Its about 4 am and we are having a proper storm at sea. The ship is being tossed about like a rag doll. Keep in mind, the cruise ships of this class are 84,000 metric tons. They are not small ships. Thankfully I do not get sea sick, I attribute this to my flexible Piscean nature. I woke up a few minutes ago as my books fell over on my shelf. Curiosity being predominate in my personal makeup, I got dressed and wander out on to the crew deck (Deck 3 by the way), and found the night shift housekeeping staff having their work cut out for them with seasick guests requesting cabin cleanups. At these times, its amazing how the tips the housekeeping staff have received to date affects their response time.
Going outside on deck 7, I could the see the massive waves crashing against the ship. Now, these are not the waves from movies that crash onto the deck as desperate sailors in rain gear try secure some object or another. I could not imagine how that must feel. We are only shifting about 5 to 7 degrees at a time, but it certainly feels like a roller coaster ride.
I've got the morning off so I'm going to watch the sunrise and see just what these waves look like. Perhaps some pictures later.
4 comments:
Shawn this is wonderful keeping up with you.
Thanx!
I've a friend who is Cruising this week sad to hear she may be riding the waves too. Forgot to chack if it's the same ship (doubt it) She is in Cozumel today (12/5) Bahamas tomorrow. Let me know if this is your ship and I'll pass on their names.
Envy Shawn, I'm experiencing Envy!
Mary
Hi Mary,
I'm in Baja, Mexico actually. A few days of crew life would cure your envy pretty quickly.
Thanks for the pictures. Take care in those big waves.
Is it true that cruise ships hire grey-haired men to dance with the patrons? I'm thinking about watching dancing with the stars re-runs and wanna know whether it'll pay to practice the moves at home? If so, can you grey my hair with accupuncture? ps-hi Julie!
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