Blogs from Oceans and Seas

Wednesday June 19th, 9:18pm In the ditch Sea days on the back end of the cruise are always a little slow for me, paperwork, emails, a lesson here and there and some time in the gym. Today was no different as I rolled up to the desk at 10am and went through some emails for next week. I then started editing pictures from the last couple of days on the golf course. I took about 320 this week so it was going to take me a while to edit and organize them. I got about half way through them and then had to go upstairs for my 11am lesson. This week’s student was a young lady who was just getting into the game and wanted to make some big strides. We got through a lot in ... read more

Saturday June 15th, 9:41pm Over Davey Jones Locker Week 6 started this morning as I woke up; hard to believe I have been gone that long. I think the next couple of cruises will fly by for some reason. I am not really looking forward to this cruise as I have a couple of challenging guests already (from where JC was from for those of you that followed blog when I was with Celebrity) that think they are the end all be all. I spent an hour at the desk this morning trying to get everybody shuffled around for this cruise and it looks like I finally have done it. We are playing Riddles Bay tomorrow with about 8 people and then I am off Monday and Port Royal on Tuesday. I am trying to get ... read more

Thursday June 13th, 9:32pm In the fog My day started with a lesson with Mrs. Brown, a really nice lady who wants to play more golf with a little more confidence. After the lesson she felt much better about her swing and especially her short game, I just wish I had a little more room to teach. My internet has been down for a couple days at the desk which make the hours drag a little bit so I emailed IT to see if they could put some fix on it, hopefully by tomorrow it will be up and running again. I had a nice lunch today as the buffet had all the right stuff out today. I never get tired of a salad up there because they always have a big bowl of real bacon ... read more

Wednesday June 12, 9:37pm Westbound & hammer down I slept in this morning as I had nothing to do until 10am and I was running a little low on power after a couple of busy days in Bermuda. When I got to the desk there wasn’t much going on so I did some busy work until 11am and then headed upstairs for a lesson. When I got outside it was blowing about 40 and we were smashing through 15-20 footers, I was thinking this will be an interesting teaching environment. I guess it scared my student, as they didn’t show up lol, no big deal though I went and had lunch and then watched some TV and relaxed. I had another lesson at 4pm and this time they showed up even though the weather hadn’t gotten ... read more

Saturday June 8th, 10:00pm In the ditch Pretty standard sea day today started at the desk at 10am trying to finalize tee times for Monday. I talked to most of the guests and determined who needed rental clubs and who was going to play with whom and sent all the info the golf courses. My clinic at 1:15pm was almost full, which is always a good sign. I still wish I had another 15 minutes because I never quite get through everything I want to, I will have to work on that. I snuck in a quick nap after my clinic and then headed back to the desk a little early because I had nothing else to do. It was a relatively quiet evening mainly because we have been smashing through some rough seas all day, ... read more

Thursday June 6, 9:13pm In the middle of a fleet of fishing boats The last sea day is usually a lazy day for me and today was no different. I woke up early for some reason, which meant I got to watch a couple of TV shows before having to go to the desk at 10am. When I got to the desk I put my mind to next week and figured out how I am going to work Monday with two different groups, it should be a handful but what can you do. I like having the Internet at the desk, it tends to make time go by a little bit faster and I get to chat with some people I haven’t talked to in a long time because I see them on Facebook. I had ... read more

Saturday June 1st, 9:48pm Back to Bermuda Saturdays are long days for me I have discovered. I had to be at the desk at 10am for an hour or so which was a little boring, but I did invent a new game; fishing for guests. What you do is put something on the desk that looks free, preferably something shiny (I have a couple boxes of promo magazines from the 2011 PGA Grand slam of golf) and then watch as guests walk by. Some stop and have a quick look, some pick up the magazine and then realize it’s about golf and put it back down and some just take it anyway because it’s free. It is a fun people watching experiment. My golf clinic today had a good turnout, about 50 people although they were ... read more

Thursday May 30th, 8:44pm Steaming for land I was an up an hour early this morning as I didn’t set my clocks back an hour, at least I noticed it before I left my room. My day started with two training sessions, crew safety and drug awareness, good times. I then spent an hour at the desk chatting with Francine, as there wasn’t much going on. I set up all my spreadsheets for next cruise, edited some photos and then bounced upstairs for lunch. Long nap this afternoon, hey I had to get that hour back not setting my clocks back. I have been watching “How I met your mother” all week, I forgot what I great show it is, I can’t wait to download the rest tomorrow in Boston and get caught up. The evening ... read more

Wednesday May 29th, 8:49pm In the Triangle I was up early, just so excited to get to training! First one started at 8am, safety training, which is probably a good idea given all the cruise ships in the news lately. The fire on the Grandeur of the Seas last week hit close to home as we are docked next to it every two weeks in Bermuda, guess we will be by ourselves next week. That training ended at 11am and I snuck a nap in before lunch and then off to the next training, how to be a vacation hero! That was 2 hours of fun filled role playing with 22 people from 8 different countries, at least our team won some M&M’s, I told you today would be exciting. Another Nap and then I headed ... read more