First few days on the ship.....

So...once again.....back on the ship....and once again....Norwegian Jade....the places we would visit would be the same as last time...my first cruise's itinerary is as follows: embarkation Civitavecchia, then a sea day, Katakolon (Greece), Piraeus (Greece), Izmir (Turkey), Istanbul (Turkey), Istanbul (Turkey) (yes...there is an overnight there), sea day, sea day (yes....two sea days in a row), Naples (Italy) and back to Civvitavecchia......

As we got onboard i had the regular safety exam and collected my schedule...what....i start nightshift tomorrow....hmmmm...normally nightshift is half way through contract...hmmm....strange...oh well, i guess i need to make the best of the situation.....first day back flew by....there is a lot of new people on the team which is good and bad....ill let you know later during the contract whether it is more good or more bad...hahaha....

Not going to go into all details...first few days were hectic...an accident happened on board and unfortunately a crew member died....a very sad day...and never easy.....also nt easy when people start gossping even though they do not have the facts.....

Nighshift has been tiring but im getting there....in Katakolon i didnt make it out...needed to sleep after my first night shift....Piraeus i found a coffee shop...serving Illy coffee (with excellento foam and price) and excellento wifi...so managed to call home and have a fab conversation and a fab cappucchino....Izmir....Kim and i went out....he wanted some kebab and i wanted a coffee...ended up having the kebab....but no coffee...decided on apple tea instead...so with regards to going ashore it has been rather chilled....

Now of course....i could not write a blog without telling you some little bit about food.....Im going to tell you about this sushi platter we ordered...actually i have a pic...the sashimi, like always, was excellento, but what surprised me was the role....it is called dragon role, and wow...so so good...so in the middle of the role is shrimp tempura then ontop is smoked eel and avo and a dollop of a mixture of sashimi, mayo, spices and caviar....man...it was so delicious....ate way too much but we both could not stop cause it is so good...and yes...i do have a pic...

Talking about food....of course....when one is nightshift, which normally starts either 23:00 or 23:30....one often arrives to someone having ordered pizza.....and of course then i cannot help myself....so i always end up eating...actually that reminds me...next time i must take a pic...there are 3 flavours, pepperoni, vegetarian or margharita...(of course you can add individual toppings if you desire)....the only one that gets ordered by Guest Services (our team), strangly..is pepperoni....(salami)....pizza has a thick base but it has a lot of cheese...and is just so good (eventhough quite greasy)....the pizza is huge...and i mean huge....the charge is $5....nothing.....yes...i promise next time there is a pic.....

anyway....before i bore you i hav to say....so sorry, this has not been the most fascinating blog...but i just thought id give you all an update of the first couple of days...and now that i am nightshift...i actually have some time to write...tomorrow Istanbul....cheers

 

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