What's the experience of being a sailor on a cruise ship?

The year I graduated from college majoring in chemistry, I was recruited by a company far away from the city to make a factory production plan, but my major was not suitable for my career, and I was a little impetuous and uneasy about the status quo, so I resolutely chose a life and career that my classmates never thought about-sailor!

I jumped from a material factory and learned to apply for a seaman's certificate. Although the process was a bit arduous and tortuous, I worked on a cruise ship for half a year after graduation with my unremitting efforts. I came to Shanghai alone for entry-exit immunization and physical examination, where I met my roommate Backy. After the physical examination, we were taken to the border entry-exit administration together, and then went to Wusongkou Wharf. When we arrived at Wusongkou Wharf, we saw a huge ship parked in front of us, which surprised me very much! I applauded my decision and set foot on the sea without reservation!

Of course, my roommate and I were assigned to the same room. A room of about 8 square meters, bed wardrobe, table, TV refrigerator and washstand should be available. Although the sparrow is small, it can be described as complete and complete, which surprised me! Even if you settle down here, it will end the rush and hard work these days!

Most of our voyage arrangements are from Shanghai to some tourist ports in Fukuoka, Nagasaki and sasebo! A few months is Xiamen-Taiwan Province Province, Tianjin or Qingdao-Japan. Stay for about 3 days, that is, April 2005 1, 2065438, and we will start our first voyage, two ports in Shanghai-Japan. Just as we were immersed in the upcoming cruise experience, we didn't expect to overcome the seasickness effect brought by the sea waves. Huge waves beat on the port and starboard of the cruise ship, and the ship shook and turned upside down! In front of computers and people, all this began to become dizzy. The first experience at sea is to throw up on the ground in front of the trash can! For days, the food was tasteless. The meat partners who used to clamor for beef felt that the large pieces of beef, pale chicken and fish in the staff restaurant were extremely disgusting! Eating has become a torture! I have lost weight after 2 weeks of adapting to the work, environment and life here!

The 2-hour customs clearance time to return to Shanghai is to try Chinese food, then the supermarket will buy snacks and Laoganma needed for a voyage, and finally download videos online! Because there is no network traffic and cell phone signal on the high seas! Even if you can buy wifi, the signal is very poor. You can wait half an hour to send or receive qq messages. The wifi on this ship is limited to 2 hours a day!

Settle down for a while, and then talk about things at work! First of all, most of the crew on board are foreigners, so the official language is English! The document is in English! If you can't speak English, don't expect you to stay and work! Children who can't speak English can say thank you and hello, and then it's better to laugh than not to talk! So you can't be introverted at all. Friends around you drive you, then stammer a few words of English, and finally everyone laughs together! The management here is very tricky, and the service industry is to obey the superiors with a smile, and no one is allowed to resist! This seems to embarrass our children in China. They are used to being free and loose at school, and we have to complain about all the inhuman systems several times. Sometimes I even quarrel with my superiors and get warned, largely because my friends in China are dissatisfied with the management of black pudgy in Southeast Asia! I always feel that they discriminate against China people! Actually, it's just discrimination. So the nationality difference is quite big, especially Filipinos or managers! However, some events that happened later made the crew tolerate each other and get along with each other!

Safety training is essential on cruise ships. Whenever the alarm rings, everyone should put down what they are doing, go back to their rooms, take life jackets and gather at their meeting place in an emergency. Everyone has his own task and occupation. After hearing the siren of ship abandonment, they will gather at the meeting place to call the roll. This kind of exercise is held every two weeks, and there is a passenger safety exercise at the beginning of each voyage! The safety of cruise ships at sea is related to international safety, so safety drills and safety training are often held irregularly! It is also the extraordinary place of cruise life!

Let's talk about the employee welfare party, which is also a major feature of the life of cruise sailors! The party can be described as colorful and varied. Once a month, hold various theme parties and barbecue parties! There are also band competitions organized by employees themselves!

During this period of wandering on land and sea, I have gained foreign life and professional experience and gained the friendship of international friends! From a traditional rural area, girls who often look particularly depressed become cheerful and lively, and their concepts and attitudes towards life become suddenly enlightened! It seems that I have never felt so young! Singing, dancing, foreign colleagues, bad professional living environment, uniting China friends and living abroad! It is difficult for ordinary people to encounter two major events in their lives: typhoon, Tianjin explosion, passengers gathering to make trouble, safety drills and overseas purchasing. How many times a month will we experience it! Eight months later, the contract ended and China's crew were all demobilized, making it an enemy of the country!

Then after a few months' rest, I started my trip to Shenzhen city life in the second year.