Keeping Afloat

Welcome aboard, Sailors! In this episode of Keeping Afloat, I’m back with one of the most intense cruises yet aboard the Oceanic Euphoria. Not only did we face heavy seas and a jammed stabilizer, but a serious onboard emergency put our crew to the test. 😬🌪️

Tune in as I recount:

• Navigating through 15-foot waves, with guests holding on for dear life 🏠🌊

• The Oceanic Euphoria being delayed by two days due to severe weather 😱

• A crew alert and the chaos that followed during a near-general emergency 🚨

• How a single piece of luggage jammed our stabilizer and nearly derailed our journey 🎒⚙️

• An unexpected audit from brand inspectors that had me (and the crew) on edge 😰

It wasn’t all storms and stress, though! My parents were sailing with me, and let’s just say their presence made this cruise even more memorable. Plus, my new Marketing and Revenue Manager, Audrey, turned into a superstar while dealing with a surprise promotion.

Episode Highlights:

• An emergency stabilizer issue that sent the Oceanic Euphoria listing 8º to port ⚓

• How we handled an emergency crew alert and kept guests calm under pressure 🎤

• A game of cat-and-mouse with a very charming brand inspector 👀🍷

• My parents joining me aboard for a family reunion at sea 🥂

Catch all the excitement and tension from the bridge to the gangway, and how we managed to keep everyone safe while cruising through the storm—both literal and figurative! 🌪️

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My handover with Maxime is full of surprises and helpful tips and tricks. But nothing could prepare me for my first actual day of being Cruise Director. By the end of it, I was exhausted. And the politics of it all hadn’t even started yet. From running my first Guest Emergency Drill, to hosting my first Welcome Aboard Show, join me on what would be one of the most memorable cruises of my entire career at sea.

My childhood dream of working on a Cruise Ship and becoming a Cruise Director was finally coming true. In this episode I fly down to Miami for my official Cruise Director Interview and training. In addition to meeting two other Cruise Directors I’d be training with, I embarked on a Training Cruise where I would learn some important lessons about who I could trust. This is an action-packed episode! 

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- Kabir.  

I decided to leave my contract early and head home. Changing jobs is always a gamble, but the question was still in the air; was this the best decision I ever made, or the biggest regret of my career? A new job comes with a steep learning curve, and this one was no different. From attending training in Miami and taking a “training cruise”, where I may meet a special someone, to meeting the CEO of one of our top clients, this job was like nothing I had ever done before. I prefer tackling challenges head-on, and that strategy would be proven extremely successful.