A Day on the Ship

So what is a typical day on the ship for me? On a good day this is what my schedule might look like:

7:15am – Full body workout class or yoga class
8:15am – breakfast
8:45am – shower
9:15 – work – meetings and office work
12:30 – lunch
1:30 – catch some sun at the pool
3pm – work – meetings and office work
6:30pm – dinner
After dinner – do some hand washing, watch an episode of Gilmore girls, work on a blog posting, watch a movie, hang out in the staff lounge, or attend a student event. I have also been teaching a couple RAD classes in the evenings.

On a not-so-good day I don’t get any time at the pool, I have meetings over meals and sometimes work at night after dinner. Luckily this semester has been a bit more even keeled.

Above I listed a typical CLASS day for me on the ship – we also have Pre-Port Days and Post-Port days where I sit in on multiple meetings, and coordinate some of the Pre-Port and Post-Port sessions.

Just wanted to give you glimpse of what ship life is like for me.

Since I posted the “Ship Life” post I thought of a couple more unique things about ship life…

Only on a ship do I not have to drive anywhere

Only on a ship do I never have to shop for food.

Only on a ship can I have my personal space in my cabin but I can easily walk out my door and have people to socialize with and eat with.

Only on a ship can I travel around the world with my bedroom!!!

I know that those all no brainers but I think they are important to mention because I think in the real world we spend an exorbitant amount of time driving and shopping. This life seems a lot more healthy. Ironically ship life also seems a lot less isolating than the real world in many ways. In the real world people can spend whole evenings and weekends never talking to another soul if they don’t leave their house or apartment. Again, this life seems a lot more healthy.

Since my bedroom is never far away I never have to worry about forgetting something at home or forgetting to pack something. THAT is the most fabulous!!!

There are a lot of challenges living in ship world and working on a ship creates an intensity unlike any other job but overall ship life is good.


Next installment? Life in port…