Everyone looks forward to those long weekends with friends—somewhere warm, with a pool, and far away from kids, emails, and real life. But nothing kills the mood faster than a bad drinker. And let’s be honest: the person who overshoots the runway is usually the first one to duck accountability.
So when you check into your magnificent hotel or villa, have some fun and put a few **house rules** in place. Drink in hand, of course.
1) The Safety Briefing
We all huddle up and run through the basics:
- No diving in the pool.
- No driving the golf cart after “a few.”
- No solo disappearing acts—tell someone where you’re going.
- No pictures on social media unless approved by all
- No fighting. You came to make memories, not police reports.
- No picking people up. Nobody wants to be the legend who tore an ACL or dropped a friend.
The fastest way for the fun to end is for someone to get hurt. Protect the vibes, protect the trip.
2) Morning Apologies
Things get said. Feelings get hurt. Shots were involved. It happens.
That’s where **Morning Apologies** come in. If you get upset or make someone else upset, you get the opportunity to apologize to that person **in front of the group** the next morning. You can hang your hat, be sincere, hug it out, and clear the air so the rest of the weekend isn’t hungover from one person’s bad behavior.
It keeps the trip light, honest, and focused on what you actually came to do: raise your spirits and have a good time together.
Bad Decisions, Great Trips
