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Back in August of 2000,
Dr. Vertigo and Ernesto Toscano teamed up
to bring a riviting tale of suspence and intrigue
to Ladi Vi's. This storyline was known as the
'Cruise of Deception'
Both fans of the original cruise on Days of Our Lives,
Dr. Vertigo and Ernesto decided to rewrite their own
version of the elaborate storyline for the club.
It all began when many in Salem received mysterious
invitations aboard a cruise ship leaving from Naples
for a 2 week voyage.
The event was supposedly held at the request
of Renee DuMonde,
more than a decade after her death,
to attone for her mistreatment of many in Salem.
However this reasoning did not sit well with many
of the guests who suspected an alterior motive behind
the entire cruise.
Shane Donovan noticed the eerie similarities between
this cruise and the one held by Ernesto Toscano aboard
the Loretta 10 years ago,
as did Julie, Bo and Hope who all feared that history
would inevitably repeat itself.
As time passed, their fears grew stronger when several
more events aboard the cruise ship began to mimic the
one held by Ernesto.
First, a masquerade ball,
followed by a disturbing play with the same title
as one performed aboard the Loretta, "Fatal Passions".
At this point, all guests were convinced that the cruise
was a set up from the begining, and demanded to know
the true identity of the ship's host.
All were shocked when a very much alive Ernesto Toscano
revealed himself to be responsible for inviting them aboard
the doomed cruise liner and explained how he planned to do
away with each of his enemies.
One by one, he promised the guests a most horrifying demise
until he finally arrived at Hope who he planned to use as his
assistant for his final act.
Suddenly the ship went dark and four shots were fired.
When the lighting returned, Ernesto was revealed to have been
shot, and fell overboard, but the terror aboard the Renee DuMonde
was only about to begin.
It was shortly afterwards that Tony DiMera,
who later turned out to be Andre DiMera,
introduced himself to the astonished crowd
by firing a shot at Roman Brady.
"Tony" then explained how he faked his death years ago
only to plot his vengeance aboard this very cruise ship
which he named after his true love, Renee DuMonde.
He went on to inform the guests that the ship was rigged
with explosives and he planned to leave them all to die.
All except for Anna DiMera who would be allowed to
escape with him aboard his helicopter.
Anna refused to leave without Kimberly DiMera whom
she believed to be her daughter at the time and forced
her aboard the chopper.
However "Tony's motives were once again tainted by evil
as he only planned for his own escape.
Grabbing Anna by the throat, the malicious madman
tossed her out of the helicopter.
He then turned to a frightened Kimberly
and explained how he would be exiting the chopper
himself via parachute and leaving her behind to crash.
With that, "Tony" bid her adieu and jumped out of the
helicopter which crashed on a small island.
Meanwhile, the remaining guests were forced to face
their deadliest fears as the Renee DuMonde exploded.
With the assistance of Shane Donovan, all guests were
saved and brought back to Salem University Hospital.
During the course of the fiasco,
Kate and Victor drugged Sami, nearly causing her death,
Princess Katerina Von Leuschner a.k.a Carly Manning made her return,
and Billie Reed revealed herself to be responsible for her mother's
near fatal shooting several months earlier.
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