47º 34N 169º 51N, 8-MAY-2026 – During the conversation with the senior staff that manages the hotel and restaurants, a discussion came up about the people who work for the hotel and restaurants. They are generally Filipino, then Malay and Indian. Though I was told that the people who interface with the guests are generally hired because they speak the language of the guests. So, while they were in Asia, they had a lot of Chinese speakers, and they will hire a lot of Mexicans for the Spanish speakers. He was somewhat unclear, or I didn’t understand the tenses of when these people were/would be hired.
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The Cruise
Ovation of the Seas, 50º 57N 159º 22E, 7- May-2026 – We’re traveling at 20 knots in pretty calm water. It has been foggy. The ship has been blowing a fog horn: One long blast every two minutes.
There are 4100 guests and 1500 staff, close to 7000 people on board. Except at meals, it feels like less. At the start of meals, it is very crowded at lunch and breakfast. The other meals aren’t too bad. Most of the passengers have set times they eat at the same table with the same people, so there is some order.
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