We have met some lovely Americans and North Americans on this trip. This is pretty strange as there are more children on board the Celebrity Eclipse on this Cruise than there are American citizens. But it seems some of the best people all come from the USA. In fact, the friendship is so good that I want to be adopted. Then I would have an excuse for a picture or a photograph of an Eagle on my study wall. Amongst those that we have met and in no particular order;
There is Fred “The Stairs” and Julie “Andrews” from Boston
Along with Fred and “Hey” Jude from New York City
The two lovely ladies from Chicago
There’s the “Chicago Bear”
Our dining companions the lovely cool Ray and equally lovely “Babs” from Connecticut
Jerry “Bagels” and Louise from Long Island who hail from Brooklyn and Queens
“Cindy-Anna” from Indiana
“Danni” from Washington DC
Jim and Sue from New York State
Irene "Dallas"
The late night coffee scooter duo from New York
Three more from New York City
Someone from the West Coast
Someone else from the East Coast
And someone from something called “Central Eastern Middle time” but I may have got that one a tad wrong
My favourite name association is “Fred the Stairs” as we chatted on Deck 5 near to the Moonlight Sonata staircase. My favourite accidental name is “Cindy-Anna”. I met a group at a cafe break on an excursion and said “Hi, where are you from?” To which the lovely lady sat towards the front of the table replied “Cindy-Anna”. “Cool” I said, “I don’t recall that State but it’s a nice name”. Now you know where this is going folks. The place was Indiana, but when I said ‘Cindy-Anna’ out loud it got a really good laugh from all of the Americans. I laughed along with them and the lovely lass, now has a new name. Ps in case she does a Google search I promised myself that I would input the name several ways so here goes: Cindyanna, Cindy-anna, Cindianna. Thanks for that everyone, please also enjoy the next bit as well.
After meeting so many lovely people from the States, it is fitting that the following poem is dedicated to them all. It is written in ‘Royal Rime’ consisting of seven lines per stanza in the rhyming scheme ABABBCC. It was written on Deck 5 on the afternoon of Tuesday the 09 August 2011 while on the Cruise Holiday of a Lifetime.
The Anthem
Oh how I long to sing
The Star Spangled Banner
With its unique ring
While in upright manner
Although I’m no tenor
To sing the national song
Is all that I long
To stand side by side
With cousins from across the Pond
That’s no longer so wide
Because of our special bond
From discourse and not a wand
Oh how I long to sing
That Star Spangled thing
Roger Bennett, August 2011
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Celebrity Cruise Tip 19: Try out the complimentary treats in Cafe al Bacio, but don’t visit too often because I can imagine that they could become quite addictive
