 Ahoy there! Yep, that’s me in Studio B aboard the Navigator of the Seas! Now I can say, I ice skated in the middle of the ocean!!! This is just to let you know that the blogs are moving to a monthly model. Blog posts will come out on the 3rd Friday of each month, and the Starboard Spotlight newsletter will continue to come out on the 1st Friday of each month. If you're not already subscribed to the newsletter, click here Starboard Spotlight, and also keep informed check out the Blog archives. If you’d like to experience what it's like working on a cruise ship before you sign a 6-month contract, consider a DISCOVERY CRUISE, where you will get a chance to visit a ship’s theatres and venues in person, and learn about the lifestyle and career choice of a ship’s theatre technician! PLEASE CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN HELP A TECH THEATRE STUDENT SET SAIL TOWARDS A REWARDING CAREER! As little as $10 helps a boat load! Please Like and Comment – I’d love to hear about your experiences too! Sea you soon! (Sea what I did there!) Lyz
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 Hello Everyone! I'll be taking a hiatus from blogging over the summer, and will be back in mid-September. All the same, summer is the perfect time for YOU to take your Discovery Cruise, so please don't hesitate to contact me if you'd like to find out more about that. https://www.cruisetechies.com/discovery-cruise.html Summer is also the time to catch up on any blog posts you may have missed! Check the side bar down on the right for quick links to blogs about discovery cruises, job info, ship info, and more. A happy and safe summer to everyone! Curious about working on a cruise ship? Check out the Master Class Serious about working on a cruise ship? Check out the Discovery Cruise  No, that’s not a cruise ship behind my son and I. It’s the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston. But, it’s as long as, if not longer than, a cruise ship, at 1560', and you definitely get your steps in!
No blog post today, because I’m in Houston for the FIRST Robotics Annual World Championship. My son was in robotics throughout high school, and is now a team mentor. As for me, I rose up through the volunteer ranks and am now a Judge Advisor. As my other son says, I got a raise from $0 to $00! I’ll be back next week with more cruise ship theatre job news! Please Like and Comment – I’d love to hear about your other passions and endeavours too! Thanks! Want to learn more about jobs in theatres on cruise ships? Check out the Starboard Spotlight monthly newsletter.  Ahoy there! Sorry, no blog post this week. I’ve been in tech all week – say no more! Designing lights for a local community theatre’s production of “Frozen Kids” – I know, that sounds really weird! I’ll be back next week!  The first known use of the term "Slop Chest" was back around 1840. A slop chest used to be an actual chest, from where naval officers could purchase clothes, personal items, and so on. Nowadays it generically refers to a store of merchandise you can purchase on board ship. Although, there do still exist specific slop chests for seafarers. Well this week’s blog post is simply…  Ahoy there! I’m heading out to Mexico on the Carnival Firenze in a couple of days! I’m looking forward to bringing you a boatload of blog posts about the theatres and the venues on board! I’ll be leaving snowy 20degF weather and arriving to sunny20+degC – how crazy is that! But, as bad timing would have it, my laptop suddenly refused to charge a couple of days ago. I took it in, and, of course, it’s going to take several days to repair, and won’t be back before I leave. Luckily I have my Emergency Backup Laptop (if I can get Chester, my land-lubber cat, to let me use it!). But, I’m only able to access my email and websites - all of my documents (including my intended blog post for today) are held hostage. (I know, I know, back-up, back-up. Lesson learned!) Here’s a random tip for you solo travelers… if you’re not traveling on Norwegian Cruise Lines, which has an awesome program for solo travelers...and you’re having to pay the Single Supplement most cruise lines demand…  Hello fellow Cruise Techies! Or are you?
It’s been brought to my attention that some people object to the term “techie” in my company name, saying it can seem derogatory and unprofessional. Others have said they find it catchy and fun. I just chose the name for my company because I thought it ‘scanned’ well (to borrow a technique from our actor friends). I’m always open to other suggestions for a company name – one that portrays cruise ships AND tech theatre. Please let me know your thoughts! Please Like and Comment – I’d love to hear your ideas! Thanks! Got questions about working on a cruise ship? Submit your questions to the Salty Sage for inclusion in the Starboard Spotlight monthly newsletter. Curious about working on a cruise ship? Check out the Master Class Serious about working on a cruise ship? Check out going on a Discovery Cruise  Ahoy there! I hope your new school year has been going swimmingly!
I know in my post at the end of the last school year I said I would start blogging again once summer has ended, but I just wanted to let you all know that I won’t be posting until mid-October. This summer ended up being a bit more stressful than I’d anticipated, starting, sadly, with my mother’s passing, but ending on a better note with buying a new home in a Rocky Mountains foothills town, just south of Boulder. Both, along with a few other life-events, have been taking up a lot of my time and energy as you can imagine. (Photo is a view of my backyard – definitely a way from the ocean!) In any case, better times are on the horizon! I’ll be taking a cruise on the Utopia of the Seas in early October, and I have arranged to interview some theatre crew - and also hopefully a “cruise-tuber” who is currently on board! - and then I’ll be bringing you lots more posts about what it’s like to work on a shipboard theatre! So please hang in there, I’ll be back sometime around mid-October! Please Like and Comment – I’d love to hear from you! Thanks! Curious about working on a cruise ship? Check out the Master Class Serious about working on a cruise ship? Check out the Discovery Cruise  Hello Everyone!
I'll be taking a hiatus from blogging over the summer, and will be back in early September. All the same, summer is the perfect time for YOU to take your Discovery Cruise, so please don't hesitate to contact me if you'd like to find out more about that. https://www.cruisetechies.com/discovery-cruise.html Summer is also the time to catch up on any blog posts you may have missed! Check the side bar down on the right for quick links to blogs about discovery cruises, job info, ship info, and my latest cruise on the Norwegian Bliss! A happy and safe summer to everyone! Curious about working on a cruise ship? Check out the Master Class Serious about working on a cruise ship? Check out the Discovery Cruise Have you heard of Mercy Ships? They are state-of-the-art hospital ships that are staffed by volunteers, that travel around the world providing life-changing surgeries to children and families who are in dire need of medical care but don’t have the resources available to them. Check them out at https://www.mercyships.org/
Have you heard of Emma Cruises? Hopefully you have, in one of my prior blog posts. Well, she has a cat called Hudson – wait, this is related! Long story, but, she also has a mascot toy cat called Captain Hudson. Each year she comes out with a new version of Captain Hudson, which people then take on cruise ships with them. You can see all the places Captain Hudson has been here: https://captainhudsonmap.com/ In any case, back to the Mercy Ships connection…. |
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