Captain cruises for shipboard romance.

Australian Doctor,  May, 2006  by Whitten, David

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THE WHITTEN WORD by Dr David Whitten

OKAY, put your hand up if you've ever been on a cruise. Now leave your hand up if the cruise didn't turn out to be as good as you hoped.

I can imagine thousands of readers with their hands in the air. My hand certainly is.

I went on my first and last cruise when I was seven years old. It was a four-day cruise out to some island and then back. I don't remember the name of the island, but I well remember the brochure my parents showed me before we left. On the front was a glossy photo of a pristine white ocean liner, gently slicing ...

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