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Dover: "Just Go to the Great Tower"

6/3/19 It was a bit sad waving goodbye to Spain, as we will never return to the Mediterranean on this contract. From here on out, it’s...

Lisbon and Leixoes: Natas Galore!

Lisbon 1/3/2019 Yesterday, I had IPM (In Port Manning. If you are a crew member with IPM, you can’t disembark. This is to make sure that...

Tales of Spain: From Down Jackets to T-Shirts

Hello hello! I am currently on my first Norway cruise and freezing, so I thought I would recount some of the warmer moments from my last...

Sunday Morning Stroll in Mallorca

How exciting, my very first location on my very first contract! 24/2/2019 I went to bed Saturday night tired from running Holiday full...

Dry Dock in Marseille

Two weeks ago, I embarked on AIDAcara in Marseille. Though she is a beautiful ship, she was not in the most glamorous of states when I...

Headline: Umbrella Perished in Berlin

Allan, my boyfriend, visited from New York to see me before I embark on the ship, so that meant going full out on the tourist bucket...

Per Diem Budget vs. German Grocery Stores

As we all know, food is the best. It is what makes us run, physiologically and, of course, on the treadmill. It is also an excellent tool...

Just Another Day of Rehearsal

Please note: The title of this post is meant to be sung to notable and extremely famous opening tune,"Another Day of Sun." In two months,...

"Basic" Safety Training = Life Skills

For this past week, I woke up at 5:50 am to catch a 7:07 am ferry across the River Elbe to the industrial area of Hamburg. Accompanied by...

A New Year by Land, Sea, and Sky

WOW, my New Year's in Hamburg was unforgettable. Let's get right to it! After a productive morning of drafting goals, reviewing spinal...

Germany Does Christmas Right

As some of you may know, this holiday season I was separated from my family and friends by an ocean and a landmass. I will admit, I had...

Willkommen in Hamburg!

My inaugural blog post, wow! Thank you for your interest in my journey through Northern Europe; it is an extremely exciting time in my...

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