Is june almost over already?

As we leave Southampton we head off on another trip to Norway. This one will only be a few days long and but I promise to get some sweet pictures from it.

Cheers,

Tom

Last Call to Tenerife

This was the last time the QE2 was in the Canary Islands so as we left Tenerife they celebrated by shooting off some fireworks. We decided to watch them from the very top of the ship right next to the huge red funnel. Only crew are allowed all the way on top and it is a pretty sweet view.

Sunburn Anyone?

Palm trees, ocean, and lots of sand = one hell of a time. Just make sure to put on your sun block otherwise you will be looking like a lobster as most of the QE2 crew did after our stay in the Canary Islands. These pictures need no explaining, enjoy . . .

QE2 Crew

Lenny, Me, James in Las Palmas

Atlantic Idyll Isles

For the past week we have been on the “Atlantic Idyll Isles” cruise and hit Spain, Portugal and the Canary Islands. All of which were nice and warm and the Canary’s had lots of beaches. While on the island of Madeira I escorted a tour. Madeira is owned by Portugal and has a population just under 300,000. The island is known for its botanical gardens, hand embroidered linens, and wine. Here are some pictures from a tour I escorted while on the island.

Lights, Camera, Action!

For the past 2 weeks there has been a film crew on the ship making a documentary about the QE2. The documentary will be played in the QE2 museum in Dubai. While on the ship the film crews first stop was the print shop, and none other than yours truly was the star of the show. The whole film shoot took about two hours and involved me fiddling with the press and then doing a short interview as well. So eventually I will be a part of history in Dubai!

New email

Ok so if you want to email me here is my new address. I can check it on the ship for free!

Make sure to put my name "Thomas" in the subject line otherwise it wont get through.

qehaprtr@cunard.com


-t

I see sand!

So we just ended the cruise "Land of the midnight sun" (the whole 24 hours of daylight thing) and we are about to set sail on our "Atlantic Isles Idyll" cruise. We are off to spain, portugal and the canary islands, which means sun and beaches!

So until next time . . .

Cheers,
Tom

I thought it was summer?

So here are some pictures from Longyearbyen, Norway. Apparently it is the northern most town in the world! A bunch of us crew went ashore and hit up the one and only pub in town (population 1700 people) and we had a drink outside the 36 degree weather . . .

Greetings from across the globe

Alright so here goes the first post . . .

Sorry for the delay but the only time I can get good internet connection is when we head back to home port in southampton and I go to the internet cafe. Anyways, life here takes a lot to get used to but once you get the hang of things is pretty cool. Basically I wake up every day in a new country or city, go ashore for a few hours and get some local food and see the sights. Then I head back on the ship to work and do it all over again the next day.

To answer some of the basic questions:

Food: Ship food is horrible (unless your a passenger of course).
Cabin: I get my own room in a passenger area, pretty sweet!
Work: not very hard but can be some long hours when we are at sea all day.
People: Americans on the ship are a minority. out of 1001 crew members there are only 14 of us and i only know about 9 of them including me. However everyone i've met so far is good.