The next day, Rio's physics teacher had arranged a surprise test on 'Laws of Heat'. Rio was prepared as he had conveniently been studying the very same lesson yesterday with his mother. So Rio scored full marks and was graded A+. Rio went back home that afternoon, wanting to surprise his mother with his grade, but instead, his mother surprised him with tickets on a cruise.
His mother had bought them tickets for a 4 days’ cruise on the Maritania – the grandest cruise ship there is. His mother said, “The ship will be boarding in 2 hours, I have already packed all the things you will need, just get changed and we can leave!” Rio could not control his excitement, he hugged his mother and ran upstairs into his bedroom to get changed. An hour later, they were on the dock waiting in line to board the cruise.
The line was huge, so they had a long wait. While waiting in line, Rio wondered what Maritania means, he had never heard such a name before. His mother, reading Rio’s expression, said, “It originates from the Latin word ‘mare’ which means ‘the sea’.” Rio stared, astonished, at his mother. “It said so in the booking website,” she said. Rio laughed. Suddenly, a little kitten came running towards them, followed by its owners – a small boy and his mother. Rio caught the kitten and handed it to the small boy. The small boy thanked Rio and introduced himself as Arnoll. His mother came and thanked Rio, then introduced herself and her son to Rio and his mother.
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Rio was very pleased with himself, he had just made a new friend within ten minutes of this trip. At last, they boarded the Maritania and headed to their cabin rooms. Rio and Arnoll were very pleased to find out that their rooms were next to each other. After depositing their luggage, Rio and Arnoll immediately ran off to explore the ship. They spent a good time running around and exploring, but soon found out that they did not know the way back and were lost.
Luckily they spotted their mothers walking towards the hall. Arnoll’s mother then introduced her husband, Arnoll’s father, to them. He was a very tall man with a formal cut. “He is a Rear-General of the RCN,” said Arnoll’s mother. They then had dinner together in the main hall. During dinner, the captain of the ship gave a speech about how the cruise is going to be, then announced that they would soon get going and set cruise. Rio was really enjoying his trip so far, but little did he know what was in store for him.