A Song for the Coral Princess

[Sparky74]

We had a very active Roll Call group for our 26th July 2022 sailing to North Queensland on the Coral Princess.

We arranged a meet up in the Wheelhouse Bar on embarkation day. Here's the bit of doggerel that I penned for that event.

It could be sung to the tune of "The Teddy Bears' Picnic".

 

If you go down to the port today,

You're in for a big surprise.

If you go down to the port today,

You might not believe your eyes.

There in her glory, dazzling bright:

A big cruise ship, all shiny and white.

Today's the day we board the Coral Princess!

 

If you go down to the port today,

Who do you think you'll see there?

If you go down to the port today,

You won't see a picnicking bear!

There's old folk, young folk, fat, and thin...

And everybody is wearing a grin.

Today's the day we board the Coral Princess!

 

Embarkation Day is here!

I'm so happy I could dance and sing.

Hear us raise a mighty cheer,

Loud enough to make your ears ring.

It's two years since we have cruised.

I hope I have remembered what to pack:

I've formal clothes, my swimming togs,

My passport, and toothbrush;

Uploaded my negative RAT.

 

If you go to the Wheelhouse today,

At about half past three.

If you go to the Wheelhouse today,

Do you know who you will see?

Irene, and Cilla, and all of the crew

From Cruise Critic, yes, me and you!

Today's the day we board the Coral Princess!

[Cbtours]

6 minutes ago, Sparky74 said:

We had a very active Roll Call group for our 26th July 2022 sailing to North Queensland on the Coral Princess.

We arranged a meet up in the Wheelhouse Bar on embarkation day. Here's the bit of doggerel that I penned for that event.

It could be sung to the tune of "The Teddy Bears' Picnic".

 

If you go down to the port today,

You're in for a big surprise.

If you go down to the port today,

You might not believe your eyes.

There in her glory, dazzling bright:

A big cruise ship, all shiny and white.

Today's the day we board the Coral Princess!

 

If you go down to the port today,

Who do you think you'll see there?

If you go down to the port today,

You won't see a picnicking bear!

There's old folk, young folk, fat, and thin...

And everybody is wearing a grin.

Today's the day we board the Coral Princess!

 

Embarkation Day is here!

I'm so happy I could dance and sing.

Hear us raise a mighty cheer,

Loud enough to make your ears ring.

It's two years since we have cruised.

I hope I have remembered what to pack:

I've formal clothes, my swimming togs,

My passport, and toothbrush;

Uploaded my negative RAT.

 

If you go to the Wheelhouse today,

At about half past three.

If you go to the Wheelhouse today,

Do you know who you will see?

Irene, and Cilla, and all of the crew

From Cruise Critic, yes, me and you!

Today's the day we board the Coral Princess!

Thanks Sparky74! It was soo good meeting the gang face to face after all our online contacts. I hope everyones cruise was as good as ours. 🥰

[MicCanberra]

Nice.

[Cbtours]

29 minutes ago, MicCanberra said:

Nice.

Unfortunately he chose not to sing it to us, but he read it so eloquently it was hilarious.

 

[CDaze71]

Thanks so much for mentioning Irene and myself Sparky. It was great to meet you and the gang and I loved the song. We should have asked the guys doing their sound check to play the Teddy Bears song lol. 

[Sparky74]

2 hours ago, Cbtours said:

Unfortunately he chose not to sing it to us, but he read it so eloquently it was hilarious.

 

It was “interesting” when the guys recommenced their sound check halfway through my recitation. 🤷‍♂️🤣

[Cbtours]

8 minutes ago, Sparky74 said:

It was “interesting” when the guys recommenced their sound check halfway through my recitation. 🤷‍♂️🤣

They couldn’t take the competition 😂😂

[Cbtours]

2 hours ago, CDaze71 said:

Thanks so much for mentioning Irene and myself Sparky. It was great to meet you and the gang and I loved the song. We should have asked the guys doing their sound check to play the Teddy Bears song lol. 

That would have been great eh 🥳🥳🥳

[NSWP]

2 hours ago, Cbtours said:

Unfortunately he chose not to sing it to us, but he read it so eloquently it was hilarious.

 

Uncle Les the Princess Karaoke King would have sung that 'spethial' song. (But only after 10pm, after the required throat lubrication of half a dozen ciders, lol.)

[OzKiwiJJ]

It was great, Mark, and it was lovely to finally meet you after chatting here over the past few years.

 

I had the tune running through my head while you were reading the poem.🤣

[Cbtours]

21 hours ago, OzKiwiJJ said:

It was great, Mark, and it was lovely to finally meet you after chatting here over the past few years.

 

I had the tune running through my head while you were reading the poem.🤣

Lol I think we all did 🥰

[sayaguru]

Thanks for posting. It was great meeting everyone. I love that we all knew you Sparky from you Avatar. LOL. We really enjoyed being back onboard. 

looking forward to the next one.