Joining a new ship is always slightly exhausting. Joining a ship part way through a very long cruise (in this case, 45 days or so) is a whole different other kind of challenge. My lovely day in Honolulu prepared me for taking on 6 sea days straight on the way to San Diego…which translates to a lot of talking…which translates to Shaughnessy having a bit of a rough throat…but at least that’s the only thing I’ve got to worry about!
It’s an adjustment period, and your sleep schedule is always a little bit on the wacky side when you first arrive (of course it doesn’t help that we had two time changes this week, one on the first night I was here!)
Despite the fact that I’ve been to this ship before, walking into my new cabin was like walking into a small apartment! I swear it is worth coming back to this ship just for this room. Far from the bunk beds and three square feet of floor space I’m used to, this place is huge. I even have a love seat and a coffee table! And it’s blessedly quiet, I have a neighbor, but I have literally never seen them, the only indicator that there is anyone even living next door is the occasional clicking of the door as it opens or closes.
It was be nice, of course, to have some company. But, me being me, I more than appreciate having some space to call my own – given how much I prefer to keep myself to myself.
Time will tell how the rest of the contract goes when we actually reach land. But for now, I seem to be settling in decently, and finding the routine that will become my daily rhythm for the next four months. Here we go, back on the roller-coaster once more.