“You can come off the horn now,” said a familiar voice. Bea and Purity opened their eyes.  They were on the deck of the Royal Princess Cruise ship.  Purity was sitting in the captain’s chair and Bea stood next to the her.  Their big sister, Prudence was standing between them.

“Welcome to the Love Boat!” said Prudence and she squeezed her sisters’ shoulders tightly into her.

“Where are we headed?” asked Bea.

“We are in Fort Lauderdale in Florida.  In a few minutes, we’ll sail off towards Orlando, Florida.  We’ll spend a day there – Disneyworld should be fun and then we are off to our cruise to the Western Caribbean.

“I’ve been looking forward to this,” said Purity. After a few minutes of talking, giggling and hugging, the girls decided to take a tour of the Royal Princess.

Jason, the midshipman, gave them a grand tour…

The girls made their way to their cabin on the Marina deck.  They were surprised how small everything seemed.

“This is one of their best rooms?” asked Bea.

“Someone is getting very used to traveling in style,” said Purity.

“And why not?  I deserve it!  We all do,” said Bea as she threw herself down on the bed. Then she remembered. “We do have clothes to wear, right?”

“Yes, they are already put away for you in the closet,” said Prudence. “And I also got you some shoes. Here put them on now.”

Their first night at sea was so exciting. They got dressed and went to dinner around 7pm.  Then, they went back to their cabin and put on their bikinis.  The girls then went on deck to the pool area where they decided to watch a movie under the stars.  They were surprised to see a movie trailer of a fairy tale that seemed strangely familiar to them…

“So we’ll be in Disney World tomorrow,” said Prudence.  “Anything specific you want to do while we are in port?”

“Well, since this is a cruise, don’t we need evening dresses for the dress up night?” asked Bea.

“Yes, you are correct,” answered Prudence.  “I did get you a few choices that are hanging in your closet.  Or, we can shop tomorrow in Disney World.  But I think you’ll be stuck with Disney themed dresses.”  Prudence opened her mini ipad.  “I got you these Purity…”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And for you, sweet Bea…