One good vacation idea is to take a cruise. Usually everything is included in the price, and you get to go to such interesting places. While the Alaska cruise specials sound enticing, as I have relatives that live in that area and know about all the beautiful natural scenery that you can take in (and no, it isn't North Pole cold up there all the time, there are some reasonable temperatures in the summer months) one of the cruises that caught my eye on their site is the one they're getting ready for the 5th anniversary of the release of Return of the King motion picture that's arranged with TheOneRing.net where you can go to New Zealand and Australia and see where the Lord of the Rings movies were filmed.