Seriously, how sad for the family.
It’s bad enough being suicidal. But why go on a cruise, then do it, and ruin the trip for everybody? It’s not their fault that you decided to reject your life. That’s one last act of needless cruelty.
The buffet was that bad?
Yes, sad. It’s a permanent solution to a temporary problem.
“Oh, hear us when we cry to thee
For those in peril on the sea!”
—William Whiting, 1861
Chumming.
A rain storm with high winds blew through over night and made big waves. Which was nice but I didn't allow my seven year old to swim with me.
Originally I was in the water at the one lifeguard tower. Then we walked about four or five beach access points to ours and went in again.
When I was coming out and elderly woman, heavy set and not looking too sturdy passed me and I told her die wellen sins stark (the waves are strong). Which they were really pounding. I was having fun being battered and diving under them.
I got to my family and borrowed my daughter's towel which is pink with flowers and butterflies. I was doing that catwalk thing with it strutting back and forth modeling and drying myself off.
When I turned, I saw the woman out in the water going down from being hit by a big wave and taking an alarming time to reemerge. When she did she had her hand up so I dropped the towel and hobbled quickly into the water (I had an open blister under my foot). The woman kept disappearing but I got to her in about lower chest deep water ( I am 6 feet 4 inches tall and she being a mall heavy woman. I was glad I could grab her body and pull her towards shore while the waves actually helped push us.
Her straps were down and my wife fixed her swimsuit. She kept thanking me. We were stood there, she seemed confused then an elderly man arrived in jeans from the promenade. He said they agreed not to go in the water but then she walked sway down the beach and entered were I was.
My daughter was totally impressed. Time for breakfast, then it's a four hour train ride back to Berlin.
If the ship was under way then the props would have made quick work of her not to mention hitting the water from the 11th deck.