a long, tiring, but very good day

while i was doing phone duty last week, i received a call from one of my former guests in the neptune lounge: mr. & mrs. vrhovac. these guests are remembered for one thing: their extensive collection of animal slippers. you know, those soft, furry things that are extremely comfortable and keep your feet warm (i received a st. bernard from them on the veendam. this time around i got frogs).

anyway, when they found out i was working at the front desk, they decided to stop by and say hi.

it was great seeing them again and reminiscing about the cruise they had with me as their concierge. of course, it didn't hurt that my manager and supervisors were there and they talked me up like i couldn't believe. what touched me most, though, was when they made arrangements for me to join them for dinner at the tamarind restaurant.

see, for crew members to be able to eat in the passenger restaurants, we need to get approval from the hotel manager. the vrhovacs managed to get permission for me to join them. their concierge informed me during this morning's fire drill.

of course schedules had to be adjusted and i ended up working 7 hours straight. after a sumptuous steak dinner - and about 2 glasses of chardonnay - i had to go back to work two more hours. if there had been a random alcohol check, i would have most likely been sent home. not because i was drunk. but my alcohol level would've been a little over the limit for someone on duty. but it was all good.

it was so good that i even ended up checking on a guest stateroom with my crush. i swear, he's such a cutie. i want to take him home with me.