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Originally Posted by Ryan Albright
Well last night while driving home from work, it hit me that i really work some crazy hours. I work at universal studio's as a yacht captain. The yacht's run from 8:30 am to 2:30 am 7 days a week 365 days a year. My usual shift i work 6:30 pm to 3 am. Now that is a normal 8 hours for anyone, but working till 3 am is late. Once or twice i have worked till 3 am and had to be back at work at 7:30 am. They give those hours to the new captains to "break them in", we also throw them in the water right when they pass the test to become a captain. See in citywalk were i work all the restaurants and stores close at 11 pm, but all the bars are open till 2 am. About 11:30 we start getting the people that have had a little to much to drink. I have seen everything on the boat. I have seen people get sick, i have had a drunk come after me and try to hit me, i had a guy threaten to kill me, One guy so drunk he fell into the water, another who got on the roof of the boat and ran across. I do enjoy working that late tho because the there are alot of nice people also that talk to you and are just pleasant.
Also working at a place that is open 365 days a year you work holidays. I worked thanksgiving, christmas and New years.
So what hours and/or holidays do you work?
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For a few years I was a real "Yacht Captain", 80' Sailboat. In the winter, when we were on charter in the Carribean, I would sail the boat all night so the guests would wake up in a new harbor every morning. After breakfast, other members of the crew would take shopping, diving etc. and I could sleep for a couple of hours, then dinner and a sunset party, then move the boat. Just another Day in Paradise, two years was enough of that.
Ben