Raise up the ramps, let go the lines
\nBring up her colours and designs
\nPrepare for casting off
\nAnd through the port we\u2019ll slip
\nEach person standing at the rail
\nHas one great thought prevail, one single prayer:
\nGod bless this noble ship<\/i><\/p>\n
Batten down the hatches m\u2019dears, here comes the Crossing.<\/p>\n
There was, initially, fear that we were leaving people behind in Portugal today \u2013 the same two passengers had to be paged three times before we finally let go lines and with the usual three cheers on the whistle, the ship took a hard heel to the port and started our slow way across the temperamental Atlantic to our final port of call in Fort Lauderdale.<\/p>\n
7 long sea days stretch ahead of us now, 7 days of nothing but endless blue water and grey horizon.<\/p>\n
Ready or not, here we come\u2026<\/p>\n
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Raise up the ramps, let go the lines Bring up her colours and designs Prepare for casting off And through the port we\u2019ll slip Each person standing at the rail Has one great thought prevail, one single prayer: God bless … Continue reading