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How Slow the Moments Go – At Sea – [08/16/2013]
14 days. That’s it, 14 days. Surely I can keep my mouth shut for two tiny little weeks after not breathing a word for nearly 8 months. I mean it shouldn’t be that hard. It should fly, I mean it’s … Continue reading
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Dust of Civilization – Kushadasi, Turkey – [08/15/2013]
I always forget how hot Turkey is, and I definitely should have remembered to get water before I left the ship. Thankfully one of the nurses sharing the bus with me was kind enough to split her water with me, … Continue reading
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Days Like These – Lesbos – [08/14/2013]
Your mother warned you there’d be days like these – The Rembrandts There are days when my job is the most magical profession I can think of doing outside of being on stage. There are days when the adventures that … Continue reading
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Another Day at the Office – At Sea/Istanbul – [08/12/2013]
There are moments that truly drive home that I have the most amazing – and yet the most bizarre – job in the world. How many office workers do you know who sit there on a normal day doing … Continue reading
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Beautiful Calm – At Sea – [08/01/2014]
“If you’re not a ten you’re a nine point nine.” ‘Relax and recharge’ that’s the theme for today, as we sail slowly through the straights of Messina, passing by the city where only last season I sat on a wall … Continue reading
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New Horizons – Monte Carlo, Monaco – [07/28/2013]
Now that the library is almost set to rights (and it is still an ‘almost’ I still have to run a full manual to see what went missing during those five days that there was no one watching it, … Continue reading
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Lift Off – Marsielles, France – [07/27/2013]
The first day on a brand new ship is – as I’ve previous mentioned – always a bit strange. This one in particular is even stranger than usual as I’ve not done this class of ship before, which puts me … Continue reading
School Daze – Corfu, Greece – [08/03/2013]
As of the end of this cruise, I have to train someone. Me! Train someone! I am a little nervous about this really, I mean when you mentor someone it’s your work ethic that they carry with them for at … Continue reading
Grecian Urns – Katakolon, Greece – [08/02/2013]
Katakolon is one of those ports where there isn’t a great deal to do once you’ve been there before – unless you are taking the tour out to Olympia which, even after several calls here still has not lined up … Continue reading
Keeping Pace – Athens, Greece – [08/11/2013]
Still in Greece, today Athens spills ahead of us like some kind of crazy concrete quilt. I have IPM today, but I’m not too worried by that. I’m fortunate enough to have done the tour to the Acropolis already, and … Continue reading
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