http://www.travelblog.org/Oceans-and-Seas/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Oceans and Seas en-us Thu, 20 Jun 2013 08:44:11 +0000 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 08:44:11 +0000 If the sandals were held up with straps the straps were wrapped around the calf inside the shape in the ankh the symbol of life. She finished the look served by a Lanvin purse Martin Katz jewels and Christian Louboutin heels. I do worry whatever you desire to avoid without exceptions might wear large holding earrings in addition to glittery in addition to oversized pieces. Christian Loubouti http://www.travelblog.org/Oceans-and-Seas/Mediterranean/Ionian-Sea/blog-792239.html Wednesday June 19th 918pmIn the ditchSea 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 g http://www.travelblog.org/Oceans-and-Seas/Atlantic/blog-792199.html Saturday June 15th 941pmOver Davey Jones LockerWeek 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 ar http://www.travelblog.org/Oceans-and-Seas/Atlantic/blog-791487.html Thursday June 13th 932pmIn the fogMy 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 I http://www.travelblog.org/Oceans-and-Seas/Atlantic/blog-791168.html Wednesday June 12 937pmWestbound hammer downI 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 wasnt 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 1520 footers I http://www.travelblog.org/Oceans-and-Seas/Atlantic/blog-790984.html Saturday June 8th 1000pmIn the ditchPretty 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 115pm was almost full which is always a good sign. I still wish I had another 15 minutes because I neve http://www.travelblog.org/Oceans-and-Seas/Atlantic/blog-790250.html Thursday June 6 913pmIn the middle of a fleet of fishing boatsThe 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 han http://www.travelblog.org/Oceans-and-Seas/Atlantic/blog-789877.html Which woman doesn39t dream about Christian Louboutin shoes. However the Replica Christian Louboutin permits you to bring for your clothing shoes which can be priced at the most aggressive rates. It matches using the array of dresses that your particular wardrobe has and will come in a large selection of materials and colors. Here are some additional strategies for investing in a 39testostero http://www.travelblog.org/Oceans-and-Seas/Caribbean/Gulf-of-Gonave/blog-789758.html Wednesday June 5th 913pmOn a lake big lakeLate start today for me as I didnt have anything to do until my lesson at 1030am. I did stop at the desk for a few minutes to check in on my way upstairs there wasnt much going on yet so I grabbed an 8 iron and found my way up top.The weather wasnt great today 22 cloudy it even started to rain a little at one point perfect for a golf less http://www.travelblog.org/Oceans-and-Seas/Atlantic/blog-789708.html Saturday June 1st 948pmBack to BermudaSaturdays 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 g http://www.travelblog.org/Oceans-and-Seas/Atlantic/blog-789105.html Thursday May 30th 844pmSteaming for landI was an up an hour early this morning as I didnt 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 wasnt much going on. I set up all my spreadsheets for next cruise edited som http://www.travelblog.org/Oceans-and-Seas/Atlantic/blog-788812.html Wednesday May 29th 849pmIn the TriangleI 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 1 http://www.travelblog.org/Oceans-and-Seas/Atlantic/blog-788574.html Sep 30 2011 to Jan 13 2012nautical miles travelled150 Gibraltar to Rabat 450 Rabat to Grasiosa 27 Grasiosa to Puerto de Naos 18 Puerto de Naos to Playa Blanca 95 Playa Blanca to Las Palmas 870 Las Palmas to Mindelo Sao Vicente 2200 Mindelo to Guadeloupetotal 3810 nautical miles 30 days of sailing http://www.travelblog.org/Oceans-and-Seas/Atlantic/North-Atlantic/blog-788549.html I switched to another boat in Mindelo. It was a 40 sloop from the 1970s very old and not really maintained. I found out that as long as you have some kind of sail and can point the boat the wind will pretty much blow you across and you will hit the Caribbean no matter what. Its one of the easiest ocean crossings in the world. Its just a matter of how fast you want to get across. If y http://www.travelblog.org/Oceans-and-Seas/Atlantic/North-Atlantic/Gulf-Stream/blog-788544.html We awoke early confused about the time as our cell phones were reporting that it was 745am and there is no easy way to look outside of an inside cabin. These smart phones are supposed to be but they had reverted to Eastern Time their home position as they were roaming for but not finding service. This was to be a nice leisurely day at sea and Sharon and I reviewed the Daily Schedule to pick o http://www.travelblog.org/Oceans-and-Seas/Pacific/blog-788370.html Bombs tear through Iraqi capital killing over 60 1. Baghdad Iraq2. The AlQuaida group and civilians of Iraq.3.The human right that is being violated is 2Don39t discriminate because the article stated that their was many bombs going off around the Shiite area because they are the minority in the area compared to the Sunni population.4. I don39t think that enough is being done about the http://www.travelblog.org/Oceans-and-Seas/Southern/Scotia-Sea/blog-788222.html Bermuda 1 The Captain is trying to avoid a low pressure area heading down from Newfoundland so we are really running hot. To add to his challenges we are running on three engines since one went out on the previous voyage and is being repaired on the run. This means that there is a little vibration in our cabin but nothing to keep us awake at night. Our days fall into a kind of routine. Coffee an http://www.travelblog.org/Oceans-and-Seas/Atlantic/blog-787850.html Saturday May 25 1005pmSurrounded by wavesIt was a really rough night last night waves were probably in the 25 foot range fortunately I am lucky as all it does to me is put me to sleep. I did make a little mistake last night and set my clock an hour forward a night early so I was an hour early for work oh well.The golfers just kept coming this morning the group just kept getting bigger and b http://www.travelblog.org/Oceans-and-Seas/Atlantic/blog-787817.html Thursday May 23rd 313pmClosing in on MericUHI was up early today for some reason 7am ish so I cleaned up some of the pictures I have taken so far and organized a couple of folders. I tracked down Dwight and gave him some bags of laundry so I will have some clean clothes for the next cruise.The desk was quiet this morning so I took my laptop and edited all the photos of guests that I have taken http://www.travelblog.org/Oceans-and-Seas/Atlantic/blog-787466.html Wednesday May 22nd 808pmNo Land in sightKind of a boring day today. The first order of business was to try and find some washing machines to do laundry. It took me about 10 minutes but I found them and most of them are broken so I think I will get Dwight my room steward to do it for me and give him a little bigger tip next week.I then had guest services call me twice I think guests think http://www.travelblog.org/Oceans-and-Seas/Atlantic/blog-787335.html