New job. New world. Tina felt anxious as the "Dubliner" a giant luxury ship came into view. Black hull, white superstructures. Beautiful and impressive.

She spotted Helena, the woman who hired her and walked to her, careful not to trip on the many cables at her feet, she also had to take care of staying out of the dockers’s way, who seemed to carry weights that was ten times what an average human being should lift.

"Miss Peabody?" Tina asked in a shy voice.

"Miss Kennard, I’m so glad you decided to join us!"Helena said with her most I’-ve-been-raised-to-smile-in-any-circonstances smile"Come with me, I’ll introduce you to your guide. Please don’t let her scare you, there’s a really kind heart behind that mouth!"

Tina followed Helena on the dock, right to a cute smiling blond, who seemed in deep conversation with a skinny, somewhat boyish brunette.

"Al, please why can’t you just leave her alone?" asked the brunette.

"Because, Shane, she’s way too good to be single…"

Helena cleared her voice which caused Tina to feels two pairs of eyes focusing on her.

"Shane, Alice, I’d like you to meet Tina Kennard. She’s our new responsible of public relations. Tina this is Alice, our party planner, and Shane our make up stylist and hair dresser."

Tina shook hands with the two women.

"Would you like a tour?" Alice asked.

"That would be great actually."

An hour and a half later Tina had seen most of the ship and met an awful lot of women and a few men, she had a hard time remembering all their names. There was Carmen, the DJ, Dana the sport coach, Lara the chef, James the second captain and much more. The only person Tina didn’t get to meet right away was the captain herself, who was busy getting ready for the cruise. She planned with James to meet her before dinner.

Now she was discovering her cabin, a room with a huge comfy king-size bed, an small office, and a separate bathroom with a small tub and a big shower. There also seemed to be talkie walkies she saw on every member of the staff. On the desk there was a huge roses arrangement, along with some books about sea-related terms and a brief history of cruise boats. And a note.