I can finally confirm my newest adventure, the latest shindin is an outdoor activity instructor, leading LASERTAG (big up Laserhub), Segways, Ziplines, Rockclimbing as well as load more... on a giant Cruise Ship! It's been a couple of years since the last time I was on this side of the world and it's safe to say I've settled back into it nicely dropping "too easy mate!" and "no dramas" into every sentence.
My flight landed here on Tuesday (12th) morning local time, and after leaving Gatwick at 10pm Saturday night, it was fair to say I needed a nap. Trudging through a very foggy Sydney city to the most essential part of my trip here...ZAMBRERO BURRITOS. They have been holding the key to my heart in the form of a 12 inch tortilla wrap for the past 18 months. God bless that guacamole goodness. After this, the rest of the day aint all important, apart from how lush my apartment was, burrito number two and some cool light show on the harbour.
Wednesday was go time. Climbed aboad my cruise ship and my team mates said to me ""WEEEEREEE GOINGGGG THI-". Naa! My team are wicked, there's only 4 of u and they've made me feel really welcome, we're all getting on really well...and we're all fans of Pokémon. Everyone is really friendly, the cruise is really diverse. Ship life just feels like a big village really.
After *almost* falling asleep in my induction (can you blame me?) I started my training with Edge. I welcomed in my new job by setting sail from Sydney by being at the highest point on the ship and going under the Harbour Bridge dancing to Kool and the Gang with just a small audience of the entire ship, and then Ziplining over their heads. Did you really expect anything less?
My first night here welcomed me in with early 00's Pop Punk tunes, it's almost like they were expecting me. My first cruise was a 6 day visit to Hobart, Tasmania for Dark Mofo festival.It reminded me loads of Shangri La at Glastonbury, light shows, art installations and a big food market.
I'm a couple of days in now, and it's all going really well.
Sunrise over Hobart from Mount Wellington
Cruise 1 was a success, very quiet but a great chance to try and orientate myself around the ship. There's loads to learn, faces to remember (mostly who I need to avoid to stay out of trouble, and who I need to smooth talk to get some freebies!), a whole maze of stairways and corridors (down KILO staircase to the Crew Bar, I know that one) but I'm getting there step by step and in no time I'm sure I'll be pro.
Quotes:
"I'm going to take a Seal-fi" - James, Edge.
"It was a wild night, crazy stuff was going on everywhere...I was eating a loaf of bread" - Myles, KC.
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