Back in late May hubby and I attended a tourism conference to learn more about the region, the attractions and well, how to better promote both. For attending the conference we each recieved an Ambassador Pass permitting one free entry to the participating attractions/museums. We attended the same conference last year, recieved the same pass, had a blast, learned a lot and shared the wealth (of info) with our guests. This year... well, so far it has sucked.

The pass is only good for a set time. In this case 6 weeks. It has rained the last 4 weekends. This weekend the weather was finally right. So, we chose to take the Casco Bay Lines Bailey Island Cruise after work Saturday morning. What a complete waste of time! For my 30th birthday and my husband's birthday last year we went out on the ferry for a sunrise cruise. So, this is not our first time on the ferry but it may just be our last. The cruise lasts 5 hrs and 45 minutes and by the end of the cruise more than half of the passengers were either asleep, reading a book or completely bored beyond belief. The captain of the boat could not possibly have had more of a droning voice as she led us around the islands of Casco Bay. No enthusiasm whatsoever. At first I thought it was just our sour mood. When we approached the ticket counter the man told us that only 1 pass would be free and the 2nd pass would be the standard $22. Both of us attempted to explain to him that this pass is the equivalent of a Media/VIP pass and we only pay if we bring along a guest. This got us nowhere. (Yes, I will be speaking with the manager tomorrow!) We both agreed that we will not be recomending this particular tour.

Until next time...

Ghost Bride