Category Archives: Grand World Voyage 2015

Silver Graces – At Sea –[01/15/2015]

Posted on January 20, 2015 by GypsyShaughnessy

When I was on my Mediterranean Dreams contract summer before last, I remember looking at the smattering of well-intentioned decorations that made up the Venetian Ball every other week, and thinking to myself – though I dared not voice the … Continue reading →

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Spring Cleaning …Again – At Sea – [01/14/2015]

Posted on January 20, 2015 by GypsyShaughnessy

There will come a time, I’m sure, when I can walk on a ship and not have the overwhelming compulsion to overhaul the library. That day, I’m sure is coming…it just…hasn’t quite arrived yet. Now, were I taking over from … Continue reading →

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At Rest – Manta, Equador – [01/13/2015]

Posted on January 20, 2015 by GypsyShaughnessy

I love port days… The office is so blissfully empty on port days…especially the port days right before a huge crossing, just a few moments of peace before the craziness sets in for the eight day trans-pacific crossing…and since I … Continue reading →

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One Two Three…Fry! – At Sea – [01/18/2015]

Posted on January 18, 2015 by GypsyShaughnessy

Baby, I’m cookin’ with gas. Oh, I’m a gumdrop, A sweet lollipop, A brook trout right out of the brook, And what’s more, baby, I can cook! So, that’s partially true…I can actually cook. I can cook surprisingly well. Put … Continue reading →

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Patience, Little Sister – Panama Canal – [01/11/2015]

Posted on January 11, 2015 by GypsyShaughnessy

~There’s a river to cross and a mountain to climb Patience, patience, it’s gonna take some time~ ~ Dreamgirls I’ve had guests tell me – in none so many words – that I have the patience of an angel. This … Continue reading →

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Voiceless Wonder –Panama Canal – [01/11/2015]

Posted on January 11, 2015 by GypsyShaughnessy

Hello world cruise…goodbye voice.. I had hoped that when something similar to this happened last year it was a onetime thing; but the GWV requires a lot of talking at the beginning, and even my voice –with all its power … Continue reading →

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Worker Bee – At Sea – [01/07/2015]

Posted on January 8, 2015 by GypsyShaughnessy

Well, the years start coming and they don’t stop coming Fed to the rules and I hit the ground running The thing with the GWV, is that the first four days? The first week? Definitely the hardest, not that the … Continue reading →

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Workin’ for a Living – At Sea – [01/06/2015]

Posted on January 6, 2015 by GypsyShaughnessy

In a lot of ways the first week back is similar to the first week home: major adjustment process at the same time that it’s not. You slip very easily back into your life being run by an office-set schedule, … Continue reading →

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