Getting Ready To Leave

In two weeks time, I'll be gone from the UK and standing on a cruise in the USA working hard and sailing the sea...wow....scary and exciting times!

It's absolutely manic trying to get everything ready before going, so much paperwork to sort, insurance to organise, calls to make, bags to pack, training to complete, goodbyes to say. I'm doing pretty good though! I've gone into mission mode and got quite alot done - I have my jewellery training to complete next week and then on to my leaving do - oooh yeah good times!

Only now is it starting to feel real that I'm going away from everyone I know and any place I know and plonking myself in the middle of the ocean on my lonesome, hmm!! I couldn't be more excited to be starting this adventure but I'm also starting to get a little sad when talking to various friends and loved ones as I know this is no longer something I;m talking about but now something I'm actually doing!

I've been warned to expect hard work, long hours and a fair bit of pressure. The counter balance to that is to expect breath taking views, unbelievable experiences, meet lots of new and interesting people and go to places I wouldn't normally get to go.....I'll take that!

So at the top of this blog you can see a picture of the ship I've been assigned to, mental! I'm a bit scared that they seem to trust me on such a high-class boat! 5* luxury cruising for the wealthy....yup....pressure is definitely on! But saying that, I'm actually really looking forward to cruising in that way. Because it's a smaller boat than your average cruise ship, I get to port in places most others can't and see more tucked away, slightly lesser known places, that's got to be a winner!

Last week I had alot of training for this job. Getting to know the company, what to expect living at sea, how to survive in an emergency! That part was slightly scarier than the first, can't say I enjoyed stepping off a 3m high wobbly diving board into a pool whilst holding my nose and wearing a life jacket - almost made me re-think for a second what I'm doing?! But don't worry....clearly I survived and I'm now certified to be able to, phew!

I'm not sure when I'll next get to blog - got to find my sea legs first and learn how not to get lost on board. When I've mastered that, I'll let you know!

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