Longing for love and the need for it is told in this story between two protagonists. Seniors meet in Barcelona, and so their romance begins on a cruise ship. The onboard involvement causes each to face their past lives and learn to let go of them in order to fulfill the meaning they have for each other. They succeed in securing this newfound love, only to have it tragically end. The story of Harold and Pam lays bare some of the problems facing today's society.