Maureen O’Connell strolled
leisurely down the pier, taking in all the sights and sounds that
surrounded the departure of a luxury cruise ship. A native New Yorker,
Mo had spent the last several days cruising South Beach and enjoying
the Miami sun, and boy, this was living, the middle of February and
the temperature had been hovering in the mid 70’s. As Mo walked past
her, the Molly Dee gleamed sparkling white against the azure blue
Florida sky, all 790 feet of her. The brochure that her travel agent
had given her didn’t do the big liner justice, she looked absolutely
fantastic. Mo had been planning this trip for over a year, and now
that it was here, she could hardly believe it. Lugging her suitcase on
board, Mo was met by a the purser, a pretty young woman, who looked at
her ticket, handed her a detailed map of the ship, and informed her
where her cabin was located. “Two flights up,” Mo mumbled out loud,
while she rode the elevator to the promenade deck. Walking down a long
corridor, she stopped at cabin 328 and tried her key, the tumblers
moved smoothly, and in another second she was in her room. She was
supposed to have a berth partner, but it looked like no one else had
been in the room, so Mo selected the bed that stood under the
porthole. She was gazing through the window when the door opened and a
vivacious woman of about thirty breezed into the cabin. “Hi,” the
woman said, while dumping her luggage on the other bed, “my name’s
Veronica Stuart, but everyone calls me Ronnie!” Mo, extending her
hand, introduced herself, and asked Ronnie if she cared about which
bed wanted. “Nah, either one’s fine with me, by the way,” she went on,
“did you get a load of the purser, what a knock out!” Mo nodded her
head and added, “From what I’ve seen so far, all of the crew,
including the captain are women, there won’t be a single male on board
for the whole cruise!” “Alright,” said an enthused Ronnie, “a whole
boat full of lezzies, I can hardly wait.”