Going to a new ship can be a bit scary for a woman on her own. On my old ship enough people had my back that I was always off limits and safe. But coming to a new ship has had its share of interesting pickup attempts.
I was filming a game show last week and standing center stage with the Cruise Director when a drunk, old man came up and took his shirt off. Now, this was part of the game so not too outrageous, but the guy was about 3 minutes behind the rest of the teams who had already been there. He started dancing and stopped when he spotted me. Then he asked if I would like to go home with him. I simply said, “No, I’m good. Thanks.” Then the Cruise Director stepped in and made him go sit down. I walked back to the edge of the game floor and told the Cruise Director’s Staff what had just happened. So that has become a source of endless teasing for me. I have to go film another round of that game tonight so we’ll see what transpires.
When I first got on board, there was a bit of a cabin mixup which you can read about in my last post. Upon hearing this another crew member offered to let me stay with him and gave me his cabin number. Nice try. The best part of this story is that he used to be roommates with my actual boyfriend, but didn’t know we were together until a few days later. Awkward.
But so far the best pickup line came from a bar server I was sharing an elevator with on my way to my office one day. He looked me right in the eyes and said “Whoa! Are those your real eyes?” WHAT?!?! My real eyes? “No, these are just my work eyes. I left my real ones back in the cabin.” “I only use my real eyes on vacation. These are my ship eyes.” “Oh these old things? Tax and duty free in St Thomas.” Now I believe he was asking if I was wearing colored contacts, but it was hilarious nonetheless.
Sadly, I’m sure these are just the beginning…..
