<p>Son and GF are looking into a cruise.
I’ve checked out Disney with a pkg with RT air and on site hotel. Not sure my son will like this idea.</p>
<p>They are not the type to join a huge crowd of rowdy college students in Ft Lauderdale. (Glad about that!)</p>
<p>Any other ideas…</p>
<p>My daughter is having her wisdom teeth extracted.</p>
<p>Mom or Dad is checking out spring break cruises for son and girlfriend? Is this a joke? If they are old and/or rich enough to take a cruise, they certainly could do the homework themselves. Hell will freeze over before I would pay for a spring break trip like this.</p>
<p>My suggestion…they can go camping! That’s what I told my D when she emailed me from study abroad in Spain last fall asking if she should put a deposit on a Cabo San Lucas trip for spring break. Somewhere along the line I had failed. I don’t know when or where this spring break nonsense started, but I’m agin it.</p>
<p>Lol emeraldkity4, Happykid has been doing her best to avoid that one! Maybe as soon as classes end in May.</p>
<p>Happykid has an invitation to spend Spring Break in Miami with Grandma. But there won’t be a decision until she sees her work schedule for that month. Grandma is fun, but the kid would rather be making money.</p>
<p>D is spending spring break on a FREE Birthright Israel trip. (Normally, she is looking to find ways to earn some money, not spend it, during breaks.) </p>
<p>Perhaps we need a “1%” forum for those whose kids are able to use their own money or their parents’ money for spring break cruises!</p>
<p>Why are you all assuming that this is a 1%-er spring break? The OP did not state that she is footing the bill. My bet is that she is merely working as the travel agent. Kids can earn and save for their “treats” (mine did). As far as cruises go, prices can be quite reasonable a d be even less than what the two of them will spend on lodging/food on land.
Why don’t we stop attacking OP and help her with some non-rowdy spring break ideas/suggestions? I see someone mentioned camping… Great idea, now can you please recommend some of your favorite spots? :)</p>
<p>One of my D’s most memorable Spring Break trips was to New York City. Lots of things to do and see. She and some friends stayed at a hotel in Chinatown (cheaper than in the city) and took the subway into the city,</p>
<p>DD spent two spring breaks doing outreach trips sponsored by her college. Other spring breaks were at a favorite relative. DS went skiing once with friends, and worked many hours the other three breaks.</p>
<p>If I remember correctly, crazed’s son is a very hardworking young man in an honors program with summer classes/internships and doing a double major in engineering, so let’s not jump to conclusions! I helped my own kid research a well-deserved Christmas break trip so that she could focus on studying for finals as she too will have no big summer break. Somehow her spring break is always loaded with projects/papers so she envies those who can get away and relax!</p>
<p>Anyway, I have no suggestions for you, crazed, but hope they have a great time and good weather! Btw, I think I saw an airfare sale on Southwest this past weekend.</p>
<p>D called the other night and asked if it would be ok if she and some friends from college simply house-hopped around southern california; staying at different friends parents homes and seeing the sights. We’re from the midwest. She goes to school in California. We thought that sounded like a great (and inexpensive!!) way to spend Springbreak with her friends. Although it also means that we probably won’t get to see her. :(</p>
<p>Some of the cruise lines have strict age requirements (as in if any one person in the party is not 21 y/o, there must be one passenger in the room who is 25). </p>
<p>Not all of them do, but some of the more popular lines do, at least they used to. I haven’t cruised in a while.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t pay for any spring break trip for my daughters. Both of them took minor trips once during spring breaks. One was to Florida to visit her best friend who went to Flagler…hardly a girls gone wild atmosphere 
The other flew out to LA to visit her older sister when she was living there
Both of them paid for their own flights from money they earned …I just don’t think it is necessary to go on elaborate vacations on their parent’s dime</p>
<p>Nrdsb4 is correct about age restrictions on many cruise lines. If son and his GF are both over 21, it might work out to be less than some trips.<br>
My recent grad spent jr year spring break training with the cycling team (add on the bike and she probably spent more than a cruise and it wasn’t a fancy bike!).</p>
<p>If you’re going to send them on a cruise, the least you could do is make it one of the LOW END companys like well, uh, … Carnival. Disney is one of the more expensive cruise lines, but very nice!</p>
<p>I have mentioned this before…I think Club Med is great - Columbus Isle (not very rowdy), Turks and Caico (party 'til you drop), Cancun and Ixtapa are very nice. I think they are very good value because it’s all inclusive - sports and all activities are included. </p>
<p>Playa de Carmen, just south of Cancun, is very nice, quiet and affordable. Contrary to popular believe, it is very safe and pretty. Cancun is less than 4 hours away from NYC. Puerto Vallarta is also very nice (and safe). </p>
<p>If they like hiking, outdoor, they may want to consider Vancouver/Seattle.</p>
<p>Cruise to Bermuda from NYC is also nice. The only reason I suggest cruise to Bermuda is room&board are so expensive in Bermuda, it is cheaper to go on a cruise.</p>
<p>I like South Beach too. Nice hotels are expensive, but there are a lot of boutique hotels reasonablely priced. Just make sure they don’t stay at a hotel in Miami, it’s 15-20 min away from South Beach. They have music festivals, and great clubs. It is where D1 learned to say, “Yes, we are on the list.”</p>
<p>It is no longer cheesy, Las Vegas. It is an adult playground. Hotels are nice, cheap relative to other places, and a lot of make believe stuff. They also have good restaurants.</p>
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Not to be picky, but in NYC, Chinatown is IN Manhattan, not outside of it. And the subway only runs in NYC (which includes both Manhattan and the outer boroughs).</p>
<p>Do they have any friends that they can bum off of in Europe? When my daughter was going to school overseas her friends would come to visit during their breaks. I am sure that they were stuck sleeping on an air mattress but not paying for a hotel would make sleeping on the floor well worth it. D uses Student Universe and other ticket agencies to find cheaper airfares.</p>
<p>I know that your son & his gf are looking for a cruise but Europe might be just as reasonable under the right circumstances.</p>
<p>OP - I would also echo the question about ages… If they are both 21 than it is not an issue they can go on any cruise line. I am fairly positive that the cruiselines that leave from US Ports all follow that rule. </p>
<p>I am not sure if they would enjoy a disney line cruise at spring break time it will be loaded with young kids. (Carnival will be loaded with partying college kids lol)</p>
<p>Maybe they could just stay at Disney? Epcot while it to will have a fair amount of younger kids they can hang out at Epcot and time things to miss crowds at the other parks. We were there two years ago for spring break and I was amazed at how many college kids were there. Many of the hotels on property ran specials pay for 4 nights get 2 free etc.
Downtown Disney was loaded with college kids at night.</p>
<p>We went on two Disney cruises 10 and 11 years ago. On the second cruise a young man and his girlfriend were seated with us for dinner. He was over 21 but she was not. Sorry, I don’t remember the details. I think he was getting ready to leave for military service. I didnt notice how many college-age kids were on our trips but I do know that there are certain areas of the ship that are reserved for adults–at least one of the pools and one special reservation restaurant. I wouldn’t mind going on another cruse with Disney even without my son who probably wouldn’t find the time to vacation with us. He is going to Russia for spring break for an art/history/culture class. It is only for a week and a lot of that will be travel time but I am so jealous!</p>
<p>Boy oh boy, some of you are incredibly rude jumping on the OP when she simply asks for some advice. Who really cares if you wouldn’t pay for a spring break trip for your children? Good for you, but, honestly, that doesn’t make you more noble or better or a more caring parent than someone who does. Good grief.</p>
<p>crazed, I, too would have recommended NYC among other places as being a wonderful trip for spring break but if your son and his girlfriend are interested in a cruise, then they aren’t likely looking for the type of vacation that NYC brings. It’s also likely to be MUCH more expensive than most cruises. If you confirm that their ages won’t be a problem, there are many short cruises in the Caribbean. Two of my Ds have done those and had lots of fun. There were many young couples on board and they had fun meeting and spending time with them. The funny thing was that the group they ate some of their meals with, were even younger and a couple of them were already married and were parents! </p>
<p>I agree that they could have lots of fun just staying at Disney, too. There will be lots of college kids there but if you’re staying on site, Disney does a pretty good job of keeping its guests under control. Good luck with your research, I hope they have a wonderful trip, whatever they choose!</p>