There's no place like (Costa) home

We’ve now been on the Costa Romantica for four whole days and it’s become like home. It’s amazing how adaptable we humans are, and how much we need a “home” as a safe place, a frame of reference. We have stopped so far at 3 ports and there’s always a sense of relief when we see the ship again as we approach the port from an excursion. It’s like home, it will be tough getting used to real home again , including not having one’s room tidied twice a day.

An American diplomat who was posted to the Philippines explained to his family when they arrived in Manila that they would have servants , something unknown in America. He said “It takes only minutes to get used to the good life. It may take half a lifetime to get used to afterwards to normal life at home”.