so many people have inspired me to be nothing like them {MSC World America}

 After I got off the Disney Destiny ship, Mike and I drove immediately to Miami cruise port so I could go on the next job, the MSC World America ship.

 I had to be one of the first people from the crew on this ship to make sure all the crew and talent made it on board, but I am super grateful to Mike for driving all day to make sure I got there on time dropped off and ready to go. 

After everyone got on board, we made sure we did our muster stations before finding some lunch at the little cafe downstairs. This place ended up being my fav lunch spots with wings, burgers, pizza, nachos, and more. 

After lunch it was time to check out my room. I was lucky to be given a balcony and although I was on the 16th floor, I didn’t feel a lot of the ship movement. My only complaint was whatever was above me at 6am started being really noisy every day and would often wake me up. Other than that, the room was really beautiful and super spacious. 

I was super tired from being up so early, so I took a little nap before heading down to the promenade to meet up with some other crew to hang out with. We were super spoiled on this job and while we were on the ship for about 7 days, we only had to really work the last 3 so we had a lot of downtime to hang out. We also were given a drinks package, so we were very hydrated. The promenade was were the coffee shop was, which made an amazing iced coffee and white hot chocolate. We spent every day here at some point. 

I spent the rest of the evening exploring the main atrium of the ship, which had a really cool LED ceiling that changes images and themes throughout the week. Dinner was set for 8:15pm, so I needed a little snack before and went to one of the 2 buffets to suss it out. I had what I thought was a cupcake and it was an ice cream cone full of buttercream, so strong start!Our dining rotation was dinner in the same dining room, the Hexagon, every night, but the menu would change. The french onion soup was my favorite dish there, but I didn’t feel like the food was a major stand out.Before bed, I went for a walk to explore other parts of the ship I might have missed, and I found myself on deck 20 where the ropes course, the water slides, the basketball court which doubles as a roller skating rink and triples as a bumper cars track are found. And most of it is all included!Also on the 20 floor is the big swing that mechanically swings over the water! This is a $10 charge and is pretty popular, but I never found the time to do it. There was a matinee showing of Dirty Dancing that I went to, but didn’t totally know what I was going to. They played the film while a live band with singers and dancers are also entertaining on stage. I had never seen the film before and was kind of distracted by trying to figure out if I should be paying attention to the film or the live entertainers. When I came back to my room I did have a good laugh at how the housekeeper made my bed and really seemed to enjoy making blanket art for me. By the pool was where my favorite little snack stop was that had chicken and beef empanadas, corn dogs, and other hearty snacks. 
Evenings on board the ship, there was your typical cruise chip entertainment found. There was karaoke, 
Dueling pianos was also great because a girl I went to college at Kent State with was performing! Meagan and I go way back, so it was so fun getting to catch up with her!
After our visit, we walked for miles toward the town. There is not a whole lot going on in this port unless you're going out to do an excursion, and on our walk we saw so many starving dogs. One dog followed me for a really long time, and we named him Brian. Brian inspired me. We saw a small store that was selling small baggies of dog food, so the rest of the afternoon we fed the street dogs, and this became the highlight of my trip.Thanks for the inspiration Brian, I miss you!We said our goodbyes to our new furry friends and headed back on the ship. That evening for dinner, we used our credits to go to one of the upgraded dining experiences, Eataly. This one of a kind ship experience was some of the best Italian food, and one of my favorite meals overall. I also had my first espresso martini, which was pretty tasty.The next day, our port was Costa Maya. As we were leaving, we saw a wild monkey playing in the trees too.
That evening for dinner was the Greek upgrade restaurant, Paxos. I was most looking forward to this since I love Greek food, and it was very good!
The speak easy you had to teleport through a phone booth and down through the crew quarters to get to it. Once inside, it felt like you were inside a train car, where entertainment and libations flowed. The next day was our port in Cozumel. This was our last day before we started filming, so we actually had to do some work. Colin and I got sent on an adventure to get some supplies from Office Depot in Cozumel, and we tried to make the most of carrying poster board around the cruise port. We got to come back out for actual fun and exploration later after all. We mostly stayed around port looking at the stores and markets, while Alex and Sofia taught us Spanish. 
We went into a store that I can only describe as the Walmart of Cozumel to check out what life was like there. It was time to get back to work on the ship, but don't worry, we had a little gelato break from the chocolate shop on board. Ugh if only weren't having such a miserable time.The next 3 days were filled with work and busy days. And then our cruise was over! It was time to pack it all up and get it off the ship and saw our goodbyes. Even though I see these people all the time, I was sad to go and say goodbye.It was time to take the Brightline back to Orlando and go back into normal life..but is it ever truly normal with me?