The ship has sailed without me. The new, extended Summer Sea Term of 2010 left yesterday with another librarian for the first 6 weeks. Joe Williams, a full-time librarian at SUNY Maritime departed with the ship and will be running things (and BLOGGING on his own BLOG) until we switch off in late June. The College is flying me,along with replacement crew, faculty and students, over to Europe to meet the ship so that we can take over for the final 6 weeks. Most of the original contingent will depart to make room for us. The entire cruise is much longer this year by 1 month and 4,000 miles.
Meanwhile, I continue to make preparations for my voyage. I was able to send off most of my luggage with the ship which will lighten my load for the flight. I'll hit only 3 ports during this cruise out of the 5 for the entire cruise. Once again, I'll see the Atlantic, but this year I'll get much further into the Mediterranean than I ever have. No Arctic this year. Much warmer climates than last.
Richard,
ReplyDeleteIs there any plan in case volcanic ash prevents airline travel to Dublin ??
Hi Rich,
ReplyDeleteI have an idea... could you speak with the pilot of the plane, or the stewardess and when they give their speech about exit doors, oxygen, seat cushions float, etc., they can also mention a special message from all your parents - a reminder to call home from every port! Wouldn't that be a hoot to have all the cadets sitting there and get the message just before take off! I can’t tell you how many times each day in our chatzy room where parents of cadets on cruise gather to share information, say “It’s been 1, 2 or 3 weeks and I haven’t heard from my cadet. You can contact me at bugzie365@aol.com Please let me know if you can do this.