I am throwing Mardis Gras beads over the top deck level to hundreds of jumping and cheering guests below. The Reggaeton band is rocking out and for a little while the seas are actually calm enough to walk straight. We lead the ship in a few goofy dances, have some friendly competition games, then when the Deck Party is over, the staff goes downstairs to the Crew Bar for a little partying after-hours. My days are pretty much like this all the time. On a Sea Day, I wake up around lunchtime, I grab a bite to eat in the Staff Mess (just like eating in the dining hall in college, which doesn’t bode well for my waistline) and then I go upstairs to check my work email just to be sure there weren’t any last
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