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

In any case, have self managed an hour queuing Aftern overpriced day pass, and ne other eternity later to find the location for the days events. Just up and left the Rambla ... no problem, if not for all the tourists were. 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 at its best. So really not a bad alternative to on-board operation, perhaps a little too passive ... But tomorrow is again 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 climb. And now there is no 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 without more than the container from Civitavecchia to see. Past Cannes, where surely still be caviar remains on the table cloths of the street cafes of the exclusivity of an idea last week . Passing by Barcelona, ​​where, according to news reports just the police on people who want a piece of the future, swinging away . And passing ships, on which thousands of tourists , with whom I have nothing to do, run away from their own realities.

Over. In particular, without actually being there. Over, more quickly. Without really be there. Over. Without a day trip, with no trips to the country. Without party visits to the deck. The first round made it. Have noticed without really, where were we all. In fact, the only degree of reality to which I commit myself at the moment, to live and work behind the scenes of the ship. Here I have with people to do not with sights, attractions and events. And then it has also something - because sometimes someone will say, labor can not make fun always comes to the alternatives.

Three weeks are enough, but even then.

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Yes, what's that again? The day before the phone rings, no rings, because of course, is the traditional night-time switched or muted. So, the phone flashes right after waking up (my) fun to himself and says: You slept through NEN call Alta! And a mail hurry too!

Sure, same time and watched the mail subject "URGENT ..." sounded suspiciously like spam. There was no breast augmentation, but this time, but the incredible offer, sometimes going back to when my mother company on board. "You have won!" Hmmm. And early on the morrow. And just a day after I had shaved off his beard again, can make application photos, and had sent the first application for ne full-time position without regard to Rostock ship. How come degree now? It is still too warm outside degree!

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

Not as usual, is that I've made this time conditions. I'll play with again, but after that I want to be involved in the Schedule. What we have agreed on a somewhat extensive telephone meeting then. Now again on board, first to June 19. Then again from July 30 through October, and then, yes then ... well actually before that, I will participate in the planning for the future. Bekomm 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 this.

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 all that. But there is the shadow of the ship already, here the sky darkens, and starting next Saturday again my reality - so spontaneous 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 is just not always perfect, and after all, one and a half months I have saved my summer. And then, starting next year, my life is hopefully a little more predictable.

So Keep heavy first amends the merger , I'm back again and again in July, also at the beach!

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But no time is the end! You over there, snow and even fun doing it , I'm here just cloudy rainy weather. Most of the time, except for today ... However, I must get out of here! The holidays I have indeed survived well, even the matutinal getting up on New Year did not harm 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 holiday for all the ship's officers. With great fanfare, in early December, but no one knows what exact. Until last week, because then came the letter that as of now to go all the colleagues in the rhythm of 3:2 instead of 4:2. Sounds good, and means that will free 4Monate place at sea, and now talk freely about 2months 3months at sea and 2 months. (Incidentally, this is not the end all the more free time than on land, have finally get updated very often at sea, no weekends.)

Well, anyway, is the letter, which then contains a fascinating 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 an enclosed letter - we read: 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 pay.

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 more appropriate. It gets you out then that all costs from the ship's personnel are worn and taken off to mark 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 gone for several months without work schedules, who's on board wages might have a feeling when he can stay, but no longer get updated very often. Finally, even missing people who want to work here. All around me go longer, make with the work of vacant posts and wonder what remains of the new concept with more holidays. Except for less money and more theoretical entitlement to leave most effectively nothing ...

. Well, my contract is up to 8.1, then reichts ... And I was once just as only fly a day later back home - on demand, I was told by the HR department that would go with the insurance company somehow clear. It was 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 snowy ground, the main and the City to get used to me then for a short three weeks in the cold. And maybe one or two Schneeballauf to throw those that run through my crosshairs. Afterwards it for 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 look what else is there left to do so in Rostock. Exactly!

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What is there to do when the weather outside is dirty and nothing holds more inside? Yeah, every year you meet colleagues, club members or friends in a better or worse mulled cheer Christmas market. And what do you do when you're 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, red wine with cloves and boil to be provided. That did not go schonmal. In addition, here's raining degrees, clear 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 properly, creating in the storage area ne area with decent winter temperatures. And invites all present to join first on-board Christmas market. It was great - thanks and I had mulled nichmal freeze so doll ...

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

I'm incredibly quickly adapted to life on board. The prescribed rhythm of life but still not quite correspond to my needs, but I find it mostly when I am on the feel-good breakfast programs in the first chamber and then on radio on television at the fair (= 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 this is over, next week. As we go 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 of Germany - a fair exchange. Ne time for a few days in the ideal world of luxury on board after a shutdown and can replace 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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It's funny after such a long time NER 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 realized so long I am just wondering why all this not so fit as I thought. The ship is known, and it was topped off a deck more (now 15 decks), so that even with my antenna up there 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 the same as 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 should work then, and nothing of this was clear.

Only, this time do so here only a guest appearance on the Canary Islands. As a guest star with a fixed-term contract, of course I have to worry about my vacation. I have that is no, but just work on ascent to descent. This is, of course, everything in the contract and thus already clear, magnificent. Due to recent events, I leave the ship so again in mid-November to not even a week later to go to another vessel. Or on the same, who knows. The only certainty is that I am then again busy until January before I can finally sleep times, hmmm.

And what makes her New Year's Eve?

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

In between, I made ​​it in Maname (Bharein) the stinking Vietransportschiff the world to smell and weeks later in Abu Dhabi to watch the whitest mosque in the world (in the middle of the largest desert, we would say the middle of the biggest dirt). Gabs in Dubai yesterday with a view of the most expensive hotel in the world the best tasting water pipe of the same - nice, too.

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 be about enough, and I was brave and have endured nearly a half years. Who would have thought? Now I'm looking forward to Rostock, Berlin, and of course at the time that I finally have time again for me. And greatest for you, well that's the wirlich!

Yippee!

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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 there on the horizon all day in the Trabi did NEN. Nevertheless, a dream.

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

Big kids need big toys. Moreover, nothing has changed, is ok, somewhere at some point a sack 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 to date, but somehow I find that concept familiar. Pending and is also the snake probably the hugest 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, also the largest of its kind not only punk, but with Jimmy Hendrix, Jr., directly from Morocco! Just as well.

What a day, a great day, probably the world's greatest day. And despite the shockwaves get updated very often the safe again, the whole is crazy anyway. And no, I have not been skiing in the Emirates Mall and the fountain was in fact not only impressive but really nice. 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 last year only to India, I could not help but like the beginning of the year to begin with Indian smog. Previously celebrated what was here mainly of 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) because for us.

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

On land that is 30 degrees above zero was not only, but also the traditional stuffy fug of an Indian city - welcome to Mumbai. Sunday, not really much going on in the streets, but still clearly recognizable by the horns, which is India. Once again, the running sore feet, once around the center. Ageing English railway station, harbor, India Gate, enough to know once 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 Another day. The chaos is not nearly large enough in this city, as the stimulus can cover the discomfort over time.

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

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