Cruise with Stena Line

Today was my birthday. I was amazed how many remembered. I hardly did myself. I was just about to invite friends to barbeque and swimming when I got a phone call… They needed an artist at Stena Line immediately. Stena Line is a cruise boat that goes in traffic between Oslo in Norway and Fredrikshamn in Denmark. They needed me for a whole week, but I had time only until Friday.

The rest of my birthday I was packing and preparing. In the evening I had a show in the bar lasting for half an hour. My workplan for the next days are as follows (starting in the morning):
12:30-01:00 Bowl with the kids
03:00-04:00 Be one of the teachers in a circus school for children
04:00-04:30 Assist my students in a circus show that entertains in the bar
07:00-07:30 Say “hi” to the new kids when they enter the boat.
09:00-09:30 Have a clown-show in the bar.

Not too bad. I live in a nice room. There are food and drinks available for free almost around the clock. There are good meals. I don’t have to make food or wash up myself. And my job is just to have a lot of fun with a lot of kids. So I got a five days dream cruise for my birthday present. Nice :)

Picture: I found this plaque on a wall on the harbour while I was waiting to get aboard the ship. In the inner circle of the plaque there is the following text: From Akershusneset started the transportation of 736 Jews with the ships "Donau", "Monte Rosa" and "Gothenland" to german death camps. Of 771 deported Jews, 32 survived.