I made it to the ship. I spent 10 hours flying to Frankfurt, Germany and arrived only to find out that my connecting flight had been cancelled due to a ground crew strike at several Italian airports (including Venice). So, fortunately for me, I was rescheduled for another flight (some were not so lucky and had to wait on standby). Unfortunately for me I had to wait around for 7 hours in Frankfurt airport. My laptop battery was dead and there was no way for me to charge it on a European outlet, and after being awake already for 20 some odd hours, I didn't have to stamina to read, so I think I passed the time by starring blankly off into space. I honestly have no idea where the time went, but it seemed endless.
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