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A CRUISE ship performer shared an insight into her daily life on board a Caribbean excursion.
The dancer broke down her limited expenses, revealing she can go days on end without spending a single penny.
In her viral video, YouTuber Krista Jocelyn showed her 44,000 subscribers what her life looks like on board.
She explained that the “top perk” of her unique job is “getting to save a lot of the money” she makes.
Krista revealed that she and her co-workers have “very limited expenses” while on board.
She told her audience that her cabin, water, electricity, and even her laundry is all free of charge, revealing that the expenses don’t even come out of her pay cheque.
“So we basically have no bills when we’re on board,” the YouTuber explained.
According to the content creator, if you want to spend nothing, you can.
She added that she had only spent $5 (£4) by the sixth day of her excursion while filming.
However, she revealed that her spending can vary from week to week, estimating that on average she spends about $200 (£160) each per cruise.
Most of this goes towards food when she is on land for the day as the crew mess hall provides free meals for staff.
Once a week, Krista visits a specialty restaurant on-board as the canteen rotation can “get a little bit boring”.
With options including Italian, a steakhouse, sushi, a sports bar, and Johnny Rockets, she makes the most of her 20% staff discount.
She estimated that she spends $50 (£40) of her weekly budget on dining out.
Krista revealed that most crew members’ biggest expense is Wi-Fi, which costs $3.99 (£3.15) per hour on board.
Staff members are given two free hours each week but the dancer is able to avail of even more after taken a second job at the Wi-Fi desk.
She can enjoy between 300 to 600 minutes of free Wi-Fi each week.
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Krista also saves significantly with her free gym membership, which she said would often cost her up to $50 (£40) a month at home.
As a performer, she is required to spend at least five hours in the gym each week to maintain her stamina and physique for shows.
She also spends a small amount on snacks and bottled water in the on board tuck shop and on drinks at the “cheap” staff bar.
And on her days off, Krista has been able to explore everywhere from Europe to the Caribbean.
On her current excursion, the locations alternate across tropical islands including Grand Cayman, St. Thomas, San Juan, Bahamas, Jamaica, and Coco Cay.
“Most days of the are spent grabbing lunch off of the ship or visiting a nearby beach,” Krista told her subscribers.
YouTube users shared their thoughts on her lifestyle in the comments section.
“I worked as a safety petty officer on the Pacific Princess, back in 2000-2001,” wrote one viewer.
“The only thing I had to pay for was $8 (£6) per month for healthcare. That was it. I did however buy a lot of rounds in the crew bar.”
“It’s good to save but also have some fun!” said another follower.
“Krista, it’s your hard-earned money, you spend it however you please. You only live once, enjoy every moment of it that you can,” commented a third person.
CLASSICAL music superstar André Rieu has revealed how Sir Anthony Hopkins always regretted sinking his teeth into the role of Hannibal Lecter after Brian Cox.
Succession actor Brian was the first to play the serial killer in the 1986 film Manhunter before Hopkins made the part his own five years later in Silence of the Lambs.
But while the Welsh superstar won his first Best Actor Oscar for role as the menacing Hannibal the Cannibal, pal André reveals Hopkins wished he’d given it a miss.
André, who got to know Hopkins after performing the actor’s classical work And The Waltz Goes On, says: “Of course his big breakthrough was as Silence of the Lambs.
“But Anthony said to me personally, ‘Why did I accept that movie?’ Because now everyone just thinks of him as Hannibal Lecter.”
The unlikely pair struck up their friendship when the Welsh superstar cold called the Dutch Composer at his office in New York.
André says: “I remember the day very well. I was told, ‘There’s a Mr Hopkins on the phone, do you want to speak with him?’ I said, ‘Yes, of course, and I immediately recognised his voice.
“He told me that he composed a waltz 50 years ago while he was still in Wales and had wanted to be a musician.
“But then he met Richard Burton, who is also from Wales, and he said to him, ‘A musician? Don’t do that, you will not earn money from being a musician. You have to be an actor, come with me to LA.’
“So that’s what he did. But, he still had his waltz in his head. And then his wife Stella saw me on television in America and she said to Anthony, ‘That’s the man who’s going to play your waltz.’ So that’s how it happened.”
The world-famous conductor and violinist was raised one of six in Holland by his father who was a conductor of the Maastricht Symphony Orchestra.
He began studying the violin at the age of five and learned to speak six languages including English, German, French, Italian and Spanish.
In 1987 he founded the Johann Strauss Orchestra with just a dozen musicians. It has grown to more than 60 on stage every night.
In that time he has sold more than 40million albums and is regularly listed in Billboard’s Top 25 world tours, raking in over £40million from his live shows a year.
But André is on a lifelong mission to rid classical music of its elitist image with his shows, including his Christmas Cinema Event Success where his annual Maastricht concerts are broadcast live to cinemas around the world.
He explains: “My audiences love to sing along, dance in the aisles and kiss their partners.
“Everyone is welcome to come to my concerts, no matter what education or age.
“I also try to combine classical music with a lot of humour and interaction with the audience. Classical music can be fun – believe me.”
But when André performs at Glasgow’s Hydro on April 5 next year (2025), he will bring with him teen singing sensation Emma Kok who in 2023 won the Dutch TV talent show The Voice Kids.
Dad-of-two André, who lives in his hometown Maastricht with wife Marjorie of 48 years, says: “Emma is coming to Scotland with me for the first time.
“The first time I heard her was very simple, we were touring in America and my son Pierre threw his telephone on my make-up table and said, ‘Listen to this.’
“I listened to her singing her winning song on The Voice Kids in Holland. I was flabbergasted and said, ‘Please get her into my studio as soon as possible – I want to hear her live.’
“And then when I did I was even more impressed and I asked Emma, ‘Do you want to work with me?’ And she and her family said yes.”
It has been a masterstroke from the maestro with the 16-year-old’s powerful performances regularly reducing the audience to tears.
André says: “I tell you, everywhere where she sings with us, people are crying.
“And it is because of her voice, her magnificent voice, her performing, her whole being.
“She is a talent, she is a magnificent talent and I’m so glad that I can be her musical father, not her real father but her musical father.
“And Emma accepts everything I tell her and it’s really great to work with someone so hungry to learn.”
He adds: “But we click on stage because we both perform with our hearts. When I play I give everything I have. I cannot simulate.”
But although new talent like Emma bring “fresh energy” to his orchestra, the 75-year-old maintains he still has the stamina to match the youngsters.
He explains: “I’m now the oldest in the orchestra as we have brought in a lot of fresh blood in recent years.
“But I can tell you we have just come from South America where I was the most energetic of all. I am surrounded by all these young people who are moaning, ‘I have a cold, I’m tired’ and I’m like ‘come on, move it’.”
Although André drives his troops hard he also rewards them with lavish parties.
He says: “I have 125 people on my payroll and some freelance people too who have been working with me for years.
“So for my 75th birthday we went to the Fairytale Forest in Holland for all the staff, freelancers, their family and children – there were 500 people there and we all had a fantastic weekend.”
But despite being well into his 70s, André has no intentions of hanging his baton anytime soon.
He jokes: “I’m 75 now and have been travelling the world for over 35 years. But I’m going to live until I’m over 100 so I am a little bit more than halfway now.”
However long André lives he will stick to his vow never to watch his pal Sir Anthony, 86, star as Hannibal the Cannibal.
He adds: “I think I would be scared of Anthony if I saw those movies. So I have told him that I will never watch them. I think it is better this way for our friendship.”
*André Rieu and his Johann Strauss Orchestra play Glasgow’s OVO Hydro on April 5. While His 75th Birthday celebration The Dream Continues is in cinemas for one weekend only April 12 &13. Tickets at andreincinemas.com
FORMER Arsenal striker Lucas Perez has opened up about his difficult upbringing and strained relationship with his parents.
Perez kicked off his professional playing career with Rayo Vallecano in 2010 and went on to play across Europe with the likes of Karpaty Lviv and PAOK.
He spent another year in Spain with Deportivo La Coruna before sealing a huge move to Arsenal, where he scored seven goals in 21 appearances.
The striker then joined West Ham and spent another season in London before returning to his homeland with Alaves.
Following short spells with Elche and Cadiz, Perez eventually found his way back to Deportivo.
However, he was forced to leave last month due to personal reasons.
In a recent interview with El Partidazo de Cope, Perez revealed that his strained relationship with his dad, who abandoned him as a child, was a key factor behind his shock exit.
He also opened up about his difficult childhood and explained that both of his parents now demand money from him.
The 36-year-old divulged: “I was raised by my grandparents, my father’s parents.
“When I was two, my parents left me in an orphanage because they couldn’t or didn’t want to take care of me.
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“This season, I received a complaint from my father demanding that I pay child support for the rest of his life.
“From then on, I spent several months until I left Deportivo with a lot of stress and a lot of anxiety because I had to relive very difficult moments in my life.
“When I signed for Arsenal, my mother also sent me a burofax demanding money… but she can’t claim it because she’s not listed in the joint custody.
“My grandparents asked for custody and, later, my grandmother allowed my father to take over. I was lucky to have my grandparents, but they couldn’t last as long as they should have.”
Discussing his recent exit from Deportivo and move to PSV Eindhoven, he continued: “I’m leaving now because the issue with my father continues. I’ve met him several times this Christmas and it’s not a pleasant experience.
“Given that the situation at the club wasn’t right, because I didn’t feel valued or supported, I decided to be honest and tell them that I’m having a hard time stepping aside.
“The club and I spoke… There were two games left to reach the 20-year mark with which I was going to renew and I didn’t want to.
“Two days later, after saying that we were going to take a break, I received a letter from the club asking me to sign a written commitment with them.
“I consider that they don’t know what Deportivo means to me and when there is doubt like that, the best thing to do is to step aside.”
Perez also disputed claims that he left Deportivo for financial reasons, insisting he actually stepped away due to his personal situation.
“What father doesn’t want to be close to his son? Obviously I want to be close, but if my job doesn’t allow it… I was already far away from him,” he added.
“What happened is that they (the media) have echoed a lie and I am partly to blame for having allowed them to buy that lie. The person who released that information did so to hurt me.”
Perez signed a short-term deal upon his arrival at PSV earlier this week.
He is set to remain at the club until June unless his contract is extended.
But the striker will NOT be eligible to play against Arsenal in the Champions League round-of-16 because PSV are unable to add him to their already-submitted squad list.
GLOBAL pop star Pitbull is set to make a huge return to Ireland this summer – hot off the heels of his incredible sold-out show in Dublin.
The Give Me Everything singer has announced the highly-anticipated return of his Party After Dark tour, including a second date at Dublin‘s 3Arena.
The hitmaker will take to the stage at Dublin‘s 3Arena on Thursday, June 5, 2025 – and you don’t want to miss it.
Following incredible demand, Mr. Worldwide is set to deliver another incredibly dynamic tour with an electrifying mix of his biggest hits and fan favourites.
The Party After Dark Tour promises a high-energy party for everyone to enjoy.
Fans can expect to sing along to dance anthems such as Timber, Feel This Moment, Hotel Room Service and Fireball.
Pitbull’s sizzling summer tour will kick off in Dublin and head to the likes of London, Paris, Amsterdam and all the way down to the Cologne.
Other shows across June include Hamburg, Prague, Krakow, Berlin and Copenhagen.
Tickets for the Irish gig will go on sale this Friday, February 28 at 9am on Ticketmaster.
The tickets will be priced from €88.25, including booking fees.
However, those eager to get their hands on tickets can sign up to an artist presale which takes place from 9am local time on Wednesday, February 26.
This can be accessed Pitbull’s official website where you will need to sign up to his mailing list to receive a presale code.
And that’s not the only exciting act making their way to Ireland this summer.
American rapper Macklemore announced dates for two HUGE summer gigs in Ireland last week.
The Thrift Shop singer sent fans into a frenzy after revealing when he will hit Irish shores as part of his summer tour.
Macklemore will be making his first stop in Dublin, performing at St Anne’s Park on Wednesday, June 4, 2025.
The following day he will be making his way to Cork‘s Virgin Media Park performing on Thursday, June 5, 2025.
Tickets for both gigs go on sale this Friday, February 21, at 10am on Ticketmaster.
Ticket prices range from €59.90 to €69.90, plus a 12.5 per cent service charge per ticket (up to €10.50).
The MCD presale registration is now open, and anyone hoping to bag a ticket through this platform can sign up here.
The multi-Grammy award-winner will be supported on the tour by British drum and bass band Rudimental, with more acts to be announced in due course.
