Lately things have been going fairly smoothly. Guests have been alright, pretty much their usual annoying selves. I have finally been put onto the night shift which I was definitely resisting at first. But so far no major issues, it's usually pretty quiet at night, so I've got some time to relax and not have to worry about dealing with too many guest problems.
Last cruise I had a chance to go out into some new ports. I went out in Mykonos as well as Santorini in Greece. Both were very beautiful. I took some nice pictures. Unfortunately I have given up all hope of putting up pictures before I come home, so you'll just have to wait. Santorini is on top of this big cliff, and you have to take a cable car in order to get to the top. I had lunch with Marcelo who works with me. It's actually his last cruise here, in 3 days he gets to go home!
A couple of days ago I also went out for a short bit in Croatia. The city we were in, Split, was very pretty. Lots of palm trees, and very old buildings around the shopping areas, with narrow streets that are pedestrian only. I had lunch (pizza!) with my new roommate Sandie, who is from Denmark. So far we are getting along very well.
I'll actually be coming home soon too, it's hard to believe that I have been here for almost 5 months now. I should fly back on the 28th, but I don't know my flight details yet. So once this cruise is over in 3 days, I only have 2 cruises left. Of course, my parents are coming to visit next cruise, so that will make the time pass even faster I'm sure.
So, while I am definitely sad to leave here and all the great people I've met, I am excited to come home and see everyone, and finally get to post and show my pictures. And of course there's also Carolyn's wedding to look forward to as well. But I have decided that I am going to come back for another contract, which will bring me back to this ship in October if everything goes as planned.
Right now I should go and get ready, we are in Malta today, and I'm actually going to go on a bit of a private "familiarization tour" with the people that sell the tours as well as some other staff. It should be exciting!
The view of Mykonos, Greece from where the tenders docked.
Me in the streets of Mykonos.
An old windmill (I think...) at the top of the hill in Mykonos.
The streets in Mykonos
The cliffs in Santorini, Greece
The cable cars we took to get to the top of the cliffs.
The view of the ship from the restaurant where we had lunch.
The town of Santorini.
Along the shoreline in Split, Croatia.
Pedestrian area of Split.
Our pizzas cooking in the oven (you can sort of see them on the right side).
Statue in the park in Split
2 comments:
I am looking forward to hearing about your tour. On your next cruise, are you going to bring your laptop so you can post pictures? We are not so secretly hoping you get put on another boat that has a shorter Christmas cruise.
Hope you get a chance to see mom and dad!
I am definitely going to bring my laptop next contract so that you can all see up to date pictures, and won't have to wonder what I'm looking at. I did try to download some, but it was a ridiculously long process... but I did find out that I do have some pretty nice shots.
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