“There’s no such thing as love onboard!’ is what you hear most of the time, mostly from the guys and the occasionally heart broken girls. I don’t believe so, even though I got burned recently. I think it’s possible if you use your head and don’t believe everything that you hear around you. But make no mistake, love life on a cruise ship is not an easy one. Why? Here’s why… One of the main reasons is because, if you’re a crewmember or a staff member, most likely you’ll get a roommate. Roommate equals no privacy. Some guys are so desperate around here to get a woman that they will say anything to get you in their cabin. Don’t fall for it, it’s not worth it. As a new hire, take your time to look around, see who’s a player and who’s a good guy, don’t jump on the first guy you see because, usually, the aggressive ones are the bad ones. And ASK! Ask around about the guy or girl. Most of the relationships here onboard are not public ones. Not because one of the partners is ashamed with the other or because the guy or girl is dating someone else at the same time (which happens, but not all the time), but because privacy is high valued here. Alcohol plays a big role in how and where you’re going to end up at the end of the night. Sounds like fun, but really it isn’t, especially when you have to take the famous “Walk of shame” in the morning. To understand the “walk of shame” concept, you first need to understand the layout of the ship. All Royal Caribbean ships have a main, big corridor, named I95 (don’t ask me why, I have no idea). This corridor crosses the ship from one end to another and it’s packed with surveillance cameras every 50 feet. To get from the crew areas, work areas or other people’s cabin to your own cabin, you MUST go through I95. And believe me, when you meet your colleagues at 6 or 7 in the morning, and your hair is all messy, you’re make up is all over your face and instead of your uniform you’re wearing the party clothes you had on last night, you’ll think twice doing it again. Same big rule apply onboard just like in any other place: if you’re a girl and sleep around you’re easy, to say the least; if you’re a guy and sleep around, you’re a cool guy. The difference between the ship life and land life is that here you’re stuck with these people. You have to see them every day, which is not always a good thing, so be careful who you choose to spend your free time with. Will be continued…. Labels: love, ship rules |
I-95 is a long freeway crossing the whole of the Eastern seaboard going from Maine to Florida. I can understand why they called the corridor this name.