Tell me more about Nantucket! I have been devouring Elin Hildebrands books (I need light reading these days), and we are heading to in-laws in Boston suburb. Worth the trip out?

Anonymous wrote:Follow up question: do you pick vacation destinations based on what kids or adults want? Discuss.

Go away

Our family loved Atlantis' beaches.

Anonymous wrote:You do you but, I would prefer Nantucket!

+1 Cannot wait!

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Anonymous wrote:In August, Martha's Vineyard. In March, Atlantis. Not even comparable due to the weather.

Totally agree with this!! I love Caribbean in winter and closer east coast beach in summer.

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going to the Caribbean in the summer is cray

For some of us, going in summer is what makes it affordable. And the climate is less variable there so it's usually still low 80's there even when it's 90's here.

I agree with that but I also don't think then you'd make a post saying Atlantis is way better than MV or Maine? That's who I was responding to.

Why do you all live in cities if you hate crowds lol

You should just move to a rural area and have this stuff all the time

But I guess then you will be around white trash

Bunch of ELITE FREAKS F YOU ALL

Anonymous wrote:Yes. My family was unimpressed by MV and Nantucket. We prefer our beaches to be warm and clear.

I've only been to MV once. Found it crowded and ordinary.

Yes. My family was unimpressed by MV and Nantucket. We prefer our beaches to be warm and clear.

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Anonymous wrote:In August, Martha's Vineyard. In March, Atlantis. Not even comparable due to the weather.

Totally agree with this!! I love Caribbean in winter and closer east coast beach in summer.

+1

going to the Caribbean in the summer is cray

For some of us, going in summer is what makes it affordable. And the climate is less variable there so it's usually still low 80's there even when it's 90's here.

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Anonymous wrote:In August, Martha's Vineyard. In March, Atlantis. Not even comparable due to the weather.

Totally agree with this!! I love Caribbean in winter and closer east coast beach in summer.

+1

going to the Caribbean in the summer is cray

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Anonymous wrote:Your description of Maine is incredibly different of what we are doing for 2 weeks here in glorious weather.

But--we all love the outdoors. We swim in gorgeous lakes and my kids love the cold ocean.

I have been eating pounds of lobster and haddock nothing fried. My 9-year old is going to grow a shell soon he loves the lobster so much.

We are near a small town with better restaurants than anything in DC. The population is highly educated. No dumb white trashy lume most of Atlantis.

I never want to come home.

Glorious 75 degree days and a light sweater at night.

No swamp ass and stifling humidity.

This! I hate over-stimulating places. Places I don't find appealing: huge resorts, Disney, music festivals. I'd love to do a nice long trip to beautiful Maine.

+1

Maine lovers, where do you recommend going specifically?

I love Popum Beach, and it's not too far north-I don't know what rentals are like around there, but the areas is cute and quieter.

Ogunquit is a great beach if you want something busier with more touristy stuff in southern maine.

Casco Bay Islands are nice because you can take the ferry into Portland for the restaurants and such-the beaches tend to be small island beaches.

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Anonymous wrote:Your description of Maine is incredibly different of what we are doing for 2 weeks here in glorious weather.

But--we all love the outdoors. We swim in gorgeous lakes and my kids love the cold ocean.

I have been eating pounds of lobster and haddock nothing fried. My 9-year old is going to grow a shell soon he loves the lobster so much.

We are near a small town with better restaurants than anything in DC. The population is highly educated. No dumb white trashy lume most of Atlantis.

I never want to come home.

Glorious 75 degree days and a light sweater at night.

No swamp ass and stifling humidity.

This! I hate over-stimulating places. Places I don't find appealing: huge resorts, Disney, music festivals. I'd love to do a nice long trip to beautiful Maine.

+1

Maine lovers, where do you recommend going specifically?

Acadia in a shoulder season.

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Anonymous wrote:Atlantis? So overrated and overpriced.

Have you been? My kids beg after each commercial they see on it.

I have. Food poisoning everywhere. Staff is apathetic and theft is rampant. Never again

OP I have been and wouldn't necessarily paint a dismal picture - if you want an all-inclusive style resort type vacation it is nice. The food is certainly overpriced and was nothing to write home about, but none of us got food poisoning. The rooms are nice - again, probably not the luxury you'd hope for with that price but that's how it goes with tourist destinations. The beach area itself is rather small, but obviously the water is pretty...it's your typical Caribbean beach experience (clear water, no real waves, warm). You can't really walk on the beach or anything (as in, go for a walk on the beach). The pool area is cool and obviously lots of fun for kids - there are multiple BIG water slides and a lazy river which is not particularly lazy. Both of those details to say I don't know that I'd go until my youngest was 7/8 or so, and a strong swimmer too. In the pool area there are lots of places to explore; little pools with turtles, stingrays, etc. Agree that the crowd in the pool area tends towards the type of people you'd see at 6 flags, not that there's anything wrong with that. The dolphin "experience" (which you kind of have to do if you're there, I guess) is pretty much an overrated, expensive photo op.

I would agree that the staff is apathetic as compared to other vacation places I've been in the Caribbean, but did not experience any theft.

All in all, I would agree with the assessment that if you're looking for a beach vacation in march or April, and have elementary school kids, it's fun. But wouldn't be my choice for a summer beach vacation. I also feel like, having been there once, I don't have a burning desire to go back. Whereas MV our family looks forward to every year, we have all our little traditions and feel like there's so much to do there.

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Anonymous wrote:Your description of Maine is incredibly different of what we are doing for 2 weeks here in glorious weather.

But--we all love the outdoors. We swim in gorgeous lakes and my kids love the cold ocean.

I have been eating pounds of lobster and haddock nothing fried. My 9-year old is going to grow a shell soon he loves the lobster so much.

We are near a small town with better restaurants than anything in DC. The population is highly educated. No dumb white trashy lume most of Atlantis.

I never want to come home.

Glorious 75 degree days and a light sweater at night.

No swamp ass and stifling humidity.

This! I hate over-stimulating places. Places I don't find appealing: huge resorts, Disney, music festivals. I'd love to do a nice long trip to beautiful Maine.

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Maine lovers, where do you recommend going specifically?

Carribbean over Nantucket, no question. Atlantis, no. But St. John, T&C (not Beaches), or Anguilla? Yes please!