You know those moments when you've written out the majority of a message, and then your hand slips and you accidentally press a key combination or something else that makes it all disappear? I just had one of those moments.
Anyway, right now I'm still waiting for a ship assignment with Royal Caribbean. It's been a slow journey so far. I've resubmitted my resumes to the other cruise lines just in case they have something sooner. Unfortunately, nobody has called me for an interview since April.
The American economy is doing me no favours right now. Since jobs are so scarce, cruise ship employees who are in positions such as mine are extending and renewing their contracts when they otherwise maybe would have decided their career at sea is finished.
On a more positive note, I've joined a local gym to try and lose a few pounds in addition to getting in shape a bit. No point in sitting around doing nothing all the time. So far it's going well but it's only the first week so I guess I'll see what happens over the next month or so. The gym has agreed to allow me to pay for training bi-weekly so that I can easily leave the gym commitment without losing money should I get that oh-so-important call from the cruise line that they need me.
