Diana or Di
And always let your conscience be your guide!
- Joined
- Apr 5, 2016
So I had originally booked a trip for this November with the goblins. They didn't know, it was going to be a surprise again. But we were going to fly for the first time, and I just am not confident that what the parks will look like by early November, what flights will look like with kids on the spectrum, and if the water parks not being open at all which was a specific request from my middlest, will make it worth going. We were booked at Pop, which I've stayed at but they haven't and I know it isn't the fanciest of resorts, (they LOVED Caribbean Beach last time) but I had such a great experience with the ease of the Skyliner, I new they'd enjoy it too. The last trip we took as a family was early March of 2019, so it was disappointing to not be able to get back there this year. I went myself in Feb of this year, and I had planned to take them in November because I STILL haven't made it to a xmas party. It's just not an easy time of year for us to travel. But I had plotted and planned and I'm pretty sure that's what caused Covid-19. The universe knew I had something planned and insists on spiting me. (I kid.)
But in letting that go, I also got to do my favorite thing ever. Plan a new trip! I randomly selected a week that made sense for my work, and should be warm enough to hit a water park. The days were actually mildly chilly for our March trip and us New Englanders and some Canadians were the only people using the pool. Lol! So, slightly warmer and I invited my ex along again as the children haven't been able to spend time with him since he lives out of state to us and travel restrictions etc. So now we need a 5 person room, which limits options a bit. I knew we could go to Caribbean again, which would also put us on the Skyliner, but I genuinely want to try some other resorts, and POR has been on my radar to take the kids to for years. So I messaged my DTP and she ran some numbers for me and POR will only be (before discounts, obv) less than a hundred dollars different from CBR, and I'm wondering if it will also be less populated since the Skyliner is still "new" and those resorts may become more popular.
So we're booked at POR, tickets to follow whenever they actually release those this year. And now, instead of feeling a lot of reservations about going, I'm now excited about our new reservations! (See what I did there???)
But in letting that go, I also got to do my favorite thing ever. Plan a new trip! I randomly selected a week that made sense for my work, and should be warm enough to hit a water park. The days were actually mildly chilly for our March trip and us New Englanders and some Canadians were the only people using the pool. Lol! So, slightly warmer and I invited my ex along again as the children haven't been able to spend time with him since he lives out of state to us and travel restrictions etc. So now we need a 5 person room, which limits options a bit. I knew we could go to Caribbean again, which would also put us on the Skyliner, but I genuinely want to try some other resorts, and POR has been on my radar to take the kids to for years. So I messaged my DTP and she ran some numbers for me and POR will only be (before discounts, obv) less than a hundred dollars different from CBR, and I'm wondering if it will also be less populated since the Skyliner is still "new" and those resorts may become more popular.
So we're booked at POR, tickets to follow whenever they actually release those this year. And now, instead of feeling a lot of reservations about going, I'm now excited about our new reservations! (See what I did there???)