Late in 2009 Eleanor received a mailer for a vacation package from Caribbean Cruise Line, the one with the commercials featuring Carmen Electra, for what appeared to be a pretty good price. It's important to realize that this isn't the reputable Royal Caribbean cruise line (I wish I'd have known then they were an impostor piggybacking their brand). Intrigued, we gave a call to get more details and to see what the "catch" was. The rep did a good job convincing us there wasn't one: we were to get a week long vacation with 4d/3n in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 3d/2n on a cruise to the Bahamas, then finish with 2d/2n in Orlando, FL. They'd give us a rental car for the trip and free food and drink. We'd just have to get down to Florida. We'd also get a second hotel stay for 3d/2n in one of three cities that we could use or gift to someone. Sounded damn good, and I chalked the price up to introductory discounts used to get a new company the satisfied customers and word-of-mouth buzz to develop a customer base. However, our critical thinking caps weren't on and we didn't ask about the fine details. Never do the rationalizing for the company.
