Aunt Bee is about to deposit some money in her savings account. But after Mike suggests doing something fun with the money, Aunt Bee considers the Caribbean cruise she's always wanted to take. Sam encourages her to do it. Goober, Emmett and Howard tease Aunt Bee about shipboard romances. Aunt Bee invites them to a bon voyage party on the boat. Millie gives Aunt Bee a lesson in attracting a man. On the boat, Aunt Bee's friends point out some of the men on board. After the party, and her friends have left, Aunt Bee mistakes Captain Charles Wolford for a steward. They brush off the mistake and she is slightly attracted to him. Aunt Bee befriends two other older ladies, Blanche Wilkins and Amelia Turner. Aunt Bee runs into Charles and advises him on the proper care for his African violets. She accepts his invitation for coffee in the officers lounge. They wind up spending a lot of time together on the trip. Aunt Bee writes back home about Charles. Charles tells Aunt Bee that he is going to retire after this trip and hopes to settle down on a farm somewhere. Her two week trip is over and Aunt Bee returns home. She tells her friends that Charles proposed and she accepted. Aunt Bee receives a telegram from Charles saying he'll be arriving in Mayberry in a week.