SIGN-ON DAY & MY FIRST WEEK ONBOARD as a cruise ship ice skater ⚓️⛸️ greece, italy & turkey 🇬🇷🇹🇷🇮🇹

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A cruise ship ice skater documents her sign-on day and first week of work traveling through Greece, Italy, and Turkey. After a difficult travel day involving limited sleep, she arrives on board to begin her contract. She discovers that because the installer does not sign on until the next turnaround day, the cast enjoys a week of paid vacation to settle in and explore ports. The creator details her experiences in Kusadasi, Turkey, where she explores local markets and tries Turkish coffee, and in Santorini, Greece, where she visits boutiques and eats gelato. Her routine includes mandatory training sessions, shadowing production shows to prepare for her upcoming performances, and practicing on the ice. Between work obligations, she engages in personal hobbies such as junk journaling, walking on the ship's top deck, and catching up with friends. The video concludes with her managing her workload through video editing and preparing for her next destination in Italy.
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I'm so happy. Also, they updated the key situation for the crew cabins, which is amazing.
I just never get sick of sunsets at sea. Nope. And after the sun sets, I think it's arguably even more beautiful.
This week truly has been such a treat. I had no idea that this was happening.
I'm absolutely exhausted. It's been about 2 hours on some junk journaling and I'm really happy with two of the pages.
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