Last Cruise :(

So I’m on my last cruise. It’s a 17-day cruise that started in Venice and ends in Ft. Lauderdale. We will arrive November 13^th, and then I’ll get on a flight home. However, I’m very sad to leave this ship because it’s incredible! All the people I’ve met here are amazing and I consider them good friends. It’ll be sad to say goodbye to them, but I’m sure I will see them again in the future. The great part about this job is that I meet people from all over the world. I have friends now from the Philippines, Argentina, South Africa, India, England, and many more. I can add them on facebook, and now I have even more places to visit! Many other things I’ll miss about this ship- having lots of food available at most hours of the day, a commute of 30 seconds to work, a full gym, the amazing sunsets at sea, and 95 cent beers.

Our last time in Venice we had to say goodbye to the cast of singers and dancers. I became very good friends with them over the past 2 months and it was sad to see them leave. They felt like a family, because we all eat, hang out, work together, and live right next to each other. It was more difficult saying goodbye for them, having spent 10 months together, 8 of them on the ship! However, I hope to see them in the future and hopefully work with them again.

So now we have 11 new singers and dancers of the cast. They are all nice people, but they’re very busy because the first couple weeks they’re here they are rehearsing all day long. Their second day on the ship they were in rehearsal from 7am-2:30am.

Tonight we’re playing a Halloween party for the entire ship. I’m planning on dressing up as a bumble bee, as long it doesn’t get in the way of playing everything. It was funny walking around in Italy today seeing Halloween decorations and little Italian kids with masks and capes. It’s kind of strange, I don’t think the holiday really fits in here.  But either way, I’m looking forward to spending a Halloween on the ocean!