Family holiday drama

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So we are due to go on holiday next year with family. We invited my parents, they booked their own room - they then invited my nephew (who is 17). My brother didn't pay for my nephew or even offer to pay for their place.

I found out I was pregnant recently and can't book the baby's space until they are born. Also there will be no spaces as, the baby is due 4 months before the holiday. Anyone we trust with our child will be on that holiday. We need to take my nephew off the booking and change it to the baby when they are born.

AIBU to take my nephew off the booking (I have spoken to my parents about this and they understand) but I know my brother won't be happy and it will cause drama. Or should just not go and lose thousands 😣

Need an outside perspective pleaseeee

So the baby will be 4 months or 6 months, her parents booked the room or the OP booked their room. They can't book the baby on the cruise until it is born, they can book the baby before it is born if they (conveniently) swap with the nephew.

The OP doesn't want the nephew on the cruise and presumably her parents will be having two of her young children in their room. If I was the parents I'd pay for the room and tell OP to sort her own kids out.

I’m generally on your side of the fence on this: op can’t expect all the rearranging to happen on their side when she’s brought in the major complication. I also feel she had originally set the thing up to “ make use” of family in the sense of having extra childcare and cost splitting. That’s no bad thing in itself provided the family are happy to participate. But it starts going too far when she wants the family who are useful but not the ones who aren’t. It’s either a “ muck in together” Inclusive style family Or it isn’t. It can’t just be when it suits her. But I do think having to buy a two and a half cabins and only using two seems harsh on op. ( but buying two cabins for two adults and four Dc is not harsh).

Paying for two and a half cabins might be harsh but it is a situation of her own making, she tried to save money by inviting parents and palming one child off on them and it has backfired. She needs to live with it.