The Dazzling Ship

By Stewart

I opened the door to my cabin, put my bags down in the sparkling clean room.

I walked back out and down the hallway. I reached a glamorous and elegant atrium. I heard the hum of busy vacationers. There was a huge gold sculpture in the middle of many multicolored dancing lights curving around each of the floors. Elevators carried lots of happy people from floor to floor on the Inspiration of the Carnival cruise line. Then I saw my sisters and they said, "Come on deck and see how beautiful it is."

I replied, "Yeah I would really like to see that." Once we reached the deck of the great ship, I saw two huge pools and four hot tubs bubbling with white suds. Then I saw my grandparents, looking out on the ocean. I walked over to them and thanked them for getting tickets on this nice cruise. They answered, "It's no problem. We wanted to do this for everyone." I was glad that I would spend so much time with my cousins, grandparents, and my aunts and uncles.

That evening, I stood on deck with my grandparents when we were taking off from the island San Juan. The great big horn blew, the dolphin's fin shaped exhaust pipe blew smoke and steam as we pulled away from the port. Everyone cheered. I left the dock wondering what the next week would be like with my family and relatives on this trip around the Caribbean islands.