Tracy's First Trip to the Mouse!

I'm so excited!  Just found out today that my Sister, Tracy is going to come to Florida with us!  I have been trying hard to find a good deal for her today but without much success.  We have spoken to our villa owner on the phone who sounds lovely and she said there is a sofa bed and 2 put-me-up beds in the villa, so it will be no problem adding her on to the booking.  But it's Virgin Holidays who I am a little annoyed with. Paul called them this afternoon to ask about adding Tracy onto our booking.  They said it wouldn't be a problem; she would have to pay a deposit as we did, but the thing that got me was that the flights have gone up to £722 each!!  I couldn't believe it!  We only paid £428 each when we originally booked.  How can it possibly go up by almost £300 in that space of time? Well, it can't be helped.  I could find it cheaper with another airline, but as much as she loves flying, she wouldn't want to be on a plane for 9 hours with nobody she knows.  She doesn't mind sitting alone, but as long as it's on the same plane as us!

So this weekend we are going to go into Virgin Holidays to book her seat and also to book her "Amaze Me" tickets.  I did do my calulations to work out if it would be cheaper to book through ATD, but with Paul's Flying Club 10% discount, it worked out cheaper booking through Virgin Holidays.  Plus she'll then get a free pass to the V Room which we will also be using!  It would be unfair for her not to be able to come in while the rest of us are enjoying the free food and drinks!  So i'm glad she'll be able to join us in there!

I'm so glad she's coming! Can't wait to ride the rollercoasters and go round and round Roa's Rapid's in Aquatica with her.  She's going to love it!!

So a quick update of our final cast members...

Me, Aimie.  Aged 31 at time of travel.
Paul, Hubster, 35
Oliver, Son, 12
Amelia, Daughter, 2
Nina (a.k.a. Mum), 54
Les (a.k.a. Dad), 58
Tracy, Lil' Sis, 29

Also whilst Paul was on the phone to Virgin Holidays this afternoon, the rep mentioned that they are introducing some changes to the benefits of Virgin Flying Club membership and you will no longer get 10% off when booking!  I'm glad we booked when we did!  Paul works for Tesco, and as there's a Virgin Holidays shop inside our local store, Paul is entitled to 7% off bookings... still not as good as the 10%, but at least we have a back up for the future!