Leah of the Pack

Disney Fantasy Overview

Day 1: Friday, May 30th

My family and I left our house early in the morning to fly to Florida, although the ship doesn't set sail until Saturday we have found it works best to arrive in Florida a day before the ship leaves port. This allows you more time the day of and does not leave you rushed in case your flight is delayed or you arrive late. We spent the night at the Hyatt in the Orlando Airport.

                                   Early  morning view from our hotel at the airport.

Day 2: Saturday, May 31st

After a 50 minute ride from the airport to Port Canaveral, we checked in and waited to board the ship. From the moment you enter the atrium, you're at awe by the grandeur of the ship. Disney doesn't miss a single detail. After a great buffet lunch in Cabanas you're free to explore the ship until you are allowed into your stateroom at 1:00. The sail away party on deck 11 is always fun but this cruise my family and I toasted the vacation and watched us set sail from our room.

 The view of the open sea from our room

 One of the many pools just for adults

Bathrooms: At Green Bay we are truly lucky to get our own bathrooms for each dorm room as a freshman.I always knew this was wonderful and it helped confirm my decision to go to UWGB but after surviving communal bathrooms, I know what a gift we really have. The toilet part of the bathroom is whatever, exactly like a public restroom but the showers are a whole different story.  Besides the usual grossness of having to wear flip flops so you don't get a nasty foot fungus, I can break these down into the two main parts of nastiness. 

• Hair: There are few things more gross than walking into the shower and seeing long hair, of someone that is not you, on the floor or on the walls. I get it - people lose hair in the shower, I never notice it cause I'm blonde so you can't see but when you see someone else's long brunette hair plastered to the shower walls... it was enough to make me gag. The sight of it alone is horrible but all you can do is just leave it there because picking up someone else's hair is also disgusting. I wish I would have taken a picture because I was just blown away with how gross it was. 
• Water Temperature:  With your own shower you can take a scalding, long shower but when you share a bathroom, chances are there are more than one person taking a shower in the bathroom at one time. Multiple people showering means less hot water to go around. Unless you wait to a less conventional time, you will most likely be taking a freezing cold shower. It sucks. 

• Mirrors & Sinks: In Green Bay we get our own mirror and sink in each room. I had never realized what a blessing this was. Sure once you go to school at a college that doesn't have these amenities in their rooms you can bring a mirror for the wall but I didn't have a mirror so that requires having to do your hair and makeup in the bathroom everyday. Luckily in my sisters room someone left a mirror but everyone else had to get ready in a crowed bathroom. Also without a sink in your room you can't brush your teeth whenever you want. Sure you can go to the bathroom sink and do it but it's annoying.
• Furniture: GB furniture is pretty updated, very thankful for that. Also glad that the desks and dressers are not built into the walls so you can rearrange them however you wish. 

The Campus: I found out I get lost on large campuses very easily. I wouldn't consider GB to be very small but it is a good size with a very good lay out making getting lost hard to do. Also I am thankful we have very specific signs that tell you where to go. 

I never doubted that Green Bay wasn't nice but I have to say I have 100% confirmed that I love our campus and am SO thankful for the residence halls and apartments that we do get.