Description

“The Voyage” follows a family preparing for a fourteen-night cruise, each member carrying personal hopes and hidden struggles. Enzo, the eldest child, is fixated on bringing his PS4, while Oscar, the youngest and most introspective, is more concerned about whether Aunt Tammy will join them and the possibility of having his own room. Their mother, still grappling with a recent divorce and the loss of her own mother, worries about Tammy, who is heartbroken after a sudden breakup.

Amid the excitement of the upcoming trip, an undercurrent of sadness persists as the mother reflects on her struggles, including her lingering attachment symbolized by the wedding ring she can’t seem to remove.

Chapter two opens with the family arriving at the cruise terminal, but Aunt Tammy is nowhere in sight. The mother reconnects with old friends and is unsettled by the presence of Rita’s boyfriend, Henry, whose familiarity deepens her sense of emotional isolation. Just as the family prepares to board the ship, fittingly named the “Cruise of Dreams,” Aunt Tammy arrives at the last minute, sparking hope that this journey might offer healing and new beginnings — not just for her, but perhaps for the mother too, who finally finds the strength to remove her wedding ring.