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[quote=Anonymous]For cruises, make sure you find a ship that has rooms that sleep 5 people.  You really don't spend much time in the room!  I know there are some Carnival ones that leave out of Jacksonville that hold 5.

Driving with 5 people is almost always cheaper than flying.  Yes, it's longer but there's no dealing with loading an unloading suitcases, you don't need to rent a car at your destination, etc.

Try someplace relatively close like Kiawah Island, SC or Hilton Head so half the cost of the vacation isn't traveling to get there.

Another hint is to stay at hotels that offer breakfast. For example, we go to Disney and stay at either Marriott Fairfield or Marriott SpringHill Suites.  Both include breakfast which adds up quickly for 5 people. We try to eat big breakfast so lunch can be something small like a slice of pizza and we bring our own snacks.

For beach vacations, we get an efficiency or room with a kitchen. We go to the local grocery store and eat breakfast in the room (cereal usually) as well as lunch. We do easy stuff so it still feels like vacation (bagels, subs) or even prepared food from the grocery store which is a treat. We only eat dinners out.

Another tip is even if you have to travel "in season" shop around for hotels, every hotel has different dates when the "high season" rates start.  For example, we went to Fort Myers, FL last year for Christmas.  Some rates went up on the 22nd of Dec. We found a hotel whose rates didn't go up until Dec. 26. This year we are going to Disney right before Christmas, and same thing, some hotel's rates go up on the 25th, others on the 26th, and others before that.  So shop around!

Last tip, at some Marriotts, there is a cheaper rate for long-term stays. We booked a Boca hotel for Christmas and it was more expensive to stay 6 nights than 7 nights.  There is a long-term rate for 7 nights.  Play around with different hotel and date scenarios to get your best deals.

Good luck![/quote]

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