Have a good 'un! Hey, why not take the Strat and see if they're willing to let you jam with the on-board band? :D
Used to have a teacher who worked in a cruise ship band for a few years, he got so minted it was rediculous, because he basically just hung out like any other passenger on the ship until it was time to play, amassed a bunch of money as there was little opportunity to fritter away his earnings (everything on the ship, bar included, was free to staff!) and when he finally got back to shore after a stint he'd find his bank account looking overly bloated.
Wish I had taken an instrument to grade 8 when he told me about that. :?