Holidays 2026

[Empress13]

Where are you going for your holiday this year? Looking for inspiration long or short haul ! Be interesting to see where everyone is going.

So far skiing in Italy in March , Paris for a long weekend and to see a band I like in May and then hopefully a roadtrip Vienna to Verona in September (if I can get around to organising it)

So sorry to hear from those whose plans have been disrupted due to major health concerns. I sincerely hope you get to do at least some of them.

Hearing about things like that has been the reason that I now have no qualms about going off on my travels NOW while I can instead of saving it for retirement. Instead of "ooh I really shouldn't!" I now try to think "Can I afford it - yes, so why NOT?"

I'm going on a week's cruise round the Adriatic with DH in May (didn't think I was the cruise type but tried it last year and loved it). Another week's cruise in August with my mum - Amsterdam, Bruges, Hamburg. And that was supposed to be it really.

But before DS1 settles down to his graduate job in August and has some free time ,we decided to try for a last family holiday, so we're going to Lake Garda for a week in July (and a night in Verona after getting there). Going to hire a car and do a day trip to the Dolomites too.

Me and my partner want to go on river Rhine cruise.

Mallorca in June, then 2 weeks in the US in September with week 1 being a road trip through Rockies and Yellowstone NPs, and week 2 being in San Diego

We have centre parcs booked in a couple of weeks. (never been before so interested to have look)
Booked Oman in Feb half term week.
Hoping to book Brittany in May half term week.
Booked to go to Namibia in August.
May try get a short break to Finland in December, budget allowing.

Road trip around the nordics, not for the faint hearted - 6000 miles on a motorbike

Istanbul weekend in March, Abu Dhabi staycation in March, Maldives in May, UK in July. That's as far as I've got so far, but if DH goes anywhere interesting for work in school holidays I may pop up there too! I went to Kerala last year while he was there.

New York in May
Antigua in June
Ibiza in July and September

@Ohjoyohbliss there are specialist insurers for cancer. It's been a while for me but I expect Macmillain have a list.

March we'll do a week in Europe, most likely a city break/explore. Last year we did Tuscany...DP does all the planning

June we've 10 nights in Corfu. It's the only place we return to but we've a place we love in the North East and DP missed it last year when we went to crete instead.

Aug...he has shut down so likely somewhere in our camper.

Ive a big birthday next year and want to do a big trip so im a bit mindful of not doing anything too extravagant this year.

I went on a 9 night Alaskan cruise last May and it was amazing, it’s one of the most stunning places I’ve visited. I’d love to go back one day, the excursions on offer are really good especially the White Pass railway trip.

Anyone recommend any train trips?

@Christmaseree - the Alaskan cruise sounds amazing, could you share more details please?

I went on a 9 night NCL one from Seattle. There are lots of 7 day ones available with Royal Caribbean, Holland America etc.

Ras Al Kaimah in Feb, Sharm El Sheik in April, camping in south of France in July, probably 2 weeks in Thailand in October

Copenhagen in 2 weeks
keswick in feb
canada in march
North Croatia in may
the vendee in July
Couple of U.K. festivals

that’s all we have booked so far

Chicago in May, Majorca in July, Mexico in November.

Amsterdam in April booked

Thinking Spain in July with family &
Athens in Sept/Oct

Have lots of ideas - had to postpone going away in 2023 due to cancer and in 2024 due to DH being unwell and then last year only managed Spain aa I had other health issues

2026 is going to be the
Year (everything crossed)

Tallinn and Helsinki in June, with friends and then three weeks in Sri Lanka in August with DP. I am very excited!

Antigua and Kos

Jordan in April with adult DC and then South Africa in October, just me and DC.

Also a weekend in Vienna with friends in May.

We’re looking at Jordan in April too as mentioned earlier. Would love to hear your plans

Just booked a week in the Algarve for august.
long weekend up to Scotland for Easter. I am sure there will be other trips as the year progresses too

All budget going on long awaited trip to South Korea and Japan at Easter. We’ve done Japan once before so going to a totally different part this time.

i do an alternate one on one with each child and DS wants to go to Greece but will have to be towards the end of the year thanks to budget, maybe October half term except we try to travel in Europe without flying and it will take a loooooooong time to get to Greece!

@Twodogsonthecouch we’re going for just over a week so we will only be able to have a whistlestop tour.

We will be starting with two nights in Amman then drive to Madaba via Jerash and Ajloun Castle. Three nights in Petra, one night in Wadi Rum then 2 nights at the Dead Sea. Depending on weather we might try to do the Wadi Mujib Siq trail as a day trip from the Dead Sea.

We could easily have filled 2 weeks but DC could only spare a week unfortunately.

I’m a planner so have got a detailed itinerary including restaurants but that would be tmi for you haha.