All bags had to be offloaded the previous night for inspection by US Customs. After breakfast, the passengers were lining up in the Grand Atrium on Deck 5 for disembarkation in the terminal at Port Canaveral. The crowd was getting pretty thick and the doors were set to open for disembarkation in 10 minutes. Everybody was looking around for Aaron. At 9 AM precisely, the doors opened. A side door opened and the entire Carter Family was to disembark first. Aaron waved and there was an explosion of 1000 camera flashes simultaneously. It looked like the red carpet at the Academy Awards. He waved once again and disappeared down the gangway....he was gone.
There was a moment of eerie silence, since Aaron was so much a part of this cruise for just about everybody. Then you could hear the soft crying of some of his fans.
Ted ( [email protected] )
Well fans: I saw this as, mostly, a spectator. This is basically the way I saw it and my humble opinion of the events. Some events may be slightly out of sequence. Your perspective may be totally different. If you are one of the few teenaged girls or guys who were on the cruise in his "inner circle", I challenge you to write of your experiences.
For myself, I don't think I have ever been more impressed with anyone in my life.