Last year, I paid $50,000 to go on a four-month cruise that took my family and me to 30 countries.
I see the money spent as an investment — not just in travel, but in a collection of memories that we will treasure forever.
"Our room for four months months on the cruise, with our balcony view."
Photo: Michelle Schroeder-GardnerI bonded with my family in a unique wayAfter our daughter was born, the idea of a world cruise piqued our interest.
For example, when we lived on our sailboat, we spent six months in the Bahamas every year.
Persons:
Michelle Schroeder, Gardner, Sultan, We're
Organizations:
Santa Cruz de La
Locations:
Cartagena , Colombia, Florida, Moorea, French Polynesia, Panama, Polynesia, New Zealand, Asia, Bahamas, Sultan Qaboos, Oman, Australia, Thailand, Turkey, Montenegro, Spain, Mexico, Canary, Santa Cruz de, Santa Cruz de La Palma