Last Summer!

Last year, my parents started planning a cruise just for the five of us. My siblings and I weren't as excited as you think we would be. A few days later, my grandparents from India called in and told us that they were going to come to the States to come visit us. Of course we told them to come right along. So my parents invited both sets of grandparents to come a join us on our cruise. That brings it up to 9 people. One day, we were in the car on the way back from school, and my mom told us that we were allowed to have a friend tag along with us! The next day, I asked my friend Caroline to come with me. We were so excited to go together!

On June 11, we started on our way to New Orleans where the ship was docked. When we got on the ship, we headed straight for the ice cream. It was about 80 degrees outside throughout the trip. That night, we went to the top floor of the ship where the "teen clubs" were. We sat inside there, watching TV, and playing the Wii with a few other kids our age. These were the kids that we would be spending the rest of the week with. Throughout the week, we stopped at the Florida Keyes and the Bahamas. In the Bahamas, there was a place called Atlantis. Atlantis had the biggest water slides I have ever seen in my life. The family got back on the ship after visiting a stop, and just walk around with our friends. At dinner, the waiters would put on a show for us. I'm pretty sure our waiters were the best. We joked around with them, and hugged them after dinner every night, saying thank you. This was one of the best weeks of my life. When the cruise finally ended, I was so upset. I wanted to stay on the ship forever.