Saturday, August 1, 2009

Crossroads


Well here we are, just days more then 10 weeks left on our contract, and at the crossroads of our mentality on it all. This coming Monday also is the day a slew of our new good friends leave this boat, significantly depleting our social circle, which kinda sucks. We have been making inroads on gaining friendships with the new production cast that has come on for the new show, Xtreme Country. (That’s right folks! Trainbeats, yee-haws and all the processed nationalism you can devour! It even ends with “God Bless the USA”)
On the plus side to this mass exodus, it really allows us to see the end of the contract. We’ll be running into lots more people that will be on this ship longer then us, making us no longer feel like the people with a long time to go. Kris is getting 2 new team members who might actually kind of want to be here which could reap benefits for her. I am gaining a new bassist, which won’t promise better times, since the old one is a really cool guy, a kind of mixture of three of my very close friends, but I will hang tough and stay strong throughout the “In the moods” and “Tequilas” ☺.
Honestly, it may sound like our position is worse then it is. It’s not. Kris mentioned plenty of great positives in our last blog, and they are great points. It is just that this particular run (Long Beach, Catalina, Ensenada) does not lend itself to being a thoroughly enjoyable and fresh run over the long term. HOWEVER, we heard about our next option starting in January and it appears to lend itself to that enjoyment and fulfillment much more. We found out today from the main office that they would like us to start on the Valor from January 10th to July 11th. We are still waiting to make the ultimate decision in our heads if another contract with Carnival is what we want. But financially, it makes sense and its also harder to turn down a 6 month gig that does 7 day runs to Cozumel, Grand Cayman, Isla Roatan and Belize. MUCH better then this one ☺. So its great to know that option is on the table for us. We have still have time to make the final call. Right now our heads are filled with plans for our 5-week vacation out west.
Our thoughts are with all of you. We do miss our friends and family here, but are grateful for the experience. As always, will continue to update with the latest.

M and K

1 comment:

  1. Oooh! The new contract sounds fun...you'd better believe we'll leave the kids at home and go on that cruise!! Still praying for you guys and hope you enjoy these next few weeks as best you can! Miss you!

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