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Wish
Stories
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Vernon - I wish to go....
on a cruise with my family.
Wish Team:
ROSANNE WHITEHEAD and DENNIS FERGUSON |
Twelve-year-old Vernon of Virginia Beach waited
over a year for his
wish to come true but he tells us that it was well worth the wait.
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines donated the cruise for Vernon, his six-year-old
brother and his parents to travel to
the Caribbean. His mother said that they had a grand time and that it
was a dream come true.
Vernon made lots of friends aboard ship and turned out to be quite the
“party animal” often staying in the teen
disco until 1:00 a.m. Their stateroom was so spacious – it even
had a balcony – that he was able to have ten of his new friends
visit him at one time and they were so impressed by the suite that they
thought his father must be a professional football player in order to
merit such a beautiful room.
They never guessed that it was Vernon himself who was the star.
The manager of excursions sent passes to their room for several shore
excursions and when the dolphin encounter that Vernon most wanted to participate
in was canceled, the folks aboard ship arranged to have him take the tour
with a group from another ship. Like most wish kids, he especially enjoyed
the chocolate covered strawberries from room service. As always, Royal
Caribbean gave our family the royal treatment.
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