Okay, Okay, I know...nearly a month...but...

Okay, I know, it's been a long time, but we're doing the same cruise over and over, there's not always a lot to share! and now I have to be careful what I say! My ship friends have found me on facebook, and could find me here too! For the dirty details send me an email! LOL!

Of course you must know that I'm still really enjoying myself...I've been going to the latin parties every time they have one, and dancing better and better every time...We have some really talented Latin dancers on board so it's really easy to learn from them. I've really adapted to the schedule, and really don't have problems with short sleep nights anymore, as long as I can have my afternoon nap! I've been making a lot of new friends lately, which is really nice since a lot of my current friends are heading off for vacation either already or soon.

So, the job...it's changed some...we have started training the guest relations staff on the bank duties, and I must say, either we have some really smart GRO's or we're really good trainers! I think it's probably a combination! LOL...They have been doing really well, and haven't needed a lot of help so far. We've got a couple of new GRO's right now that are starting to learn, so hopefully they do just as well. I heard from my friend Ricardo who transferred to another ship that they aren't doing nearly so well as our ship! I've been training myself with the guest account purser, and I think I'm doing pretty well. They've asked me for next cruise to be the guest account purser with Liza (Current GAP) to shadow me, so that'll be really interesting, and hopefully fun! I'm looking forward too it - although, it probably means I can't go out for long in Victoria next Thursday, cause I'll be preparing to close the cruise the next day. I'm sure that I will impress them, so I'm not at all nervous (yet!).

I've been missing some of my close friends lately, and hope you will write me soon! I also want to remind everyone that my birthday is coming up at the end of August, and I plan on having a 'Party on the Pier' for my birthday! Please keep August 28th open as that will be the thursday of my birthday week. I would love to have a bit of a potluck, we can all meet in the parking lot in front of my ship, bring a bit of food, and have my ship friends meet my family and home friends! I think it'll be a lot of fun, so stay tuned for more info!

Hmmm, haven't talked about our ports lately. I loaded a few more pictures yesterday and have some more to load soon, I'm almost ready, but just need to sort out which ones to load - maybe tomorrow or wednesday. Hmm, what have I done that's new. Well, I'm really enjoying Sitka. A couple of weeks ago I went out with some friends to the Raptor Centre, they rehabilitate injured birds (eagles, owls, hawks), so that was really nice, we also went for a walk through the Sitka national forest near the town, and that was SO nice, it really felt like I was at home, maybe walking at East Sooke Park. So nice, that I've gone to the forrest every time since (only 2 so far), and plan to go there everytime going forward too. This week, it was funny, cause we had a couple of guys come out with us - 2 deck apprentices, and one officer from the bridge, and one of the apprentices wanted to go for a walk in the woods when we told him about it, but the officer from the bridge (one of the good latin dancers from Panama), really didn't want to go, but the other guys convinced him, and he actually thanked me afterwards cause he had such a good time - it was nice too that we were able to spot quite a few bald eagles and 2 golden eagles. It was funny cause, he actually told me I should be working on the bridge as a spotter! LOL, of course that worried me a bit, I wonder who they have working there that they couldn't spot a few eagles in some trees??? LOL

Alrighty, I better go get ready for the next latin party tonight, I plan for my feet to hurt tomorrow!!!!! LOL! Love you all! There's only 7 more cruises before I come home for vacation and get to see everyone!

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