Delicate situation

[JoeyandDavid]

Good advice, Joey. But I always like to be prepared. What if the other couple responds to what Larry says with something like let's go together anyway but we'll agree to do our own thing unless we choose to get together. That happened to us once , so I'm just posing this as hypothetical so Larry can be prepared just in case. We had to just solve that situation by saying we made very last minute plans , which is not far from the truth.

then i think you need to say.. fine and tell them you are booking princess and then book celebrity .. at the last minute tell them you change bookings for a better itinerary.

[jacketwatch]

Good thought. However I doubt my friend would do that as he depends on me to make excursion arrangements, do the homework, etc. I really don't mind as I would do this anyway. I just wish they would cease their back and forth stuff.

[sailingrose]

It's really hard to be the event planner.......I've done it and it's not easy. You definitely deserve a quiet cruise!!

[Gregswife]

Larry, I think everyone here was right on...I too would just say that with all the stress of the daily world nowadays, that you are looking to take your wife away alone and have time to reconnect with each other and just have a romantic time with her. Surely he will realize that 4 is a crowd in that circumstance. My in-laws bicker constantly...more her than him, she will nag him about everything...rocking in his chair (she said it bothers her to see it go back and forth) how he combs his hair, etc. I love them but I am about ready to explode after about an hr. around the bickering....

[cruisetarp]

I'll have to agree with the rest Larry. Tell your friends that you need some alone time together. I would not mention booking for the following year unless they pressed the issue.

[JoeyandDavid]

I would not mention booking for the following year unless they pressed the issue.

I now amend my first suggestion..

[jacketwatch]

Actually everyone here is pretty much on the same track so I have to think this is the best way to deal with this. As 2010 is a ling way off hopefully me not bringing up the subject for a while may be good enough. If not then its this other angle. Anyway she really needs one, probably two knee replacements so we'll see what developes with that. Cheers, Larry

[elfed]

Well you could be blunt and honest by saying you want to be alone-nothing more. If your friends are TRUE friends they will respect your wishes and understand. If they give you a difficult time or try to make you feel guilty-ignore it. After all it's your life-right?

Regards,

James.

[55ChevyLady]

all of this is good advice...just one thing.

if your friends take this the wrong way you might not want to ask them to water your plants while you are gone...

[GottaCruz]

then i think you need to say.. fine and tell them you are booking princess and then book celebrity .. at the last minute tell them you change bookings for a better itinerary.

Yeah, Joey, this is good as a last resort. Then you're really covered.

Yeah, Andrea, LOL.