Alright so I think I just made it through the last step before getting an interview. This month has been very hectic with cast install going on and even though I have been doing a lot of work, the theatre PM has been very busy and therefore I didn't want to bother him about my promotion 'til it was done. Now that it is, it sounds like we'll be able to get the cruise director to sign off today and hopefully e-mail the paperwork out to the Miami office tomorrow. What remains uncertain is whether the people in charge of the interviewing are still in the office tomorrow or if they have started their vacation(s) already. All that I'm hoping is that I have this interview and a final yes/no by December 31. I had made it a personal goal to get promoted within 2010 and it looks like I might just barely make it-- as long as there is indeed still someone in the office to do the interview.
In the meanwhile, I'm sure I've mentioned before that it can be very difficult being away from family during the holiday season. However, the black shirt team on Voyager has made it a lot easier. We have been doing lots of Christmas decorating and also a secret Santa (with very late notice, I might add). I also bought some decorations for my cabin at walmart 2 weeks ago which has helped a lot. I recall on Explorer last year we did next to nothing for Christmas and it seemed to just come and go all in one day, and that one day we worked non-stop so I barely even remember what happened.
Anyway I guess my next post will be post-interview (at least I certainly hope so!) and I'm hoping I'll have some good news to share.
Monday, December 20, 2010
Friday, December 3, 2010
The Next Step
Glad to be back in the Caribbean. It's so much more familiar.
This upcoming cruise will be the beginning of production cast install. The current cast had their final shows last night (and I worked backstage for those shows because we are short 2 production staff this week). It seems the second half of my contract is destined to be totally busy from beginning to end.
In other news, I have now been signed off on by one of our PMs, Darwin, for my lighting interview. The next step is to approach the cruise director and get his signatures as well, then I will qualify for an interview. Unfortunately this CD has only been on the ship since the end of the crossing and therefore I haven't been able to demonstrate my lighting abilities to him as yet. Hopefully I will have an opportunity soon.
We did have 2 major lighting maintenance sessions over the past 2 days. We took down all of the Martin MAC 600s and Coloram II scrollers for a thorough deep cleaning. This is in preparation for the upcoming cast install. All technicians and stage staff participated in this and we got a lot of work done. There were several repairs to be done as well since it looks like the prior theatre light technician had not done a lot of preventative maintenance other than changing lamps.
This upcoming cruise will be the beginning of production cast install. The current cast had their final shows last night (and I worked backstage for those shows because we are short 2 production staff this week). It seems the second half of my contract is destined to be totally busy from beginning to end.
In other news, I have now been signed off on by one of our PMs, Darwin, for my lighting interview. The next step is to approach the cruise director and get his signatures as well, then I will qualify for an interview. Unfortunately this CD has only been on the ship since the end of the crossing and therefore I haven't been able to demonstrate my lighting abilities to him as yet. Hopefully I will have an opportunity soon.
We did have 2 major lighting maintenance sessions over the past 2 days. We took down all of the Martin MAC 600s and Coloram II scrollers for a thorough deep cleaning. This is in preparation for the upcoming cast install. All technicians and stage staff participated in this and we got a lot of work done. There were several repairs to be done as well since it looks like the prior theatre light technician had not done a lot of preventative maintenance other than changing lamps.
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