{"id":4466,"date":"2016-12-29T15:03:08","date_gmt":"2016-12-29T23:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/?p=4466"},"modified":"2016-12-29T15:03:08","modified_gmt":"2016-12-29T23:03:08","slug":"swamped-in-more-ways-than-one-at-sea-11192016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/?p=4466","title":{"rendered":"Swamped, in More Ways Than One \u2013 At Sea \u2013 [11\/19\/2016]"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_4467\" style=\"width: 408px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4467\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4467\" src=\"https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/keeping_busy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"398\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/keeping_busy.jpg 398w, https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/keeping_busy-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 398px) 100vw, 398px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4467\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tired businesswoman with telephones and pen in her mouth sitting<\/p><\/div>\n<p>So\u2026many\u2026people.<\/p>\n<p>I know my classes are popular, I\u2019m good at my job, and I like my job, and that equates to people liking the classes. Plus the programs are popular to begin with \u2013 but this cruise? The lowest number I have had in a class so far is\u202635 people. The rest of my classes have been above 40. 40! In a room that comfortably seats 24! And is a sauna at the best of times.<\/p>\n<p>Not overworked, just slightly overwhelmed by the numbers. I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever had numbers this high, that said I haven\u2019t been doing the job long; perhaps this is common\u2026but\u2026<\/p>\n<p>We still have four more sea days before we make Honolulu, if they are all like this? I am going to be one sleepy computer girl by the end.<\/p>\n<p>It is insanely rocky \u2013 this stretch of water always is. But keeping my footing at the front of the class is a bit of a challenge to say the least. The entertainment was rescheduled for tonight since the show that was originally supposed to run was deemed unsafe for the dancers. The \u2018Cats are still playing, but they will at least have chairs. \u00a0The pool looks like a cross between a tidal wave and a wave pool \u2013 and therefore the pool deck is currently a small lake.<\/p>\n<p>Big numbers and rough weather, this cruise is starting out with a bang!<\/p>\n<p>Can we be in Hawaii yet?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So\u2026many\u2026people. I know my classes are popular, I\u2019m good at my job, and I like my job, and that equates to people liking the classes. Plus the programs are popular to begin with \u2013 but this cruise? 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