<p>Any ideas on reasonably priced transportation to/from Sr Prom? Group of about 14-20 kids. Just looking to see if there is anything we are over-looking. Trying to save money…LOL (“Prom” and “saving money” are 2 concepts that have never been grouped together in our area!)</p>
<p>can you charter a bus or would they throw peanuts at you for suggesting that</p>
<p>When my oldest D was in h/s, she and her friends, probably a group of around 20, hired an RV type vehicle which the limo company recommended for a larger group. It was outfitted with comfy seats and small tables and the kids enjoyed it. I’m not sure if most limo services would have such vehicles but it’s worth asking.</p>
<p>I know a group of kids had a Coach Bus (not a charter bus p3t…) that they had chartered. Heard that thing coming down the street last year a street over from my house and I couldn’t figure out why in the world there was a Coach Bus going there at 12:30AM until I saw it at the school when I got there for Post-Prom.</p>
<p>paying3tuitions, the “Coach Bus” reference and not “charter bus” is due to the fact that last year our school had requested “charter buses” for a playoff football game that was 3 hours away. The bus company sent regular school buses. They were “chartered buses” since they weren’t going on a normal school route 
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<p>Big difference between the “chartered” school bus and a “Coach” bus ;)</p>
<p>actually there are extra long stretch limos that they can hire. I’m sure my daughter has been in one with at least that many kids. If it tends toward the number 20, then suggest two limos, ten kids in each.</p>
<p>My son went to the prom on a “Party Bus” … a/k/a a yellow school bus all decorated up for Prom and driven by the favorite bus driver! </p>
<p>The bus left from a parents/kids mocktail/cocktail pre-prom party/photo-op at a lovely vintage home by the river.</p>
<p>My favorite pic of my prom going son was of him and his girlfriend by the swan boat!</p>
<p>My son and his GF also used a “party bus,” along with about 16 other kids, but it was by no means your regular yellow bus all dressed up. It had upholstered leather seats, a TV, mood lighting, and would have had a stocked bar had they not been youngsters! It was perfect.</p>
<p>Make sure that the terms of the reservation – including what times the vehicle and driver will be available – are absolutely clear.</p>
<p>My daughter was part of a group that hired a “party bus,” but it turned out that the bus would be available only for their dinner and prom – not later on for those who were going on to the post-prom. This negated its most important advantage, as far as I’m concerned. Even though this was a non-drinking group, one of the reasons for hiring the party bus was so that inexperienced drivers wouldn’t have to drive in the middle of the night when they were exhausted. But unfortunately, for those in the group who chose to go on to post-prom, that happened anyway.</p>
<p>Agree with Marian. Also, sometimes it’s better for an adult to make the reservation, etc. Sometimes these places think they can get away with things if the reservation is made by a kid.</p>
<p>momfirst: We have been placed in charge of this for D’s prom group, so I have some 1st hand knowledge as well…</p>
<p>1) Not sure where you live, but in NY/NJ area, it is considered late…There are some companies available, but you will need to search online…If your prom is in May, try to find an area where the prom is in June and vice-versa.</p>
<p>2) A reputable company will provide you with a detailed contract and a
set of rules for the kids…</p>
<p>3) Yes, it should definitely be a parent that handles the transaction…there is a ton of liability involved with much of this and we have heard of kids getting left on the Garden State PArkway in the middle of the night because they did not have a legal document of the transaction, time involved and costs.</p>
<p>Hope that helps!</p>
<p>Re: post #4, Thanks, Hops, I always like to get language updated. I’ll only say “Coach Bus” from now on. And I won’t offer my neice a “charter purse” but instead a “coach bag”
:)</p>
<p>My daughter is planning to have her date pull her to the prom in a rickshaw.</p>
<p>I drove my date to the prom in my mom’s 6-year-old Ford station wagon. Kids today…</p>
<p>Son and friends rented a limo last year. It is illegal for someone under 18 to drive after midnight in our state. It worked out well.</p>
<p>My date is driving in his mom’s car. I’m low-maintenance.</p>
<p>loved the rickshaw! the prom is a 40 minute drive…that would be interesting :)</p>
<p>Just another thought to add. A smart mom in my S’s social circle arranged for a full sized van with driver to take the kids to their rented beach house post-prom so that our inexperienced drivers wouldn’t be making a two-hour trip to an unfamiliar destination after midnight. It was relatively cheap-- about $15 per head. Several of the kids drove their cars down to the beach house earlier that day and left them there for the return trip.</p>
<p>S drove his jr. year. For his senior prom, they took a party bus. It was a pretty large group of kids but the cost was still pretty pricey as I recall. We didn’t pay for it. We paid for the tuxedo rental. S paid for everything else.</p>