The Odyssey-Personal Narrative

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“That’s HUGE!” I exclaimed when I spotted the enormous cruise ship. And let me tell you, finding it was not hard. It seemed to be a mile long, dominating most of the Florida harbor! Excitement rose in my body, pushing through my throat, so consequently, I let out a cry of glee! “Come on, Eli!” mom told me, already walking to security with the rest of my family. “I’m coming!” I shouted, running to her, my bag bouncing in my grip. “Put your bags here and we’ll deliver them to your rooms!” a man said, dressed like a modern day sailor. We had put tags on our bags that were mailed to us, showing the crew what number our rooms are, so they can put them there. After that, we headed through security, then finally got to head to the boat! We walked …show more content…
There were multiple pools, a mini golf course, numerous free restaurants (YAY!), and so much more! This is amazing. How is it even humanly possible?!? Finally, we ended up at the top floor of the cruise ship, and saw our grandpa and grandma there!
“Hello!” I suddenly said, surprised at seeing them. Stopping in my tracks, I asked them, “You’re here too?”
“Yes, of course!” they replied. “So, do you like this ship?”
“How could we not?!” we all replied.
“Well then, you’re just in time, because we’re about to leave the harbor!” Suddenly, I felt a little shake, and saw the boat slowly turning, the captain aware of the harbor nearby. Looking over the railing, I saw him skillfully maneuver through the many obstacles, tons of people were now gathering for a view, waving to the people who had come to sit on the shore. As the boat slowly moved away, into the sea, the people kept getting smaller and smaller, like ants on a grassy field. Looking back towards the sea, I saw a beautiful sunset, a flaming ball sinking, very slowly, sinking into the waves. Wow. What a view!
Orange, pink, and red streaks cut through the air, as if lines of colorful fabric were draped over the Earth’s atmosphere, while waves lapped at the side of the ship. What a great way to start our cruise, and end another

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