From 'I Do' to 'I Do Again': Our Annual Harmony Tradition

I'm going to be totally honest with you: when my wife Sarah first suggested we return to the Harmony of the Seas for our first anniversary, I thought she was crazy. Don't get me wrong—our honeymoon cruise three years ago was incredible, but wouldn't we want to explore somewhere new? That's what I asked her, anyway, standing in our kitchen on a gray February morning while she scrolled through Royal Caribbean's website with this determined look on her face. "We're doing this," she said, pointing at the screen. "Same ship. Same week in June. Non-negotiable." I learned pretty quickly that there's no arguing with Sarah when she has that tone, so I booked it without asking too many questions. Best decision I never wanted to make. Let me back up and explain how we even got here. Sarah and I got married on a Saturday in June, got on the Harmony of the Seas the following Friday, and spent seven days at sea like we were living in some kind of dream someone else was having. We'd saved for three years to make that honeymoon happen, cutting back on fancy dinners and new clothes, driving our ancient Honda Civic way past its prime. When we finally boarded that ship in Galveston, I felt like we'd…