My Mom keeps telling this story about me. She says when I was little and somebody asked me what I wanted to be when I grow up, I would answer — Test Vacationer! Now I am working on a river cruise ship and usually people say — But you are always on vacation! Just the other day a man walked up to me saying — Can I ask you a personal question?
Have you worked on ocean cruise ships before? Why should I be longing to go where? If I wanted to go on an ocean cruise ship I would not have asked to come here! One of the most favourite questions people ask is that one — How long are you cruising up and down this river before you have vacation?
Was that not boring? But that is something totally different! And it is like that! The work is work and my daily trip to work is exactly 10 seconds! That is probably one of the best things on this job — and the worst. This season I am cruising the French rivers Rhone and Saone again.
While working in France with German guests is more demanding than working the rivers Danube or Rhine, I, however, here have mastered the art of taking a break and switching off the bickering of the passengers sometimes.
And do not get me wrong, I am not everyday going out drinking! This is a collection of stories and photos from 2 seasons on the French rivers! Leaving Lyon after a stressful disembarkation-embarkation-day is the first highlight.
