Cruises – Travels with Lori

October 15, 2019February 19, 2021

Symphony of the Seas

Royal Caribbean Cruise

National Conference

October 19-26, 2019

Symphony of the Seas is Royal Caribbean’s new ship, another World’s Largest Cruise Ship.

Pre-Cruise party in Miami was hosted by MSC Cruises.

We had a special early boarding this morning to get on and explore the ship.

Fun gifts in my cabin

Some pictures of my cabin

Sail away from Miami party in Christy’s Crown Loft Suite. It’s two floors and very comfortable.

See you next week Miami!

Royal Caribbean hosted an amazing welcome cocktail party for us. The food and drinks were plentiful and the music was the best. They brought in a great classic rock cover band, Phoenix. They kept the party going and people dancing

Sunrise from my cabin

Morning walk around the ship

Great to get back to my cabin after work all day to find a nice gift from Vicki Freed

Cocktail party tonight

Stroll through Central Park to dinner at Chops

Thank you Josh Fernandez from Disney for the wonderful dinner!

Beef Carpaccio

Wedge Salad

Side dishes, forgot a pic of my filet!!

Molten Chocolate Cake for dessert

Fun pic from outside the restaurant

Went to see Hairspray, it was so good, Broadway caliber!

Another full day of work and now a Glow Party hosted by Norwegian Cruise Line!

The ladies from Holland America

MSC Cruises and Viking Cruises

GOGO Vacations and David Crooks

Paul Gauguin Cruise Line

Rail oilers and CIE Tours

Beautiful dinner at Wonderland with Holland America Line

Good morning St. Maarten

Carnival, Celebrity and Royal

Spending the day at Bikini Beach on Orient Beach over on the French side of St. Martin

Dream Vacations in St. Martin

Nancy and I had a delicious lunch on the beach

Back on the ship for another cocktail party

New England style Seafood dinner at Hooked with AmaWaterways

Welcome to San Juan, Puerto Rico

Old San Juan is so beautiful

Had to stop and see the umbrellas

Barrachina is known as the birthplace of the Piña Colada

Local Puerto Rican food was so delicious

More of the old town near the water

As we seat sail it’s time to get ready for our Awards Ceremony!

Photos pre-awards ceremony

Debbie Fiorino was named the Godmother of AmaWaterways newest ship!!!

I was so excited to be named Top Producer for Disney Cruise Line, Paul Gauguin Cruises and Hurtigruten Cruise Line!

This was the most exciting, being named in the Top Ten Agents of 2018!

The After Party at Dazzles

Drew Daly

CEO Brad Tolkien

Another Top Ten agent, Naomi

Josh Fernandez from Disney

Another Top Ten Agent, Melissa

Diane Horan from AmaWaterways

Drew Daly and Don Graff, CFO

Some great women

Celebratory dinner with Drew

Late night fun!

Last day at sea and a full work day

Tonight’s cocktail party is Oktoberfest! 🥨🍻

My first dinner in the Main Dining Room did not disappoint

Perfect stop for our last day!

Breakfast Mimosas with the girls

Swimming with the pigs in the Bahamas was so much fun!

Time to relax in our cabana

More pictures around the island

I did it! The tallest water slide in North America.

It was funny to have the elevator doors open to someone playing the piano!

The end of another amazing conference!

Woke up to this beautiful sunrise in Miami

Lunch at the Centurion Club in Miami before my flight home. Until next year….

March 10, 2019February 19, 2021

Regal Princess

November 2014

National Conference 2014

Took my mom with me for our conference this year in the Caribbean, excited to see Princess’ newest and much larger ship!

Lay flat business class was so nice, you get there refreshed not tired.

Nice welcome at the port!

It was pouring when we boarded so put a little damper on the sail away festivities but we still had fun and there were some dry times. I had to have one of my favorite Princess desserts, the Grand Marnier Soufflé!

We had a beautiful day at Princess Cays in the Bahamas!

The ship is beautiful and the have a walkway out over the water!

Fun evening with cocktails, classical music in the Piazza and Yahtzee!

Good morning St. Thomas!

The lovely Sapphire Beach in St. Thomas was perfect to spend a few hours.

Paradise Point lookout has the most amazing views and great Pina Coladas!

Some onboard fun at our company Disney costume party, I won for Alice in Wonderland!

Good morning St. Maarten/St. Martin. We docked on the Dutch side and headed over to the French side and wandered around the morning Market.

We took the ferry over to Anguilla, a beautiful but tiny island that is very close to St. Martin. Anguilla has one of the nicest beaches I have ever seen and the water is just as beautiful!

Uncle Ernie’s was a great place for lunch right on the beach.

The ferry that took us to Anguilla

The views on our way back to the ship on the Dutch side.

Back to the ship after a long day.

The sea walk

Watching the wake is so peaceful

Nightly entertainment and meeting the Captain.

Formal Night picture with mom 💗

March 7, 2019February 19, 2021

Regal Princess

November 2014

National Conference was on the Regal Princess in

February 12, 2019February 19, 2021

Carnival Vista

We had our National Conference 2016 onboard the Carnival Vista for an 8 day Southern Caribbean itinerary.

The Vista is a whole new class of ship for Carnival and it’s beautiful and very big! I love the new color schemes and decor. There are sooooo many things for families to do on the ship from slides & splash pads to sky rides and ropes courses.

During the first session before we even left the dock I won a Princess Cruise! Arnold Donald, the CEO of Carnival Corporation and John Heald, Official Carnival Blogger, presented it to me.

First night fun at the party with friends and a taco from the Blue Iguana.

Another party tonight, picture with our CEO Brad Tolkin then an amazing lobster dinner. Our usual watering hole each night was the Havana Bar, my favorite! I just love the decor, the music and the drinks. Plus it opens onto an outdoor area at the back of the ship that is private during the day for Havana Suite guests only. It’s very tropical in theme with palm trees, cabanas and lounges around the pool.

Good morning Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos, one of my favorite island groups! Carole and I headed straight to the beach to relax in the crystal clear waters, powder white sand and swaying palm trees. I can just sit in the water all day!

The Chef’s Table was a culinary highlight! About 3 hours, you start in the galley and watch or help make many different appetizers to have with paired cocktails. The chefs tell you about the ingredients and methods, it’s very interesting. It’s fun, casual and entertaining. By the time we were halfway through I was stuffed! Then we were able to watch them make my favorite chocolate melting cake!!!

The Dominican Republic was another relaxing day. We were in La Romana and spent the day in the water and on the sand with cocktails.

More pictures of the ship, the Atrium, the Main Dining Room and another favorite place, the Alchemy Bar!

Tonight is the Awards Ceremony, it’s a highlight of the conference. It’s done like the Oscars with shows and entertainment between the different award categories.

I was proud to have won the Cruises Inc. Top Producer Awards for Disney Cruise Line and Disney Destinations!

Pictures with Debbie, Drew and Heather. What a great night!

We spent today in Curaçao and it was sunny then rain clouds, then sunny and finally the skies opened up! But we did get a gorgeous sunset and rainbow over Willemstad!

Day of work at sea.

But time for a nice Lobster Roll at the Seafood Shack.

Today we were in Aruba so we headed directly to beautiful Palm Beach and relaxed all day!

An amazing dinner with Drew, Mia and Carole at the Steakhouse. Food was beautifully presented and delicious.

Final dinner with friends until next year on the Harmony.

February 3, 2019February 19, 2021

Harmony of the Seas

October 2017

Caribbean Cruise

National Conference

I love our National Conferences, about 800-1000 of our travel agents get together for a week of training, fun and exploration onboard one of the newest cruise ships of the year. We were on Royal Caribbean’s Harmony of the Seas, one of the biggest cruise ships of all.

Dinner at Wonderland is a different experience, not for everyone but I really enjoyed it! Definitely recommend it if you are adventurous. If you are meat and potatoes you will hate it!

I had so much fun I made a short video of my dinner experience at Wonderland, click here to see it.

So excited for this week and Achieve 2017!

Beautiful ship and dinner with Holland America at 150 Central Park-a really nice specialty restaurant.

Our first port was Labadee, Haiti. Beautiful emerald green waters and lush verdant hills.

What a great day of relaxing with friends.

Tonight is the awards ceremony, always a great evening, like the Oscars!

This was the highlight of the whole week! Being named Agent of the Year blew me away!!!

Then I was awarded the Opal Award for women in their community.

And then won top producer for Disney and others.

Celebratory dinner at Jamie’s Italian, another specialty restaurant with Italian food by celebrity chef by Jamie Oliver.

Today we were in Jamaica and went to Sandals Montevideo Bay to relax.

We got antsy and went over to Sandals Royal Caribbean to see the overwater villas and the private island.

Had to stop at Scotchie’s for real Jerk on the way back to the ship.

Amazing to see how huge this ship is. This is our ship next to a mid sized Royal Caribbean ship.

Today was Halloween so it was a fun night on the ship and another great dinner!

Today were were in Cozumel and spent the day at Secrets Resort.

Back to the ship to try the slides before the storm!

Another fun evening and dinner at Chops in Central Park.

I have been waiting all week to conquer the Ultimate Abyss! And it wasn’t even scary!!!

Yet another fun cocktail party.

Last day and night we got away for some relaxation.

Until next year on the Bliss!

December 10, 2018February 19, 2021

Celebrity Edge

December 2018

Naming Ceremony

Celebrity Cruise Lines revolutionary new ship is designed to leave the future behind. It is the most anticipated ship of the year. I was invited to sail on the exciting naming ceremony with all the celebrations and exciting parties and activities!

Boarding the ship at their brand new terminal at Port Everglades, Florida.

The Magic Carpet in the side of the ship moves up and down.

The Iconic Suite is the most sumptuous Suite on the Edge and is over 1800 square feet, two bedrooms and an expansive private terrace with hot tub and lounges.

Eden is a multi-story venue that is enclosed by glass at the back of the ship with breathtaking views. There is a cafe and a restaurant plus a bar and many areas to lounge. Eden blends all the elements of nature that give it a unique feeling. During the even there are theatrical performances that move through the venue and are interactive. It’s definitely an experience.

We all met up in the Martini Bar for cocktails, then dinner, then Eden at night!

The Retreat is the exclusive sanctuary for every suite guest. There’s a sundeck with a lounge area, pool, hot tub, pool butlers, the Lounge with good and drink plus live entertainment.