Inaugural Voyage-Hawaii

The excitement has been building since the first Hawiian itinerary was announced last year and when the passengers arrived at the port it only increased the anticipation of this inaugural voyage. The boarding process was delayed by approximately an hour and the tension in the port was reaching a boiling point. People began to line up for the boarding process long before we were actually given clearance to board. Leis we being exchanged between members of various message boards and groups that were meeting up and folks were already starting to make new friends. There aren't many kids onboard but lucky little sailers found each other in the port to start making friends. When the boarding process started it was reminiscent of the running of the bulls; the only difference was the pause it takes to swipe the Key to the World card. The majority of folks onboard are Gold and Platinum Castaway Club members; in fact the Castway club members reception took place on the pool deck (deck 9) in order to accommodate everyone. The surplus of Castaway Club members and super repeat cruisers has transformed the environment on the ship. There are no sheepish souls wandering the halls in search of their stateroom and the line to change dining rotation was out the door the minute it opened. There are no secrets of the cruise experience left to be revealed and there are tense moments onboard with folks flaunting and debating their Disney knowledge. I'm told the behavior and atmosphere on the ship is to be expected from any "inaugural voyage". When we arrived in our stateroom there was a navigator with an overview of the cruise itinerary including the dinner attire, dinner menu, events in the Walt Disney theatre and highlights of the day. This is my longest cruise to date and I'm sure the October cruisers would like to know the tentative lineup. Sunday-embarkation day Cruise casual/let the magic begin menu Adventures ya way-sail away celebration Show: all aboard-let the magic begin Monday-day at sea Formal/taste of California menu Storytelling with uncle, adult show:mike super Show:toy story Tuesday-day at sea Cruise casual/animators-show dinner, parrot cay-island dinner, tritons-French dinner Ducky Williams presentation, match your mate game show Show: guy Bali Wednesday-day at sea Cruise casual/menu same as an above Aulani/dvc giveaway bingo and adult show-guy Bali Swoop: guy Bali Thursday-day at sea Cruise casual/menu same as above Shake-a shak-a pool party and rock n country night (adults) Show: mike super Friday-Hilo, Hawaii Cruise causal/welcome menu (e Komodo Mai) Show:movie night (avengers) All ashore:9:30 All aboard:7:30pm Saturday-Kahului, Maui Cruise casual/celebrate menu (ho'olaule a) Deck party-escape to paradise All ashore: 7:30am All aboard 11:00pm Sunday-Honolulu, Oahu Cruise casual/bounty of the islands menu (makahiki) Sow: Kiki hula show All ashore 7:30am All aboard:11:00pm Monday-nawiliwili, kauai Cruise casual/come and eat (Mai e ai) Show: ronn Lucas All ashore:7:30am All aboard 5:30pm Tuesday-day at sea Cruise casual/aloha Hawaii menu Ducky Williams presentation, disco legends (adults) Show: John Charles Wednesday-day at sea Formal/golden mickeys menu Golden mickeys after party Adult show-ronn Lucas Show:golden mickeys Thursday-day at sea Cruise casual/master chef menu Canoe building finals, adult-John Charles Show: An evening with Lehua kalima Friday-day at sea Cruise casual/pirates menu Final jackpot bingo and guest talent show Show: Crew talent show Saturday-day at a Semi-formal/captains gala Disneay dreams More later-going to port! I have this all organized in a chart when I have Internet on my laptop I'll post it!