And so it went...

Last April Peggy and Jack finally caved. They joined R. Crusoe’s "Almost Last Chance to Cruise China’s Historic Yangtse River" journey. A group tour, as it were.

They discovered they liked being met at the airport after a long flight and driven directly to the hotel. They loved staying at all the top hotels (no surprise here). They adored how their bags magically disappeared from one hotel room and re-appeared at the next one. They enjoyed eating at the best restaurants--some casual, some haute. (And even the beer and local wine was included, so no fussing about paying for drinks or dividing checks.)

They liked the interesting people they met. Who would’ve known how to hook up with an economist in Hong Kong, a doctor at a traditional Chinese medicine hospital, a history professor, a chef, an archaeologist in Xian, two museum curators? They took Peggy and Jack to interesting places and told them fascinating things they otherwise never would have heard.

Most surprising, Peggy and Jack really loved their fellow travelers. They discovered they had a lot in common with these people--smart, curious, sophisticated, and with a sense of fun and humor.

Turns out Peggy and Jack were delighted with their China trip and happy that they had given an R. Crusoe & Son’s Small, Select Group Tour a chance.

Their daughter and son were also pleased… especially as they’re both vice presidents at R. Crusoe.

The good news is that Peggy and Jack learned a valuable lesson: having R. Crusoe & Son plan their international travel makes for a richer journey.

Meet the converts. Five months after their China trip, Peggy and Jack embarked on a different kind of adventure with R. Crusoe, a Strictly Private Journey. We’ll tell you more about that in our next issue, but the moral of this story is simple: Listen to your kids.