In a previous blog I wrote about “Babymoons.” Looking back it seems I may have put the cart before the horse now that I am writing about “Procreation Vacations.” Procreation vacations? Haven’t heard of them? Give it time… according to travel experts procreation vacations are growing in popularity, especially with couples who are struggling to conceive in the confines of their own home. It would seem jetting off to exotic locations (such as the Bahamas) help in the baby-making process.
Travel agents say procreation vacations are part of a trend in which hotels around the world are luring couples who are trying to have a baby. Basically, the hotels put together a couples-only package that offers on-site sex doctors, romantic advice and exotic food and drink designed to put would-be parents in the mood to procreate.
Surprisingly (at least to me) even some obstetricians are promoting the trend. Doctors in Miami are going on record saying they encourage couples trying to have a baby to sneak away for a few days.
“One of the most easy, therapeutic interventions is to recommend a vacation,” one Miami doctor told local reporters. “I think the effect of stress on our physiology is truly underestimated.”
Sure, there are some couples who will say that all they need to do to conceive a child is to sneak away to their bedrooms—but the fact is some couples find visiting a different setting is more helpful.
That’s where the services offered by the Westin at Our Lucaya Grand Bahama Island come in. The resort is currently offering a three-night Procreation Vacation, which starts around $1800. Couples trying to conceive can lounge on the beach, swim in the pool, sip pumpkin soup and enjoy massages. Couples can also imbibe in an age-old Caribbean fertility concoction three times a day: sea moss, the Caribbean’s version of Viagra, mixed with evaporated milk, sugar and spices. (Those who have tried it say it tasted like an almond smoothie.) The chain also offers the package at their resorts on St. John and Puerto Rico.
Let’s face it tropical drinks and crashing waves are inviting, but procreation vacations are not limited to exotic locations. The Five Gables Inn & Spa on Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay is currently offering the “Birds and Bees” procreation package, which includes a two-night stay with a couple’s massage, oysters (purported to be an aphrodisiac) and wine, a pair of heart-print boxer shorts and a CD from love crooner Barry White for about $810 per couple.
Then there’s the procreation vacation package offered by a resort in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. If you enjoy hitting the slopes when you’re not hitting the sheets then you may want to consider reserving a room at the Teton Mountain Lodge where you and your lover can snuggle by a toasty fire, enjoy a candlelit dinner for two in your room and take a dogsled trip to a nearby hot springs.
Prefer the desert to the mountains? Consider heading to the Miraval Resort in Tucson, Arizona where sex experts Dr. Lana Holstein and her husband, Dr. David Taylor, help couples struggling to conceive with such things as ovulation schedules and achieving intimacy.
Need something a bit more exotic? For about $1,800 you can book a conception cruise on the “Love Boat” that takes you to a romantic island on the luxury liner of Singapore sex guru Dr. Wei Siang Yu.
Sounds relaxing. Would you consider taking a procreation vacation?