Things that make me smile!

Things that make me smile!

Hello sorry I have not blogged in a while, but here is a good one that I hope will make you smile as it has done for me! This last week I met this lady whose name was Carrie, and her husband. She is from Texas and is a surgeon. This was her fifteenth time on this same exact cruise with NCL. When first meeting her I thought she was going to be a pain, just because she expects so much being a VIP member of this ship, most people pretend they are kings and queens when they are VIP. But Carrie and her husband were different, they were some of the nicest people I have met on this ship yet! Every time we saw each other we made a point of saying hello and asking how each other day was, and really getting to know each other! By the end of the cruise I was looking forward to our next encounter, just to say hello! The very last night of the cruise she came and found me to ask if we could take a picture together so she can remember me for next year! As we were saying our final goodbyes, she told me she was a cruise critic and was writing an article on our ship for a review, and wanted to simply thank me for making her vacation that much better. That is what makes me smile, that is why I keep pushing forward during twelve hour days.

Alright few other things that have recently made me smile, I was working in gallery today and I saw this teen boy around 14 walking down the hall towards me with this giant Mohawk, I did not think too much of it. Then heading the same direction 30 seconds later I see this other little boy walk past with a Mohawk around the age of 11 or so, then following him was an older gentleman around 50 with a Mohawk. Come to find out a family of about eight all decided to visit Hawaii with Mohawks, even down to the three year old little girl getting pushed my mom in the very back of the line in a stroller.  That is what makes me smile, that is why I keep pushing forward during long days. 

So I have one more thing that has made me smile just recently. I was walking threw the crew mess where we eat and I see this guy leaning back in his chair, mouth wide open passed out—snoring. Now this is a normal occasion around here, you randomly find crew taking naps in the most random places, but what made me smile was what was on the table in from of this guy. When I walked by there were two empty coffee cups, an empty redbull and twenty or so empty packets of sugar. Wow, the life we live.

Well I hope me sharing some of the things that make me smile got you to smile a little as well! Hope you all are having a great time doing whatever you doing! 

dayyy thirty four

I think it is wild that I have already been away from Colorado for Thirty-Four days! I cant help but think has it gone by fast… or slow? When I think about it, I feel like I was in STCW just yesterday, fighting fires and studying like it was finals week all over again. But when I think of today, I feel like I have been here three months by now. Each day of work I have a morning shift, an afternoon shift, and a night shift. Between those shifts I do laundry, take a nap, or simply prepare for my next shift. Working a schedule like this makes me feel like I live three days in one, which then eventually makes me feel like I have already been here for three months! I have made some great friends already, ones that I hope to have in my life for a while, and ones I cant wait to eventually introduce to all of my friends everywhere else! I have realized that Colorado is a special place, it has so much to offer, and is greatly missed; but change and adventure is always a great thing!

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The small things that are missed!!

Its crazy the different life style of living on a ship – you began to miss the small things in life. I am going to write a little list that I want everyone to show a little appreciation for next time because its currently apart of your lifestyle that maybe one day you will miss as well….

Driving A Car with the windows down, blasting music.

Watching a full movie all at once.

Making a dinner for yourself.

Having a day off.

Having a window in your room.

Going to a concert / show.

Not sharing your room with someone else.

Having your own washer and dryer.

Not having to wear a tie every night.

… && the list could go on….

I am not one that is complaining about such an amazing time in my life, just remember that those are things that are missed here living on board the Pride of America. Now to give you a list of things that make up for all of the things that I miss…

Swimming in the ocean.

Beautiful Beaches.

17 different restaurants to eat at.

Production shows to watch every night.

Amazing people from across the world to meet.

Falling asleep to a ship swaying back and forth.

A housekeeper.

Sunsets / Sunrises

Full moons and palm trees

White Hot Parties

Simply being in Hawaii

&& the thought of coming home to see all of my wonderful friends in four months!

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Haleakala Crater

So I woke up at 3AM this morning for an adventure I will never forget. One of my friends rented a car and we drove up to Haleakla. Haleakla is a crater that is on the island of Maui about two hours or so away from our port. Traveling up this road as it twisted up the mountain side I kinda got a little sick…. We got to the top of the crater around 5AM so it was still dark, after a quick nap in the car, we headed to watch the sun rise. At 10,023 Feet it was as cold as Colorado but it was the most amazing site! Being above the clouds and the sun as it rises was such an amazing feeling! I began to wonder if this is what Pilots see during sunrise! I will have to as Preston Dale for that answer one day! I just want to say that living here in Hawaii has been so wonderful so far! It is currently my one month anniversary, only four more months  before vacation! Wow has time flew by!

Aloha Polynesia Show!

Hey everybody, so I put a little video clip in this blog! It is the Aloha Polynesia show that is on board the ship! It takes you threw all of the different dances that the island have to offer. The neat thing is I get to work with these dancers every Saturday! They are models for the guests during embark! They are all so nice and it was amazing actually seeing them do their traditional dances. Ohhh and yes those are all real tattoos on the men.

excuses.

I take anywhere from two hundred to a thousand pictures a day..... and ohhh boy have I heard some great excuses of why people wont let me capture a moment. I'm hiding from the police. I'm on the run. I will break your camera. I don't want my wife to see me with my girlfriend. Simply pretend like they don't speak English. Its against my religion. I don't have my lipstick on. And sometimes throw their hands in the shape of an X and yell at me to get out of their face.

I now am beginning to feel like I am taking something from people. Stealing. Taking their soul. Hurting them in some way. Why can I never give the passengers something... always just taking their picture.

All I'm asking is for a simple smile or simply saying no thank you... not tonight.

A smile takes less than a second. You're on vacation people... pretend like you're happy I'm only trying to do my job!!!!

Where is the love on this boat?

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