Cruising coincidence
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In September 2008 with two other couples my wife and I embarked on a cruise from Southampton to the Baltic. We were amazed during the cruise to see our next-door neighbours on board. We had no idea the that they were onboard and had not even really spoken, except to say hello, in the previous 12 months. We live in a small community some 6000 people on an island south of Colchester (Mersea Island). With our neighbour's party of three plus us two this made a total of 5 people from one small island on the same cruise. Without any prior knowledge.
Date submitted:Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:00:01 +0000Coincidence ID:5544
