So my oldest is graduating high school in May. He has 2 very best friends; they have been friends for years. One of the friends moved away to CA a few years ago, but he comes back to visit at least twice a year, the two boys here have been to see him in CA. They are tight. CA friend is coming here to see my son and other local friend graduate, then CA friend's family has invited my son and the other best friend, to fly out to CA to see CA friend graduate, then they are taking all 3 boys to Disney's Aulani resort for a week.
I think all of that is awesome and amazing. Here is my question: I was thinking of booking a
Disney cruise for me, hubby, and my younger two children (14 and 13) to go on while older son is in Hawaii. Older son wants us to wait and let him cruise with us after he gets back. My thought is, we are paying his airfare to Hawaii, so it would be cheaper for us to cruise without him, as we would have to fly to the port, plus we could get a cheaper room for 4 if older son didn't go with us. His graduation gift is the Hawaii trip. I wish we could all go to Hawaii, but we can't afford it. And we are trying to get him a decent car for graduation also. (He drives a beater that needs work done more often than not).
Am I a bad mom to consider cruising without him while he is in Hawaii (at a Disney resort, no less!!) having the time of his life, with his best friends, right after his graduation? I just really want to go on a cruise and it would be much more affordable for 4 than 5.
We have been on one Disney cruise before as a family of 5, back in 2015.