welcome to my home for the past three months...i have pics that are much more spectacular but due to technical difficulties (ie the ridiculously slow computers here) i have not been able to post them. instead, here are some that are less spectacular but will still give you an idea of what this place looks like. i have pics of my cabin but can't get them to post, so i'll wait til i get back home to my blissfully fast computer and then get them up here.
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welcome! this is the gangway, the only entrance onto the anastasis. it kind of sways as you walk up because the ship is constantly bobbing up and down.
at the top of the gangway, you find yourself at reception (A deck), where you can do fun things like reserve conference rooms, get your ID badge made, print stuff, check the message board for daily activities, etc. the reception staff are terriffic and constantly busy with all of the international and local phone calls that the ship constantly receives.
just down from reception is the pacific dining hall, which is the main dining hall on the anastasis (there is a smaller one, the aft dining hall, which is reserved for families and shift workers). many a good time and questionable meal has been had here.
stairs going up from reception, onto upper deck and promenade deck.
at the top of the stairs (promenade deck), you find the international lounge, which is where all large crew meetings happen. we have devotions here in the mornings, thursday night services and occasional weekend movies, talent/no talent shows, etc.
down the hallway past lots of cabin doors...
also on promenade deck is the mediterranean lounge (medlounge for short), which is sort of the "living room" of the ship. the sala victoria coffee shop is just to the right of this picture. people hang out in the medlounge to read, play cards, check email, etc.
the library (A deck)...meg calls it "jenn's habitat" because i can usually be found here in the evenings...checking my email, updating my blog, reading magazines or checking out books/dvd's.
just above the library is the aft deck, which is the ship's backyard. there's a basketball goal, hockey/soccer goals and a big white screen where they show outdoor movies every saturday night. the aft deck also hosts monday night cricket matches (i still for the life of me can't make any sense of that game) and the occasional irish folk dance.
this is a view from the lido deck (above promenade) which is where the small swimming pool is located...it's not very impressive so i didn't bother taking a picture of it. shown in this pic are the lifeboats. luckily i've never had to use them...
view off of lido deck. that's all i have time to post for now...will add more later. hope you enjoyed the tour!
# posted by Jenn @ 9:40 AM