Vacation Time!

I hope that my family will be able to meet up and have vacation time together this summer. I need to start searching for vacation rentals by owner now. Usually we book by January! I don't know that we will decide that soon. My brother wants to go with us somewhere. I know my mother is thinking a cruise, but I'm not sure I'm ready for that just yet! I suppose after Christmas we will sit down together as a family and decide on some place! Any ideas? Where have you and your family traveled to and enjoyed?