Air travel,
layovers, and port transfers altogether alert everyone’s patience. Yet, people from all walks of life gather at
Miami port-of-call. No doubt, like us, they
are united by a goal to get away from the work grind and the hustle and bustle
of life anywhere, everywhere - east or west!
Packed with grand expectations, and memory-making hopes, we all merge at
the doors of cruise ship, the Carnival
Conquest. Suit cases dragging could
be heard all around. Anxiety, eagerness
and mixed other emotions strongly building up could also be felt. Finally, all head to cruise ship gangway and
queue, may be for the last time until the adventure really begins! So we thought. But soon after official check-in, unlocking
of the fastest routes and mazes of floors, central gathering places and
assigned "staterooms", an emergency siren drowns all ears. Safety drill is first protocol- a must for
sea travel and adventure! Briefing
complete, all heave a sigh and in every which one’s merry heart-way, cruisers
split in many directions.
Fashionistas get
pulled in by shops on 5th floor to check out the latest vogue for ship get
up. Pros and curious adventurers of
liqueur go straight to bars and order their first dry martini, whiskey or
rum. Luck gamers rush their feet to the
casino; they spot their favorite game of chance or try their second best choice
to raise adrenalin for hypnotic greed.
Patrons of art peruse the board for auction gatherings and check
bargains for notable prints and original works.
Music lovers lounge where drifting or bolstering sounds suited their
ears. Comic entertainers spice up the Punchliners’ Stage, and begin to crack either
their lame or belly-filling laugh lines.
Wet sports enthusiasts head fast to their cabins, change and hit the
pools or lounge and catch the late rays of the sun. Of course, cruise ship service staff could be
spotted everywhere; all begin their task to please and satisfy guests who have
gathered all throughout the ship, at the stomach and pallet-filling
restaurants, especially. They serve in
humble stances 12 hours each day of a weeklong voyage on ship and at ports-of-call,
careful to not show tired backs or achy feet.
Though hard to
support with honest to goodness motives, people take in as much of what they
thought they purchased, the coveted freedom of movement and activity in an environment
of pampering at beck and call, and cruisin’ along Gulf of Mexico aboard Carnival Conquest!
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