Some say when the going gets tough the tough get going. Carrying through with that thought wave, when the seas get rough the satellites get smashed.
I am not sure how it happened or what happened exactly, however, during one of the cruises out of Port Canaveral, we were skimming by what seemed to be a Hurricane. The listing was unbearable. As I was at the crew bar having my nightly night cap with Dominica the shopping specialist, Putu was in the formal dining room chasing dish trolleys across the floor while red wine spilled over all of our guests (save for the friends of Bill W).
This was not the first time I have been in this senario. It was my second contract on another cruiseliner: Level one Jayne and I were in the dining room with the chief purser dining on lobsters tail when all of the sudden our ships stablizers failed and we listed 17% which may not sound by much but trust me when I say it was. The difference between the the time with Jayne and I to two weeks ago was that this time I did not stand up in the middle of whatever I was doing and Shout LIFE JACKETS!
As Putu was cleaning up the shrieks in the Dining room, Rachael came into the crew lounge walking straight as an arrow, as if we were sailing on ice. When a ship is rocking and people are walking straight it is a dead give away that they are drunker then a skunk on garbage day. Rachael, has been drunk for three weeks straight. She is debating whether to leave her husband on land and is sadly leaning toward doing it against my advice to wait until she gets home and out of this insane enviroment. Not only is she ignoring my advice she is debating an email or a phone call. Ending a marriage with a phone call or email??? Is she mad... ? That girl needs to give her head a shake and her liver a break, she is one mess... and as I pour her a virgin rum and diet coke, I comfort her until the latest Italian officer comes to take her away.
While Racheal was learning the ways of Italy, I was upstairs trying to get some work done as we were getting a new entertainment staff the next day and that is when it crashed. Our email system and internet services. Everything gone. Word has it that the wind picked up a deck chair and swirled it agains the satelite. You can never believe what you hear, but it really caused a rucus for two weeks. Disconnected form the outside world. Of course our Email outlook came on, however the internet was in and out until just a few days ago.
My apologies to amulbunny who had emailed me some questions. I do feel bad that I have not been blogging. But all I can say is that I am back and I am looking forward to writing every other day....
Thank you for all the comments!
In the mean time for me, I am going to be throwing Rach in a cold shower and get her ready for her singing set.
