![\"geek_girl_pinup_3_by_rozfriday-d3hj0uf\"](\"https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/geek_girl_pinup_3_by_rozfriday-d3hj0uf-1024x680.jpg\")
Some days are just a little bit\u2026surreal. Not because of the day itself, but because of the day before.<\/p>\nSome days are just a little bit\u2026surreal. Not because of the day itself, but because of the day before.<\/p>\n
You see, about twice a year the fleet has a one night cruise, they serve the purpose of relocating us from the end of the Alaska season to the beginning of the winter itineraries. Usually from Vancouver to Seattle or some such. This glorified and pricey ferry ride is \u2013 I think \u2013 probably sold so that the ship doesn\u2019t waste fuel by sailing empty (don\u2019t quote me on that, I have no idea if it\u2019s true or not, just what I think might be a logical theory).<\/p>\n
Of the 350 people who walked up the gangway yesterday in Seattle, a huge percentage fell into the one-night-only category. It may sound somewhat derogatory, but those are the ones that are easy to deal with. For those guests, we make sure the dance floors are clear, throw open all the bars and the buffet and just let them entertain themselves. They are only here for a night, they\u2019re here to have a good time, and they almost always will\u00a0 because hey, good time not a long time right?<\/p>\n
But behind the scenes, we are all busily ramping up for the other<\/em> half of the embark. Because the flagship is never quite normal, and we never do things quite by half-measures, and this is no exception. The remainder of the passengers who joined us yesterday are doing so to get a jump start on the 50 day South Pacific. A Grand voyage in everything except name. Those<\/em> guests are the GWVer\u2019s or at least some of the, people who have sailed with us for so long that they know our jobs better than we do and as always , their tastes are simple, they simply want the best.<\/p>\n The GWV team is almost back together, which is very surreal for me as this isn\u2019t<\/em> the Grand Voyage, not even close, but the mentality is there, and this is the first time Amras has seen it. He\u2019s done long voyages before of course, even done Grands, but he\u2019s never met my team. This is my turf, and I should be at home here \u2013 and I am<\/em>\u2026<\/p>\n But at the same time I looked at Amras across the supper table the other night and confessed something that I had only just really come to understand:\u00a0 I have been sick and snappy and not quite right in my head the last 24 hours, and I couldn\u2019t figure out why at first. But I did, all of a sudden, I did. I\u2019m nervous about this voyage, I think I may be dreading it. Not because I don\u2019t think I can do it, not because I\u2019m not excited, none of those things\u2026but because the last time I did a long voyage on this ship it nearly broke me, and I\u2019ve not done one since. I ran away, far<\/em> away, I mean hell I changed jobs! And now, I\u2019m getting back on the horse and I\u2019m\u2026scared is too strong a word, but apprehensive, apprehensive is a good word.<\/p>\n So I\u2019m just going to have to keep reminding myself, yes I know these people, yes I know this ship, and yes sometimes both those things can be hard to deal with. But I am not the girl I was when I nearly broke down, I am not the girl I was when I had a job that nearly beat me. I am \u00a0so much stronger now and I have come a long way, and I\u2019ve grown through more than I thought possible since I last did this..<\/p>\n So okay then\u2026I can be nervous\u2026but that doesn\u2019t mean that I\u2019m not kind of looking forward to getting back on the horse again.<\/p>\n Okay people\u2026bring it on.<\/p>\n Because I’m Super Girl…and I\u2019ve got this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Some days are just a little bit\u2026surreal. Not because of the day itself, but because of the day before. You see, about twice a year the fleet has a one night cruise, they serve the purpose of relocating us from … Continue reading