Yes, now I'm so already the third time in Panama. And already on board at least one month, unbelievable. There it was also time to breathe again fresh country air and utilize mainly the lunch break at the first supermarket of place (ie the next of the pier, about 150m) to buy sweets for me to gift yourself. Delicious Cadbury toffees, fine.

The Angebt of goodies on board here is that is manageable. Granted, those who already have years of you on container liners the world's oceans would have made cross-wise in our Crewbar big eyes, I go myself and Haribo MundMs so slow as the only sources of sugar aufn spirit. By the way, including financially, to look at the candy supply is quite interesting. So I can give for 5 € very loosely in the round of drinks Crewbar ne hall, which is so common in entering it. For the same money but I get just a pack of Haribo or MundMs, okok, family size (one wonders who is always in the family all abbekommt what if you see the packaging!).

But I'm off the subject. Because I really want to write but I've been there several times in the liberty, when the 'outside' once described as such. Run by Willemsburg on Curacau, found after two hours that the safe was a cozy little village here, which is now in parallel by about 3 cruise ships that are there every now and is completely absorbed. But solid ground under their feet, cola with ice in the street cafe and hardly avoidable sight on cruise ships. But nice, really. And I was in civilian clothes, gorgeous. Of course, not long enough, usually I would wait until the ships pass and then explore the city :-)

Otherwise, I'd almost forgotten gabs here ne Year's Eve party. With fireworks, of course. But after running a little drunk over the ship and no one since the one bombards with firecrackers! Lovely! Where are there any yet?

As a communications person, I was of course responsible for ensuring that a countdown clock which was projected over the ship's deck, and so one minute and seconds until midnight. The work was executed by the second person communication, it was difficult and therefore had to, because we can not just run the clock yes, but also provide. So was carried out in a working meeting on the afternoon of complete communications team, a time comparison with all available sources, gait deviations by the ship's movements were pre-calculated and, ultimately, the clock was made.

A few hours later go wrong.

Ok, just a few seconds to WHATEVER deviation, but enough that important guests felt impaired in their party mood. Yes no toast man buys expensive Clock thousand euros only to the single day of the year where it counts the seconds in a bad moment to have.

Fortunately, we have previously agreed to board it, that everything in my (our) pipe, uh, dances Clock, and the new year started right on time. Most will not even notice that this year about 45 seconds shorter than other similar, but I'll remember it. I was once in charge of my life for when everyone else suddenly start to celebrate. Herrlich, hooray for the hierarchies!

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