Club Getaway

I’ve been doing internet dating on and off for years, with some success, but I wouldn’t say it’s been the best way for me to meet people.   What the cruise helped me learn is that my personality is a big part of what people find attractive about me.  And this is something that you don’t get to discover while reading through profiles and clicking on pictures.  In fact, one of my cruise buddies told me during a discussion of what type of girls he likes that I’m definitely not his “type” but he finds me attractive because of my personality.  So I decided to use this knowledge on my next adventure…Club Getaway’s 20s/30s young professionals weekend.  Club Getaway is basically like summer camp for adults (with alcohol).  During the day you play volley ball, swing from the trapeze, and water ski and at night you dance and drink the night away.  All while sleeping in air conditioned cabins with private bathrooms.  I went with some people who I met on the cruise.  They were people who I enjoyed on the cruise but didn’t spend a lot of time with.  I looked forward to getting to know them better, but didn’t feel obligated to spend all of my time with them…which was perfect. 

Club Getaway gives you a schedule of activities for each day and I spent a ton of time figuring out which ones I wanted to choose.  Archery for sure, Zumba, Bungee Trampoline, A Scavenger Hunt and Poker.  And they had pole dancing which was a lot of fun…I think I will definitely try this back in NYC.  I went to most of the activities by myself but met tons of people who have a lot in common with me and it was a great opportunity to practice talking with strangers.  My cruise friends spent most of the time lounging by the lake but I met them for meals.  The first night there was a dance where I had a great time burning up the floor.  I met these 3 guys who, while a little geeky, were really nice and fun to dance with.  The funniest thing that happened was while I was dancing with my 3 guys and my cruise girlfriends.  I really needed to go to the bathroom so I told one of the girls where I was going and she said “don’t leave…because when you leave, they all leave.”  Meaning the guys I assumed.  They did all leave the dance floor, but came back when I returned.  Saturday night there was a campfire and one of my guys gave me his smore and my cruise girlfriend was just astounded by this.  She wondered why the guys she was interested in didn’t behave that way.  When she pointed them out I noticed that the guys she liked were basically overgrown frat boys.  Yes, they were probably the best looking guys there…but they knew it and they were in a group.  My three guys were dorky and not as attractive for sure, but they were so kind and nice and attentive and generous.  I mean, a guy who gives up his smore?!?  That’s rare!  At the end of the weekend I did exchange numbers with one of the guys but he lives on Long Island so we never saw each other again.  But I will definitely go back to Club Getaway.