Letting Go

"Letting Go" at Cabo Outdoor Adventures

For a couple of years now I've been blogging in and around the topic of consumer escapes. In our smz research early this year the escape identified as "most desired" given availability of time and money was to take a cruise. That made sense as the cruise industry markets itself as the ideal escape. Yet I'd never taken a cruise, only marveled at the size of the ships when encountering them in various ports.

Recently my wife and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary on board Holland America Line's ms Oosterdam Mexican Riviera cruise. We weren't sure if cruising was for us although we went in with completely open minds. (And a lot of luggage.) Happy to report we loved the experience. Guess that's why hundreds of thousands of people cruise every week all over the globe.

I'm going to post a series of posts on our experience. They say one of the great souvenirs of a vacation are the memories. This digital diary will help me capture and re-live those memories.