Variously: cold, windy, possible heavy snow, falling leaves, more leaves, icy road conditions, cardiac events from excessive raking and shoveling. Hire the neighborhood kids to do that because you will need to be on the National Review 2012 Post-Election Cruise. Scheduled for November 11-18 aboard Holland America Line’s beautiful Nieuw Amsterdam, this special week of Caribbean fun and sun will feature over three dozen conservative writers, strategists, authors, editors, columnists, pollsters, and wits. Look at this line-up: Jonah Goldberg, Rich Lowry, Bernard Lewis, Victor Davis Hanson, Ralph Reed, John Yoo, Scott Rasmussen, Daniel Hannan, Andrew McCarthy, James L. Buckley, Ed Gillespie, Cal Thomas, Elliott Abrams, Brian Anderson, James Lileks, Mona Charen, John O’Sullivan, Mark Krikorian, John Fund, Bing West, Alan Reynolds, James Pethokoukis, Jay Nordlinger, Ramesh Ponnuru, Peter Robinson, Michael Walsh, Rob Long, Robert Costa, Ed Whelan, John J. Miller, Roger Kimball, Kevin D. Williamson, Jim Geraghty, Kathryn Jean Lopez, Kevin Hassett, Andrew Stuttaford, and Anne Bayefsky.

Over 200 cabins have already been booked. Join the crowd, which will be enjoying nine scintillating seminars featuring NR’s editors and guest speakers; two fun-filled “Night Owl” sessions; three revelrous pool-side cocktail receptions; a late-night “smoker” featuring world-class H. Upmann cigars (and complimentary cognac); and intimate dining on two evenings with a guest speaker or editor. For complete information about this spectacular trip visit www.nrcruise.com.