Cell Phones On ships

Warning to everyone that goes on a cruise. No matter what they tell you, don't use your cell phone on a ship. Unless you don't care how much your bill is. Yes almost all ships these days are equipped with cell towers, but, they cost you a fortune. Even if you don't answer a call you still get charged. When you get to the ship, turn it OFF!

I just have to laugh every time I see teenagers talking on their cell phones like they are at home. I would pay money to see the look on their parents face when they see the cell bills after vacation.

A new one, today I saw some kids talking with each other on their cell phones from across the theatre. If they only new that it was costing something like $5.00 a minute to talk to someone on the other side of the room. Good god, I think a 900 number might be cheaper.

Just some words of advice!

Now let me just also say this, it is a great thing to have when you really need it. Trust me I have made a few calls home on my phone. But short and too the point is teh name of the game. Turn it on make a call, and turn it off.

They shouldn't call it "Cellular at sea" they should call it, well you can make up your own name!!!!

Just a few weeks left

Well only a few weeks left in the Caribbean. On April 15th we will be heading off for Europe, We go straight to sea, and don't hit land till we get to Cork, Ireland.

If you want to follow along where I am you can alwaya look up the Jewel on www.cruisecal.com

We were in Cozumel again today. Seems like a trend to do posts on this day. I was glad to have a problem free tech run today of one of our production shows.

I recently upgraded the hog to the newest version of software, and the shows have been having lots of problems ever since. Now that I have most of these under control, now my hazers don't want to work. I had to pull one of the hazers out of the disco. Although it does a very nice job, it uses about 1000 times more fluid. With the MDG hazers I go through about a gallon every 3 months. I used about half a pint just tonight, with the Martin hazer.

With Europe coming, it means we will start doing 3 production shows. I guess I need to find some time to check all the cues for the Tango show. I want to be prepared.

Well that's about all for now. I did get some photo's of the Jeweel and Freedom together today, and will post them later.

Docking in Cozumel

Well work continues at a surprizingly fast past in cozumel. For the first time today two ships were able to be docked side by side at the international pier. Surpizingly we didn't look as small next to the Freedom of the Seas as we all thought. But man she is a big girl. You can defenitly tell that the locals don't want to have to rebuild the piers ever again.

Work continues as always. Replacing burn out, scrols are starting to ware out, so I have slowyly begun replacing them all. I hope my order arrives before we leave for Europe.

Speaking of Europe, we are all starting to get ancy to leave. April 15th can't come fast enough. Although that also means cast change time.