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Dead on. It's a cycle.

Every time I get finished with a contract I'm like well fuck all that noise. I'm out. I've retired from the industry about 10 times.

Then after a few months, you're bored. Normal jobs are monotonous. People are dull. You wake up in the same place every day. You just feel stimulated.

The joke is that in October we all hate our jobs, and we're done forever. By December we're thinking it wasn't so bad, and by May we're back on the fucking boat.

Yeah, with a long list on STDs.

Say hello and smile. That's the same thing they tell employees, but it's what I tell my friends when they go on cruises. Don't just walk up to employees and yell drink orders or take hor d'oeuvres off their trey like they're not there. Say hello, smile, and make your requests. It makes our lives better, and that makes your trip better.

We're only human. If you're going to treat employees like garbage they're not going to be overly eager to tend to your desires. If you're friendly and talkative, they'll seek you out and do their best to make sure you're having the best time possible. Trust me.

Most likely. And we're proud of you. Get 'em tiger.

I was waiting for this one.

Oh boy. This is a very big issue. Of course there's the desire to do so. We've all been on this fucking boat with eachother for months. We've all banged each other and are tired of it. Frequently we get some attractive options rolling through the ship.

But this is one of the first things you're told. If you do it, you're done. No exceptions. You can not slap meat with a guest. Does it happen? Of course. People will always find a way. But it's discrete.

There's been a few times I've befriended guests and hung out with them after work. I'd always like to take them to the crew bar because it is way cheaper. But it's also frequently a real-life equivalent of the Mos Eisley Cantina. Can't let them know the truth.