It’s been thirteen years since this started. As they approached retirement age, they planned what to do next.
Diana and Roger Jones had been waiting years for this moment. After working hard and saving money, they wanted to retire and fulfill their dreams.
The couple wanted to have fun. They wanted to see new places.
They wanted to make the most of their retirement and money.
That night, while Diana slept, Roger searched the computer for more options. After a few hours, he found the perfect solution.
Roger saw an ad for a new, affordable cruise ship in Miami. The older man clicked on the link.
That night, Roger looked up many cruise ships but found one problem: These ships only sail some of the year. They would sail for a few months, then stop.
This would be a problem for the couple. But would that stop them from sailing for the rest of their lives?
Roger calculated the couple’s cost. He worked until his fingers hurt, but he made a decision.
Roger didn’t know if it was legal, but his plan seemed perfect, especially after he looked at the numbers.
The following day, Diana found her husband asleep on the couch.
She woke him with a pat on the shoulder. When he opened his eyes, he was excited. He had to tell his wife about what he found.
Diana was confused but gasped when she saw the laptop. Is it true? Had he found a way?
Diana sat with her husband in front of the computer, watching the pictures of the ships he had found.
“We can’t live on international waters. “If the cruise ship owners find out, they’ll kick us out. Then we’ll have nowhere to live.” It’s too risky. “We’re too old to risk it.”
Roger looked down at his wife. He blushed but was hopeful. Would Diana take the risk? He hoped so.
While doing his research, Roger saw an ad and did something drastic. While his wife was making lunch, he booked a cruise to visit three countries on her bucket list.
Two weeks later, Roger and Diana were at the harbor. They were ready to leave. But Diana still didn’t know what to expect.
That night, the couple had fun as the ship left. It was like a lifetime of dates in one day.
The days turned to weeks, and things got more exciting. The couple explored and met new people, and they developed a better routine abroad.
The couple had a great time. They traveled from one cruise ship to another, visited countries they’d never been to, and did things they’d never done.
It was the best decision ever. They were wrong. But that would change on their next cruise.
The next trip was a Caribbean cruise, where the incident happened. The couple kept their plans secret from the staff.
But that night, everything changed because of a greedy cleaner.
That evening, the couple went out to dinner and dancing. They stayed up late, but it was worth it.
That was until they went to bed. They saw someone leaning against their door. The woman looked mischievous.
They didn’t know her, but her uniform showed she worked on the ship, and the trolley showed she was a cleaner.
The cleaner came in with the couple and did something that upset them.
The cleaner took a shirt from her cart and asked the couple about a stain on it. Was this it? Was their secret about to be revealed?
Diana said Roger had worn the shirt the night before. It was hot, and he walked into a counter.
He was old, and his skin was thin, so he cut himself.
The cleaners knew what they were up to. She’d seen them on other ships.
She said the company would ban them for life and demand $5,000. She didn’t know who she was dealing with.
Diana told the cleaner to talk to the company. She tried to keep her emotions in check and refused to let anyone blackmail her.
The cleaner would be in trouble, too, if her boss found out.
But that wasn’t the end. Diana had another plan. She called the local news station to tell them about the cleaner when they arrived at their next stop.
The company apologized for what its staff did, but that wasn’t all. The company fired the cleaner and banned her from working on a cruise ship. They made the couple VIP members, giving them free cruises for life.