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USA a no go for Xmas2021 - Plan B

  • 14-09-2021 4:59pm
    #1
    Fiyatoe
    Registered Users Posts: 322 ✭✭


    Hi all,

    we had booked a trip for 8 of us to go to Orlando, FL on 27 Dec and return in Jan after 2 weeks for mum's 50th.

    That doesn't look likely now at all, we have until mid October to cancel 4night cruise around Caribbean from florida we had booked with royal caribbean.


    Looking at backup options now - as we can get money back on hotel, cruise but flights we can only get a voucher to use.


    Party consist of 2 adults (50 & 51), 3 couples all in 20s (children and partners).


    We all love warm weather, skiing is not an option - I know heat is limited at this time of year. Plenty of options for eating out and bars. Pool is a must.

    What sprung to mind right away was tenerife, then dubai which will probably cost a lot more.


    All vaccinated, Anguilla and other Caribbean destinations came up - but we don't really want to fly above the 7 hours or so it would have taken to get to Florida from Dublin.


    Sister is a bad flyer and suffers from anxiety, mother not a great flyer either. They've taken diazepam etc in the past and even that didn't really work!!



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  • #2
    SweetSand
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 149 ✭✭SweetSand


    I am afraid to say you really don’t have many options ticking all your boxes :( I just had a quick look and Dubai is probably your best bet. Right now direct flight from Dublin on your dates is just over €900 per person. I did not look at hotels - probably expensive. I was going to suggest Sharmel Sheikh as we did that one New Year, weather was very nice. But flights look painful, nothing direct and even at that - too risky. I would try and stick to direct flights right now. My in-laws love Madeira, again I had a look and it looks ok flying from London but not sure if you want to do that. Ugh, I just don’t see anything, no good replacement for your original trip :( I was sure USA will open up by August 2021, now I am not sure it will open up in 2021 at all. Maybe postpone it until 2022?



  • #3
    Fiyatoe
    Registered Users Posts: 322 ✭✭Fiyatoe


    Thanks Sweetsand.

    Looks like the canary islands is our best bet, we've been to Lanzarote before and not mad on going back, so I guess it's Tenerife or Dubai.

    Had a quick look last night and the hotels 4 star upwards seem very expensive for Tenerife between 27th and start of Jan.


    We'd love to reschedule but it was the only time of the year all of us had basically 2 weeks or so off. Hard to get another time in the year when 6 of your party are 20, 21, 25,26, 27 and 28!!



  • #4
    Fiyatoe
    Registered Users Posts: 322 ✭✭Fiyatoe


    Trip back on!!! 😁



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