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The Malacca Incident
So many things went wrong with the stop in Malacca that I'm not surprised we only tried to go there once! Firstly there had been a massive party in the crew bar the night before and everyone was still drunk or horrifically hungover. I remember trying to rouse one of the photogs who only hours before had said 'Yeah, definitely give me a call in the morning' she was still passed out and was not going to make it.
By Neil Gregory6 years ago in Journal
The Great Wall of China & a smog free Hong Kong!
Lets start with NO you cannot see the Great Wall of China from space, despite what seemed like a million people telling me at the time! It was a work in progress starting back as early as 7 BC and still being built in 1644 and it is roughly 13,000 miles long.
By Neil Gregory6 years ago in Journal
Photog's day off at James Bond Island, Thailand
My roommate Matt & his girlfriend Lena had been researching Khao Phing Kan or whta is more commonly known as James Bond Island which is a small island in the northeast of Phang Nga Bay a few hours away from where we docked in Phuket. They also wanted to visit the fishing village of Ko Panyi which was famous for the whole village being in stilts above the water.
By Neil Gregory6 years ago in Journal
Dealing with PAX first thing in the morning, hanging out with the cast & stories of creepy weirdos onboard!
One of the coolest aspects of being a videog was getting paid to go on the excursions that the guests would pay hundreds sometimes thousands of dollars to do the same activity. The Photo department had an understanding with the Shore Excursions department that they would provide two tickets for both the videographers as and when they were needed.
By Neil Gregory6 years ago in Journal
Crossing the Equator or how I got to wear a toga to work and jump into a swimming pool!
How to describe a crossing the eqautor ceremony to a non seafarer? Organised chaos is fairly close a description as you'll get! Its an old naval tradition of hazing where when you cross the Equatorial line for the first time you partake in a ceremony where King Neptune allows the ship to safely cross. If you have crossed the line before you are known as a trusty shellback but if you haven't you are a slimy pollywog, still with me?
By Neil Gregory6 years ago in Journal
Last weeks in Australia and being in a life-size washing machine!
We only had a few weeks left cruising Oz before transited over a few months around Asia and this meant some new ports of call and first up was the gorgeous Whitsunday Islands, a collection of 74 mostly inhabited islands on the Northeast coast of Queensland and a good jumping of point for tourists who want to visit the Great Barrier Reef which unfortunately we would not be doing that cruise. I couldn’t complain however as I spent the morning at the amazing Day Dream Island resort, its days like that when you realise the despite running around with a camera in your hand you are getting paid to have the same experience that the guests you are with are paying hundred some times thousands of dollars to have.
By Neil Gregory6 years ago in Journal
Cable beach in Broome & exploring Darwin
Life was very different on the Sun and it was super chilled compared to the Coral, there was no 3 uniform changes a day like on the Coral and the relaxed mood was felt through the whole ship. Work was good and I was enjoying filming all the amazing landscapes and wildlife that cruising Australia gave me and more importantly I got on well with my senior Travis.
By Neil Gregory6 years ago in Journal
Business Invitation to Russia
Business visa is issued at the Consulate based on a business invitation for the following purposes: search for new business partners, business negotiations, consultations, meetings, etc. Thus, it is a very popular option for those who travel to Russia regularly for business reasons.
By Anex Perth6 years ago in Journal
More stories from the Sun Princess: Public exposure, cabin stewards & Laundry theft showdowns!
The Sun Princess in 2008 was a great ship and I was really settling into the more laid back lifestyle onboard. One of my friends on the Cruise staff from the Coral Simon was onboard and so that meant it was easier to work with the team on the Sun as Simon clued them in on how I shot the events. My senior Travis was understandably more focused on the tour filming and as I'd established a good reputation from the Coral for my events fiming I was more than happy to cover most of the ship events on the Sun.
By Neil Gregory6 years ago in Journal
Here comes the Sun!
From a few months ago not wanting to come back and suffering from severe burnout, an email from Amanda telling me how awesome the Sun was and that I’d also be doing a world cruise made my mind up pretty quickly that I was coming back for another contract.
By Neil Gregory6 years ago in Journal
