Countdown to a cruise
In 33 hours, Cathy and I will be flying out of Whitehorse, headed for San Francisco to board the Celebrity Infinity for her repositioning cruise from Mexican itineraries to Alaskan ones.
“This ain’t my first rodeo”, but I’m really excited about this cruise. As on all of our previous cruises, I’ll be working as Destination Speaker, but Celebrity is the first cruise line I’ve worked for that seems to take speakers seriously, and the Infinity is always near the top of any list of Best Large Cruise Ships in the World. As a bonus, Cathy has never seen San Francisco, so we have an extra day there.
My job on the ship involves doing five 45-minute presentations during our 11 day cruise (which ends in Vancouver). Those Powerpoint presentations are done in the 1,000-seat main theatre, which is in itself pretty cool. I’ll also be doing a narration from the bridge as we sail into Yakutat Bay towards Hubbard Glacier, and will almost always be available for questions from passengers. I don’t get paid for this (the position is termed an “Enrichment Program Volunteer”), but we do get a heavily-discounted cruise.
Here are a couple of screenshots from my programs – the other programs are Native Cultures of Alaska, The Gold Rush Trail (from California to Alaska), and Grizzlies of Alaska.
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