Well, I’m exhausted… I’ve been awake for about 18 hours now
and it’s been non-stop…
The morning started by 4:00am when my alarm went off. I got up and showered, then went to
check out of the All-Star Sports Resort.
We were on the bus by 5:15, and at Port Canaveral at 6. We spotted the ship a few miles out,
and it was amazing! It’s so much
bigger than even I imagined. It
really was gorgeous at night. I
posted a picture, but it doesn’t do it justice.
After our security screening we went inside for training. There is a lot of training this
week. Today was mostly safety
training that we needed before we could even set sail! My trainer for the week is Carolina
from Chile, and she’s really nice, and knows so much. We had a ship tour, although I really don’t remember where
almost anything is. I will
definitely have to carry the map in my back pocket for the next few weeks. I’ve actually already gotten lost a couple
of times, but luckily the crew is so incredibly nice and willing to direct the
newbies.
We had lunch in the crew mess, which wasn’t nearly as scary
as I thought it was. The food
wasn’t bad, not the best thing in the history of the world, but I’ll get used
to it. They do have a lot of
variety, and always have salad stuff, so that’s nice. I was able to go up to the crew sundeck on the top of the
ship and call home for a minute, so that was good.
After lunch, it was more safety training, and then we got
our group picture taken with Captain Mickey! We were also able to watch the sailing away party. It’s a deck party where the pool
normally is, and its full of dancing and music, it’s very fun.
Then, I was able to meet Carolina, my trainer at the
shops. It was a little confusing
at first, TWO Carolina’s, but I’ll make it work. My shops trainer Carolina is from Mexico and seems really
nice. We went and got my costume
fitted, and then she gave me a tour of the shops. I’ll be in Mickey’s Mainsail, which is basically the Disney
Store at sea. It has the plush,
the pins, mostly the kids’ stuff.
They put all the newbies there.
It seems like it will always be busy, so that’s not bad…
After that, I was on my own! I walked up to the crew deck to try and make another call,
but instead I ended up meeting a guy from merchandise, so we ended up chatting
for a few minutes, then went and got some ice cream. I’m excited to meet other merch people as well, as they all
seem so nice. He had to go after
that, so I thought, since I’ve had dessert, I should go have dinner. I was a little nervous to go in there
by myself, but I ran into a few people from my training group so we had dinner
together.
When I was done with dinner I came back to my cabin and
unpacked. I think I like where I
put everything. I figure that I’ll
live with it for a week or two, and if I want to change something, I can. Then I figured out how to get onto the
internet. We don’t need internet
cards anymore, we can login and buy minutes wirelessly, so that’s what I
did. However, it’s not super
speedy, so I am writing this in Word, then I will just cut and paste it into my
blog.
As I write this I am watching the TV in my room. It was some on-demand stuff and a few
channels. Disney channels mostly, but that does include ESPN! So maybe I’ll be able to catch a game
or two soon. But probably not tonight,
I’m just way too exhausted.
Well, I need to go to bed; I have to be up early again
tomorrow. So good night all, I’ll
write more tomorrow!
Steph
PS I couldn't post pics today. I will post when I get a better internet connection...
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