Meet my mum and dad. My fake mum and dad, that is. On board everybody is part of a “ship family” unit – just one way to make sure that nobody is lost in a large crowd of over 300 people. Ship families are made up of crewmembers from a variety of countries, backgrounds and ages, usually with an actual married couple as the designated “parents”. We meet once a week for “family time”, where you can do whatever you want to – go for an outing, watch a movie, or just chill out in the almost-luxurious family cabins with weekly snacks provided by “mum”.
My “parents” give a small clue as to why OM is often affectionately (and incorrectly) called Operation Marriage. They met on board Logos II many years ago. He is from Brazil; she is from Finland. They now have four kids, and all of them are trilingual! During my 8 months on Logos Hope I have had 11 other “siblings” from 6 different countries. This is the true meaning of an international lifestyle!
Below are some pictures taken at our weekly meeting and also a photo competition we had once… enjoy!
Back row: Giordanni (daddy!) from Brazil, Fitzy from Australia, me, Eric from USA, Laura from Finland, Judith from Germany.
Front row: Keith from USA/Kazakhstan, Lucas, Samuel, Anna Carolina & Daniel from (in their own words) “Brazil and Finland”, and mummy Maria from Finland.
I CAN’T BELIEVE IN IT!!!!!! WOW!!!! Well, you know I’m Brazilian, ok?, just like your fake daddy. But what you don’t know is that Giordanni was born in my city, and he’s a very close friend of mine and my family. Well, you know also that he’s on vacation and where is he??? Here, in my city. Well, as a famous phrase in Brazil says: “well, the world is very small….” And, as a matter of fact, it’s is true, don’t you think? Well, they’re a very pleasant family and they’ve lived here for, I think, two years, when Lucas was just a little baby!!! And Giordanni and Maria are encouraging us to join the crew… Well, I think you and me are closest than I thought. And it’s very funny. God bless you a lot! Jessica, 20, Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.