Partner of a Pilot

I feel like pulling my hair out over this stupid Jamaica trip that Bf has to fly on Christmas day.

Christmas is SOOOO important and special to me. I know that as a pilot, Bf will sometimes have to work on or around Christmas; and I accept that. But I’ve always said that wherever he is, is where we will all spend Christmas as a family-whatever it costs.

So his airline have rostered him on the ONLY flight that I cannot possibly book onto: a cruise flight. I could get out to the Caribbean ON Christmas day with him… However his flight home on the 28th has been chartered by a cruise company. The flight simply doesn’t exist to be booked, unless you happen to have booked this cruise.

I even offered to pay for the cruise (and not actually take the cruise) but the cruise company point blank refused!

I feel completely miserable about it. I now have to make another choice as a result… My family live in France… Ferries and Eurotunnel do NOT run on Christmas day (yes, a sector of the travel industry that actually care about their staff over the festive season!)

Normally my ex and I share Christmas day with the boys… They wake up here and stay for lunch, then go to him for a few days… But I now either have to honour this, and be alone with our baby daughter (for her first Christmas)… Or, I have to choose to either leave them with my ex, and spend Christmas with my parents (meaning I’m not alone, but that I forefeit having them, or have them, but forefit having them next year when Bf will probably be around).

I would like to know if I can obtain Voodoo dolls of people in Crewing!?

I just do not know WHAT to do!

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