Our preview night had two cabins open for our gawking pleasure: a standard size and a suite. Let's start with the standard, and work our way up.
Ready?
Geekery, Girliness, & Goofing Off
My NDA lifts today, bots and babes, and while I'm the last in line of
media coverage to hit the internet (all other press was allowed to post
2/25), I'm grateful for the extra time to collect my thoughts, ride out
the emotional high, and sort through my hundreds of photos and dozens of
videos. I've also been watching the flood of media coverage - largely
negative, but not entirely. So that's all in my head today.
So what am I talking about? WELL. Let me tell you.
Last week John and I received a last-minute invitation to the exclusive
entertainment cast preview onboard the new Star Wars' Starcruiser
Halcyon. (!!) This was not a media event. This was not a guest event.
This was only for the Halcyon entertainment cast & crew -
just over a hundred individuals - who each were allowed 2 guests for a
4-hour tour. Most brought their spouses and family, others their closest
friends. Needless to say this was an incredible honor, and
legitimately a once-in-a-lifetime experience. I'm still reeling. More on
that to come.
This preview was so the cast could perform for their loved ones and show
what they've been working on all this time, and
you could feel it. The energy, the affection. Every person
working that night was working for someone they loved, and every person
in the crowd was personally rooting for someone on stage or behind the
scenes. It felt like a giant family reunion... combined with a school
play... except on a Disney level. ::silent happy flailing::
To give the full cast a chance to perform, I noticed the on-stage
characters switched out through the night. They would never do this for
press or guests, because it could be confusing to see two different
cruise directors, captains, etc.
So with all that said, obviously this isn't going to be a typical media
review. In fact it won't be a review at all, but more of a "come with me
while we see and do SUPER COOL STUFF on one of the most amazing nights
of my life."
Ready?
Sweet. C'mon, we're running through this lightsaber arch: