Spring holidays with a baby

[Scuttler]

Originally Posted by Conor

I just feels bad for other passengers when a baby decides to throw a fit for 5 hours on a plane, hopefully that wouldn't happen but you can't be sure..

There are ways to plan around that. In my experience the most likely times of wobbly throwing are during descent due to the pressure changes. If you have a bottle on hand for that then the sucking can sometimes relieve the pressure on their ears and so make them less likely to turn into Damien Omen IV

[Scuttler]

Originally Posted by TerryH

Lanzarote

March will be sunny and warm and have a water temp of about 19 degrees.

Have to confess I thought you were talking lobbox cos I thought it's have the cold North Atlantic waters streaming through....but having checked

Average Weather in Lanzarote Sun Hours Sea Temperature and Actual Temperature

I profusely apologise!!

[Jules]

I would recommend both costa teguise in lanzarote and also El gouna if you decide on egypt.

[Ricky2703]

Conor
I went to Sal Algar in Menorca at the end of April Last year with my wife and 9 month old daughter. I was a short flight 2 and a bit hours I think. We hired a car at the airport to lug around all the baby kit so an easy transfer, the resort is 9k from the airport. It was sunny and warm enough (I had to stay undercover at the Bar when I was not diving but then I am from the West Coast of Scotland) my wife got a great tan. The resort is very quiet and baby friendly with a good diving center at the Harbour S'Algar Diving Menorca, discover scuba diving in Menorca, beginners welcome.. The diving was caverns and swim throughs to a max depth of 30m, I dived in a 5mm semi dry and was fine.
All in all I found it to be a great family/dive resort and not to expensive so very worth a look.
Ricky

[Dave Crampton]

I second this. We can come at the same time too. This way the girls can sit at the rear of the plane and yack and we can sit up front and get trolly Dollyed. Then at the resort the girls can do baby stuff and shopping in Mahon at the beutiques whilst we dive our arses off at S'algar.

Gets my vote. Plus my folks get to see Camie again, as they live there.

Originally Posted by Ricky2703

Conor
I went to Sal Algar in Menorca at the end of April Last year with my wife and 9 month old daughter. I was a short flight 2 and a bit hours I think. We hired a car at the airport to lug around all the baby kit so an easy transfer, the resort is 9k from the airport. It was sunny and warm enough (I had to stay undercover at the Bar when I was not diving but then I am from the West Coast of Scotland) my wife got a great tan. The resort is very quiet and baby friendly with a good diving center at the Harbour S'Algar Diving Menorca, discover scuba diving in Menorca, beginners welcome.. The diving was caverns and swim troughs to a max depth of 30m, I dived in a 5mm semi dry and was fine.
All in all I found it to be a great family/dive resort and not to expensive so very worth a look.
Ricky

[Kirstie]

Originally Posted by Conor

Howdo

Having spent the last year baby obsessed we are finally able to get an overseas holiday, sun for her and hopefully some diving for me.

Can any one advise on anywhere that can meet all the following in late March?

1. Sunny
2. Warm enough
3. Water warm enough for wetsuit diving (5mm semi)
4. Baby friendly (Alice will be 9 months ish)
5. Good self catering accommodation
6. short baby friendly flight

I had thought about the usual suspects of Malta/Gozo and Tenerife but I expect the water would be a little fresh at that time of year.

SWMBO isn't very keen on Egypt so may take some convincing on that one.

Thanks in advance

Conor

SWMBO and baby to Butlins/Pontins/anywhere with baby alarms and loads of screaming kids.

Conor to Sulawesi with Paul and I.

Simple.

[Spacehopper]

Now THAT sounds like a plan. I have holiday to be used before mid March and 'er indoors has settled on Egypt without any prompting from me. That'll be nice for her, while I'm sunning myself in Sulawesi

Gareth

[IanD]

We've done Egypt with a 9 month old, no problems at all. TBH once your in your hotel you could be anywhere in the world. But the down side of Egypt for a family holiday is that you can't just pop off for a quick dive, your gone for the whole day, great for you not so good for wife and kids.

Sorry that wasn't much help at all was it.

[Mark Chase]

Dahab

Nesima Hotel

Get a pool side room.

Shore diving out and back in three hours and the diving is superb.

Give me a shout if you want a summer/autumn/winter holiday in Turkey cheep

Villas finished just snagging to do, which I am told will be done by April.

4 double bedrooms two master en suit, third bathroom, forth toilet. Share of pool. TV, wireless internet, X Box DVD player, Fridge Freezer, W/Mc,Dish Washer. Sleeps 8. £500-700 per week for the villa dependent on dates.


ATB

Mark

[Conor]

Hi all

Thanks for all the replies. So far the leader seems to be lanzarote, Malta and Menorca would be great options if it was just a little later in the year.

By the way, the reason we don't really want to go to Egypt is that my SO, having been there before and being a non diver, didn't relish the idea of having to wander around an Egyptian resort on her own with a baby and I can see her point. I can't say its somewhere all women would feel comfortable on their own.

Thanks again, if anyone thinks of any other options etc then please shout

Conor