Apparently, during a vacation is one of the most popular ways to propose. I often find myself thinking, “I wonder if they’ll get engaged on their trip?” when I see Facebook posts about long-time couples leaving for vacation together. I always ‘like’ the picture of them or the ring that gets posted upon their return, and add a congratulating comment. Of my close friends who’ve gotten married or engaged recently, three quarters of them got engaged on vacation. Despite seeing this pattern, when asked before I left for my trip I said, “No, I don’t think he’ll propose on our vacation, we’ll come back just the same as we left (but with a nice tan).” Not to ruin the end of the story or anything, but I was wrong!

My boyfriend and I planned a romantic cruise for February.
Since we started dating, Zac and I have taken some fun vacations together. We’ve been to Fort Myers, New Orleans, San Francisco, Minneapolis, and a few daytrips up to Boston for Red Sox games. So far, we’d never been out of the country together. Planning a trip for February meant we wanted to visit somewhere warm! We decided on a 5-day romantic cruise leaving from Miami that made stops in Ocho Rios, Jamaica and Grand Cayman of the Cayman Islands.Our Jamaica vacation was so exciting, in more ways than one!
The first stop was Ocho Rios, Jamaica. We booked an excursion that took us up the mountain to have lunch and ride the bobsled back down to the bottom. The view was spectacular! After the bobsled, we took a bus out to Dunn’s River Falls to hike up them. This is probably the main tourist attraction of Ocho Rios. The falls are actually in a James Bond movie, which solidified Zac’s desire to take a Jamaica vacation. You have to wear special water shoes and make the hike up in a group with a guide. Here we are about halfway up with me blissfully unaware he’s carrying an engagement ring in his pocket:
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