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The numerous colors of light piercing through out the curtains awaken me from my death like state. Once again I am allowed to cheat death. I think to myself. Looking over at the clock, it reads 6:00 am my mind still foggy and unable to absorb that today is September 7, 2000. My family and I have prepared for this day for over a year, our first cruise for seven days, and six nights. The family vacation ship is at the Houston port on the Norwegian Cruise Line destination the Caribbean. Like a drill sergeant proficient at her job my mother interrogates us making sure we have passports, money, clothes packed, gear and my diving bags. Like a polished machine my father loads the vehicles. Like a jig saw puzzles he finds the right place for every piece of luggage. Filling up the back of the vans and even fasten luggage on top of the vehicle, it is now time to disappear a rushing might wind. The ship leaves at 1:00 pm but check in is 12:00pm. Flying down the high way with grace and ease my mother pilots the van like she is born to do this very task. After fours hours of travel, we make it to Houston. Locating the port was next. Driving for an hour we reached our finial destination. With my heart beating like the drums of a marching