Cruising with the Majestic Line can prove inspirational as this lovely poem we received from Julie Hughes demonstrates. Julie cruised aboard the Glen Tarsan on an 'Isle of Skye and the Inner Hebrides Cruise' . If cruising with The Majestic Line has inspired you, we would be delighted if you would like to share it with us email info@themajesticline.co.uk we love receiving poems, paintings, sketches and photographs from your cruises with us.
THOUGHTS ON THE GLEN TARSAN
10 total strangers went to sea
In a beautiful Majestic line boat
It cost lots of money
But the weather was sunny
And it sailed to places remote.
Neil is the skipper
And what he says goes
But what IS he saying?
Well, nobody knows!
Marina's small, but feisty
She entertains us with her tales
She runs everything like clockwork
Her magic never fails
Andy rushes from here to there
Fixing engines, pouring beer.
Admire the quiff in his golden hair
As he smiles from ear to ear.
And what to say of Carleton
Our Chef extraordinaire
A genuine force of nature
In skimpy underwear (allegedly!)
From turbot to roast beef and lamb
And all things in between
That man can use leftovers
And create the food of dreams.
The passengers - a motley crew -
Are led by Dangerous Dave
And his lady, fair Maid Marion
They're everybody's fave (especially Carleton)
Bo'sun Liz and little Win
Plus Gillian and Lyn
And, of course, there's 'J' and Norman
Who loves food and wine - and gin!
Wee Georgie's often cheeky
And Jules will roll her eyes
If he ever does go overboard
It won't be a great surprise!
We've helped each other up the hills
We've laughed - and mopped up blood!
But mostly we've said 'yum' and 'mmmm'
As we've bonded over food!
We've sailed to many places
And the sun has shone each day
The water has been glassy calm
As we've made our merry way
We've tried to keep our eyes skinned -
The iPad had been banned -
For the dolphins, whales and puffins
Of this bonny, bonny land
From Oban to Portree, Inverie to Loch Scavaig
From the stunning loch Drumbuie
To Tobermory, Rum and Eigg
A Kodak moment at each turn
Amazing sights and lots of luck
As well as Carleton's kilt we've seen
Cows on the beach in Muck
We've got along just famously
With nary a cross word
But it could all have turned nasty
If we'd run out of lemon curd
So let's raise glasses with 'a wee dram'
(Norman - glass in either hand!)
A toast to the Glen Tarsan
No doubt about it - it's been grand
So farewell to crazy Carleton
Skipper Neil and amiable Andy
Thank you too Aqua Marina -
It's been real life Para Handy
10 total strangers went to sea
And now their journey ends.
They started out as strangers
But ended up as friends.
Julie Hughes, 7 June 2018
