Sheree,
Rest assured this is going to come back and bite them. A typical business model should be to prepare / promote those deserving within the organization, not the other way around. I can't believe they are bringing someone in from the outside, when they had someone already within successfully keeping things afloat...something seriously wrong with that. Needless to say I have a funny feeling this isn't over with yet. Something tells me they are going to regret this decision. Anyway, keep your chin up; I have no doubt you are destined for much bigger / better things.
Regina, in Miami or Port Canaveral? This Friday or the weekend of the cruise?