A Vacation Worth Waiting For
Arthur Duperrault always wanted to take his family on a cruise or rent a boat for a family vacation. As an ophthalmologist, he was able to save enough money by 1961 to take his whole family on a well-deserved trip. The Duperraults lived in Wisconsin, so they wanted to travel somewhere warm for a change. They decided to head to the Bahamas on a boat.
Source: Wikipedia
Arthur, his wife, son, and two daughters went to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where they met up with Julian Harvey (an old friend of his) and his wife Mary Dene, who joined them for their cruise. The Duperraults chartered a boat, and Julian was the captain because he had skipper experience from WWII. The family set sail on a ship named Bluebelle on November 8, 1961.