Paula "I had been on a cruise before I got married and loved it," Paula S. of Brooklyn, N. Y., says. "1 wanted to go again because I knew how exciting it can be, but I could not convince my husband. He thought he would be bored. Imagine! Finally, he agreed when I put together a group of friends to go with us. He had the time of his life and was planning another cruise before we got home. If you are hesitant about taking a cruise, I say, do it. I guarantee you will love it. When you take your first cruise, and the many journeys aboard ship in the years to come, you will have wonderful memories of your own." Mrs. Johnson Two well-traveled couples from different parts of the country, who were friends form school days, decided to celebrate their 50th birthday by taking a cruise together. "We had heard so much from our friends about the service on a cruise ship, it seemed like the right atmosphere for a special occasion like ours," Mrs. Johnson, one of them explained. "It was wonderful, but what we had not anticipated was how pleasant the experience would be." Mary Mary D. and her husband Neil of Santa Monica, Calif., recently took Mary’s mother on her first cruise. "1 don’t know who was more thrilled. My mother is not easy to please, but she loved every minute of it. It was a joy for me to share the cruise with my husband and children and see my mother enjoying herself so much." Carrie Carrie J. from Dallas, Texas, took her first cruise with her elder sister last summer and says she knew it would be fun. "But it was much better than we ever dreamed. We never had a worry the whole week. Everybody was really friendly and made sure we had a good time. Dinner was a blast with our waiter always doing magic tricks and making us laugh with his jokes. What I liked best was having so many people my age around. My sister, who’s going on 19 this year, had a good time, too. She met a guy who is now her boyfriend." Bobbie Bobbie C. and his cousin Peter from Detroit, Mich., recently took their first cruise and are "still floating." Bobbie says, "After the singles party on the first night, I thought, man, this is for me. We really had a ball. I don’t think we ever slept except on deck chairs. We didn’t want to miss anything. It’s so easy to meet people and enjoy oneself." Now match each people (16 to 20) to the appropriate statement. Note: there are two extra statements.
[A] Being married I love cruise travel very much.
[B] We enjoyed our dinner immensely on the cruise
[C] I’m sure reluctant cruisers will like cruise travel if they take it,
[D] Cruise offers chances of agreeable social interaction for bachelors.
[E] I enjoy the experience of floating on the sea.
[F] I was happy to share the trip with my family.
[G] Our journey turned out to be a pleasant surprise.