With a mid day departure

We decided to stay on the ship today

There are over three thousand passengers aboard this vessel

You would expect it to be crowded

Its just the opposite in fact

There are never any long lines at the bars and restauarants

Lots of open seating on deck and inside

No problem to find a quiet spot to chill

Plenty of activities if you want to play or be entertained

Attentive staff ready to bring you anything you need

The crew work long hours daily for 7 months

They are always smiling though

Feeling blessed to be able to live this lifestyle

Feeling sad for those in the world enduring struggles to survive

I decided to do some research

There are around 350 cruise ships sailing today

With a capacity for 600,000 passengers

8.1 Billion people alive on the planet today

So for every single cruise passenger today

There are 1.6M non-cruising people

That makes me feel like one in a million