Shrimp in Coconut Pumpkin Sauce

Shrimp in Coconut Pumpkin Sauce can also be likened to Jamaican Run Dung/Down (Jamaican Recipe) with a special twist – Pumpkin. INGREDIENTS: 1 lb Shrimp3 cups Coconut milk1 cup Pumpkin, diced3 stalks Escallion, chopped1 small Onion, chopped4 cloves Garlic, choppedScotch Bonnet pepper1 […]

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Saltfish and Okra

Saltfish and Okra (Salted Cod and Okra) is one of the best food combinations in the Caribbean. This quick and easy recipe is done in 10 minutes. Ingredients:1/2 lb Saltfish, precooked and flaked6 Okras1 small Onion2 sprigs Escallion3 Garlic Cloves1/2 Sweet Pepper1 […]

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Coffee Banana and Oats Smoothie

This Coffee Banana and Oats Smoothie is as easy as Sunday morning, spiced with vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg for perfection in a glass. Ingredients: 3/4 cup Coconut Milk 1 tbsp Vanilla (Plus 1/2 tbsp) 1 tbsp Instant Coffee 1/2 tsp Cinnamon (Plus […]

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No Yeast Homemade Pizza

No yeast homemade pizza is absolutely no hassle. This recipe only uses 4 basic ingredients: flour, baking powder, salt and oil. And for the sauce topping, no cooking, no packaged tomato sauce or paste needed. Once you have ketchup (Yes, ketchup can […]

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Homemade Pizza Sauce in 5 minutes

This quick and easy Homemade Pizza Sauce is ready in 5 minutes and perfect for beginners or if you only have ketchup and not packaged tomato paste or sauce. Yes, ketchup can be used for pizza sauce. So, this recipe was created […]

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Communicating effectively with other cultures

Communicating effectively with other cultures can be challenging, if you allow it to be. This challenge does not mean that living and working with several different cultures on a cruise ship ship will be a problem. “Communication is the imparting or exchanging […]

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Special message for ship crew

Special message for ship crew: As a member of the cruise ship crew community, I wanted to reach out to crew members to let them know that in due time everything will work out as it should. Until then, it is very […]

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Terms to know on a ship

If you are new to sea life, there maybe some terms used on the ship, that you would not otherwise hear on land. But no worries, they are very easy terms to remember. And besides, once you get your “sea legs”, then […]

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Working with different cultures on a cruise ship

Working on a cruise ship means working and living with persons from cultures different from your own. No two persons are exactly the same, so logically, there will be slight differences in how we behave, with or without the cultural differences. This […]

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Is the Training and Recruitment Centre (TRC) a scam?

Is the Training and Recruitment Centre (Jamaica) a scam? So many persons have asked this question. And rightly so. Because there are many agencies promising local, overseas and cruise ship employment, but then it never materialises. These companies take advantage of the […]

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