If you are definitely going, it sounds like it would be best to tell your mum very near the time, as you say.
Mum may be only wanting the best for you, as others have said, but if you're determined to ignore what she says there's no point in causing trouble sooner than you have to.
Good Morning Thursday 5th November 2026
King Charles caught in a torrential 5 minute downpour yesterday on the royal Caribbean tour.


