quote:
ASBURY PARK – As the Ward Line's flagship Morro Castle was just seven miles off the coast of Lavallette shortly after 2:30 a.m. on Sept. 8, 1934, two young ladies were being entertained in the smoking room by two men they had met aboard the ship.
With just a few precious hours left in their whirlwind fantasy cruise to the tropics of Havana, Cuba, they were determined to stay up as late as possible on their final night together.