Still Taking a Vacation this Summer?

[Halloween Land]

Has your vacation plans been canceled? Or delayed? Or on hold this year due to the virus? Or do you still plan on taking a vacation? 

[AlCowlingsTaxiService]

Booked a cruise for February 2021 .... as far as this year, no vacation but dipping my toe into the boating world 

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

1 minute ago, Halloween Land said:

Has your vacation plans been canceled? Or delayed? Or on hold this year due to the virus? Or do you still plan on taking a vacation? 

The old Irishman I worked with maintained he took the annual plant shutdown / vacation at 'Lard Lake'.  Invariably, a newer worker would ask "where's that?"

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"Up a pig's arse" old Gallagher would reply.

 

[Gray Beard]

A weekend in the Catskills in April was cancelled.

A sightseeing trip to Germany in July has been cancelled.
A family reunion in Lake Placid in August has been cancelled. 

 

[Gugny]

Just now, Gray Beard said:

A weekend in the Catskills in April was cancelled.

A sightseeing trip to Germany in July has been cancelled.
A family reunion in Lake Placid in August has been cancelled. 

 

 

Lake Placid in August canceled?  Why??

[Seasons1992]

Imma become a great camper and do stuff outdoors vs. traveling or being around people. I have all the tools now.

Saving vacation days for NEXT summer for some kind of Mountain time-zone trip.

[Mr Info]

26 minutes ago, Gugny said:

 

Lake Placid in August canceled?  Why??

Probably the same reason my sister canceled her daughter’s wedding reception in early Sept. Just only immediate family in Sept. for a small wedding. There are some 60+ aged people & other high risk attendees that do not wish to fly or travel and be placed in a risky situation. 
The wedding reception has been rescheduled for 2021.

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

4 minutes ago, Seasons1992 said:

Imma become a great camper and do stuff outdoors vs. traveling or being around people. I have all the tools now.

Saving vacation days for NEXT summer for some kind of Mountain time-zone trip.

Just set the jar of Miracle Whip at tent / trailer door, and that ought to ensure your solitude...?

[Gray Beard]

45 minutes ago, Gugny said:

 

Lake Placid in August canceled?  Why??

Several family members would be flying in from places too far to drive easily (Florida, Texas, Colorado), and they didn’t like the idea of air travel these days.  Some of them are 65+ years old and feel particularly vulnerable.  We had an opportunity to get our down payment back, so we voted to postpone until next year.  We normally only get together for weddings and funerals these days.  We were really looking forward to this reunion. 
 

In addition, my son is a nurse and lately some of his patients are covid positive.  He would not have come if that was still the case in August.

Edited May 27, 2020 by Gray Beard

[Buffalo_Gal]

Canceled our fall cruise, our Jan/Feb cruise is still on (Antarctica, and then we'd like a month in Chile after that) for now.

Hubby and I talked about driving across country again this summer. It depends on how open things get.  Right now, it would be difficult to travel parts of the US with hotels still closed in some areas, and restaurants still not open (or only 25% open) in other areas. Maybe by August or September we can get out and see the USA (not in a Chevrolet) again.

We would both love to go back to Europe and finish our trip in Spain (it ended two weeks early this past March). I am not sure when that will be able to happen. I hope soon!

 

Edited May 27, 2020 by Buffalo_Gal

[Gugny]

6 minutes ago, Gray Beard said:

Several family members would be flying in from places too far to drive easily (Florida, Texas, Colorado), and they didn’t like the idea of air travel these days.  Some of them are 65+ years old and feel particularly vulnerable.  We had an opportunity to get our down payment back, so we voted to postpone until next year.  We normally only get together for weddings and funerals these days.  We were really looking forward to this reunion. 
 

In addition, my son is a nurse and lately some of his patients are covid positive.  He would not have come if that was still the case in August.

 

That is really a bummer, man, I'm sorry. 

[Mark80]

I can understand booking a vacation for later this year or next, but people are willing to risk going on cruises already?  Thats crazy to me.  No possible way I would go on a cruise until this thing is pretty much completely over.  One infected person on the ship and you're screwed.  I'm not getting stuck in a cruise cabin for months.  No way.

[707BillsFan]

We had a trip planned for Aruba from early to mid-June. Us and two other families. We canceled a while ago. Good thing, Aruba won't be opening until mid-June. We rebooked for Hawaii at the end of Sept. Not even sure that'll happen. Apparently (as of this moment), it appears we'll have to take a rapid COVID test 72hrs before we go. Not even sure how that'll be possible unless testing drastically changes in the upcoming months. A lot of uncertainty. Don't like the fact we won't know about going until 72hrs beforehand. 

[DrDawkinstein]

All trip cancelled for this year, but we've already booked a family trip to Turks & Caicos for next March.

 

If you're thinking of taking a trip next year, start booking now. Everyone who had plans cancelled this year are rescheduling for next year so stuff is already filling up fast for 2021. We got in on the T&C resort just as they booked up.

[Philly McButterpants]

Still on for St. Lucia in September - my main concern is American Airlines going out of business ?

[Talley56]

I will not be vacationing but I also will not be working for at least a part of the summer.  I will be unemployed beginning next week as my position at work will be eliminated at the end of May.  Not sure how long until I find new employment given the current situation the world is in but I would definitely rather be working while maybe taking a one week vacation at some point.

[Johnny Hammersticks]

Had to cancel our 10th wedding anniversary vacation in Jamaica.  Thank goodness we went through a travel agent and purchased travel insurance.

[Simon]

TRNP in North Dakota mid-July

Sawtooths in Idaho in late July

Mt Rainier in early August

North Cascades in mid August

 

All systems are still a hopeful go at this point.

Will be driving the truck out then camping and backpacking so social distancing is not an issue.

 

[LewPort71]

Trip to Mich in June to see King Crimson was nuked.

Alaska cruise with grandson in late July was nuked.

 

Myrtle Beach golf trip in early Nov is still on.

 

[Augie]

3 hours ago, Mr Info said:

Probably the same reason my sister canceled her daughter’s wedding reception in early Sept. Just only immediate family in Sept. for a small wedding. There are some 60+ aged people & other high risk attendees that do not wish to fly or travel and be placed in a risky situation. 
The wedding reception has been rescheduled for 2021.

 

Similar situation. Our son’s parent-only church wedding in mid-August will take us to Sarasota, FL. They are scheduled for 8/28 in Asheville, NC at the Omni Grove Park Inn for the “public wedding”. They have until 5/29 to back out and get a full refund, which I hope they do. We have family who are hesitant to fly, and they know some may not attend. They have blocked some dates next year which works for me. 

 

The dilemma for them is, even with getting the refund now, it may cost them north of $10k to change the date. His fiancé is currently a furloughed Omni employee and she gets a huge discount. Sometime next year she may (likely) be working elsewhere and lose the discount. It’s their special place, so I don’t see the location changing. Both families gave them substantial checks to spend as they like for wedding, down payment on a house, etc. Losing $10k+ (it certainly would have hurt us in our 20’s) or cutting down on family and their closest friends is a VERY big deal for them. 

 

I know what I would do, but we will only talk it out with them. I will not tell them what to do. They need to learn to make and live with their own decisions, even expensive ones. We will know on Friday......

 

Largely due to the wedding(s), we don’t have any big trips planned this year.  In 10/21 we are going to Italy followed by a Mediterranean cruise (Rome to Barcelona) on a small Windstar ship we were on last year. I was upset it was so far away, now I’m thrilled it’s not any sooner!  

[plenzmd1]

5 hours ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:

The old Irishman I worked with maintained he took the annual plant shutdown / vacation at 'Lard Lake'.  Invariably, a newer worker would ask "where's that?"

*
"Up a pig's arse" old Gallagher would reply.

 

My dad called our stay at home vacations "Veranda Beach Vacations"

 

Spent the memorial day weekend at Nags Head..not sure if that is really a vacation thoughg

 

 

3 hours ago, Buffalo_Gal said:

Canceled our fall cruise, our Jan/Feb cruise is still on (Antarctica, and then we'd like a month in Chile after that) for now.

Hubby and I talked about driving across country again this summer. It depends on how open things get.  Right now, it would be difficult to travel parts of the US with hotels still closed in some areas, and restaurants still not open (or only 25% open) in other areas. Maybe by August or September we can get out and see the USA (not in a Chevrolet) again.

We would both love to go back to Europe and finish our trip in Spain (it ended two weeks early this past March). I am not sure when that will be able to happen. I hope soon!

 

AFAIK, we are still on for an Eastern Euro trip in mid august. BA not letting you move flights yet i dont think that far out..we going if we can for sure . And BTW, who do you travel in September ? Bills home games, awesome weather in Buffalo...and Bills home games!

20 minutes ago, Augie said:

 

Similar situation. Our son’s parent-only church wedding in mid-August will take us to Sarasota, FL. They are scheduled for 8/28 in Asheville, NC at the Omni Grove Park Inn for the “public wedding”. They have until 5/29 to back out and get a full refund, which I hope they do. We have family who are hesitant to fly, and they know some may not attend.

I will come and be in the crowd if they want some "extras"...tell your son i can bring my crew too, think he woould jump at that

Edited May 27, 2020 by plenzmd1

[Augie]

12 minutes ago, plenzmd1 said:

 

I will come and be in the crowd if they want some "extras"...tell your son i can bring my crew too, think he woould jump at that

 

You bring the crew and I’m afraid we’d have to go with a cash bar! They don’t want to lose another $10k! 

 

On the bright side, maybe they could cancel the band, your crew could serve as live entertainment!  

 

 

 

(The fiancé is a former wedding planner. She says spend your money on the band, nobody is going to remember the food, but the band sets the vibe for the whole event. Makes sense to me looking back on what’s memorable from weddings I’ve attended.)

 

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Edited May 27, 2020 by Augie

[Buffalo_Gal]

2 hours ago, plenzmd1 said:

AFAIK, we are still on for an Eastern Euro trip in mid august. BA not letting you move flights yet i dont think that far out..we going if we can for sure . And BTW, who do you travel in September ? Bills home games, awesome weather in Buffalo...and Bills home games!

 

You are correct. The choices have not been mine the last few years. I prefer to travel Jan-March as I am not a big fan of winter sports.

We were on a cruise for the Super Bowl this year, and wow was it a nice set-up. Since we didn't care who won or lost, it was a nice atmosphere of American football minded people (we were in New Zealand), and a few people who came in for the halftime show. Trying to explain to them how long it would be until it happened was fun! (It was about 5 minutes before half.)  Basically, it was like being in a bar with plush seating, free food, and free booze. Can't beat that.

 

Edited May 27, 2020 by Buffalo_Gal

[teef]

we were going to go to lake george in june, but canceled those.  we spend a lot of time up in the thousand islands at sackets harbor.  i was there last week, and as beautiful as the weather was, none of the restaurants or bars were open obviously.  the problem is a lot will be closed for the entire season.  another popular place burned down and there doesn't seem to be any thoughts on rebuilding.  even the most popular place is up for sale.  there's a large outdoor seating area that looks completely overgrown.  i feel between the flooding the lasts couple of years and now covid...the place has really died out.

[PromoTheRobot]

5 hours ago, Halloween Land said:

Has your vacation plans been canceled? Or delayed? Or on hold this year due to the virus? Or do you still plan on taking a vacation? 

 

Yes! Got a beach condo reserved in NC. I can quarantine just as well on the beach. Even in summer the crowds where we go are manageable.

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

We took a vacation before the onset of all this crap.

 

May take another, I'm not sure yet.

 

[Jauronimo]

5 hours ago, Gugny said:

 

Lake Placid in August canceled?  Why??

Crocodiles

[Gugny]

My son and I had a week's vacation scheduled in April which, obviously, never happened.

 

For summer, we'd just planned on our annual 3-day/night weekend in NYC, which is likely not going to happen.  We also have a friend's annual pig roast in western PA scheduled for early August that is still scheduled.

 

Then there's the early season Bills game (not really summer) that is in jeopardy if the NFL goes fan-less.

 

Working on a possible fishing trip (2-nights .. maybe 3) with some buddies.

 

I've taken exactly ONE day off in 2020, so I've got some time and I intend to fill this summer with as much fun as possible with my son.

[Halloween Land]

16 minutes ago, teef said:

we were going to go to lake george in june, but canceled those.  we spend a lot of time up in the thousand islands at sackets harbor.  i was there last week, and as beautiful as the weather was, none of the restaurants or bars were open obviously.  the problem is a lot will be closed for the entire season.  another popular place burned down and there doesn't seem to be any thoughts on rebuilding.  even the most popular place is up for sale.  there's a large outdoor seating area that looks completely overgrown.  i feel between the flooding the lasts couple of years and now covid...the place has really died out.

Lake George is great! I go there almost every year. I might still go in August. It won't be as fun as it can be, but it can still be fun relaxing at the beach and ordering takeout. Maybe more attractions will open up by then. 

7 minutes ago, Gugny said:

My son and I had a week's vacation scheduled in April which, obviously, never happened.

 

For summer, we'd just planned on our annual 3-day/night weekend in NYC, which is likely not going to happen.  We also have a friend's annual pig roast in western PA scheduled for early August that is still scheduled.

 

Then there's the early season Bills game (not really summer) that is in jeopardy if the NFL goes fan-less.

 

Working on a possible fishing trip (2-nights .. maybe 3) with some buddies.

 

I've taken exactly ONE day off in 2020, so I've got some time and I intend to fill this summer with as much fun as possible with my son.

How often do you go to the  Lake George Village area since being near by? 

[Gugny]

7 minutes ago, Halloween Land said:

Lake George is great! I go there almost every year. I might still go in August. It won't be as fun as it can be, but it can still be fun relaxing at the beach and ordering takeout. Maybe more attractions will open up by then. 

How often do you go to the  Lake George Village area since being near by? 

 

I live less than 10 minutes from the village.  We hardly ever go, but it is a nice little village.  Sometimes we'll go there, walk around and catch a bite to eat.

 

Million Dollar beach will be open this weekend.  Other beaches will be open at the end of June, according to the Mayor.

 

My guess is that by July 4th, things will be back to normal.

[Halloween Land]

2 minutes ago, Gugny said:

 

I live less than 10 minutes from the village.  We hardly ever go, but it is a nice little village.  Sometimes we'll go there, walk around and catch a bite to eat.

 

Million Dollar beach will be open this weekend.  Other beaches will be open at the end of June, according to the Mayor.

 

My guess is that by July 4th, things will be back to normal.

I would love to live 10 minutes away from there. But you probably get sick of it after a while. I wonder if they will have their annual Thursday night fireworks this year? 

[Gugny]

Just now, Halloween Land said:

I would love to live 10 minutes away from there. But you probably get sick of it after a while. I wonder if they will have their annual Thursday night fireworks this year? 

 

I would imagine they will.  I can hear them, but can't see them, from my house.  A lot of people like them, so I hope they can keep it going.

 

We're not beach people, otherwise we'd head to LG all the time!  My ex and my son have a tradition of going to the annual car show, there.

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

Just now, Gugny said:

 

I would imagine they will.  I can hear them, but can't see them, from my house.  A lot of people like them, so I hope they can keep it going.

 

We're not beach people, otherwise we'd head to LG all the time!  My ex and my son have a tradition of going to the annual car show, there.

 

If we DO vacation, we may actually be up your way.

 

I'll let you know

 

[Gugny]

Just now, Joe in Winslow said:

 

If we DO vacation, we may actually be up your way.

 

I'll let you know

 

 

Definitely let me know.  Beers must be had.

[Bad Things]

Last night we received an email from Air New Zealand informing us that our August flights to the Cook Islands (Rarotonga and Aitutaki) have been canceled. 

Bugger!

 

I was so looking forward to escaping our winter.

[BillsPride12]

Not technically summer but was planning on doing the Vegas Bills game this year but we decided not to bother with the state of everything now.  

[KD in CA]

Hell yeah I'm taking vacation.  I'll be sipping gin & tonics on Cape Cod in August as usual.

[PastaJoe]

We still have two weeks booked in Cape May, NJ in July. The hotel just opened up. The rooms have kitchens but this year you have to bring your own cookware and dinnerware. But it’s TBD if people maintain guidelines to prevent another wave and shutdown.

[Another Fan]

3 hours ago, Johnny Hammersticks said:

Had to cancel our 10th wedding anniversary vacation in Jamaica.  Thank goodness we went through a travel agent and purchased travel insurance.

They still would charge you otherwise in the midst of a pandemic?  Just doesn’t sound like the best business practice.  To me anyway 

[Johnny Hammersticks]

Just now, Another Fan said:

They still would charge you otherwise in the midst of a pandemic?  Just doesn’t sound like the best business practice.  To me anyway 

 

I have no idea if they would have or not.  Glad I didn’t have to find out.  I have been hearing some sketchy stories, however, about airlines/resorts giving people a hard time offering vouchers instead of refunds.