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Music Appreciation

greatauntoftriplets

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36. I know a woman who was honeymooning on the Bahama Star.

Reply to lastlib (Reply #33)

Mon May 1, 2023, 11:39 PM

May 2023

She helped with rescuing passengers from the Yarmouth Castle. She was just 21 at the time, and her husband was seasick and unable to stir from their bunk. That was the most unusual honeymoon story I've ever heard.

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