It's easy to use adjectives describing the comfort of having everything done for you, the superlatives we all use after a week of pampering and eating way too much consistently delicious food.

Having just returned home from a week on Oceania Marina, I will instead tell you what I miss. Sitting there on our last day, enjoying the sound of the ship slicing through the calm seas with the sun at our stern and knowing soon we would be back to the reality we love, our dog we missed so much, my mind wandered to all the things I would miss about Oceania.

I miss Surf and Turf with parmesan dusted fries for lunch in Waves, the sound of ice cold water being poured into a stemmed glass. I miss the fresh squeezed orange juice in the morning and the anticipation and wonder of fresh baked donuts on a morning here or there. I miss the grapefruit sorbet in a sweet waffle cone and the chocolate shake to which I decadently add warm chocolate and caramel sauce, even chocolate chips which are even yummier drawn through a straw. Read more