Swedish Spaceways Tours
12 Apr 2020LilliSWE
So today, Lt Rodriguez, LT Welch and I took Phaedra's Voyage out to Robigo for assist in their overabundance of passengers that request sight seeing tours. They were hurting for help because of the booming society. About 90% of the tourists request to see Sirius Atmospherics. The Sirius Navy is very large and almost as majestic as the Imperial Navy. It's use of Imperial Cutters gathers alot of attention. During the voyages, we have heard a few Imperial tourists complain, not about us, but about Sirius' use of THEIR vessels. They believe the Sirius Navy should construct ships of their own. I personally don't see the issue since Sirius pays for the ships. So I'm not going to lie if I said we weren't also doing this for the large amount of credits these tours are offering. The passengers are quite polite as well. This is typically unusual in passenger tours. A lot of clients in this general area of the bubble are, for lack of better words, snobby and demanding. We had less than a handful of clients that requested items. One instance a client's child had requested to speak to the ship's captain. She approached me and asked that we pick her up some toys to play with while on the cruise. She was so polite and courteous. We made a quick stop and I personally bought her some dolls to play with. The smile that brought to her face was more than enough to brighten up my day.
By the end of the day, my crew was extremely exhausted. We took on so many missions that they were worn and beat up. We welcomed the down time. The downside to this explosion of clients at the station meant there were no vacancies left. That seemed no issue for us. We just spent our leisure in this huge, very expensive ship we brought with us. A lot of the crew's sponsoring tours were also doing this. It keeps rooms open for more clients to use. More clients + more tours = more $$$. The simple mathematics of it all. I'm glad this day is over. I need a good sleep to prepare me for tomorrow's adventures.
Signing off...
CMDR LilliSWE