Princess just started a new blog, Linked by Sea, sharing the stories of staff and guests who become friends after the cruise. After reading their first blog post, it reminded me of a friend we made on one of our first cruises, who we haven’t heard from in a long time. Here’s our story.
On 9/1/2003, we were cruising aboard the Carnival Paradise. We met two good friends on that cruise, Connie and Steve, who we’ve cruised with over and over with since then. We had late dining in the Elation Dining Room, with server, Som, and his assistant server, Kat, both from Thailand. We enjoyed getting to know them throughout the cruise, especially hearing about their mutual homeland of Thailand. Som had completed several contracts with Carnival, but this was Kat’s first contract.
We noticed a little chemistry, shy smiles and glances, between them, so when we had a few minutes alone with Som, we asked about it. He said he was very interested in getting to know her better, but she was so new on the ship, he didn’t know if she had a boyfriend back home or if she’d even be interested in him. So, next chance we were alone with Kat, we inquired about her relationship status. She too was very interested in pursuing a relationship with Som. Before our cruise was over, we gave Som the green light to pursue a relationship with Kat. About a year later, we received an invitation to Som and Kat’s wedding in Thailand. We love being part of love stories, and this young folks provided us with not only good service, but such a great memory!