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

The Angebt of goodies on board here is in fact straightforward. Granted, all of you already years container steamers cross the oceans would have made in our Crewbar big eyes, I even go so slow MundMs Haribo and the only sources of sugar aufn spirit. By the way, including financially, to look at the candy supply is quite interesting. So I can be quite loose for 5 € in the round of drinks Crewbar ne hall, which is so common in the same entry. 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. Actually I want to write but I've been there several times in the liberty, when the 'outside' sometimes referred to as such. Run by Willemsburg on Curaçau, found after two hours that the safe was a cozy little village once, which is now in parallel by about 3 cruise ships that are there from time to time is taken up entirely. 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 almost forgot Hattes, gabs here ne New Year's Eve party. With fireworks, of course. But after running a little tipsy over the ship and no one since the one he throws firecrackers! Lovely! Where are there any yet?

As a communications person, I was of course responsible for ensuring that a countdown clock that was projected over the deck the minute seconds and count it until midnight. The work was carried out by the second communications man, and it was difficult 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 due to the ship movements were pre-calculated and finally the clock was made.

A few hours later to go wrong.

Ok, just a few seconds to WHATEVER deviation, but enough that important guests felt impaired in their party mood. Yes man buys toast not a thousand-Euro Clock for only then on the only day of the year, where it counts the seconds at the wrong moment to have.

Fortunately, we have previously agreed to board it, that everything in my (our) pipe, uh dance, Clock, and the new year began at precisely the right moment. 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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