Rubio had been vetted for the Republican vice-presidential spot. | REUTERS Rubio: Mitt VP pick was 'good news'

Sen. Marco Rubio said Wednesday he considered it “really good news” when Mitt Romney told him that he’d chosen a different running mate — because the Florida Republican had “just bought a four-day cruise.”

“Gov. Romney was gracious enough to call me on Friday evening that week,” Rubio said at the Palm Beach County Convention Center, the Palm Beach Post reported. “I was out on boat with my kids. I came back and I had four missed calls from Mitt Romney. I go ‘Uh-oh.’ So I talked to him and he said we’re going to be announcing our VP tomorrow and you’re going to be excited about the pick I’ve made.


“And I said, ‘Well, that’s really good news because I just bought a four-day cruise,’” Rubio said.

After reports to the contrary, Romney said in June that Rubio was being vetted for the position. But Rubio’s buzz faded in the weeks that followed.