Here's how it works:
Step 1. Decide that it's necessary for the family to take a cruise somewhere in Europe.
Step 2. Decide that the cruise the family should take is a twelve-day cruise over the Christmas and New Year's Day that visits Egypt, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, Spain, and Italy. Convince yourself that the huge amount of money it would cost is a good investment.
Step 3. After a couple of days, come to your senses and decide that spending twelve days in a 200-square-foot cabin with a five-year-old may not be as exciting as it first sounds. Also, realize that the cost of the cruise is a bit steep.
Step 4. Decide that as an alternative, the family should take a cruise in October for half the price, visiting Spain, Italy, and France. (Stace is still a little confused about why we can't save ourselves some hassle and take an ocean cruise that begins and ends in Switzerland.)
Step 5. Congratulate yourself on saving a ton of money over what you were initially going to spend. Feel good about your finances.
So there you have it. We'll try this smaller cruise out for size in a few weeks. If this goes well, maybe we'll give the Egypt/Turkey thing a shot another year.
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Yeah, it's a pretty common approach these days. They're calling it "recession cruising."
Love it! We are going on the Disney cruise in January! Just found out that the kids are sailing for free from Jan. to Apr. Got a refund of over $1000! I love spending money and then having someone give it back to me! Enjoy your trip!
It's just like the reverse psychology I use on Ryan. Tell him I spent a whole lot of money and throw out a very big number. After he gasps, I let him know that I didn't spend that much, it was only...Works every time.
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