Cheap(ish) Vacations?

[HurricaneHeather]

I need to use some vacation. I have three seperate things planned so far this fall, but none of them include my husband. :lol:

So we are trying to find a relatively cheap long weekend trip to do. We love Vegas, but even with the cheap hotels, we still would have to eat and entertain ourselves so with all that figured in we would still be spending more than I'd like.

I don't know anything about cruises(although I know a few people say they are the devil's vacation) but from what I understand it's fairly cheap and all inclusive? I don't know.

Ideas? Suggestions? Anyone want to go on a trip with us? :D

[R6Chick]

What's your budget?

[HurricaneHeather]

What's your budget?

like $1000

[askmrjesus]

like $1000

Buy a $100 tent, and $900 worth of whipcream.

JC

[HurricaneHeather]

Buy a $100 tent, and $900 worth of whipcream.

JC

ah hell, we got a tent! :lol:

[HurricaneHeather]

Actually....now I'm thinking a camping trip could be just the ticket. It'd be cheaper than a hotel and we would just drive instead of fly....make our own food....hmmmmm

[Phenix_Rider]

Actually....now I'm thinking a camping trip could be just the ticket. It'd be cheaper than a hotel and we would just drive instead of fly....make our own food....hmmmmm

Just strap the tent to the back of the bike!



I have a pic of a KTM adventure bike in the middle of nowhere on my desktop now. Big open sky and a little tent- looks like heaven.

[HurricaneHeather]

Just strap the tent to the back of the bike!



I have a pic of a KTM adventure bike in the middle of nowhere on my desktop now. Big open sky and a little tent- looks like heaven.

Great idea!!


You have a bike or two to loan us? :lol:

[VatorMan]

You might check into Cancun right now. There are some screamin deals. $1K goes pretty fast though.

[Trip]

Cruises aren't all inclusive. Drinks cost extra and excursions cost extra. You can get em cheap, but it still costs to get to the port though.

They aren't too bad. I had fun on the one we went on for our honeymoon.

[HurricaneHeather]

You might check into Cancun right now. There are some screamin deals. $1K goes pretty fast though.

Not really wanting to go out of the country.

[HurricaneHeather]

Cruises aren't all inclusive. Drinks cost extra and excursions cost extra. You can get em cheap, but it still costs to get to the port though.

They aren't too bad. I had fun on the one we went on for our honeymoon.

No free booze?!?! Screw that crap! I figured the excursions were more, but drinks? Come on!

There are quite a few that port in Galveston and that's like a 4 hour drive from us so that isn't a big concern.

[Trip]

No free booze?!?! Screw that crap! I figured the excursions were more, but drinks? Come on!

There are quite a few that port in Galveston and that's like a 4 hour drive from us so that isn't a big concern.

It may be different on other cruises lines, but the few we researched you had to pay for booze. It wasn't cheap either like the duty free stuff they sell. You can't drink that either on the ship. They keep it from you til you get off the ship at home.

We aren't big drinkers, so it wasn't a problem for us.

The galveston ones are probably mostly mexico and the rest of that crap. I will never go back to those shitholes again. I much rather the southern carribbean, virgin islands and such. West carribbean/gulf is a shithole for the most part.

[Tsunami]

Vegas!!! and food isn't that bad, really, depending on where you go and if you stay on the strip or not. Plus you guys can come over for dinner, that'll save you some!

[unknownroad]

No free booze?!?! Screw that crap! I figured the excursions were more, but drinks? Come on!


You expected an open bar? :lol You can't even get free soda on most cruises. That, and the casino, is where they make all their money.

$1000 for 7 days is about $140/day... for two people, figure a halfway decent hotel room is $70 if you're not in a major city or in-season tourist area, $40 for a decent dinner and drinks, $20 for breakfast/lunch... and you're left with $10 gas money :idk: Leaving the comforts of home burns money FAST.

So if you don't care about comfort, i guess camping is the way to go.

And whipped cream gets icky fast, especially in the heat :nono: A kiddie pool and a couple gallons of J-Lube FTW :dthumb:

[HurricaneHeather]

You expected an open bar? :lol You can't even get free soda on most cruises. That, and the casino, is where they make all their money.

$1000 for 7 days is about $140/day... for two people, figure a halfway decent hotel room is $70 if you're not in a major city or in-season tourist area, $40 for a decent dinner and drinks, $20 for breakfast/lunch... and you're left with $10 gas money :idk: Leaving the comforts of home burns money FAST.

So if you don't care about comfort, i guess camping is the way to go.

And whipped cream gets icky fast, especially in the heat :nono: A kiddie pool and a couple gallons of J-Lube FTW :dthumb:

Oh, sorry this is a 4 day tops deal. I thought I said that but I guess I didn't. If my husband doesn't work, he doesn't get paid and he has this strange thing about not wanting to take off work. :lol:

Comfort isn't the top priority, fun is the top priority followed closely by staying under budget. I can have as much or more fun camping than I can in a comfy hotel eating boring expensive food. :lol:

I've never even looked into a cruise before, so I really don't know anything about it. I won't go if I have to pay for everything. My whole thinking was that you pay this amount up front and you play for the trip. If that's not the case, there is no way I am going to bother with that.

[karl_1052]

Cuba is cheap.

Too bad you aren't allowed to go.:willy:

[Smittie61984]

You can try Savannah. If I talk to my friend she could get you a pretty good deal at the Westin Hotel in Savannah since she works there.

I also think flights into Savannah are really cheap.

[OneSickPsycho]

My cross country MC trip cost about $2100... You can drop about $1k off that if you don't count my bike breaking down and take into consideration that gas was about $1.30/gal more...

[Particle Man]

you have a tent and you have motorcycles.

Sounds like you have all the ingredients you need for a pretty decent vacation already.