Cruise Envy

It seems that everyone around me is either on a cruise or getting ready for one. My best friend and her husband are cruising the Pacific as I write (I hope you stayed up for the Midnight Buffet!), my parents are sailing into the sunset at the end of the month, and one of my co-workers at the bank is off to Alaska later this summer. I admit it- I have cruise envy! I would absolutely love to be back on a cruise again. Don and I went on a Caribbean cruise for our honeymoon and it was the best vacation of my life. We had such a great time! Cruises are the best vacations, because you can do as much or as little as you want. If you want to see a lot and stay really busy, there are plenty of excursions and activities. You can be totally laid back, too. I loved the lazy mornings in our stateroom and dressing up and dancing on formal nights. A note about the clubs: if you aren’t a fan of EuroTrans music, try to go on an American cruise. We ended up on an Italian cruise line during the off-season, which means that we had a hard time at the clubs that no one was at because only senior citizens can cruise during January. All the same, we had a blast! It is the only vacation I have ever been on that didn’t involve some family or church event, and it was super relaxing. I cannot wait to go again. I’d like to try an Alaskan, Mediterranean or another Caribbean cruise. My brother, Don and I gave my parents their cruise as a Christmas/Anniversary gift, and it was so hard to book their cruise and not add one for myself! I am glad that everyone is having such a great experience. For now, I’ll just have to live vicariously through you.