The Love In Cruise Ship

Flash back before working on the ship

Erika is a waitress at a restaurant and inn in Ensenada Baja Mexico. In Ensenada there is a dock that is used to lean cruise ships. As passengers disembark, wriggling tourism and the economy there. The guests who came to the restaurant where Erika worked were mostly ship crews. They always seem to be happy and have a lot of money. Because they did not hesitate to order a lot of food and not a few also gave Erika a tip in the form of dollars.

Seeing them, Erika's intention to work on the ship appeared. Can earn a big salary while traveling all over the world. Of course his mother and brother Mauricio will be helped by his economy. They no longer need to rent a small apartment. Erika will buy an apartment for her family, so there is no need to run the money to rent an apartment. But he was completely blind about the vacancies on the cruise ship and had to how to apply there. Erika decided to look for information, namely by asking guests who came to her restaurant.

"Hey, how to get a job in cruise ship?" erika asked a yellow man who was sitting three with his friend.

"Make love with me then I'll tell you letter" replied one of the men with a perverted grin.

Erika immediately went to get such an answer. Seeing Erika disbelieving, the three men laughed out loud.

"Based on perverted men," snorted Erika in annoyance.

Another time Erika asked a dark-skinned man with a pointed nose and choppy hair.

"Hey how are you?" asked Erika in stale.

"I'm good" he answered short.

"Truly disrespectful," inner Erika. The man did not even intend to ask back the news and replied with a still look engrossed in his phone.

"How to get a job in the cruise ship?" asked Erika, but her feeling said she would get a less appropriate and correct answer.

"I'll tell you, but you must give me 100$ first," the man replied as he shook his head to the right and to the left.

"No, thank you. And here's your order!" Erika gave a glass containing juice and a plate containing the man's order as it passed.

"Cowok matre's. Just sailors!" Erika's upset.

It turns out that it is not easy to get information about job vacancies on step by step cruise ships. Erika has been searching on google about that information. But most are written if you have to take a hospitality class first at a cost of about 700$. Of course Erika did not want to pay such a large sum of money. It is better to add to the rent of an apartment than to have a course first.

Erika racked her brain, and the most logical way in her mind was to ask the crew that came to her restaurant again. The restaurant provides an Asian food menu, so the Asians who become crew are not a few who come to his restaurant to eat. Just to let go of homesickness with home cooking. This time, he had to be selective. Asians say fine but yesterday he got a less fitting answer and tend to harass from Asians.

"But wait! Asians are many. Asians from where it used to be," Erika said inwardly. He recalled asking Pilipin questions, seeing them use a little Spanish to speak. Then the second with the Indian, his skin and body language while talking while shaking his head, Erika could recognize him from where he came from.

" Alright I won't ask anyone from those 2 countries anymore." There are other asia-asia. Thailand, Myanmar, Indonesia, China and others. I'll ask people from that country. Erika decides.

Erika has been observing people coming from Asia for a few days, especially from southeast Asia, but she has not found the right moment. People from Southeast Asia generally come to his restaurant in a group, Erika is afraid to be laughed at if asked and then laughed at and harassed as when he first asked the Pilipin people ago.

The moment that Erika was waiting for arrived. That morning there was a person from Southeast Asia over the edge of Indonesia sitting alone while looking at his laptop. Erika knew the man was from Indonesia after reading the id card hanging around her neck. Jayden Adam's name. Erika's restaurant works to provide free wife so make people linger there.

"Hi, how are you today?" greet Erika.

Jayden turned to Erika in surprise and replied "I'm good."

"Whats wrong? " he asked to see Erika looking at him strangely.

"nothing. May I ask how I can work on a cruise ship?"

"Oh that, "Jayden thought there was something wrong with his appearance and Erika intended to tell him. But Erika asked something else.

"If in my country you must pass the selection of agents first. Then complete the necessary documents..."

"Documents?" cut Erika.

"Yes documents. If you want to work on a ship you must have a passport, seaman book, certificate bst, sat, ccm, medical chek and visa. In your country, I don't know how.

"Is it possible for someone to work on a ship without taking a hospitality class first?"

"That's possible. As long as you have experience in the field that you will apply for."

Jayden's reply was like a breath of fresh air to Erika, there was a hope of being able to work on a cruise ship, although it was still vague.

"What do you want to pesen?"

"I've taken a break, " replied Jayden.

Erika immediately took and delivered Jayden's order, then she added 2 coconut water drinks.

" I didn't order this, " said Jayden, showing 2 bottles of coconut water.

"This is my thanks because you have given me information. Accept it!"

"Ah, this is not necessary, but if you insist, then" Jayden saw Erika's parched face and to appreciate Erika's words, he accepted the bottled drink.

"Oh yeah, what's your name?" ask Jayden.

"I'm Erika and you're Jayden, right?"

Jayden frowned, how can I know my name. Then Erika pointed at the id card hanging from her neck with a smile

"Oh," Jayden noticed it and followed it with a smile

"I have to go, I have customers to serve. Gracias," concluded Erika.

"Denada" Jayden replied, enjoying the message.

...****...

Jayden's information is helpful, but Erika still needs more information. Like where a ship agent in his country is trusted. Google has written that there are several agents. And Erika was confused. This time he had to find someone from his country. But it's hard to find a crew from Mexico coming to the restaurant.

"Martin I live there first!"

A man named Martin walks into a restaurant after his friend leaves. Erika came straight. His name is Martin he must be from Mexico, at least from Latin America like himself. (There are shrimp behind bakwan eh batu😆 nih Erika)

"Buenos dias. Please master the table over there is empty," Erika pointed and escorted Martin to the table in question. Martin only raised his eyebrows but followed Erika.

"You want what pesen?" asked Erika after Martin sat down.

"Spaghetti and orange juice" Martin replied quickly.

"What's wrong?" tanya Martin looked at Erika's body language which looked doubtful and still stared in front of her.

" Can I ask you a question?" asked Erika doubtfully.

"Ask what?"

"Are you crew ship?" Erika finds Martin not draping the id card.

"Yes why?"

"Where are you from?"

He knows English and doesn't understand Spanish. Erima was a little disappointed.

"What the hell is it?" martin's curious turn.

"I was going to ask you where the ship agents in Mexico are trusted. I thought you were from Mexico hearing your friend call your name Martin.But you're not even from Mexico. You must not know."

"Are Abdul Qodir, Ahmed, Farouk of all Arabs? Of course not, many Indonesians are called Arabs. So am I, my name is Martin but that doesn't mean I'm from Latin America" Martin explained.

"But you said, want to ask about a cruise ship agent? Are you interested in working on a ship?" continued Martin.

"Yes, but I don't know how to."

"It's fascinating," Martin's inner.

"I know how," Martin's smile grew, suddenly having an idea.

"Please, tell me how? I promise I'll pay for all your orders" Erika bargained.

Martin laughed, it's getting interesting. "Are you 21 years old?"

"As for the age of a woman is impolite" Erika begins to snort, and Martin ends up harassing her like the Pilipins and Indians used to.

"That's not what I mean," Martin who realized Erik was upset hurriedly added. "To work on a cruise ship, especially an American cruise ship, you must be at least 21 years old. Know why, because it is likely you will serve alcoholic beverages and in America you are considered an adult if you are 21 years old. Understand senorita?"

"Is that so?! Not that I was 21 years old. What other conditions dong?"

Martin did not immediately answer, he took out a small note from his sling bag and wrote something and handed it to Erika.

"You send it to that email cv you. And vidio's introduction of you and that makes you want to work on the ship. Vidio in English. Also complete passport scanan, seaman book, Bst, Ccm, and Sat. If you've been accepted and got Loe, you take care of your visa immediately. Or call this agent in your country. To help manage your documents, "Martin took back the paper in Erika's hands and wrote down the agent's name and handed it back to Erika.

"Until now understand?" Martin saw Erika who was silent.

Erika was so excited to get important information even silent, not knowing how to. He was happy, his hope came.

"Eh, you see," realized Martin was watching, and Erika kept the paper that Martin had given her well.

"What did your offer apply?"

"What offer?"

"You promised you'd pay for my order if I told you any information about the ship's work. I'm hungry already" Martin rubbed his stomach.

"Oh Ah! I forget. Wait a minute, yeah," Erika then ran a little into the kitchen to tell the chef about the customer's order.

Martin laughed at Erika's behavior. "Cute girl!" said.

...***...

Without Erika knowing Martin is not just any crew. He has an important position on the ship as a hotel director. He previously worked at the Happy cruise line headquarters in Miami. But for some reason he was transferred to the ship. Of course the email address given to Erika was her email address. That way if Erika sends her cv, she will contact the agency asking that Erika be accepted. That's very easy for Martin Chavez to do. For some reason since meeting Martin feels Erik an attractive girl. That is why he decided to help her.

But for 1 month, Erika has not sent an email. "Did the girl change her mind?" ask in the heart.

As the ship leaned against Ensenada, Martin went outside. Not far from Starbuck's booth, he saw Erika running small towards him. But Erika did not realize that there was Martin, if only Martin did not hold his arm.

"Hey, can you accompany me for coffee?" before Erika answered, Mart8n pulled her into Starbuck.

"Here," Martin handed over the capucino and 2 pieces of muffins to Erika who was amazed to see the Starbuck's booth, as long as he lived in Ensenada, he had never been here. Coffee is very expensive minima 8 $. Unfortunately the money ssegit just to buy a glass of coffee.

"Cock daydreaming. Did you send an email?" Martin opened the conversation.

" Ehmm not yet. I didn't have the money to pay for all the certificates so I decided to save first. I will send you an email. If my money is enough, " answered Erika honestly.

"So about money, I thought I changed my mind" Martin said.

"That's it. Here's the money to use first take care of your documents, you can pay after you get a job, give it back to me," Martin handed 1500$ to Erika.

"I don't want to, I'm a stranger to you anyway. Why borrow that much money," Erika refused.

"I said it's not free, it's debt. I know which people really want what jobs don't. Anyway, I know where you work. If you don't pay, I'll go to him and ask him where your house is. Overcome?"

After a long thought Erika finally agreed to accept the money.

"Oh yeah, I forgot to hand my sister the keys to the apartment" Erika choked on her capucino.

"So you want to go?"

"Me too, soon my ship sailing, "Martin stuffed the wallet still on the table into his sling bag.

Erika and Martin are out of Starbuck. They walked together and parted at the pier gate, Erika could not enter because she did not have an id card.

After saying goodbye, Erika immediately looked for Mauricio.he found Mauricio was looking for a plastic bottle in a trash can not far from the pier.

"Primo, "call Erika. Primo is a name for an older brother.

The one called Erik also looked and smiled widely. He stopped his activities.

"Can much?"

" Fair. What's looking for me?"

Erika hands Mauricio a bottle of drink and hands him the key. They sat on a long bench looking at the pier.

"Primo, if I work on a yacht like that. Do you agree? I can earn a lot of money, so that you no longer need to work hard" Erika told me.

"As long as my sister is happy, I will support you. But if you work there, where's the money?" Mauricio was a bit oon but he knew that working on a cruise ship required a huge amount of capital.

"So calm down, I've got it."

"You're not selling yourself, are you?" Mauricio is horrified.

"Haha! Of course not. A friend gave me a loan."

"Then it's up to you," Mauricio breathed a sigh of relief.

Mauricio and Erika sat on a long bench looking at the beautiful sunset in Ensenada.

"Wait for me. Soon I will be there," Erika said inwardly as she looked at the yacht that was slowly leaving the dock.

...***...