Ahoy Mateys

I am sailing the high seas! I'm currently cozied up in my teeny tiny bunk in my teeny tiny room listening to the ocean roar outside. We've actually had to switch up our itinerary this week due to hurricane threats. We won't be stopping in Puerto Vallerta but will instead get to visit Ensenada. Fine by me! But the waters are definitely pretty rough compared to my last cruising experience from several years ago.
Our day started at 5 am. We had to get up and make ourselves presentable. Then we loaded all of our stuff into vans and were driven to the port where we had to haul all of our luggage onto the ship. Luckily for me one of the other crew members took pity on me and helped me with my bag. If I do this again I will definitely pack lighter next time!
We had HR classes, safety classes and lots of touring the ship. The crew mess is actually quite nice. The food available for me wasn't the greatest today but I've been reassured that's just because it's a Sunday and they're out of lots of things. There was nothing for me to eat for protein. No beans or tofu or anything. However, the girls who were living in my cabin before me were nice enough to leave a jar of vegan protein power! THANK GOODNESS!
Tonight we got to watch the sailing away show and the first show in the Walt Disney Theatre. It was great to see! Many of us were feeling a bit overwhelmed and anxious after seeing the tiny spaces we'll be living in but seeing the show reminded us of why we're all here. I get to jump right into things tomorrow. Very excited!
That's all for now! I'm safe, I'm actually surprisingly cozy in my bunk and I'm looking forward to the rest of the week. I'm a bit sea sick but hopefully the pills I took will set in soon.
Over and out.
Sailor Katie.