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Glorious as that the day before my descent but then I've done it, I get off the ship and clean to go to real life. The occasion was the biggest, hottest, and if electronic music festival , which is noisy degree in Barcelona. And the weather outlook for Germany, I thought, it can never be bad for few hours to enjoy the festival cheer sun, listen to music and freedom, leisure and free beer to dream ...

If you have any ego managed to stand an hour nachm overpriced day pass, and ne other eternity later to find the location for the days events. Simply the Rambla high and left ... no problem, if not for the whole tourist would. Keep all 3 hours for my festival excursion.

But it was worth it. Now I sit at the Museo d'Art Contemporareo on art (!) Plastic grass and smoke cigarettes at sporting passive electronic sounds its best. So really not a bad alternative to on-board operation, perhaps a little too passive ... But tomorrow is indeed time for the active phase of my life, then you go back to Berlin to Rostock and after Lärtz . What could be bessres ...

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Is really weird to be back on board for just four weeks. Have previously had no time to be annoyed by the next ascent. And now do not have time to take his own life on board with all the constraints and opportunities specific to the ship too much to heart, or even frustrated them to be. All that matters is the next descent.

And so it goes permanently beyond reality. Past Rome, with no more than the container from Civitavecchia to see. Past Cannes, where surely still have remnants of caviar on the table cloths of the pavement cafes exclusive glimpse of the past few weeks . Passing by Barcelona, ​​where, according to news reports just the police on people who want a piece of the future, begin beating . And passing ships, on which thousands of tourists , with whom I have nothing to do, run away from their own realities.

By. In particular, without actually being there. Over, more quickly. Without really be there. By. Without a day trip, without excursions ashore. Party without visits to the deck. The first round made it. Have noticed without really where we were because everywhere. In fact, the only reality is the degree to which I engage myself in the moment, the life and work behind the scenes of the ship. Here I have to do with people, not with sights, attractions and events. And then it has also something - because sometimes someone will say can not make work fun is always on the alternatives.

Three weeks still enough, but even then.

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Yes, what's that again? The day before the phone rings, no rings, because night time is the classic course, they also have muted. So, the phone flashes right after waking up (my) fun to himself and says: You slept through external caller, Alta! And ne haste mail too!

Sure, same times and watched the mail subject "URGENT ..." sounded suspiciously like spam. But this time there was no breast augmentation, but the incredible offer, sometimes go back to when my mother company on board. "You have won!" Hmmm. And on the early morning. And just a day after I had shaved off his beard again, can make application photos, and had sent the first full-time job for ne ship without reference to Rostock. Why because the degree now? It is warm outside, but also degree!

NEM months ago still absolutely no need was never not in sight, and now again this very instant. So really everything as always.

As always, is not that I've made this time conditions. I play with again, but after that I want to be involved in the game plan. What we have agreed on a somewhat extensive telephone meeting then. Now on board again, first to June 19. Then again from July 30 until late October, and then, yes then ... well actually before that, I will participate in the planning for the future. Will the plan for next year and sent in advance can I enter in my desired size. And then, when that ship, how long, well, at least approximately - confirmed and get that.

Since isser finally, my I-go-on-year 4-month-on-board job, but somehow I had imagined it differently ... More complete joy, euphoria and such. But there is the shadow of the ship already, the sky darkens and here starting next Saturday again my reality - so spontaneous that is not really pleasant. I still had so much before, but also want Rostock grad still rock ... And my beautiful summer, but I want to go on vacation in August! Well, I'm torn, but not everything is just perfect, and at least one and a half months I have saved my summer. And then, starting next year, my life is hopefully a little more predictable.

So, once again drew well, the merger I'm back again and again in July, also at the beach!

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But Nu is the end! You have over there, snow and even fun doing it , I'm here just cloudy rainy weather. Most of the time, except for today ... Nevertheless, I must get out of here! Although the holidays, I've survived well, even the morning is get up on New Year's has not hurt me, but the cruise reaches theaters here now again. I remember already, I get the ship Koller, and that is reason enough to go back on board. The states are also here ...

Because we have staffing problems, the company announced a reorganization of the holidays for all ship's officers. With great fanfare, the beginning of December, but no one knows what exact. Until last week, because then came the letter that will go from now on all colleagues in the rhythm of 3:2 instead of 4:2. Sounds good, and means that will free 4-month instead of the lake and talked freely about 2months now 3months and 2 months at sea. (Incidentally, this is not the end all the more free time than on land also have, finally there is no lake on weekends.)

Well, anyway, is the letter, which then contains an interesting chart of key numbers, titles such as "Monthly gross wages, including vacation acquisition" is used, however cleverly omits to inform the recipient about the cross-Quergerechne and accurate. It does a letter enclosed - there is certain: More holiday is somehow more money, so we do half / half. One half of the company pays, you pay the other. And a new contract is also in the process because it is less money on it, which is one half more vacation so deducted from the wages.

Too bad that you can verify with a lot of trouble too. If one is sent. And when you can expect. And if the company does not trust. What is always appropriate. It gets you out then that all costs are borne by the ship's personnel, and deducted on the occasion of the change is equal to or more bissl - ne skilled wage cut. But we're all one big family and the most successful in recent years anyway, and are fixed, an increase is an increase is an increase.

In addition, here is stalled for several months without work schedules, who's on board wages might have a feeling when he must dismount, but no longer exists. Finally, even missing people who want to work here. All around me drive longer, to do with the work of vacant posts and wonder what remains of the new concept, with more holidays. Except for less money and probably more effective theoretical entitlement to leave nothing ...

. Well, my contract is up to 8.1, that's enough ... And I should sometimes just as only fly a day later back home - to demand I was notified by the Personnel Department that would go with the insurance company somehow clear. Only when I asked about the appropriate legal basis which would regulate my insurance company after the contract end, everything was quickly reversed. Without comment, of course ...

So, on 8 January I'll be back on the snow-covered ground, the main and the Hanseatic city to me then for a short three weeks to get used to the cold. And maybe one or two Schneeballauf to throw those that run through my crosshairs. Afterwards we spend two months after Colombia, to the distant world of the theater of the cruise to forget something. And then when I come back, is spring and I'll see what else is there left to do so in Rostock. Exactly!

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What you would do that if the weather outside is dirty and nothing holds more inside? Exactly, every year you meet colleagues, club members or friends in a better or worse cheer Christmas mulled wine market. And what does one do when one is so accustomed to this annual ritual that is also on board can not do without it?

No solution, it is natural to start at 25 degrees encouraging sun deck, equipped with cloves and red wine to boil. That did not go schonmal. Furthermore, the degree raining here, clearly, that at least fits with November. But is still too warm, and warm in the rain you get no Christmas feeling.

What to do? Exactly, it gives ne cooling chamber to properly and creating in the storage area ne area with decent winter temperatures. And invites all those present for the first one on-board Christmas market. It was great - thanks to mulled wine and I had to freeze nichmal so hot ...

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Nu isser almost around, my first assignment. Just as my cold - what can I say, got my nose probably carried too high, or kept too long on deck - whatever - it's over.

I'm incredibly quickly adapted to life on board. The required pace of life but still not quite correspond to my needs, but this usually only occurs to me when I am on the feel-good breakfast on the radio broadcasts only on chamber and then on television in the show (= food hall) experience. After all, the time difference gives me the illusion that it was after 8 when I then enjoy breakfast culture - "EnnnDeeeErrrZZZweiiiii".

But that has one end, next week. Then went to Berlin for almost for a week solid ground under their feet. Back in the arms of my loved ones, in the warmth of my neighbor, and in the cold in Germany - a fair exchange. Ne time for a few days a perfect world of luxury on board after a stalemate can swap it with the world of love, pain, Castor and AusweisApp . I'm looking forward ...

Oh, and then there was a new feature here on board, maybe interesting for you to land:

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Ner's funny after so long time back on board. The round is known, the ship is known, people are known, and yet everything is different.

For example, we now run the islands of the Canaries off in a different order than last year. Have used three days, until I've understood this, as long as I've only myself wondering why all this not so fit as I thought. The ship is known, and yet was put on it one more deck (now 15 decks), so that even with my antenna up there, everything looks a little different.

And colleagues, well, where ever you hinschaut who care to all their holidays, and are dissatisfied. At least that is really just like last year. This brings back memories, then we went to me and even not too different. When I come on board as long as I did then leave, with whom and where I allowed to work then, and nothing of this was clear.

Only, this time do so here only a guest appearance on the Canaries. As a guest star on a temporary basis, of course I have to worry about my vacation. I have no fact, but just work on ascent to descent. This is of course everything in the contract and thus already clear, glorious. From current events, I am leaving the ship so again in mid-November, to not even a week later to get back on another ship. Or the same, who knows. The only certainty is that I am then again diligently until January before I can finally sleep times, hmmm.

And what makes her New Year's Eve?

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and then it goes well. Always the same rounds, always feel that I can look at the greatest things and the biggest Dongen also the next time yet. And now the last round is on it and now I'm actually more stressful to put at least in all the desert cities NEN foot on land again.

In between, I made ​​it in Manam (Bharein) the stinking Vietransportschiff the world to smell and weeks later in Abu Dhabi to watch the whitest of the world's Mosque (the largest desert in the middle, we would say middle of the largest dirt). Gabs in Dubai yesterday with a view of the world's most expensive hotel of the tastiest water pipe of the same - even beautiful.

And since not long enough of superlatives, I hereby announce that this - at least for now - my very last lap was an officer on nem steamer. It does eventually also be enough time, and I was brave and have held nearly a half years. Who would have thought? Now I'm looking forward to Rostock, Berlin, and of course the time I finally have time again for me. And greatest for you, well that's the wirlich!

Juhuuu!

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that was the magic word that stood for the hugest, what was it for me as a little kid. So magical that I've always wondered why up to this tower on the horizon as NEN lasted all day in a Trabi. Nevertheless, a dream.

To top it all of course had to water features to bridge the waiting time , Dad was finally for hours for tickets.

Big kids need big toys. Moreover, nothing has changed, is ok, somewhere, when a bag of rice fell over next to a wall and the climate is also different, however: there is also something like a Centrum department store (= Dubai Mall ), several water features (= Dubai Fountain ) and NEN fersehturm (= Burj Khalifa ).

Okok, the store is huge, the fountains and the tower are each the largest of its kind so far, but somehow I find that concept familiar. Pending and is also probably the most gigantic snake in the world, approximately. Too long for me anyway.

And instead of the expected punk concert I ended up in the Cultural Park Plänterwald (= Global Village ) of course the biggest of its kind without just punk, but with Jimmy Hendrix, Jr., directly from Morocco! Just as well.

What a day, a great day, probably the world's biggest day. And despite the shock wave indicates the safe again, the whole thing is crazy anyway. And no, I was not skiing in the Emirates Mall and the fountain was in fact not only impressive but really beautiful. Even the music for it ...

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Christmas, New Year, the holidays are over and the new year is already in the middle. After I've done it only once last year to India, I could not help but like the beginning of the year to begin with Indian smog. Previously, celebrated what was here mainly from flexible working hours and heavy eating orgies. In between, turned hard on satellite, because the only way to travel at about half the world to ensure that whatever something terrible and Internet TV (German wave Asia is crap, Macao Lotus for quite ok) is there for us.

India, achja. The second and last time i had to land, if only to finally get a breath of fresh air. When you come back on board, of course.

On land that is only 30 degrees above zero was not, but also the classic sticky stench of a major Indian city - welcome in Mumbai. Sundays, not really much going on in the streets, but still clearly recognizable by the horns, which is India. Once again, the sore feet, once around the center. Ageing English station, port, India Gate, enough to know time and again that India is nice but not really my choice would be Mumbai. At least not in Mumbai, which I could now see for the second time for NEN day. The chaos is not nearly large enough in this city, as the stimulus that can cover the discomfort in the long run.

Drum still - in fact much shorter - attempt to get closer to India, made in Goa. But even here, no motorcycle, no time and no distance from the 2,000 other tourists with whom one counts, India is not India. Here, where no time passes so fast, an hour is really way too short to engage it.

So stay in the following weeks, the circles that I'll turn around Dubai. And to enjoy the more I've been the cultural sites checked and expectant tomorrow even a heavy metal concert try. Ask me before something like the SPF, here is is in Roswell and Capitol. Organized and self-existent for a year. 'm Just waiting ...

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