“We want to travel the world while we still can and so this trip is very important to us. You have a wonderful country and we are delighted to be here.”
A cruise ship from Honolulu brought rain and a much-needed cash injection to tourism coffers yesterday when it arrived in Apia.
After spending a day in American Samoa, the Rhapsody of the Seas cruise ship brought more than 2,000 passengers and 800 crewmembers.
Among them were Brian and wife Kate Maurer from Sydney Australia. Yesterday was their first time in Samoa.
“It’s such a lovely country and I am very happy that I am able to see this part of the world,” Kate told the Samoa Observer.
“We are from Sydney and we flew to Hawaii to catch this cruise ship and it was an opportunity that we weren’t going to miss for the world.”
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For the Maurers, they have a lot to celebrate.
“Well my wife is 65 years old and I’m 70 so in this age, it’s important because we are retired.
“We want to travel the world while we still can and so this trip is very important to us. You have a wonderful country and we are delighted to be here.”
In Apia, the Maurers joined other passengers on tours around Upolu, visiting some landmarks and buying souvenirs and gifts.
“We have been working all our lives to look after our families and our children and so now it’s our children’s turn to look after us while we sit back and relax,” said Brian.
“Life is too short to be stressed and worry about so many things especially in our age so we should just enjoy life while we still can.”
The cruise ship left Samoa last night, heading for Suva, Fiji and then head to Australia.
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