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Captain for a Day with Rays of Sunshine and P&O Cruises

15 Dec 2015 | by Sarah Clarke
Here at Planet Cruise we heard about a very special young boy called Samuel, who suffers from Acute Myeloid Leukemia, and his dream is to be the Captain of a ship.

With the help of the Rays of Sunshine charity and P&O Cruises, we took Samuel down to Southampton to Captain P&O Ventura for the day and make this wish come true.

Hear from Samuel’s family and follow his journey of becoming the P&O Ventura captain for a day in the video below








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