Cdn, you can't go wrong with that. We stayed in a town called Cabarete and it was fine. I would DEFINITLY go back.

[szorno]

One more vote for the cruise. Specially Royal Carribean. We took a cruise to the western Carribean on the Voyager summer before last. All 6 of us. Kids from 12-20. Had a super blast. Actually got oldest son in coat and tie for more than one meal because it was sooooo good. Great stuff on the ship for the 12-16 year old set. My kids were too old for the kids program but it looked pretty good. Email for suggestions in ports. :shades

[Chris Smith]

Let's see if we can bring this thread back up to the top so Chuck can get the hint!!!!!!!!!!!

[szorno]

Sneaky Chris... very sneaky. :shades

[JustUsDe]

Chris, that is sneaky.


I go to Jamaica every spring. The wife and I love it. I don't think there is enough there to keep the kids happy. I don't do cruise ships. Just not my thing. I can fly to where I want to go cheaper all inclusive including alcohol. But some like cruises. Domican is great for a single or couple not sure if I would want to take kids their either. Bermuda is nice, children friendly, and exspensive.


Ray

[Pickering Snow]

Let me stir the pot for Chris here has it turns out we may not be using our time share this year has my committment list is longer than i can handle dont know if your intrested but would be willing to give you a nice deal on a week in Negril Jamica. Chuck dont wear the JD hat the natives are hat collectors i have given away to many of my fav hats there. lol