From far away the ships didn’t seem that big, but once they were right next to it the massiveness became much more apparent. There were about five ramps going from the port to the entrances on the ship. The Carlins chose the ramp closest to the back of the boat since that was where their cabins were.

"You kids getting excited yet?" asked Arthur in the enthusiastic tone he had been using the entire journey so far to try and help everyone be in a better mood.

"Are you kidding? Eight days soaking up the sun, hanging out with the honeys, and no strings attached? This is perfect!" Glen exclaimed, holding up his hand to Clay for a high five. Clay just laughed and shook his head, then lightly slapped his brother’s hand.

Arthur laughed at his son’s ridiculous comments, while Paula and Spencer just looked at eachother with the He’s such a typical guy look.

They reached the ramp and moved slowly in the line. At the entrance of the ship an attendant checked their tickets and pointed them in the direction of their cabins. As they started walking to their respective rooms, each of them couldn’t help but take in the intricate beauty of the ship. The furniture, the walls made of wood with beautiful carvings, even the carpet was fancy. Several sounds filled the air around them as well. Sounds of young children bantering back and forth excitedly, old couples admiring some of the artwork on display, and if they were not mistaken, the ringing sounds of a casino not far off. The atmosphere was so infectuous that the Carlins couldn’t help but become more eager to explore things further.

"Dude Clay, we have to sneak into that casino," said Glen just quietly enough for his parents not to overhear. Clay smirked and gave a small nod in response to Glen’s plan.

After finally finding their rooms and bringing in their suitcases that had been waiting for them outside of the door, they all went inside of their respective rooms to look around.

Inside of the kids’ rooms were two twin beds, a good-sized bathroom, a small couch which contained a pull-out bed, a t.v., a mini bar, and a sliding glass door that led to a balcony overlooking the water in the back of the ship.

Spencer claimed the bed on the right for herself while Clay and Glen did rock paper scissors for who had to sleep on the pull-out bed. Clay ended up winning and Glen begrudgingly moved his stuff over next to the coach.

Deciding to unpack later so she could get away from her increasingly annoying brothers, well brother, as quickly as possible, Spencer went over and knocked on her parents’ door.

Paula opened the door and smiled at her daughter. "You need something honey?"

"No, i just wanted to come over and tell you that im gonna go up onto the pool deck to look around and check out the ship a little bit, okay?"

"Well alright, I don’t really want you going by yourself, but I guess that’s okay. Just be safe!"

"I will I will."

"Alright, well try and be back before dinner so we can all go together," requested Paula, but Spencer didn’t hear her because as soon as her mother said yes she had started to walk quickly down the hall to where the elevators were.

Maybe this won’t be so bad after all… she thought, pressing the UP button.