  (For Michelle) In October of 2001, I went on a cruise with my mother, her friend, my friend and 4 people from church.
It was AMAZING. Ever since then, I have been dreaming of the day when I will get to go again. We went on Holland America cruise lines on the "Iberian Intrigue" , a 10 day cruise in the Mediterranian. We started in Lisbon, Portugal and ended in Rome, Italy. Stops along the way included Casablanca, Morocco; The Rock of Gibralter; Marsaille, France; Barcelona, Spain; Monte Carlo, Monaco; and Livorno (Pisa), Italy.
I'm not even kidding about how amazing it was. The&nbsp;part where you're on the boat is&nbsp;a whole vacation in itself. Then you get the part where you're get to go visit the places they stop. We were in Barcelona only one day, and it was not enough. The city is so amazing. The buildings that Gaudi designed and the park he designed were AMAZING.
Barcelona was my second favorite stop, Rome being my favorite. We were in Rome for 2 1/2 days, and that was barely enough. You could spend just a day in the Vatican Musuem. So that cruise was by far the best vacation I have ever been on. I highly recommend taking a cruise, especially on Holland America Lines--they were amazing. The food was incredible, the entertainment was incredible and the service was excellent. It was worth every penny I spent. 
