EveDallas
Always keep fighting
- Joined
- Aug 21, 2008
Hello all! I've read so many great trip reports, but I've never tried my hand at one before. I hope I can live up to the great reports I've read
This past November was the 6th trip to Universal for DS(22) and I. We were die hard Disney goers for meny years, but DS wanted to try Universal for his high school graduation trip in June, 2015. I hadn't been to Universal since 2001, so I was curious myself. We stayed at RPR for 8 wonderful days, and our love affair with Universal was born. Honestly, everything about it blew WDW right out of the water for us and we've never looked back. We followed that trip with 5 days in May, 2016 - 2 days at Cabana Bay and 3 at Portofino Bay. Loved CB, did not love PB. Back in April, 2017 for 8 days at CB with one night at RPR and one night at HRH for express pass. HATED HRH. That's the one hotel we will never return to, but another great trip other than that. Again in April, 2018 for 9 days at RPR followed by the trip this report is about - 5 days at CB in November, 2018.
For those who may not have seen me talking about this latest trip on the boards, 2018 was a stressful year for me. My oldest brother, who is in renal failure and on dialysis, was found to have a large mass in his abdomen and had surgery back in April to remove it. It was a major surgery that ultimately required removal of 70% of his stomach, part of his pancreas, and his spleen. The surgery was literally 2 days before we left for our April trip, and I was fully prepared to cancel, but my sister and other brother stepped in and insisted we go. It turned out to be just what I needed to recharge for the intensive recovery period (my oldest brother lives with me). He came home from the hospital on the day we returned with a feeding tube and a wound drainage tube. Very long story short,by October all the tubes were out and he is back to eating normally, but it was a LONG road to get there.
So when a chance for a short trip in November came up, I waffled but ultimately decided I needed a getaway. So 5 nights at CB was set!
This past November was the 6th trip to Universal for DS(22) and I. We were die hard Disney goers for meny years, but DS wanted to try Universal for his high school graduation trip in June, 2015. I hadn't been to Universal since 2001, so I was curious myself. We stayed at RPR for 8 wonderful days, and our love affair with Universal was born. Honestly, everything about it blew WDW right out of the water for us and we've never looked back. We followed that trip with 5 days in May, 2016 - 2 days at Cabana Bay and 3 at Portofino Bay. Loved CB, did not love PB. Back in April, 2017 for 8 days at CB with one night at RPR and one night at HRH for express pass. HATED HRH. That's the one hotel we will never return to, but another great trip other than that. Again in April, 2018 for 9 days at RPR followed by the trip this report is about - 5 days at CB in November, 2018.
For those who may not have seen me talking about this latest trip on the boards, 2018 was a stressful year for me. My oldest brother, who is in renal failure and on dialysis, was found to have a large mass in his abdomen and had surgery back in April to remove it. It was a major surgery that ultimately required removal of 70% of his stomach, part of his pancreas, and his spleen. The surgery was literally 2 days before we left for our April trip, and I was fully prepared to cancel, but my sister and other brother stepped in and insisted we go. It turned out to be just what I needed to recharge for the intensive recovery period (my oldest brother lives with me). He came home from the hospital on the day we returned with a feeding tube and a wound drainage tube. Very long story short,by October all the tubes were out and he is back to eating normally, but it was a LONG road to get there.
So when a chance for a short trip in November came up, I waffled but ultimately decided I needed a getaway. So 5 nights at CB was set!
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