My time on the ship is ticking away. Less than a month to go now. And as my time here comes to an end, it also is for so many other people. It seems like everyone is leaving these days. Since we changed itineraries, every Tampa has brought the departure of someone I spend a lot of time with. First it was Kevin, the internet café manager. Then Natanya, one of the bar servers, and Erna, the fitness instructor. Tomorrow Brooks will go. The next week it’ll be Sam, the social host, and Jason, the art auctioneer. Then Dan, another social host, then Eddie & Andrew, the jazz trio guys. That mass exodus of friends in March with the cast change was really rough, but this almost seems worse. There’s no time to just be anymore.
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