 Media Credit: Christine Godboot Students unwinded last Friday on the Spirit of Boston´s dance floor during the AHANA Leadership Council´s annual boat cruise. [Click to enlarge]
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Cool sea temperatures did not prevent a sold-out crowd of 600 people from getting aboard the Spirit of Boston for the annual AHANA Leadership Council (ALC) Boat Cruise last Friday.
Buses loaded from Conte Circle to transport dancegoers to Rowe's Wharf in Boston Harbor. People arrived in very large groups around the same time, prompting ALC officials to load the buses quicker than usual to relieve growing crowd numbers.
"Bus loading was supposed to take place from 8 to 8:30 p.m. but everyone showed up in huge groups at the same time," said Joanna Wong, CSOM '06. "I figured people would come late so we made bus loading earlier so that we had extra time. It turned out we were too efficient and everyone got to the Harbor earlier than expected, which made for a longer wait time to get on the boat."
Wong also cited the boat's slightly extended delay to come back to port due to a dinner party taking place on the vessel before the ALC Boat Cruise. Party attendees waited outside for slightly over an hour before being allowed to board the boat.
"We tried to entertain people who were waiting with a video camera and interviewing them," said Wong. "Tammy Faye and Nick Noel went up and down the line and talked to people. We have about a half hour to an hour in footage so we're thinking of putting that on BCTV."
Word of mouth seemed to be a main reason for the droves of people who attended the boat cruise, from freshmen to seniors.
"I learned about the boat cruise through Justin Thornton who told me that I must go," said Marco Rufulo, A&S '08.
"It's a great place to meet people and support the school, especially the AHANA organizations. It's a big deal," he added.
"A friend of mine told me about the boat cruise and she said it was a lot of fun so I decided to come," said Nicole Gonzalez, A&S '07. "I thought it was a great chance to meet people and it's something different. People should really take advantage of it."
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