After finishing our first cruise in Copenhagen, we set sail again on a charter cruise going to more Baltic ports. A charter basically means that a company has bought out the entire ship for the course of a cruise (one week in this case) and they are able to make all the plans of what will happen on the ship. This particular charter is through a company called NuSkin, a cosmetic company similar to Avon and Mary Kay.
One major duty we have on the ship is embarkation. In this process we check in all the passengers to their rooms, collect their passports, take security pictures, etc. We use a whole computer system that makes it all go fairly quickly, but it is an important job that can be complicated by incorrect information, communication issues, or crashing computers. Yesterday was an interesting situation because this chartered cruise is 90% Asian. It was hard because we were speaking only in broken English and trying to keep everything as orderly as possible. It only makes it more complicated when the last names of the guests were so complicated! Ha ha! We got through it, though.
Last night we also performed “Listen to the Music,” our 70’s show for the crowd. It was really a fun show because the theatre was PACKED. We had people standing at the back even. It only made it more crazy because all of the Asian passengers had their cameras and video cameras ready! I have never seen anything like it! We had flashbulbs and screaming fans the entire show; it was like we were rock stars! Ha ha! What a riot. We may never experience another show quite like that, but boy was it a treat. They certainly made us all feel very special!
Another bit of news is that we have added a new cast member to the bunch. Laszlo has joined us from Hungary. He just completed a 6-month contract on this same ship, but has come back to do ours as well. He is a great guy and we’ve already had a lot of fun while sticking him in to each of our shows. We are relieved he is such a nice guy and a very hard worker. Looking forward to the next 6 months!
Today is a “sea day” meaning we are traveling the entire day and will not be in a port. I also happen to not have any duties or a show tonight so needless to say… I am BORED out of my mind!!! Because the ship is chartered at the moment we have been asked to not be in guest areas very much, so we are trying to keep ourselves busy with movies, books, and games throughout the day. I am crawling up the walls. Ha ha! It’s okay, though. I have gotten to catch up on sleep and it’s fun just getting to hang out with everyone. Looking forward to getting off the ship in a couple days and going to some new ports!
Love you all!
Tripp
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Find a piano! Write me a letter! Do your laundry! Teach your friends some of your 4-part harmony arrangements! Dance! Play charades! Write me another letter! Make a list of all the reasons you miss me! (Now THAT will probably take all day!) Love you, Tripp!
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