Family Time

Just a few bragging moments of my beautiful nephew...damn he's a cuttie, sorry Steph but I think he gets that from his Auntie!!! (Me that is)

Steph you had better be showing Kaden pictures of his Auntie Meg while i'm gone, that way he won't forget me! Don't worry Matty, I will bring back a tribal mask for him just like you asked.

My Time At Home

My vacation is coming to an end and i'm about to go back to the Sea Princess. I had a great time at home full of great friends and family. Going back to the ship this time at least I have my lap top so i'm hoping to be able to stay in contact with everyone just a little bit more then I have in the past.

While I was at home I was able to go camping for 2 long weekends and had a fabulous time. Thank God for the amazing weather. And just recently Dad and Sue purchased a WATER TRAMPOLINE! So my last week in Kenora will be spent on this beautiful invention, soaking up the last of my Kenora Summer.

So I wish everyone a fantastic summer and i'll try to update the blog as much as I possibly can.

My Nephew

After visiting my baby nephew:

More and More

Been a Long Time! I'm at Home!

So its been an awful long time but i'm home! I guess pictures say a thousand words so here they are:

More Time @ Sea??

Hello Family and Friends,

So in the ever eventful life that I lead, there is more news.

I have been promoted to Assistant Purser and will be the Pratica (or administrations officer) onboard. This means I take care of all Immigration, Ship Clearance, ARrival and Departure paperwork, counting all pax onboard, getting into port etc. Yup heavy stuff. In doing this I receive more money, my own cabin, and the fact that if I take any time off from Princess now...I will always come back as Assistant Purser, never as a Junior Assistant Purser again! So it kind of makes all the work i've done over the last 2 years worthwhile now as my position is secured.

This does mean I have been extended, nothing heavy, just by 2 months and therefore am going home on May 12. I will finish out the Caribbean season on the Sea Princess, do the crossing to Southampton and 1 Med cruise and then I go home. Then its STRAIGHT to go and see my little nephew (who at that point will be so big and i'm pretty sad about that).

Also....more opportunities have come from no where. I cannot tell to much at the moment but I will give a hint. It comes in the form of returning to a place where I worked before, enjoyed it and its fairly close to home???? It would only be for the summer??? Anyone got a hint yet?

I will fill you all in when things are concrete. So I hope to hear from you all, I know my Blog has not been updated to often so your not used to checking it BUT CHECK IT because news it flying in.

More Updates

I forgot another picture, we had a Christmas Photo Shoot in the Crew Bar...so here is my Christmas greeting to everyone...late but here:

This should be my last pic for a bit, i'll download some more soon. I now have 2 cruises left (1 month) and then I'm flying home.

Steph, I've asked Head Office if they will fly me to Toronto and I was answered with a big fat NO! So it looks like I will fly home and then i'll fly myself to Toronto. I can't wait to see all of you guys! Beannie and Tom, i'll see you guys then.

Oh yeah, Dad and Sue are having a fantastic time here and do not want to leave.

Talk to you all soon!

Pic Updates

Just thought I could take a couple of seconds to update you all, but I guess the easiest way is to do it by pictures. Hope you all enjoy!

Been a While

Well family and friends, I know that its been a while since i've blogged. However allot has happened.

We crossed from the Med up through Norway, Denmark, Iceland and Greenland and over to St. Johns, Newfoundland until we landed in Quebec. We spent about 1 month and a half cruising through Canada and New England, New York, Boston, Bar Harbor, St. John, Sydney, Port Saguenay, Quebec and other great spots. It was a load of fun, but as it started to get cold it became really really OLD. And finally, we crossed down stopping at Norfolk (Naval Base ha ha ha) to Ft. Lauderdale!!!!!!!!! Yup I am back in my element, the Caribbean. I love it, its so good to be back, the sun is shinning the people are singing and the crew onboard the Sea Princess are happy again. I had Hilary (baby sister) cruise with me on my first Caribbean cruise back and we had a blast, from ziplining to swimming, snorkeling, and a few parties I had the time of my life with her onboard. Thank you Bean...I love you tons. Then on my next cruise we went to Grenada! Thank God. Finally after 4 months I was with Kellon again and it was way worth it. We've made some decisions in life which most of you already know about, but for the rest of you I will fill you in later. Pretty much due to many other factors, I will be moving to Grenada in May. Hopefully in the future Kellon will come to Canada, we just have to work out some immigration things before he can :(
So I have 3 more months, Christmas in the Caribbean, and then my dad and Susan come onboard for 3 whole weeks!!!! Can't believe it, who authorized that?? So they will be the first in the family to meet Kellon, he's scared already, but not as scared as he is of THOMAS! Poor guy, Tom you have him shaking! After that, then I fly home and directly to see Steph, Matt and baby Kaden. Family bonding.

So guys, thats the plan...things will change as they always do. I will try to attach some pictures soon. I hope that you are all doing well.

Love you all tons

Damn Cheap Jerks

Hello All,

Just wanted to drop everyone a quick line to let you know that unfortunately I will not have the chance to update my blog often or even email. Although Princess Cruises pays a lump sum for their internet AND there is a computer in the office that has internet access that we have been using to email....the news is that Princess Cruises says we use it too much. So new rule, no one can email from that computer! I lost it, bastards! I mean seriously, those sissy pants, living on land, with their family every day, 9-5 jack asses are telling us that we email our families too much?!?! Well, they are going to feel my foot up their *@$ next time I meet up with one of them. While i'm doing that i'm sure their phone will be ringing from the 10th phone call from their family that day.
Damn they sure have it ruff!

Sorry guys, its a bit of a crappy subject for me because I think that they are ridiculous. Cheap Bastards.

O.k. I guess thats it, so I will try and update as soon as I can.

Love you all

Nanortalik, Greenland

Hello from Greenland. This was absolutely amazing. The icebergs were everywhere, I couldn't believe how close we came to them. I kept thinking about Titanic and wanted to start singing "My Heart Will Go On".

Honestly, everyone should get a chance to see this. Also the locals were so friendly! The kids loved our uniforms.

Reyjavik - Blue Lagoon, Iceland

Had the coolest day in Reyjavik, went to Blue Lagoon which is a massive hot spring that is so light blue its almost like Caribbean water. We all went swimming and its very salty and very hot. There is this mud that you put on your body and it feels so good. They also have these saunas where the heat comes right out of the spring and you wouldn't believe that it is natural heat. At some parts of the spring, the water will come out so hot you would believe that you were in the hotest shower you've ever had! It was such a cool day!

Isafjordur, Iceland

You wouldn't believe how beautiful it was, but the wind wipped through us, and the fog rolled in. We were trying to send tours off and the sleet would wip in our faces. Finally by the time we were frozen we went to this cute cafe and had hot chocolate and a warm soup. Felt thawed and then braved the Iceland wrath again. Amazing mountains, tall, flat walls and flat tops.

Lerwick, Scotland

Hey Guys,

First and only stop in Scotland, we went ashore, got some Fish & Chips and sat on this rock wall up high above the town. We ate, dodging the sea gulls, looking out over Scotland. It was beautiful, green, with awesome old buildlings. Then we went to a Scotish Pub, had a pint and listened to an old juke box. The locals looked like they were going to kill us, these wierd people in officer uniforms ruining their drinking hole ha ha ha ha.

Torshavn, Denmark

O.k. so I know its taken a while, but we've seen so many places i've had no time and no satelite, gotta love mountains and glaciers getting in the way. Here are some pics of Torshavn in Denmark. It was beautiful, they have grass roofs and they put goats on the roof to eat the grass so it doesn't get too long.

Hello Again Sea Princess

O.k. so most of you must already know this, but I have decided to go back to ships for 1 more contract. I am still dating Kellon however the money is not really around for me to afford being unemployed for 6 months to a year like they say it could take to get my work visa in Grenada. So I am now going back to save some money.

I am re-joining the Sea Princess in London and then cruising up to Iceland. I will be Hotel Secretary onboard again which is an awesome job and I love doing it. The cruise will be going to Iceland, Scotland, Greenland, Canada/New England and the Caribbean.

Should be a busy contract, because Hilary is living in Florida she is thinking of coming on a cruise in November and my Dad and Susan are coming cruising in January. So I guess my blog will be full of pictures again, another six months, then I come home to a neice/nephew (thanks Steph and Matt), that will be another adventure. AUNT MEGAN can you imagine! What a scary idea!

Been a While

So since my last blog as people don't let me forget, there has been quite a few activities. First I did go to Grenada, had an absolute blast, 2 and a half weeks flew by as though it were only 1 week. I was staying right in the Grand Anse area which is the tourist area and right by the famous Grand Anse Beach which is amazing. I also went on a job interview while there at a Resort by the name of Laluna, and may have a job offer out of it, so Grenada may be my new home for a while. For those of you who don't know, i've attached a couple of pictures of Kellon, this is my boyfriend, he is from Grenada and is currently working there. PLEASE do not believe anything my brother says about him because believe it or not HE HAS NOT MET HIM YET!!!!!! So he's just being what only my brother can get away with. ha ha ha

From Grenada I flew back to Toronto to attend Steph and Matt's wedding. It was fabulous, small, backyard and probably the most relaxed wedding I have ever been too. Everyone was in their formal outfits for about 1 hour and then all ran to change into shorts and tank tops, including the bride and groom!!!! I have so many pics of the wedding as do all who attended, but I will not publish them until the Bride has seen them. However I will post just a few family pics.

So I hope that this counts as a blog and my family will be pleased. I had a great flight back from Toronto with my Mum and Hilary. Its been so long since I travelled with other people, I forgot how fun it is having someone there to goof off with. I will keep you all posted on whats coming next. Thank you Steph and Matty for allowing me and Tom to crash at your house, thank you Tom for...well just being you (your just that "special", enough to catch the "special bus"), thank you Gram and Gramps for allowing us to stay at your house and for the great card games.

Post Family Reunion

Hello Family
Well all I can say is WE ROCK! We had a fabulous reunion, saw faces we haven't seen in years (or have never ever seen before) and all had an amazing time. Thank you UJ and "Old Bag" for hosting the event, don't worry, the protection of the barn animals was my number 1 concern assisted by Melissa.
I fly out to Grenada tomorrow and will be back in the Toronto area on August 2nd for Steph's wedding. I hope to come to the Newmarket area to catch up with everyone before I leave again. I love you all to pieces and will see you guys soon!

Vacation!!

Hello Family and Friends,
Well i've done it, I booked my first vacation without working. I am leaving on July 17th, after the family reunion, and going to Grenada, a Caribbean Island! I will be staying there with a friend until August 2nd at which time I will fly back to Toronto for Steph's wedding. I can't wait. I will take lots of pictures and sent lots of stories.
See you soon at the family reunion!!!

Ny Alesund & North Cape

O.k. guys this is a little bit of a collage of photos. The photo of me on the radio is in Ny Alesund which is the closest town you can get to the North Pole. Honestly there was maybe 20 buildings. I was there on the path to protect passengers from DIVE BOMBING birds. They didn't want any passengers off the path otherwise the birds attack them. God was it funny to see all these old people running from birds going for their eyes ha ha ha! Really the only thing in this town is Reindeer, dive bombing birds and a few people there to do research. The light bluish building behind me is the most popular tourist attraction and that is the POST OFFICE.

The the picture of the man with the Reindeer and the baby Reindeer, that was out of Honningsvag and on my way up to the North Cape. We stopped at a Sami (native tribal) house and met them and their pet Reindeers. It was totally cool.

The other two pictures are from the North Cape, one being the posting showing our location and the other is scenic view from the edge of the North Cape cliff.

I've had a fabulous last cruise. Norway is beautiful and i've been so busy being outside experiencing as much as I could. Can't wait to tell you all about it.