I
We fly to the East for a party.
The cell service may be somewhat spotty.
We will not be on land,
Because that is the plan.
We’ll be at sea to party hearty.

II
While we wait to board, we tour the town.
With no car, it’s too far to downtown.
We’ll visit Hoboken
Where Sinatra is spoken
With reverence and hollowed renown.

III
We board after the 4th in Jersey
For our wonderful 7 nite journey.
Florida the first stop,
Bahama the next hop.
We’ll have lots of fun, don’t you worry.

IV
Go for an anniversary cruise,
Janet and Richard sing 50 year news.
I was there at the start,
They have nothing but heart.
The Caribbean will have great views.

We sail with the family Surace.
The ship is huge so we’ll have the space.
Aunts and Uncles are there.
And grandchildren to be fair.
The memories will be hard to erase.

V
The first day at sea was igniting.
For slot pull, family was inviting.
We all put in our cash
And we didn’t lose our ash.
We won double our bet. How exciting!

For dinner we dined on great sushi.
We dressed up but my tie is goofy.
Tonight was formal night,
But my pants were too tight.
Went to bed instead of a movie.

VI
We took a Port Canaveral tour,
Seafood tasting, Space Museum and more.
It was too hot to walk.
It was too warm to talk.
The best part was the NASA Gift Store.

VII
Jersey to Florida, now day four.
We finally made it to Nassau.
Our first stop was Rum cake.
Paradise gave us a break.
Then the Queens Steps if you wanted more.

Chocolate factory was the next stop.
John Watling’s Distillery the last hop.
Back to ship we desire,
To leave this hell fire.
Then long walk to the ship where I drop.

VIII
Last night while we slept and dreamt and snored,
We cruised to Coco Cay where we moored.
We relaxed by the pool,
Cause we are no one’s fool.
To the beach, 6000 guests were lured.

Dinner at Wonderland was quite grand
There were surprises from sea and land.
The Mad Hatter was there
And so was the March Hare.
Not one of the ten dishes was bland.

IX
There was no one to see at the pool,
Yet all the big tubs were chuck full.
We each had an ice cream
Then back to room to clean
For a great dinner with better fuel.

Scallops were first, sliced thin, hard to see
Then lobster, a treasure from the  sea.
Tomato soup had smoke.
My crustini bridge broke.
A total of appetizers three.

Branzino is a wonderful dish.
A delicate and tasty white fish.
If that was not enough,
The filet was the best stuff.
A chocolate dessert my last wish.

Did I mention the various wines.
Most were from delicious white vines.
The red was for the steak,
Of which we did partake.
After, an Espresso Martini shines.

X
We left the ship with no great fan fare.
On the Newark bus without a care.
The airport was empty.
Two delays were plenty.
It’ll be late before we reach our lair.