Where was I...Oh yeah, Canada Day!

Where do I begin? So much has happened this month and there is so much I need to fill you in on! I’m going to have to update you in segments because otherwise this entry will be about 20 pages long! Let’s start where I left off- Canada Day. On July 1st we were in Port Kelang and I didn’t have to work. The day started off pretty low-key: me and my co-worker Martin (he says I don’t mention him enough in this blog so watch out for his name lots more!) took the shuttle bus in Kelang town where they dropped us off at a mall (it’s actually the largest mall in Malaysia!) Our first order of business was lunch. Martin had been to this really cool “hot pot” restaurant before and I wanted to try it too, so that’s where we went! It’s like those Korean BBQ places where you cook your meat at your table, except instead of a grill it’s a boiling pot of broth that you cook your food in! It was a really fun experience- and really tasty as well! After our meal we cruised around the mall for a bit and then it was back to the ship.

Of course since it was Canada Day we couldn’t let the day pass without a big celebration. Apparently Canada Day is always HUGE on ships, so we had a lot to live up to! There were only 8 Canadian crew members on the ship but by the end of the night I think we had a few “adopted” ones too! We decorated the crew bar with red and white balloons, we printed off lots of “Canadian” pictures (the Stanley Cup, beavers, the loonie, Don Cherry, etc), and we even “borrowed” the massive Canadian flag from the bridge to hang up! Someone had brought temporary tattoos from home, and I stole some red and white leis from the Cruise Staff storage locker…we even had special Canadian drinks like Caesars and Canadian Club! It turned into an amazing night and a Canada Day I will never forget!

A few days later it was American Independence Day and although there are about double the amount of American crew members as there are Canadians, their party didn’t compare to ours! Since my roommate is from Florida I still celebrated though- any excuse for a party, right?!

xoxo D


PS. Both those guys aren't even Canadian! HAHA