Shy 18yr old DD going to Aya Naipa tips to keep me sane please

[SarahC50]

Hello,

As the title says my 18 year old DD is going with four girls next week to a villa in Aya Naipa. She is extremely green and unworldly having been brought up very rurally. I've warned her to watch for her drink being spiked but what other good tips can I tell her. Is the resort as bad as it used to be? I remember seeing a vile documentary about it years ago. I am very worried so please be kind thankyou x

Do you know the girls she's going with? Are they a good crowd who will look out for one another? How about contacting the other parents for moral support and news?

Would you consider giving your daughter some condoms to take with her? She wouldn't be the first person to lose several degrees of naivety on such a holiday!

Oh, and tell her to use lots of sunscreen if she's white!

It’s still early in the season so won’t be too wild.

It seems to be a popular place for school leavers to go at this time - I know a few who have been as groups of girls, and they pretty much stuck together, had fun, danced.

If she is going with good friends, she will be fine, they will look out for one another. Just the usual advice - stick together - use proper transport- I would add to avoid going to ‘parties’ after the clubs close, certainly with groups of young men, but I am pretty cautious.

As i said on another thread, decent travel insurance!! Sun screen, enough money.

Yes the girls she is going with are sensible sporty girls. My husband has told me I need to have the condom talk with her pre holiday which I will and I'll put some in her case. I'm just worried that she'll get very drunk and get taken advantage of.
Yes to lots of sunscreen and she has travel insurance. Not sure whether to get her actual euros or just use her cash.
So do you think it's slightly better than it used to be? Thanks x

When my DD went to Zante for her hedonistic post A level holiday, her and her group of friends were so fed up of men hassling them (most of the group had boyfriends at home) they told them they were lesbians. That seemed to do the trick!

Make sure whatever happens the group stays together. If one of them doesn’t get into a club they all go somewhere else, if there is a row they still all need to make sure they get back to the apartment etc

IME that excuse just seems to provide a challenge for some men; either they decide to go all out to "turn" you, or start pestering to watch (bleurghhhhh). I wouldn't suggest trying this one unless she's confident she can handle the responses.

I live about 40 mins away from Ayia Napa and have been there plenty of times (too old for it now 🤣).

She will be fine! Yes, there is plenty of outlandish behaviour but nothing insane.

Alongside the normal stuff you'd watch out for I'd just say two things:

Remind her to watch out for tipsy nutters on quad bikes while crossing the road, it's very easy to hire them.

Also, if she's ever in doubt or gets seperated - do ask bar/restaurant staff for help.English is super widely spoken in general in CY, but even more so in that area. In my experience, locals will be more than happy to help.

I hope she has an awesome time!

She will be fine . Too many cameras about now so a lot of wild antics are toned down . As long as they stick together , buy their own drinks they will be fine . If she doesn't do it now she will do at some point later down the line .

Thankyou very much you've really reassured me. Thankyou also for the tips I'll pass them onto her. Xxxx

Will she consider you adding a life 360 app family group? We have this and even my 20 somethings at uni keep it on as when they are home or I'm going to collect them, they can see my location too like a bloody Uber app when I'm giving them lifts everywhere