Category Archives: Summer Contracts

Stars and the Moon – Salaverry, Peru – [10/20/2015]

Mesoamerican history was one of my favourite courses in university. This could be partially because of my professor who remains utterly brilliant (we’ve kept in touch), but I think it was more to do with the subject matter. I was … Continue reading

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From the Deep – At Sea – [10/16/2015]

Hear ye, Hear ye…once more we have summoned forth Neptune and his royal court from the watery depths to pass judgement on the vile pollywogs onboard. And this time…I knew a lot of the pollywogs. Before anyone asks, Amras (much … Continue reading

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Butterfly Effect – At Sea – [10/09/2015]

When we had our regular start of cruise department meeting this week, there were two conspicuous empty chairs: we have no ‘Cats vocalist…nor do we have a drummer. They resigned, mid-contract, the night before a turn-around port…walked off the ship … Continue reading

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Uncontrolled Chaos – At Sea – [10/08/2015]

Cabin inspections are a thing of life out here; your space is only partially your own. Every so often you get a nice little card under your door informing you that a group of stripes will be coming around to … Continue reading

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Lickety-split – At Sea – [10/06/2015]

I continue to be all about the shock value…at least in some things. 50s/60s ‘prom’ night last night was not the most active one we have ever run, as a result we cut most of the competition events and left … Continue reading

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Hitching a Ride into Club 33 – At Sea – [10-05-2015]

I keep my birthdays quiet on ships. I always have. I don’t like to see my name and ID photo splashed across the bulletin screens with the prompt to send me best wishes; I don’t tell the ‘Cats singer for … Continue reading

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Dressed in your Pajamas…again – At Sea – [10/03/2015]

They tell us that in an actual emergency 60% of people will do nothing at all…they don’t freeze, they don’t panic, they simply don’t respond. Experience continues to tell me that this is a true statistic, though before tonight I … Continue reading

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Sun-Drenched – Maui, Hawai’i – [09/29/2015]

Lying on my back supported by the surging water of the sapphire blue pacific this afternoon, I was once again struck by just how lucky we really are. I think it was about then I had Amras take a picture … Continue reading

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Island Girl – Kaui, Hawai’i – [09/28/2015]

They say Kaui is the most beautiful of all the Hawai’ian islands. I would be tempted to agree with that statement. They filed the Jurassic Park here, and you can see why – it looks like another world the deeper … Continue reading

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Aloha – Honolulu, Hawaii – [09-28-2015]

After five days and six nights at sea, we finally drew into Honolulu harbor this morning. Granted, it was rather grey and overcast, and on and off the rain erupted all day, but…it feels so good to just be on … Continue reading

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