Author Archives: GypsyShaughnessy

Closing Time – At Sea – [05/19/2014]

Posted on May 19, 2014 by GypsyShaughnessy

We’re drinkin’ and we’re dancin’ But there’s nothin’ really happenin’ And the place is dead as heaven on a Saturday night A long time ago, back when I was a very different person, when I was only just taking the … Continue reading →

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Yee-haw – At Sea – [05/15/2014]

Posted on May 17, 2014 by GypsyShaughnessy

Country girl shake it for me girl Shake it for me…   There are a lot of people who smother giggles at the fact that I like line dancing…what most people don’t realize is that I model the way I … Continue reading →

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Drink Up! – Vancouver, Canada – [05/17/2014]

Posted on May 17, 2014 by GypsyShaughnessy

The line I work for is – as most of you know – one of the more conservative in the industry. We don’t cater to the party crowd and we really don’t try to. If this were the old days … Continue reading →

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So Close And Yet…. – San Diego, California – [05/13/2014]

Posted on May 14, 2014 by GypsyShaughnessy

Embark day is always crazy, and some are crazier than most. This morning the ship was boarded by USPH (as I’ve said before, you don’t mess with US Public Health), and USCG (and you really don’t mess with US Coast … Continue reading →

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Spring Fling – Cabo San Lucas, Mexico – [05/11/2014]

Posted on May 11, 2014 by GypsyShaughnessy

Three words: Spring Break CABO!! ~ Legally Blonde: The Musical Actually, I have IPM today so Cabo isn’t in the cards for me. Instead I can only see it from my office window, teasingly out of reach. Fortunately I’ve been … Continue reading →

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Path Between – Panama Canal, Panama – [05/02/2014]

Posted on May 11, 2014 by GypsyShaughnessy

When I walked into the office this morning I saw land, and yet we were still moving. No matter how many times I go through it, the Panama Canal still remains a fascinating feat of human engineering. It never really … Continue reading →

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Typeset – Cartagena, Colombia – [05/02/2014]

Posted on May 11, 2014 by GypsyShaughnessy

It’s really so odd to look around the library during a port day and find it completely empty. Y’see, during the GWV the library is busy (well busy-ish) even on port days because there are a great many guests who … Continue reading →

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Sunny & Seventy-Five – Half Moon Cay, Bahamas – [04-29-2014]

Posted on April 29, 2014 by GypsyShaughnessy

I’ve always said the same thing about half moon cay: it’s the only port of call that I will instantly make an exception to my “I’m really not a beach baby” state of mind. This port is our own little … Continue reading →

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The End Of the World As We Know It – Fort Lauderdale, Florida – [04/28/2014]

Posted on April 29, 2014 by GypsyShaughnessy

Just when you think it’ll never come, it’s on top of you. It’s difficult to describe the controlled chaos of yesterday, let alone today. The yearly turnaround from the GWV to the PanCan is something that almost has to be … Continue reading →

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Changing Paces – At Sea – [04/19/2014]

Posted on April 20, 2014 by GypsyShaughnessy

9 more days…4 more ports…and then we hit the season-end turn-around in FLL. No matter how relieved you are when it arrives (and trust me, we all are, much as we all love the flagship, we’d be fools not to … Continue reading →

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