Getting My Sea Legs

So! It's the middle of my second week on board the Disney Wonder. Today is the first day we've been off the ship. I know it's only been ten days since we were on land but somehow it felt like forever. We were all shouting and cheering as we walked off the ship. Right now our entire "friends" cast is sitting at a Chilli's in Puerto Vallarta using our laptops. It's pretty hilarious to see everyone sitting at tables but nobody is talking to each other. It's not the greatest dining for me because everything has meat on it. The options are chicken, beef or both. Hahaha. So i got a salad. Oh well. I'm actually not minding the crew mess. There's still not as much vegetarian protein as I might like but the vegtables are awesome! So many options. I like that.

It's funny, my room doesn't even seem that small anymore. After we all eat and use the world wide web we're heading to walmart to get some stuff for our rooms. Bedding, towels and decor. Everyone who has done a contract before says that decorating your room makes all the difference. But apparently even a new shower curtain will stick to you while you shower....did I mention that yet? Our shower is teeny tiny and overflows if you take more then 5 minutes. The shower curtain also sticks to you and there is absolutely nothing you can do to stop it. I'm learning to embrace it....

I keep finding myself forgetting that I'm on a ship. It's actually pretty easy to do when you spend as much time below decks as we are right now with rehearsals and everything. A lot of people have seen dolphins already but I haven't yet...can't wait for that. I will probably freak out. Once we finish our rehearsals and our opening week we'll be able to get off the ship more often and we can get crew discounts on the Port Adventures. I can't wait to go horse back riding and zip lining and to swim with dolphins! So excited for that.

This week we're still working with the current cast onboard but next week we take over everything. I'm soooo excited. I can't wait to get in the swing of things. There's definitely been some tough days but there's also been a lot of great days. I think I'm really going to enjoy myself. I'm so lucky to be surrounded by a cast of amazing people and our leadership team is so supportive and lovely.

I feel soo blessed right now but I miss home and all of you very much. It's really hard not to be able to be in constant contact like I'm so accustomed to. We have access to internet and phone cards on the ship and they actually work pretty well. The only issue is that they aren't very cost effective and I'm trying to save money so I just have to get used to being out to sea. Literally.hahaha. It'll get better once we're done our crossovers because we'll be getting off at least twice a week. Can't wait for that.

Sending love from the hot sunny port of PV.

xoxoxoxoxo