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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Land based and you don’t need to do a tour and why are you planning a vacation 18 months out FFS.[/quote]

DP, but I’ll share why I sometimes book/plan in advance:

1. Better deals on hotels and cruises.

2. Getting the dates on our family’s very busy schedule.

3. Having a trip to look forward to…everyone in our family does their own research and makes recommendations (including our kids who often find great restaurants/cafes/spots thanks to recommendations from their friends or social media or random articles that hit their feed).

PS - This comment was rather enlightening. Apparently the cruise haters aren’t planners. They overpay at the last minute and probably follow a land based itinerary built by Rick Steves or randos from Dcumlandia. [/quote]

OP here - thanks for the helpful suggestions! I’m planning so far ahead because my husband is turning 50 next November and said wants to take a big trip in 2026. June is the best time frame for us.  If we don’t do the cruise, I wasn’t planning to do a scheduled tour.  2026 cruises can be booked now and I’d like to book early if we go that route.

I do like the London suggestion but we’ve both been to London and Paris twice so would like to do something new.

Again thanks for the actual helpful and non snarky insight! [/quote]

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