Portland, Maine: The Second Visit

There’s more…a lot more to see in Portland

Photo by Keith Luke on Unsplash

The second time our ship (The American Constitution) came to Portland was in June 2018.

There were two other cruise ships there that day. I didn’t think I would ever see a cruise ship that was bigger than ours. These two ships made ours look tiny. I couldn’t take my eyes off them, while cleaning rooms from around 10 am to 12 pm.

I kept looking at them when I would clean a window or have to clean a passenger’s balcony outside. So I took some pictures of them very sneakily — because the cruise ship workers weren’t allowed to use our phones, while we were working. I wasn’t very good at following that rule though during my travels.

A HUGE cruise ship. Photo by the Author

Another amazing-looking ship. Photo by the Author

When our supervisor released us, stewards, to go on break, we were excited to get off the ship and get some fresh air again. When you’re on a cruise ship for hours or days, that outside air hits differently — when you get to…