And so it begins...
first I need to recap the first few days of the trip which were spent in the Bahamas. To sum it up it was basically a mini spring break with college kids from around the country converging on paradise island and expressing their excitement for the trip in terms of alcohol consumption...enough said....
We boarded the ship for the first time yesterday and it is sweet. Apparently the ship was built for a luxury cruise line that went bankrupt so SAS got a sweet deal on it several years ago. Its one of the fastest ships for its size with a top speed of 32 knots, although most of the time we are doing between 20 and 25 knots. There are a total of 1015 people on the ship which is comprised of 672 students (74% of which are girls) representing some 300 colleges and universities. The rooms are nice with a window and our own bathroom and shower, my roommate is my buddy john stokas. There is a small TV in each room that shows our current location on a map along with our heading and speed (just like on most transatlantic flights) and we get our rooms cleaned daily which is pretty nice. The people are really cool and we already have a tight crew dubbed "the dream team" after our undefeated beach volleyball team from a couple days ago. I probably met a hundred people yesterday and remember maybe 5 names so that's always good. Today our time is totally packed with various orientations covering all the necessary logistical and administrative BS
The ship moves more then I thought it would and keeping my balance while walking is taking some getting used to. It will probably only get worse as tropical storm Hannah gets closer (we are going 75 miles out of our way to avoid the worst of it). Its still hard to comprehend that im actually out in the open ocean right now
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