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Oceans and Seas » Pacific February 13th 2009

Hey all, I'm sorry it's taken me so long to update, but the thing is.....I'm on a freakin' cruise ship!!!!! So, I'll try to get everyone back up to speed :) So, the first day we left San Diego, and then we spent the next two days at sea. During the sea days, I became friends with several members of the crew, like the Cruise Director (JT, who is only 24 and has a HUGE responsibility.....he does all the talks and announcements and all the introductions to big acts. It is very rare to have someone so young in that large of a roll. He's the coolest guy on the ship), the Assistant Cruise Director (His name's Dan, but he also doubles as the DJ for the Dance Club, so everyone calls him DJ Dan. He ... read more

Oceans and Seas » Pacific February 8th 2009

Day 1: I awake at 5:50am and find myself in a Sheraton hotel room 40 feet above the ground. I hustle to the bathroom to shave and shower. After I quick breakfast, I hurry to the main lobby to catch a shuttle at 7:30am. The shuttle driver asks me if I'm an officer on the ms Oosterdam. I lie and say that I am, thus not paying for the trip. About halfway to our destination, he asks me for my ID number. I tell him I don't know it. He smiles. I arrive with three other REAL officers at the ship @ 7:50am. I pass through security, surrender my Passport to the Crew Purser, and follow a dozen other new crew members to the gangway. I then recieve my room card, ID number, and a stack ... read more




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