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Spring break cruise provides fun and adventure

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The majority of Delphi’s students spent their spring break at home or in “Floridaaa!!”; however, I got the opportunity to go on a cruise, which – this much I can already give away – was a rocking business!

The tour started with the boarding in New Orleans where people from all over the US and Europe were split up into groups in the waiting area. A man swinging a yellow umbrella – which I don’t think is a great symbol of trust and authority – was telling us about the boat’s history and the fact that the cruise ship was “unsinkable.” The lady sitting next to me smiled, amused by this, and said, “That’s what they said about the Titanic too!”

After various security controls we lined up and followed the crowd up a little bridge heading toward the ship. We were moving fluently untilI had advanced right above the little gap between ship and land which is about 300 feet high where I, just slightly afraid of heights, remained for about 5 minutes.

As we entered the ship they took some kind of surprise picture that was from now on our identity picture connected with the little card that we got to open our room door. We received a sheet of paper filled with breakfast, lunch and dinner room numbers, but I couldn’t find the actual room number, consisting of a letter and three numbers, anywhere, a big problem for me, as a person that can’t remember numbers. And yes, I did get lost in the endless hallways of the cruise ship and yes, I always found my way back somehow. But trust me, it is very alarming to expect to come out at the dining room and end up at the pool.

The cruise boat itself had three swimming pools. One of them was on a separate deck for adults only, one of a giant size for little kids, and one of a ridiculously small size for everyone in between 8 and 30 which included me. Obviously the mix of overexcited 10-year-olds, teenagers, college students and young already-drunk adults, didn’t work out too well so I mostly stayed on the volleyball court. And as you can imagine, playing volleyball on a rocking ship became a whole new sport which you could probably best describe like this: about 20 people trying hard to stay on their own feet while jumping after a ball that is snatched by the wind into another direction every other second.

Dancing in the clubs at night became a dangerous activity, too, because the boat made you bump into random people while dancing which most of them just took as an actual “move” on them.

Fortunately, I did find an answer to my seasickness. I received a patch that I was supposed to stick behind my ear and just leave there for the next three days. I still don’t know if I just got used to the rocking boat or if the patch actually worked, but to be honest, I don’t really care – I felt better!

All in all I can definitely conclude that the whole trip was a fun and exiting experience on the water which thankfully didn’t end up with my laying on a door in my safety jacket on the Atlantic Ocean.

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