After studying hard and passing my exams, I decided to **(1) book** a holiday. I had been really stressed, so I wanted the kind of holiday where you lie in the sun and do nothing for a week. This, I was sure, would help me relax. So, I opted for a short **(2) cruise** on the ship “The Ocean Dream”. This would be perfect, I thought. But **(3) unfortunately**, my holiday wasn't the “dream” I had hoped for.
To begin with, I **(4) missed** the train to Southampton. That meant I had to get a lift from my dad at the last minute, which was quite **(5) stressful** for both of us. And, of course, we also got **(6) stuck** in traffic, so I was really stressed the whole way thinking that I wouldn't be able to get on the ship before it left.
Well, I made it just in time. But as soon as we left land, the weather turned bad and it stayed wet and cloudy the whole **(7) time**. For four whole days the ship was bouncing up and down on the large waves. I got **(8) seasick** and began to worry that the ship might sink and go under water like the Titanic. When the ship finally made it back to Southampton, I was more stressed and **(9) exhausted** than when I had left. What a nightmare!
I now wish I had just booked a cheap **(10) flight** to Egypt instead and spent a week lying on the beach doing nothing!