We once had married friends who had a most calamitous incident when taking one of their two cars to leave at the airport because the husband was going to be landing there late at night. They had a car accident. Both of them. Together. Bang-bang. Who hit whom?
One car was a Mercedes. The other was a BMW. Presumably, the insurance company had a laugh while writing the check for damages.
This week, two vehicles that cost considerably more than either a Mercedes or BMA had an accident. Both of them. Together. Bang-bang. They’re in the same family. In fact, some say the resemblance is so close that they must be twin sisters.
One is called Carnival Fantasy. The other is Carnival Imagination. Key Biscayne (Florida)
was the site of their little fender-bender, although in the cruise ship world fender-benders are never little. The damage was minimal, relatively speaking, and the way the story goes, the Fantasy backed into the Imagination while docking.
Fantasy turned 21 this year. Imagination is just 16. Kids nowadays!
It’s presumed that the parents (Carnival) issued a “stern” warning once the authorities had the young ‘uns blow to make sure they weren’t over the limit. This was one accident that can’t be blamed on the 16-year-old!
Oh, and what about our friends from the Mercedes-BMW accident? They’re no longer married.