The Lucky Cruise Ship by Malcolm
May 19th was the day I was going to Barcelona on holiday, for two whole weeks. I couldn’t wait to go and the best part was that I was going there on a cruise ship. 3 days on a cruise ship – that was the best part of the holiday as far as I was concerned. ‘1 more week to go,’ I kept thinking all through the days before. I started packing bags and equipment in the car a week before with my brother.
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All of my stuff, and the other’s, was packed in the car. So we set off to the cruise harbour. It took nearly four hours to get there. And then we had to wait another two before we could get on the ship. I have to say I got a bit angry because I really wanted to get on and see what the ship was like inside. The person who was in charge said we had to park our car outside and carry our luggage on board. I was quite happy to do that because it meant I could go on board at last.
It was so posh, it was rated a 5 star ship. I told my mum, ‘can I please go swimming in the pool?’
‘Ok,’ she said, so I ran in my swimming trunks and jumped into the pool.
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The water slides were really fun but it was getting dark. I got dressed and called my brother and sisters, ‘let’s go to the cinema.’
So we went to watch a film, on board a ship. It was HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX. Three hours long, it was a really good film. By the end of it, it was about midnight, so I went to my room with my brother and sisters and we all fell asleep.
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Day 2 of the cruise!
I had lots of things to do today. I ate my breakfast: bacon, sausage, egg, baked beans and toast. After that I got dressed in my new clothes and went to look around the cruise ship. I was thinking of something that I needed. My basketball. I went to my room and got it. My brother was waiting for me in the basketball pitch, so we played for a couple of hours. Later on mum called for us to go to the restaurant and have our lunch. I had pizza and chips, the others all had different things like hamburgers, jacket potato and seafood. Soon I was feeling full and needed to relax. I thought perhaps I should go and watch another film. My brother didn’t agree. ‘Let’s hang around with mum and dad.’
So we did. We looked around some more places on the ship. There were shops where you could buy clothes, and my mum and dad decided to buy some. We had to wait while they tried them on.
Suddenly I heard something. People were shouting and screaming.
‘The way ahead is blocked with a huge rock. We can’t get through this canal.’
I was so scared, my heart was beating fast. Everyone else was panicking, saying that the ship was going to sink underwater.
‘Don’t panic,’ said the captain. He had come out to assure everyone that we were safe. But where we? From the deck you could see the huge rock looming closer and closer towards us. We got closer and closer to it. Then I had a thought. There was a missile on the ship. I told the captain to use it.
He said it was a good idea. But we only had one, so we had to wait until we were really close to the rock before we could use it.
BANG!
The captain fired and the missile and it hit the rock. ‘We’re going to die,” I thought. But the good thing is, nothing bad happened. Everyone was so happy.
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The captain gave me £1000 for my help. I was even happier when we reached Barcelona. I gave my mum and dad a hug. We were here at last and we went to a nice hotel. A hotel in Barcelona!
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