Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Getting ready, my schedule and some other thoughts

Hey everyone,

It's pretty hectic around me lately, as th news I will be travelling on 26th came quite unexpected.
I will be joining my ship in Venice - as I said, and here is my complete ship itinerary for the next 6 monts:

26.9.2010 In Port VENICE
27.9.2010 In Port DUBROVNIK
28.9.2010 At Sea SEA
29.9.2010 In Port PALERMO
30.9.2010 At Sea SEA
01.10.2010 In Port MALAGA
02.10.2010 At Sea SEA
03.10.2010 At Sea SEA
04.10.2010 Turnaround Day SOUTHAMPTON
05.10.2010 At Sea SEA
06.10.2010 At Sea SEA
07.10.2010 In Port CADIZ
08.10.2010 At Sea SEA
09.10.2010 In Port CAGLIARI
10.10.2010 At Sea SEA
11.10.2010 In Port SPLIT
12.10.2010 In Port VENICE
13.10.2010 In Port DUBROVNIK
14.10.2010 At Sea SEA
15.10.2010 In Port PALERMO
16.10.2010 At Sea SEA
17.10.2010 In Port MALAGA
18.10.2010 At Sea SEA
19.10.2010 At Sea SEA
20.10.2010 Turnaround Day SOUTHAMPTON
21.10.2010 At Sea SEA
22.10.2010 At Sea SEA
23.10.2010 In Port FUNCHAL
24.10.2010 In Port TENERIFE
25.10.2010 In Port GRAN CANARIA
26.10.2010 In Port LANZAROTE
27.10.2010 At Sea SEA
28.10.2010 In Port LISBON
29.10.2010 In Port VIGO
30.10.2010 At Sea SEA
31.10.2010 Turnaround Day SOUTHAMPTON
01.11.2010 In Port LE HAVRE
02.11.2010 In Port CHERBOURG
03.11.2010 At Sea SEA
04.11.2010 In Port VIGO
05.11.2010 At Sea SEA
06.11.2010 In Port PONTA DELGADA
07.11.2010 At Sea SEA
08.11.2010 At Sea SEA
09.11.2010 At Sea SEA
10.11.2010 At Sea SEA
11.11.2010 At Sea SEA
12.11.2010 At Sea SEA
13.11.2010 Turnaround Day MIAMI
14.11.2010 In Port MIAMI
15.11.2010 Turnaround Day MIAMI
16.11.2010 At Sea SEA
17.11.2010 Turnaround Day MIAMI
18.11.2010 At Sea SEA
19.11.2010 In Port NASSAU
20.11.2010 Turnaround Day MIAMI
21.11.2010 At Sea SEA
22.11.2010 In Port SAN JUAN
23.11.2010 In Port PHILIPSBURG
24.11.2010 In Port BASSETERRE
25.11.2010 At Sea SEA
26.11.2010 At Sea SEA
27.11.2010 Turnaround Day MIAMI
28.11.2010 At Sea SEA
29.11.2010 In Port GEORGETOWN CAY
30.11.2010 In Port COZUMEL
01.12.2010 In Port COSTA MAYA
02.12.2010 In Port ROATAN BAY ISLAND
03.12.2010 At Sea SEA
04.12.2010 Turnaround Day MIAMI
05.12.2010 At Sea SEA
06.12.2010 In Port SAN JUAN
07.12.2010 In Port PHILIPSBURG
08.12.2010 In Port BASSETERRE
09.12.2010 At Sea SEA
10.12.2010 At Sea SEA
11.12.2010 Turnaround Day MIAMI
12.12.2010 At Sea SEA
13.12.2010 In Port GEORGETOWN CAY
14.12.2010 In Port COZUMEL
15.12.2010 In Port COSTA MAYA
16.12.2010 In Port ROATAN BAY ISLAND
17.12.2010 At Sea SEA
18.12.2010 Turnaround Day MIAMI
19.12.2010 At Sea SEA
20.12.2010 In Port SAN JUAN
21.12.2010 In Port CHARLOTTE AMALIE
22.12.2010 In Port PHILIPSBURG
23.12.2010 At Sea SEA
24.12.2010 In Port LABADEE
25.12.2010 At Sea SEA
26.12.2010 Turnaround Day MIAMI
27.12.2010 At Sea SEA
28.12.2010 In Port GEORGETOWN CAY
29.12.2010 In Port COZUMEL
30.12.2010 In Port ROATAN BAY ISLAND
31.12.2010 In Port COSTA MAYA
01.1.2011 At Sea SEA
02.1.2011 Turnaround Day MIAMI
03.1.2011 At Sea SEA
04.1.2011 In Port FALMOUTH JAM
05.1.2011 In Port GEORGETOWN CAY
06.1.2011 In Port COZUMEL
07.1.2011 At Sea SEA
08.1.2011 Turnaround Day MIAMI
09.1.2011 At Sea SEA
10.1.2011 In Port GEORGETOWN CAY
11.1.2011 In Port COZUMEL
12.1.2011 In Port COSTA MAYA
13.1.2011 In Port ROATAN BAY ISLAND
14.1.2011 At Sea SEA
15.1.2011 Turnaround Day MIAMI
16.1.2011 At Sea SEA
17.1.2011 In Port SAN JUAN
18.1.2011 In Port PHILIPSBURG
19.1.2011 In Port BASSETERRE
20.1.2011 At Sea SEA
21.1.2011 At Sea SEA
22.1.2011 Turnaround Day MIAMI
23.1.2011 At Sea SEA
24.1.2011 In Port GEORGETOWN CAY
25.1.2011 In Port COZUMEL
26.1.2011 In Port COSTA MAYA
27.1.2011 In Port ROATAN BAY ISLAND
28.1.2011 At Sea SEA
29.1.2011 Turnaround Day MIAMI
30.1.2011 At Sea SEA
31.1.2011 In Port SAN JUAN
01.2.2011 In Port PHILIPSBURG
02.2.2011 In Port BASSETERRE
03.2.2011 At Sea SEA
04.2.2011 At Sea SEA
05.2.2011 Turnaround Day MIAMI
06.2.2011 At Sea SEA
07.2.2011 In Port GEORGETOWN CAY
08.2.2011 In Port COZUMEL
09.2.2011 In Port COSTA MAYA
10.2.2011 In Port ROATAN BAY ISLAND
11.2.2011 At Sea SEA
12.2.2011 Turnaround Day MIAMI
13.2.2011 At Sea SEA
14.2.2011 In Port SAN JUAN
15.2.2011 In Port PHILIPSBURG
16.2.2011 In Port BASSETERRE
17.2.2011 At Sea SEA
18.2.2011 At Sea SEA
19.2.2011 Turnaround Day MIAMI
20.2.2011 At Sea SEA
21.2.2011 In Port GEORGETOWN CAY
22.2.2011 In Port COZUMEL
23.2.2011 In Port COSTA MAYA
24.2.2011 In Port ROATAN BAY ISLAND
25.2.2011 At Sea SEA
26.2.2011 Turnaround Day MIAMI
27.2.2011 At Sea SEA
28.2.2011 In Port SAN JUAN
01.3.2011 In Port PHILIPSBURG
02.3.2011 In Port BASSETERRE
03.3.2011 At Sea SEA
04.3.2011 At Sea SEA
05.3.2011 Turnaround Day MIAMI
06.3.2011 At Sea SEA
07.3.2011 In Port GEORGETOWN CAY
08.3.2011 In Port COZUMEL
09.3.2011 In Port COSTA MAYA
10.3.2011 In Port ROATAN BAY ISLAND
11.3.2011 At Sea SEA
12.3.2011 Turnaround Day MIAMI
13.3.2011 At Sea SEA
14.3.2011 In Port SAN JUAN
15.3.2011 In Port PHILIPSBURG
16.3.2011 In Port BASSETERRE
17.3.2011 At Sea SEA
18.3.2011 At Sea SEA
19.3.2011 Turnaround Day MIAMI
20.3.2011 At Sea SEA
21.3.2011 In Port GEORGETOWN CAY
22.3.2011 In Port COZUMEL
23.3.2011 In Port COSTA MAYA
24.3.2011 In Port ROATAN BAY ISLAND
25.3.2011 At Sea SEA
26.3.2011 Turnaround Day MIAMI
27.3.2011 At Sea SEA
28.3.2011 In Port SAN JUAN
29.3.2011 In Port PHILIPSBURG
30.3.2011 In Port BASSETERRE
31.3.2011 At Sea SEA
01.4.2011 At Sea SEA
02.4.2011 Turnaround Day MIAMI
03.4.2011 At Sea SEA
04.4.2011 In Port GEORGETOWN CAY
05.4.2011 In Port COZUMEL
06.4.2011 In Port COSTA MAYA
07.4.2011 In Port ROATAN BAY ISLAND
08.4.2011 At Sea SEA
09.4.2011 Turnaround Day MIAMI
10.4.2011 At Sea SEA
11.4.2011 In Port SAN JUAN
12.4.2011 In Port PHILIPSBURG
13.4.2011 In Port BASSETERRE
14.4.2011 At Sea SEA
15.4.2011 At Sea SEA
16.4.2011 In Port MIAMI

I still have to get my Visa and the STCW95. The story of the STCW95 is one worth tellling. The courses are only held in Varna (500 km away from home for all those who have never been in BG) and you can either go to the Naval academy or the Technical university for them. No other option. So, after I received my offer leter (that was on 3rd sept), I called the Naval academy to discover that the courses would be starting on the 7th and that it takes a week. Ok, so far so good. I caught the bus at 5 AM on 7th and arrived in Varna ar 13:30 PM. And I knew the lectures start at 14:00, so literary I had to run to the Academy with all my luggage and stuff. I arrive there, a good friend of my mothers was waiting for me at the gate and guess what! - the courses were rescheduled for 13th! Well... yep... that was nice. Thanks for telling me guys.... but being a Bulgarian - I'm kinda used to it anyways. And what I did was - went to get the Norwegian martime cert ( which you can only do in Varna too) on the next day and then took the bus home. And on Sun evening - once againg took the 6 hr ride to Varna. Jesus - 1500 km in less than a week.
So , I am still in Varna, the stupid courses will be finished tomorrow and I am still trying to convice the stupid secretairy that it is OK for my mothers friend to collect the certificates on Mon and not me personally, so that I can go home tomo and start packing and not waste another 2 days here. Today I woke up at like 7 o'clock to go and give blood and urine to be tested for the last set of tests rquired by Celebrity. This is the 3rd time I give blood to be teested for the last couple of weeks. Once - for the Norwegian cert, once for siphylis, Hepatitis and Aids and now - drugs, full blood count, electrolytes, lipides and God knows what else. I also discovered that the Yellow Fever shot is done is Sofia (what a relief) and costs a whopping 75 leva (40 eur).... 75 leva for a vaccine.... I mean c'mon u guys this is rediculous - vaccins should be covered by the government... I think... oh well, Bulgaria. It's not like I have a choise, so - Mon morning after the inteview, i'll go to get shot :)

I only have 1 week to prepare - I still have to buy stuff like safety shoes and some black trousers and shirts for work (Harding brothers is providing my uniforms, however since I am leaving in such short notice the uniforms might not be ready), black shoes, loads and loads on thights - our "evening" uniform consists of skirt, blouse and jacket and thights are compulsory whenever you are wearing skirt. Yes - "evening uniform" means that I have a "daytime uniform" as well. The daytime uniform is shirt with trousers which have to be replaced by skirt, blouse and jacket at 6PM.
I am thinking of organizing all of my friend for something like a "goodbye party", but still I have to think abt that. I would definately want to go and have my last workout with my fellow crossfitters on Sun, but as I said - that depends on the SS (stupid secretairy).

I have the c1d visa interview at 9:15 on Mon, and once I am finished with that, it would mean that all the docs are ready and I am good to go :)

ENough said, see ya round

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