{"id":3667,"date":"2015-02-28T19:30:42","date_gmt":"2015-03-01T03:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/?p=3667"},"modified":"2015-02-28T19:30:42","modified_gmt":"2015-03-01T03:30:42","slug":"family-reunions-semarang-indonesia-03012015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/?p=3667","title":{"rendered":"Family Reunions \u2013 Semarang, Indonesia \u2013 [03\/01\/2015]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/kindred_spirits_by_enchantedwhispersart-d859tc7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-3668\" src=\"https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/kindred_spirits_by_enchantedwhispersart-d859tc7.jpg\" alt=\"kindred_spirits_by_enchantedwhispersart-d859tc7\" width=\"376\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/kindred_spirits_by_enchantedwhispersart-d859tc7.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/kindred_spirits_by_enchantedwhispersart-d859tc7-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/kindred_spirits_by_enchantedwhispersart-d859tc7-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px\" \/><\/a>Just when the ship is getting dreary and tired, and we are near to the mid-point of the cruise which always brings a slump, something happens that brings us all back to life.<\/p>\n<p>We pull into Indonesia.<\/p>\n<p>And half the crew gets to see home. And the energy level on the ship goes to an entirely different kind of volume.<\/p>\n<p>There is really no explaining what it feels like to see the ship suddenly come alive with children, with families, when you suddenly hear tiny footsteps running everywhere and high-pitched giggles echoing down the hallways. They bring joy back to this ship, just when it is sometimes starting to go missing.<\/p>\n<p>I have the highest of respect for my fellow crew-mates; most of whom complete much longer contracts and work much longer hours than myself. I consider myself beyond blessed to be in the entertainment department, and to therefore be only separated from my loved ones for four to six months at a time. For many, today will be the first time they\u2019ve seen their loved ones in a year, sometimes more. I can\u2019t imagine what that must be like.<\/p>\n<p>What I do know, is I can\u2019t really think of a better way to celebrate the fact that tomorrow is the halfway point of the cruise\u2026<\/p>\n<p>From here on in? it\u2019s all a slow coast downhill\u2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just when the ship is getting dreary and tired, and we are near to the mid-point of the cruise which always brings a slump, something happens that brings us all back to life. We pull into Indonesia. 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