{"id":4700,"date":"2017-09-10T13:30:22","date_gmt":"2017-09-10T20:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/?p=4700"},"modified":"2017-09-10T13:30:22","modified_gmt":"2017-09-10T20:30:22","slug":"backstage-at-sea-09092017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/?p=4700","title":{"rendered":"Backstage \u2013 At Sea \u2013 [09\/09\/2017]"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The thing with the cruise industry is \u2013 much like any other entertainment situation \u2013 what you see on the surface is only just a tiny bit of what\u2019s actually going on.<\/p>\n

At the moment we are on our second to last cruise in Alaska. The weather is rough, and the passengers every so often rougher. But they\u2019re friendly for the most part. Things are going well.<\/p>\n

But behind that we\u2019re all spinning our wheels prepping for what comes next.<\/p>\n

After this we have a several-days-long wet dock coming, where a whole bunch of contractors will come on board and we\u2019ll mostly be doing things like restocking the library and troubleshooting the computers (okay that last part will just be me)<\/p>\n

And then after that \u2013 first thing in October \u2013 we start the 80 plus day Asia\/Australia\/South Pacific voyage. My first time back on a GA since\u20262014? And my first time back on a Grand voyage at all since 2015. While the scheduling is lighter, the pressure I\u2019m sure I\u2019m putting on myself is higher\u2026I\u2019m nervous. Definitely nervous.<\/p>\n

Entering in my schedule to the ship\u2019s computer this afternoon I was suddenly floored with just how much new material I have for this cruise. Being as how it\u2019s so long I am able to stretch my wings a bit and teach a little outside the box, but that also means teaching things I\u2019ve never<\/em> taught before, material I\u2019ve written myself, that I\u2019ve never had a chance to field test. In some ways this feels like starting the job all over again\u2026<\/p>\n

I can do it, I know I can. But I have a feeling I\u2019m going to spending a lot of time the next few days reminding<\/em> myself of that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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