Traveling without spouse

[DarinPike12]

Has anyone ever traveled without their spouse? I want to cruise ans so does my daughter but dh, doesnt want to miss time coaching. Should we leave him at home and go alone? I am 40 and dhe is 13?? Thoughts??

april

 

Hmmmmm.....you may have bigger issues to worry about. Sorry-couldn't resist. My spouse and I love to travel together so it isn't an issue, but we've encountered a lot of women in their 40's and 50's that cruise with friends instead of their husbands. You and your daughter should go and have a great time-then go home and rub it in!

[gail8]

I took my daughter for March Break last year for a graduation cruise from high school. It was a wonderful way to get some quality mother daughter time. Don't miss the opportunity if you have it and she wants to do it...before you know it she may not.

Gail

[SkyMaster]

The lovely Mrs. Jones and I cruise alone fairly often, as we have a little business that's very difficult to close the doors for more than a few days at a time. It's all a matter of trust! ;) We love to cruise together, but there are times that it makes more sense to "go it alone". I say, if you're both O.K. with it,,,,GO FOR IT!

 

"SKY"

[april_4_us]

Thanks all I have decided its what were going to do. I would love to just cruise with an all girls trip for sure. My son would for sure go with me but he is going to be enlisted in the service and we wont know his leave time. I think a fun mom daughter trip will be the best. I know muy husband wouldnt care at all. Thanks again

[Cru1s1ng2009]

Has anyone ever traveled without their spouse? I want to cruise ans so does my daughter but dh, doesnt want to miss time coaching. Should we leave him at home and go alone? I am 40 and dhe is 13?? Thoughts??

april

my DH has not sailed with my DD's and I since 2006. he likes cruises but not as much as we do. Go for it! You will miss him but not that much, youre on a cruise.:D;)

[spunkyhungry]

I took my very first cruise with my mom and my cousin. I was 17. My dad wasn't interested in going. We had an awesome girls only cruise!

[dread_pirate]

I will not only sail with my D without DH, but I've also sailed alone! And I will again. DH doesn't like to travel as much as I do; I also have more flexibility with vacations. So rather than kvetch about it, or try to drag him somewhere that he doesn't want to be, I tell him what I'm doing, where I'm going and invite him with me. If he wants to come, he comes. If he doesn't want to come, he doesn't come.

 

We're both happy that way.

[cantw8togo]

One thing to consider is that since your daughter is still a minor, you may want to take a notarized letter stating that DH gives you permission for DD to leave the country with you. Immigration is cracking down on childhood abduction and you would hate to be denied boarding because of the lack of a letter. You may never be asked for it, but better safe than sorry.

[Erik101]

One thing to consider is that since your daughter is still a minor, you may want to take a notarized letter stating that DH gives you permission for DD to leave the country with you. Immigration is cracking down on childhood abduction and you would hate to be denied boarding because of the lack of a letter. You may never be asked for it, but better safe than sorry.

 

So if the situation involved a single parent, does that mean the parent needs documentation to state he/she is in fact single?

[donaldsc]

I do trips w/o my wife if I really want to do something and she does not. For example, I did a week photo snow mobile trip in Yellowstone a few years back. Another time, I wanted to do aurora photography so I went to Fairbanks AK for 10 days w/o her. This coming winter I am going to do an eagle photo tour in Haines.

 

Does anyone see a pattern here?

 

DON

[sprint180]

Took my 5 kids on a cruise without dh. He didn't care and we had a blast. Go and enjoy!

[lady_cruiser]

Has anyone ever traveled without their spouse? ...

 

All the time :):p

[1tuckersmom]

I cruise without my hubby all the time.

 

He doesn`t really care much for it and I love it.

 

In fact DGD and I leave two weeks from tomorrow on the Breeze.

 

DH will stay home with the furkids and enjoy it.

 

He fishes and goes on camping trips (that I don`t really care for :D) when ever he likes.

 

I stay home with the fur kids and enjoy it..;)

 

Win, win, situation.

[RN4Nsy]

By all means, go and have a good time. My DH has enjoyed the time alone, he also enjoys as I get more cruise points and move up the cruise food chain that when he and I go, he enjoys my perks. The fun part about going with the girls is doing girl things. Shop, sit by the pool and have a drink, hit the casino late at night. (Of course you cannot do that with a 13 y.o. but others may be thinking of cruising without spouse too.) I usually get much less sleep without the hubby cos he poops out earlier than I do!

[wifenocruise]

My wife is not interested in cruising, so I always cruise on my own. I have done 7 so far and have another booked for November this year.

[gerif]

So if the situation involved a single parent, does that mean the parent needs documentation to state he/she is in fact single?

 

Not that he/she is single, but either a notorized letter from the other parent, death certificate is the other parent is deceased or court order granting sole custody.

[donaldsc]

You have to ask. GO!!!

 

DON