Jan 16, 2021 | Jobs and Tips, Shoreleave
Crew change is very much overdue for many seafarers at sea during this pandemic. According to the IMO, there are approximately 400,000 seafarers whose contract is expired and can not go home. That figure also translates to another 400,000 sailors who can not join...
Last updated Nov 22, 2018 | Best Memories, Home, Shoreleave
Seafarers nowadays demand frequent connection to their loved ones. The introduction of roaming SIM cards and WIFI internet made our world smaller and smaller as connectivity with our family becomes more accessible. Unfortunately, WIFI internet is not yet fully...
Last updated Apr 7, 2019 | Best Memories, Shoreleave
Travelling to London was one of my best shore leave experience in my whole career as a seafarer! It was filled with uncertainty, excitement, fear, surprises and thrills. Mixed emotions were running around me but everything went perfectly well even if I only made a...
Last updated Jul 26, 2018 | Shoreleave
Fantastic shore leave don’t just happen. You plan for it and make it happen. Aside from earning dollars, mobility a.k.a shore leave is the next perk a seafarer has. We are given opportunities to taste a bit of every port whether we stay there for twenty-four...
Last updated Sep 9, 2018 | Home, Shoreleave
A few days ago, we visited Aalborg, the fourth largest city of Denmark situated in the northern part. When talking about Denmark, it is usually synonymous to “expensive” due to their high standard of living, just like any Scandinavian countries (others...
Last updated Sep 9, 2018 | Best Memories, Shoreleave
When you go ashore, you travel from water to dry land. This is always what seafarers do when they are in port as most of their time is spent at sea. But not all seamen go ashore. Not all seafarers are convinced of the benefits shore leave has on our physiology. Due...
