COEXISTENCE ON A BOAT

COEXISTENCE. How we interact with others and others with us during
days of the cruise will be the factor that makes the journey a heavenly or hellish experience.
We must bear in mind that the conditions are not adequate to facilitate a
good relationship between the crew:

• Small spaces. It is not easy to avoid others.
• Movement.
• Environment very different from our normal environment.
• Tasks to perform.
• Possible bad weather, which generates fear, bad mood, discomfort…
• Personal idiosyncrasy.
• Bathrooms that require attention and that are not always in a state like
  to pass an audit.
• Itchy people, “find out”, “goddesses” and “gods” and other annoying fauna
• Very professional snorers.
  And all this in 40 m2 for several days, surrounded by water on all sides. Too easy
  that disagreements may arise and therefore you have to be very careful to nip them at the root from
  his appearance.
  Fundamental is that there is a pattern. It can be hired or be a member of the group,
  that has a superior experience to the others in the nautical subject.
  There must be an agreement on the part of all to accept and obey their decisions in all that
  that may affect the safety of the ship and its crew during navigation. If not, the
  boat, it can turn into unbearable gibberish. If there is more than one pattern, the same thing happens.
  that in politics, there is a government and an opposition, which permanently argue over
  trifles.
  In today’s society we are quite badly used to wanting to impose our holy
  will to others, to the cry of “pa chulo mi pirulo”. Furthermore, in every group there is always a
  smartass who tries to get away from any unpleasant activity such as cleaning, scrubbing… etc.
  These are things to consider before making the decision to spend your vacation on a cruise.
  You have to choose your traveling companions very carefully.
  People you have a great relationship with on land can turn into a nightmare.
  browsing.
  A very destructive species is the “beautiful official”. It brings a baggage to go around
  to the world, invading various closets. He occupies the bathrooms indefinitely, spends the
  fresh water deposits and even mineral water bottles to be removed to the last microgram
  of salt from her body and silky hair and leaves the boat full of hair and of course she is always complaining
  of everything.

No less dangerous, although in a different way, is what the French call the “petit bastard”, or
“Hyperactive child”, (that is, what used to be called simply rude). It moves all over
boat, touching everything he shouldn’t, throwing away everything that stains and always tries to be in the worst place
at the worst moment, in the face of the passivity of his parents who, deep down, are delighted that
there are more people and thus touch “less child”. This dangerous species must be controlled from the
first moment, because apart from the discomfort it can cause serious accidents.
But do not get discouraged. In spite of everything, you can have a great time, if you follow the
following points:
– Establish rotating shifts for the different tasks, cooking, washing up and cleaning and not
accept that no one skips them, starting with oneself.
– If it is necessary to carry out watches, establish shifts of navigation watches, trying to
create teams so that those who know the most mix with those who have less idea. On
normal conditions, shifts of two people for 3 hours
– Always follow the instructions of the employer or the person who performs this function.
– Avoid the creation of bands. Don’t gossip about others.
– Do not be reactive in the answers. If something from another has bothered, try to say it when the
tension has passed and if it can be in a humorous way. It is about making him see that he has said or has
done something wrong or that has upset you, (possibly without realizing it), not
blast him publicly.
The “strong character” is not manifested by having “soon” uncontrolled, which generate
long-lasting enmities, if not in controlling the “outraged self”
– Try not to scream to command a maneuver.
– Unless there is absolute homogeneity in terms of political and religious opinions,
don’t bring up these things. Unfortunately, in these topics that could be classified as
“debatable” instead of presenting our point of view, we have become accustomed, thanks to the
example of our unpresentable politicians, to impose our opinion and crush those who
He doesn’t think exactly the same as us. This is how big enmities are generated in small
space, Bad combination.
– If there is a snoring specimen in the team (there are more than barefoot dogs), assume that
the world is not perfect and putting wax plugs in your ears. Killing him is still haunted
by the law.
– Leaving the bathrooms after using them better than they were, (always, unfortunately,
possible).
– Understand that you are on a ship, not the Hilton.
– If you are not sure of not getting dizzy, take preventive measures in time
timely.