IMMIGRATION & DCL Security = :o(

Let's talk about crew immigration...NOT A FAN! Closing the space and then having to be up a little over (or under in my case) 3 hours. We get up and this timet he Customs Agents were there on time. It went pretty fast, but then when it came time to get off... the crew window was not open. CBP had boarded our ship to do a random (and methodical) drug sweep. At 6:45am I went to go to the gangway to get off and we were told not yet it may be a bit. 3 HOURS later we were finally let off the ship. We have special Security MARK from (who cares I wouldn't claim him for USA so no worries) and this new guy who has absolutely no idea what he's doing. We weren't allowed to stand on the I-95 even though it's a crew area. He came over to us rudely to begin with and then came back later while I was stopping to talk to one of my  counselors about the day and made a bit of a scene. I was the bigger person although for each hour that we were rudely spoken to and told to stay of I-95 or "GO BACK TO OUR ROOMS" as he pointed at us, I lost a bit of the leadership edge.  He threatened to call our leaders... teh counselors thought this was funny since I am a leader... I told Erika about hte specialness of security which we already know but we also got reprimanded for accumulating near the gangway. Any other day the area we were in is full of crew members anyway using their cell phones. All I can say is Mark from Security can go fly a kite! This is the short version of this story...ask me when I get home and I'll share the entire melodrama with you!

I am ready to come home... I've been on a ton more Adult time outs in the past few cruises...ridiculous is what I have to say about some of the people on the most recent voyages. We had a man just complain about us not leaving his son in the space on the island after we closed. We made sure his child was safe and evidently that was not enough.

9 days until Tejas friends... it's on like Donkey Kong when I get home... after I get my foot checked out of course!!

Staff recognition tonight...yes on the night of crew immigration as well as a night where I am exremely tired... no bueno for me.  3 cruises left...then I'm leavin' on a jet plane...

just keep swimming friends!!
-ash