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My mom and I look alike, have similar mannerisms, and pronounce the word “measure” with a funny accent–or so Beth claims.
We also get a bit shaky when we don’t eat, and while we both like to drive, her foot is much heavier than mine, if you get my drift. While we have a lot of similarities, one thing that we’ve been divided on for years was cruising, you know Love Boat-style vacations. When I was a 11 she sold me on a Disney cruise, but money was tight, she was a single parent–love you mom–and, well, that ship sailed without us.
It’s not that I was against her cruising (baby boomer speak for a cruise ship vacation), I just didn’t think it fit my style of travel; no room for any serendipity or so I thought. My mom, on the other hand, loved it–fantastic food, dancing, exotic ports and best of all it was all inclusive. For years, she would go off to sea and come back a week or two later regaling me with her Jimmy Buffettesque experiences, saying how I had to try it. And I’d explain, ‘that sounds great mom, but you know, cruising just ain’t my scene.’
Of course, like most things, she was completely right and I was wrong. A few years back she finally got me on a short cruise from San Diego to Ensenada. And I have to say, I really enjoyed the all inclusive aspect of cruising. It’s kind of like a floating Las Vegas casino, except you don’t have to pay for the all-you-can-eat buffet. Since then, Beth and I have taken a river cruise up the Danube from Austria into Germany. On that journey, our ship was much smaller than the Mexico cruise, which gave Beth and I a lot of time to meet and talk to the different travelers aboard, who all seem to have their own remarkable life story. So, when I saw this video from Princess Cruises, I immediately thought of our time on that cruise and the conversations we had on a nightly basis with people who were celebrating their life to the fullest.
Have you ever taken a cruise?
*The post was sponsored by Princess Cruises.
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