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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We tend to rent condos at the beach or mountains and prefer centrally located hotels when visiting cities and hotels/resorts when visiting islands (ideally smaller boutique resorts).

When staying at a condo at the beach, we hit the grocery store but we don’t overdo it. We keep some staples on hand, but we still get our coffee (and baked goods) from a cafe and typically eat dinner at restaurants or bring in food. So, I don’t really cook at the beach.

We usually do laundry at the condo to stay on top of towels. But laundry isn’t hard, and everyone knows how to do laundry (including my husband and kids).

Everyone pitches in to keep the condo clean throughout the week. There’s a cleaning service, so I don’t scrub anything. It’s NBD.

[b]If you haven’t cruised yet, you should try it. No cooking or cleaning. No laundry. They clean your cabin twice a day and provide turn down service. Room service is included. It’s the most relaxing vacations for moms. There’s really nothing else like it. You can send your DH off with the kids while you lay in the sun with a drink in your hand. Bliss![/b] [/quote]

Would rather cook every meal on vacation and do all the dishes every day by hand than go on a cruise. But hey to each their own.  :lol: [/quote]

I think the only way I’d ever do a cruise is if a family member wheeled me onto a cruise ship….against my will. [/quote]
I don’t understand how you all group “cruises” together. I’d never go on a carnival cruise but a high-end cruise to the Galapagos? Yes, please. It just makes you sound close minded. [/quote]

Nah. I’ve done my research on cruises. Talked to friends and family, seen pics, videos, checked routes… not for me at all. I know me and it’s not how I ever want to vacation.

And you and I both know what was meant by “cruise”.  Pools and drinks, not turtles. 😄[/quote]

I’m the one who posted about cruises being easy/relaxing for moms and I stand by it.

FTR I’ve cruised the Caribbean, Mediterranean, Europe and beyond on private boats, river boats, and small, medium, and larger ocean cruise ships. I’ve never cruised Carnival or Norwegian but I know people who enjoy those lines.

If you’ve never actually cruised before, you simply don’t know what it’s like and what you are missing. You can cruise without ever eating at a buffet. You can cruise and find a quiet spot where you are the only person enjoying the blue horizon. You can party or not. You can stay in an amazing cabin or economy cabin—both will be cleaned twice a day.

I always return from a cruise completely relaxed. I don’t always feel that way with land based trips. [/quote]

I associate cruises with norovirus so they’re a hard no from me[/quote]

Remember when Yosemite had a norovirus outbreak over winter break a while ago? Pretty sure the ski resort my friends went to a couple years ago had a norovirus outbreak as well. Germs happen everywhere…including norovirus. 
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