Vacation + My Next ship!

It’s been almost a month since I got off the ship. The last week was a ton of fun, hanging out with all my friends, playing some great music, and just enjoying the ship before I left. To be honest, I totally forgot we were in the middle of the Atlantic I was so busy having fun! However, a couple days before we got to Florida I could feel the humidity and temperature rising.

We got to Florida and it was kind of sad saying goodbye to everybody. It was like summer camp or leaving for summer break in college. Luckily with ships, you never know when you’re going to see someone again. You might be working on another ship, and all of a sudden someone new comes on board who you worked with on another ship. That’s ship life.

I was home for about a week when I got back, mostly catching up on sleep I missed the past 2 months as well as getting over being sick from flying cross country. I then enjoyed Thanksgiving in Pismo Beach, California, where my family and I rented a house 3 blocks from the beach! It was nice to see my brother, who lives down there going to school in Cal Poly, and to enjoy some warm weather! I then visited my friend Ivan for a few days who lives in Los Angeles. I went to Chinatown, In’N’Out, and went to an extravagant Hollywood nightclub, among other things. After getting used to 80 degrees, I hopped on a plane to enjoy 20 degrees in Colorado. I visited with friends in Boulder and Colorado Springs while the temperature kept dropping to 0 before I left. It was great catching up with my friends after being gone and very nice to be in Colorado. The mountains are beautiful and Boulder feels like another home to me. I will definitely be back to visit again soon!

My next stop: the Caribbean! I just got a contract from December 11-January 22 doing 7-day cruises out of Tampa, Florida. I’ll be going to places in Mexico, Belize, Roatan, Jamaica, and the Grand Cayman Islands. I’m excited for warm weather and to experience a new ship. It’s a smaller ship than my last so Ill have to get used to that. I will probably be playing more than the last ship, but it’ll be less hectic than Europe since it’ll be mainly beaches and relaxing. My favorite part is New Years Eve I’ll be docking in the same place as my last ship in Mexico, so I’ll be able to see friends that are still on the ship! I’m very excited and I will continue to update the blog so you can know how it goes!