The ship is incredibly clean and the staterooms – cabins are spotless. Eveything is thanks to stewards and the cleaning personnel.

During the second day on the ship we met the steward responsible for our cabin. It is a cheerful and helpful young man from Java, Indonesia.

We talked a little bit and asked him a few questions. We found out that to work on the ship you sign an eight-month-long contract so you are at home very rarely. The saddest thing was that he (our steward) said he had no other option but to work here on Carnival Glory.

During lunch, I had a chat with another nice, young man this time from Uzbekistan. He was an accountant by profession but here on Carnival he was supposed to clean the tables after guests.

Life is unfair, world is constructed in such a way that very often people with connections achieve a lot. Knowledge and skills do not seem to matter. Besides there is this fu…ing gap between the rich and the poor countries. Very often modest and well educated people serve and clean after those who were simply born in the “right” part of the world.

The people from my country – Poland also experience this division. The Polish work in whole Europe and the jobs they have are low-paid.

We also found out that stewards and other “lower” staff even do not have access to the Internet so they go ashore to have contact with family.