Category Archives: Cuban Dreams

Do They Know It’s Christmas? – At Sea – [12/14/2018]

Where are you Christmas? Why can’t I find you? Why have you gone away? Where is the laughter, you used to bring me Why can’t I hear music play? My world is changing, and rearranging Does that mean Christmas changes … Continue reading

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Running without a Map – Havana, Cuba – [12/04/2018]

It’s so easy in this day and age to plan every single moment of your day. We have maps in our phones, and plans in our heads all the time. Every hour laid out with precision levels. Even Amras and … Continue reading

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Slow and Steady – Havana, Cuba – [12/02/2018]

Sometimes it just takes a while that’s all. Takes a while to find your feet. To figure out the feel of a new ship, of a new crowd, of a new set of people. Takes a while to stop being … Continue reading

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Children of the Stars – Cozumel, Mexico – [11/17/2018]

Anyone who knows me knows that it takes a lot to get me up and running before 7am; but there are two things that will always manage it. One, is a Disney park – of which there isn’t one in … Continue reading

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Scheduled Mysteries – Havana, Cuba – [11/15/2018]

Someone keeps stealing my bible. Well, not literally of course. But someone keeps taking my schedule from my box in the office. All the time. Nearly every day. And it *isn’t me*. This is incredibly annoying, because I obviously need … Continue reading

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Here Comes the Sun – Georgetown, Grand Cayman – [11/12/2018]

I’m sure it hasn’t completely escaped notice that I’ve been quiet this contract. That’s mostly because I don’t really have all that much to report! With the exception of Cuba, I’ve been to all these ports before, so I’ve been … Continue reading

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Time Travel – Havana, Cuba – [11/05/2018]

After all the trouble of getting here, all the hassle of the last few days. I didn’t know what to expect…. And yet…the world sometimes totally surprises you in the best possible way. When you first step out into Havana … Continue reading

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Expectations – At Sea – [11/04/2018]

So far…I’m afraid to say that this contract has not precisely lived up to my expectations. This is a nice ship, but she’s much older and smaller than I’m used to (the flagship is one size up from this one) … Continue reading

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Purple Stripes and Shadow’d Hearts – Cozumel, Mexico – [10/31/2018]

“Come little children, the time’s come to play.” ~ Hocus Pocus I will say this: once a performer, always a performer. Having Halloween fall on the second day of my contract is not, perhaps, the easiest thing. The truth is, … Continue reading

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All Aboard – At Sea – [10/31/2018]

It always feels a bit strange melding into a new ship; but at the same time, it often feels like I never left. There are, thankfully, few glitches in the workshop this voyage – with the exception of a completely … Continue reading

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