Well, I've been selected to embark on the Disney Fantasy on October 19. I am so super excited! I thought that I'd give you all a little info about the Fantasy and my initial schedule. I leave here on Wednesday, October 16th and fly to Orlando. I will be staying in property at DisneyWorld, in one of the All-Star resorts. Then, on Thursday, October 17th I will be signing paperwork in the morning. After that we have the day free to go play in the parks! That will be really fun and a great way to get to know the other new people who will be embarking the same day as me. On Friday the 18th we have Traditions. That's the welcome to the Walt Disney Company class that kind of talks about what Disney means and what being a Disney cast member means/entails. Then we have that night free to go back into the parks. But we probably won't be staying out so late since we have to be ready to get on the bus to go to the ship the next day at 5am! So I will actually get on the ship on Saturday the 19th. Most of my first week will be safety and ship training with some on-the-job training. But I should know more about that schedule a little later...
Anyway, the Disney Fantasy is the fleets newest ship. It just started sailing in March of last year. Here are a few links so that you can check it out:
There is a ton of info on both of these sites. The Fantasy alternates between Western and Eastern Caribbean 7-day cruises. I'm excited about the 7-day cruises because you really get a chance to get to know the guests and create relationships with them and I like that aspect. I also like that it's changing up its destinations so that I get to go to a few different places. Here is the schedules for the Fantasy cruises:
Western Caribbean
Saturday: Port Canaveral
Sunday: At Sea
Monday: Grand Cayman
Tuesday: Costa Maya
Wednesday: Cozumel
Thursday: At Sea
Friday: Castaway Cay
Saturday: Port Canaveral
Eastern Caribbean
Saturday: Port Canaveral
Sunday: At Sea
Monday: At Sea
Tuesday: St Maarten
Wednesday: St. Thomas w/excursions to St. John
Thursday: At Sea
Friday: Castaway Cay
Saturday: Port Canaveral
I will also be gone for the holidays, which will definitely be difficult but apparently they really go all-out for the crew to make sure that they don't feel so bad. And I already checked, I will have a sea day for both Halloween and Thanksgiving, and I will be in Cozumel, Mexico for Christmas day. That will definitely be weird, being in the sun and heat for Christmas. No snow or rain? Haha.
Anyway, it's time to really start thinking about packing. I will have another post on packing and when I get more info from Disney.
-Steph :)
