I used to say I wanted to be a writer. But I had one big problem, I never wrote. Before long it just became a far off dream or a backup plan. I thought if my next job didn’t pan out I could always follow my passion and write. When […]
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My very first cruise was in October 2009 to Bermuda. I was 24 years old and I had just begun working on Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas. I was scared. Everything was new and life was overwhelming. But then we arrived in Bermuda. The pastel homes met the brilliant […]
One of the things I miss most about cruise ships is the ease of making friends. You’re stuck together in a small space with all of the other crew members so why not be friends? After a few contracts you begin to know or know of most people who have […]
Monday, June 30, 2014 marked one full year on land after ships. It’s a day I honestly didn’t know if I would ever see. One year ago I was completely overwhelmed. I had accepted a job on land, five hours from my family, and I had three weeks to put […]