Is Sitting Through a Time Share Presentation Worth a Bahamas Vacation?

About three years ago, I received a vacation offer inentertainment, expensive food and fighting for a spot in
the mail. The offer said that if I agreed to sit through athe sun. My Bahamas vacation wasn't starting off too
90 minute timeshare presentation, then I would get awonderfully. However, I played it off because I didn't
free Bahamas vacation with several days in Florida. Awant my husband to know that I was starting to have
free vacation sounded very appealing to me at thatdoubts.
time because I was desperate for a getaway. I decideWe finally arrived at the port in the Bahamas after a
to accept the offer so I purchased my airfare andless than pleasant journey. We were driven to our
began to look forward to my Bahamas vacation. Idesignated hotel and I couldn't wait to see what the
thought that I could easily sit through 90 minutes of thehotel was like. However, my Bahamas vacation was
presentation, say no, and be done with it.still not going well because the hotel was far from
I was really looking forward to the promised luxuryluxury. It was nice, but not something I would have paid
hotel, free transportation and tickets to someto stay at so I was very disappointed.
happenings. My husband had some doubts about theHowever, I was determined to make the most of my
offer but he was still as excited as I was. He told mevacation and enjoy it. We spent lots of time in the sun
that this might turn out to be something other than Iand did the normal touristy things. I convinced my
was expecting, even though he was also lookinghusband to go with me on the dolphin excursion. It was
forward to his time in the sun.a wonderful experience and we actually got to swim
On the other hand, I was busy dreaming about thewith the dolphins. That was the best part of my
enjoyment, fun and relaxation of the amazingBahamas vacation.
Bahamas vacation offer. We were to take a dayWe showed up for our 90 minute meeting on the day
cruise from Ft. Lauderdale to the Bahamas and thenof the timeshare meeting. It was a bit annoying
would be greeted when we arrive. I have been told tobecause the speeches were very long, pushy and
expect a cruise that was incredibly nice on the offer.lasted for almost 3 hours. It almost seemed as if they
However, I felt like I was on a tour boat with lots ofwouldn't let us leave until someone took the bait. My
others crowded into a small area. I was not veryhusband decided that he had enough after 3 agonizing
impressed with the initial part of my vacation.hours, so he stood up and said that we were leaving.
Unfortunately, my husband's suspicions seemed to beMy Bahamas vacation was not exactly what I'd been
coming true because we spent the day with horriblehoping for.