Hi!

Long time no post. Since our 2007 Alaska cruise, we spent 10 days in Slovenia/Austria in 2008, and last month spent 12 days in Ireland celebrating Guinness's 250th birthday, and our friend's 40th birthday simultaneously. Now, it's time to plan for next year's vacation!

We were thinking we'd do lower key - drive up to Utah and see Bryce Canyon/Zion National Park, and all the gorgeousness up there - lots of hiking, etc. But, Regent is still being mean and mailing us lots of glossy brochures with prices that keep dropping. And my browser seems to have some kind of malfunction where it goes to rssc.com and luxurycruisetalk.com at random times (strangely it seems to be right after frustrating or boring meetings at work...) So, I started thinking maybe we'd do a short (5-7 day) cruise in addition to the Utah trip. Then, my mind wandered and I figured, why not put Utah off til 2011, and do a longer (10/11 day) cruise next year?

Well, then there's that pesky work (that is so annoying!). Next year I'll be a subcommittee chair for a conference, which will involve a total of 5 meetings, and 2 other deadlines I need to be available for, that's going to seriously limit the dates we can travel. So, that makes 2011 make more sense than 2010.

But, will the prices be so good for 2011? I mean 50% off - $1000 makes some of those cruises look pretty good...

What do you guys who have been watching prices for more years than I have think? Any chance of these good deals in 2011? Or, should we bite the bullet and find a cruise that fits our schedule next year, even though it might not be our first choice of location or dates thanks to work commitments?

I know no one knows the future, I'm just looking for your thoughts...

:)
Liz