Dad's Dream Vacation
You know the cliche "Don't put off til tomorrow, what you can do today"? Well, it doesn't just apply to boring chores it applies to cruising or vacations in general too. We have all used the excuse that we are short on cash or I need to pay the homeowners insurance or we really could use a new refridgerator or we aren't ready to go yet...
My whole childhood I can remember my Dad always wanting to go to Alaska. He had magazines, books, movies anything he could find about Alaska. He was an avid fisherman & hunter so that even made the allure of Alaska even greater.
He never did get to go back then, it was just too costly, too much time away, all the typical excuses we all have.
Years had passed and after I got into the travel business I had suggested to my sister that for our parents 50th Wedding Anniversary we send them on an Alaska Cruise. It seemed like the best way to get them to Alaska as they were older now & my Dad wasn't in the best of health anymore. Well, we decided to go for it, not only sending them but also going along on the cruise to help celebrate.
I booked us on a Royal Carribean Inside Passage cruise aboard the Rhapsody of the Seas, sailing in June of 1999. Being the "mathematicians" that we are (not), my sister & I were off a few years on when our parents 50th Anniversary was, 7 years to be exact! Anyway, we presented them with the cruise on Christmas morning, needless to say they were both very surprised and excited, especially Dad.
June 1999 finally came and we were off the Alaska. It was the best! Dad was in his glory with all the beautiful scenery, salmon fishing in Ketchikan, flying in a float plane over glaciers, airboating on a river with hundreds of eagles all around. Plus getting pampered and treated like a King on the ship. It was the best Family Vacation ever!
Looking back, my sister and I are so thankful that we got Mom & Dad's 50th Anniversary year wrong and went to Alaska, as Mom & Dad never did make it to celebrate 50 years of marriage. He passed away in 2002. So the old Cliche is true..."Don't put off til tommorow what you can do today"... even if it is 7 years to early.
So please call us to plan that special Family Vacation. A Clearwater Cruises Vacation Planner can set you up with that trip you have been waiting a lifetime to take.
My whole childhood I can remember my Dad always wanting to go to Alaska. He had magazines, books, movies anything he could find about Alaska. He was an avid fisherman & hunter so that even made the allure of Alaska even greater.
He never did get to go back then, it was just too costly, too much time away, all the typical excuses we all have.
Years had passed and after I got into the travel business I had suggested to my sister that for our parents 50th Wedding Anniversary we send them on an Alaska Cruise. It seemed like the best way to get them to Alaska as they were older now & my Dad wasn't in the best of health anymore. Well, we decided to go for it, not only sending them but also going along on the cruise to help celebrate.
I booked us on a Royal Carribean Inside Passage cruise aboard the Rhapsody of the Seas, sailing in June of 1999. Being the "mathematicians" that we are (not), my sister & I were off a few years on when our parents 50th Anniversary was, 7 years to be exact! Anyway, we presented them with the cruise on Christmas morning, needless to say they were both very surprised and excited, especially Dad.
June 1999 finally came and we were off the Alaska. It was the best! Dad was in his glory with all the beautiful scenery, salmon fishing in Ketchikan, flying in a float plane over glaciers, airboating on a river with hundreds of eagles all around. Plus getting pampered and treated like a King on the ship. It was the best Family Vacation ever!
Looking back, my sister and I are so thankful that we got Mom & Dad's 50th Anniversary year wrong and went to Alaska, as Mom & Dad never did make it to celebrate 50 years of marriage. He passed away in 2002. So the old Cliche is true..."Don't put off til tommorow what you can do today"... even if it is 7 years to early.
So please call us to plan that special Family Vacation. A Clearwater Cruises Vacation Planner can set you up with that trip you have been waiting a lifetime to take.
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