Heraklion (Crete Island)

As faithful as the sunrise, our ship docked at Heraklion (Crete Island) at 7am on 12th Aug. As we did not sign up for any land tour, we leisurely took our breakfast at 7 something and slowly disembark after 8am. The port was huge but there wasn't much to see. We were also not familiar with the place since we didn't do our homework :P After taking some pictures and buying some postcards, we went onboard our ship again.

We explored the ship and entertained ourselves by taking pictures and doing silly things. We went to the deck where the wind was so strong, the chairs got blown n tucked beautifully under the table. Karen and I tried to recapture the moment on video but no matter how we tried, we just couldn't have the chair tucked under the table. This is the best that we can reenact the scene.

Most of the waiters on the ship were from Philippines or Indonesia. We had a good chat with one of them and got to know how they landed on the job and the working hours etc. In my younger days, I had thought of working on a cruise ship as the pay is good and tax-free. It is also a good way to see the world if you can't be a Singapore girl :P But after hearing the waiter, I was glad I did not pursue it back then. The hours are super long and it can be quite a tough job. During our few days' cruise, we saw that some of the staff held multiple jobs. They were receptionist by day, entertainers by night and when the ship is docked, they had to double up as coordinators to organize the passengers. Phew! This kind of job sure causes pre-mature aging :P