Rachelle Hampton

How are you feeling so far?

How are you feeling so far?

The day comes where it's time to board the cruise.

The day comes where it's time to board the cruise.

And Josie texts Mira, surprise, I've got a hot plate for you. Okay. This is a huge deal because anything that creates heat on a ship is contraband. Oh. Other than the obvious forbidden items of fireworks, firearms, and swords, which is specified. There will be no swashbuckling here, Kelsey. Okay.

And Josie texts Mira, surprise, I've got a hot plate for you. Okay. This is a huge deal because anything that creates heat on a ship is contraband. Oh. Other than the obvious forbidden items of fireworks, firearms, and swords, which is specified. There will be no swashbuckling here, Kelsey. Okay.

Other things that are verboten other than swashbuckling are heating blankets, coffee makers, clothes irons and steamers, candles, incense, hot water kettles, and hot plates. The performers can't even have fairy lights in their room.

Other things that are verboten other than swashbuckling are heating blankets, coffee makers, clothes irons and steamers, candles, incense, hot water kettles, and hot plates. The performers can't even have fairy lights in their room.

Oh, same. Same. But the thing is, singers love hot plates and kettles. Okay. Not because they're pyromaniacs, to be clear. Okay, okay. But because they allow you to do things like heat up water. Oh, okay. Steam your vocal cords. Make tea in your room or soup. Okay. Keep your voice healthy. And remember, the ship, huge. The crew cabins are kind of far from the mess hall. Oh, no.

Oh, same. Same. But the thing is, singers love hot plates and kettles. Okay. Not because they're pyromaniacs, to be clear. Okay, okay. But because they allow you to do things like heat up water. Oh, okay. Steam your vocal cords. Make tea in your room or soup. Okay. Keep your voice healthy. And remember, the ship, huge. The crew cabins are kind of far from the mess hall. Oh, no.

And sometimes at the end of a 11-month contract, you want to make ramen in your room and not put on pants.

And sometimes at the end of a 11-month contract, you want to make ramen in your room and not put on pants.

Yeah. Exactly. So the hot plate is a big deal. It's a big deal. It's highly forbidden, incredibly in demand, which of course means they're extremely difficult to smuggle on board. Security knows what the crew is up to. which means that if you succeed, you're basically a god. So obviously normal gossip doesn't condone crime. Is that obvious? Not yet. Okay, sorry. Sorry, continue.

Yeah. Exactly. So the hot plate is a big deal. It's a big deal. It's highly forbidden, incredibly in demand, which of course means they're extremely difficult to smuggle on board. Security knows what the crew is up to. which means that if you succeed, you're basically a god. So obviously normal gossip doesn't condone crime. Is that obvious? Not yet. Okay, sorry. Sorry, continue.

But if you were to try to smuggle a highly forbidden item onto a cruise where your baggage is scanned, how would you do it?

But if you were to try to smuggle a highly forbidden item onto a cruise where your baggage is scanned, how would you do it?

Yes.

Yes.

That's really smart. Thank you. And Josie has also tried to do this before. Oh, yeah. But every time she tried to smuggle something on board, it never quite worked. Like the last cruise, she managed to get a kettle on board, but the little heating plate got found. So she just had a useless kettle in her room for the entire cruise, staring back at her, reminding her of her failure. That's terrible.

That's really smart. Thank you. And Josie has also tried to do this before. Oh, yeah. But every time she tried to smuggle something on board, it never quite worked. Like the last cruise, she managed to get a kettle on board, but the little heating plate got found. So she just had a useless kettle in her room for the entire cruise, staring back at her, reminding her of her failure. That's terrible.