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Feeling DEPRESSED when you go on VACATION from your contract on CRUISE SHIPS & how to prevent it.

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👁️ 948 views📅 5 years ago⏱️ 13:31
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Creator's Key Takeaways

if you are on vacation and you're feeling you're not the only one every single crew member that I've spoken to goes through this

Creator's Tips & Advice

✓Don't see all your friends as soon as you come back; tell people you're returning a week later than you actually are.
✓Spread meetups with friends and family across the months to avoid loneliness and second-guessing friendships.
✓Limit social media use to one hour a day in the first few weeks to avoid FOMO.
✓Set personal goals for your vacation period to feel productive and avoid feeling useless.
✓Balance rest and activity; too much of either can make you feel rubbish.

🆕New to Cruising? This Creator Addresses:

Feeling depressed or anxious after returning home from a cruise ship contract. — It's normal; allow yourself to feel it and try the provided tips to feel better.
Difficulty adjusting from a highly stimulated ship environment to a quiet home life. — Set goals and keep yourself busy with balanced rest and activities.
Disappointment when friends and family are busy and can't meet up immediately. — Spread out meetups and manage expectations about others' schedules.

Questions This Creator Answers

QWhy do crew members feel depressed when they go on vacation from their cruise ship contract?
QHow can crew members prevent feeling depressed during their vacation?
QWhat are the emotional stages crew members experience when returning home?

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Hey Sailors, Here on YouTube there are so many videos advising you ‘what it will be like when you join a cruise ship and how to cope with home sickness’, but there isn’t much out there for those of us that have finished our cruise ship contract and are heading home for our much deserved vacation. There is a huge adjustment that needs to be made because you are going from always being stimulated and being surrounded by people, to having nothing on your ‘to do list’ and having a lot of alone time. This can send us into a spin, and at times leave us feeling very low, so in todays video I am going to share with you how I keep my self busy, relatively motivated and most importantly, happy. If you are on vacation and you are feeling shit, just know you are not the only one. I hope this video helps you to feel better! WATCH NEXT The 10 stages of your cruise ship contract https://youtu.be/v2vW9Fm-mHw How to separate you professional life and your personal life. https://youtu.be/ep8qRnMtpOM MUSIC The music in my videos is from Thematic, a royalty-free music sharing site. Music by MYSM - Beyond The Fire - https://thmatc.co/?l=F782EA6 FOLLOW Website I https://www.cruisingascrew.com Instagram I https://www.instagram.com/cruisingascrew/ Facebook I https://www.facebook.com/Cruising-as-Crew-305351116816700/ Twitter I https://twitter.com/cruisingascrew Pinterest I https://www.pinterest.co.uk/cruisingascrew/ Thank you for watching