Rare A&L_Ont Posted December 21, 2016 #1 Share Posted December 21, 2016 (edited) For those on a Christmas cruise I thought you might want to read this in your cabin on Christmas Eve. My wife found this on-line, so I'm not sure who deserves the writing credit, but enjoy your holidays and have a Merry Christmas! 'Twas the night before Christmas, and far out at sea Our vessel was sailing, as smooth as could be The stockings were hung from the balcony chairs With hope that St. Nicholas soon would be there The children were nestled all snug in their uppers Having just settled down from a Christmas Eve supper And ma and myself, we were covered in aloe A bit too much sun, in a pool, warm and shallow When up in the sky, there arose such a clatter I leapt from my bed to see what was the matter To the sliding glass door, I flew like a flash Well, more like a saunter, and less like a dash And what to my skeptical eyes should appear But a great shiny sleigh, and eight flying reindeer They circled our ship, from starboard to port As the moon lit the driver, a jolly old sort Who called to his team, in a happy retort "Now Dasher, now Dancer," so on and so forth We raced through our cabin and into the hall To the very top deck, in time for us all To be awed by the sight of Old Santa's sleigh As he lightly touched down, by the midnight buffet With a bundle of goodies thrown over his back He rose in the air and dropped down the smokestack Santa went straight to work, and later we learned He found every child's cabin, from the bow to the stern Insides and oceanviews, balconies and suites Santa filled every stocking, with toys and with treats Until all his deliveries had been handled with care Then he noted he still had a minute to spare So he surfed the wave rider, with nary a fall While Dasher and Dancer scaled the rock-climbing wall And Prancer, who had always been fond of the cold Tried the ice-skating rink, a sight to behold And then with a whistle, Santa summoned his team And he bade us farewell, silent nights and sweet dreams And I heard him exclaim, as he flew out of view Merry Christmas to all, and to all, a good cruise. Edited December 21, 2016 by A&L_Ont Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted December 21, 2016 #2 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Very nice Andrew, thanks.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njmomof2 Posted December 21, 2016 #3 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Ah, Andrew, even though Christmas is not my holiday, I was a bit teary eyed at that one! Remembering our holiday cruise last December. Wishing you and yours a wonderful holiday season!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisincha Posted December 21, 2016 #4 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Awesome - thanks so much. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and wishing everyone a very healthy, happy New Year!! Trish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jary8 Posted December 21, 2016 #5 Share Posted December 21, 2016 So where we're security when you needed them most You could have been looking at Santa a ghost So when sailing seas in a very big boat [emoji571] Make sure that you look out for santa the old goat Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jary8 Posted December 21, 2016 #6 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Love ❤️ it it's ace, can you continue it?? Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ortrud Posted December 21, 2016 #7 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Thank you Andrew, We are leaving tomorrow for our Christmas BTB cruise and I packed the poem to read to my DH on Christmas Eve. Have a Happy Christmas !!! Ortrud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted December 21, 2016 #8 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Bella says Merry Christmas, Andrew. Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njmomof2 Posted December 21, 2016 #9 Share Posted December 21, 2016 That Bella, she's quite the beauty!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eleang Posted December 21, 2016 #10 Share Posted December 21, 2016 [emoji7][emoji7][emoji7][emoji7] Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norwich Cruiser Posted December 21, 2016 #11 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Posted on a well known USA cruise web site yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare A&L_Ont Posted December 22, 2016 Author #12 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Bella says Merry Christmas, Andrew. Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Forums mobile app John, she is absolutely the cutest pup out there. Give Bella a chin and belly rub for me. It's almost as though when the camera comes out she knows how to "turn it on". No wonder she has a calming effect here on the boards. Enjoy the holidays. Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted December 26, 2016 #13 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Merry Christmas Andrew Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare A&L_Ont Posted December 26, 2016 Author #14 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Merry Christmas Andrew Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Forums mobile app Thanks John. I hope you had a great one as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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