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I would do Hawaii!!!!! or somewhere in Europe!

@Anagram: fair points. We’ve looked into doing a Disney cruise through the Norwegian fjords with my in laws. It looks amazing and cruising is really convenient for people with different activity/mobility levels and interests. I bet an Alaskan Cruise would be similarly awesome. The only thing holding us back is my DH is convinced he will get violently sea sick (he’s never cruised before). Oh, and the crazy high price tag haha.

From reading what you said, I vote Hawaii. I feel like it’ll give you the relaxing family time you’re looking for, and there are always options for more active day trips for those that are interested as well. Plus two weeks sounds like a perfect amount of time there.

I’d vote Hawaii too. We are definitely more “city” people (love old European cities, New York, etc) but we were blown away by Maui. You snorkel right from the beach and see a turtle the size of yourself literally 3 feet away We were in love. That would be my ideal for a multi-generational trip because some can be super adventurous and hike, snorkel, etc or just sit at the beach. I’d do 2 islands if I were going for 2 weeks. We were on Maui for a week and were able to see most of it.

The only con I had? The driving. Like I said, we’re city people and love to be able to walk from restaurant to restaurant, hop on public transportation to see a different neighborhood, etc. On Maui (and at least what I’ve researched about Kauai and the Big Island), there isn’t really that option. We had to drive to get to restaurants, different beaches, etc. You’ll need a car to explore each island (which you’ll want to do anyways!). We can’t sit at a resort all day and go to the same restaurants which seems to be what many on Maui did. But with little kids and grandparents, having a gorgeous resort with a car to go explore if you want sounds like an ideal vacation to me!

We went to Sri Lanka last year when the kids were 4 and 7, we only had one week but it was an amazing trip. We hired a local driver for the week and went on an elephant safari, rode the train, went to the beach, went on an unsuccessful whale watching trip, glamped, and checked out a number of cities and villages along the way. We only did a small loop, but there is so much more to see. I would definitely go back! I know there are safety concerns...but you could say that about just about anywhere, you just never know.

We were in Switzerland this summer. It was glorious, but (I’m sure everyone knows this), very, very expensive. For half of the trip it was just DH and I. I would cringe at prices to accommodate/feed the extended family. But there is so much to see and do and being in the mountains was just sublime.