Group Leader ?

[Hawaii697]

I'm planning a meet & greet for my group when we sail next year. I plan to have lots of goodies for the group and some items may not fit in our carry on and may need to be packed in a box(es). Does anyone know if there will be a problem with getting a box(es) through security? Thanks for your help with this question.

 

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[Granny037]

Hawaii697

 

I'm a group leader for a family cruise of about 38 of us. I'm looking for ideals to make this a memorable cruise for everyone with some special little touches. Maybe we can share ideals? what sort of gifts are you planning to give?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

 Till the days of Glory!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Snowball]

As long as the box(es) don't contain anything that you are not allowed to bring onboard the ship (liquor , weapons , etc. ) I don't see any reason why it would be a problem to bring it with you. Just make sure that the box is small enough to fit through the scanners - otherwise you'll have to hand it over to the porters and have it delivered to your cabin.

 

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[Hawaii697]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Granny037:

Hawaii697

 

I'm a group leader for a family cruise of about 38 of us. I'm looking for ideals to make this a memorable cruise for everyone with some special little touches. Maybe we can share ideals? what sort of gifts are you planning to give?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

http://escati.linkopp.net/cgi-bin/countdown.cgi?trgb=000000&srgb=00ff00&prgb=0000ff&cdt=2004;11;13;16;00;00&timezone=GMT-0500 Till the days of Glory!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Hi Granny. A couple of ideas for you. I'm planning to purchase T-shirts for the entire group to wear when we board. I'm also planning to do a raffle and some trivia for cash and prizes. One last thing, while I'm setting up the room for our meet and greet, I plan to tape an envelope under one of the chairs. It will have an AMEX gift card in it. Since I'll have than 50+ people in my group, I'll be using the monies for the 3 free berths towards the gifts and T-shirts. Hope this helps.

 

By the way, I like your scavenger hunt idea.

 

Smooth sailin' and happy planning.

 

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[Cruizinagn]

Be prepared for security to open your boxes. Might want to bring some extra packing tape.

[PammyHound]

I am the group leader of the Royal Hounds, formally known as the Glory Hounds. We have about 180+ people sailing this fall and have lots of fun things planned. A couple of things that our group has done that has been fun is a door decorating contest and a state gift exchange. Since our group comes from so many different states, each person that wants to participate brings a wrapped gift ($5 limit) that represents their state. Who ever brings a gift can take a gift. It's tons of fun to see what people bring!

 

If you want your group to have custom tshirts, consider using www.cafepress.com They can put your design on shirts and people can order their own!

 

 

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[imsulin]

What fun, Hawaii 697! Are the T-shirts going to have a group logo/cruise info. on them? Here's a suggestion about the pre-paid AMEX card, though. AMEX may be different, but I got a pre-paid VISA card from DD for my birthday for $100.00. I tried to use it at Sears (of all places), and it was a nightmare trying to get it accepted! Took about two hours! First, the recipient has to call to activate it, and I don't know how difficult that would be on a ship. You might want to consider giving a pre-paid shipboard credit instead. Just a suggestion, and hope you have a great cruise!!

[imsulin]

GREAT idea for the state gift exchange, PammyHound! Wish I could go! Alas, DD's August wedding is draining my funds faster than the gas prices are going up! Very serious about booking the Mariner in Oct. 2005 with Host Miriam, though. (Sorry - wrong board !)

[Hawaii697]

Thank you all for your great suggestions. Will make sure gift card is activiate before sailing. I love Granny037 idea of a scavenger hunt. Might try it during out day at sea.

 

Smooth sailin' all.

 

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[Hawaii697]

One other thing. On my last group cruise, one of the prizes I had was a floating lounger (from Target, K-Mart, etc) which was a great hit.

 

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[PammyHound]

Which ever cruise you choose, I'm sure it will be a great time! If October 2005 doesn't work, you may want to consider the Royal Hounds 9/17/2005 group cruise on the new Caribbean Princess! Our rates are amazing and during the week of June 21-25, you can book for only $100 down per person and select the cabin you want, not a guarentee like our groups have done in the past with $25pp deposits! Everybody is welcome to join us!

 

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[kajsb]

PammyHound, you are torturing me with the talk of the future hound cruises. One day I hope to join the group. I just have to find the $$ somewhere. Two cruises in one month plus the threat of a 7% pay cut by Governor Schwarzennegger does put a crimp in the budget.

 

Kathy

 

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Since our 5/30/04 sailing on the Pride in aft cabin 4228!

 

 

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[voyagerfl]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> As long as the box(es) don't contain anything that you are not allowed to bring onboard the ship (liquor , weapons , etc. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Darn......how can we expect to have any fun without Liquor and Firearms!

[imsulin]

Hmmmm - really gonna check this one out! Haven't been on Princess for awhile, and like the Eastern itinerary, which the Mariner is also doing. Pammyhound - any idea what a Cat. JJ would cost for a single? I know what the Mariner price is...just want to compare. I'll try to call Kevin on Monday. Do you know if a single PAX just has to put down $100.00? Thanks, PammyHound...I ask this because I still have to finish paying for DD's wedding in early August, and $$$ is more than tight!!

[PammyHound]

Hi Kathy, welcome back! I assume the Pride was awesome??

 

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[kajsb]

PammyHound, Yes it was awesome. I even learned the ins and outs of the infirmay. LOL My review is at:

 

http://messages.cruisecritic.com/2/OpenTopic?a=tpc&s=927093444&f=969097554&m=276101432

 

You can also see my pictures at:

 

http://community.webshots.com/user/kajsb

 

Kathy

 

Cruise with Mom- Early 80th birthday celebration!!

 

 

Since our 5/30/04 sailing on the Pride in aft cabin 4228!

 

 

Ecstasy 05/26/03

Ecstasy 09/13/02

 

 

 

[PammyHound]

imsulin... Prices for singles:

Inside cabin (823.50), Oceanview (1,033.50) and Balcony (1,498.00). Singles also get a 50.00 shipboard credit. And YES, singles can book with the same $100 down per person during the week of June 21st-25th, and you can select the exact cabin you want! How cool is that!

 

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[This message was edited by PammyHound on 06-13-04 at 07:41 AM.]

[PammyHound]

All those suitcases Kathy and you forgot to pack your meds??? I told ya to leave home 1/2 those clothes! LOL Oh well, I'm blonde, I can relate!!!

 

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[kajsb]

Well PammyHound, I can see you didn't read the ending of my review. It has to do what what happened with the medicines towards the end of the cruise and is why I referred to myself as the occassional dumb blonde.

 

Kathy

 

Cruise with Mom- Early 80th birthday celebration!!

 

 

Since our 5/30/04 sailing on the Pride in aft cabin 4228!

 

 

Ecstasy 05/26/03

Ecstasy 09/13/02

 

 

 

[imsulin]

PammyHound - thanks SO much for the information!! Price sounds great, and the deposit amount even better! I really appreciate your taking the time out to give me the info. I'll call Kevin tomorrow and sign up! Oops - June 21 - 25?? I'll ask him when I talk to him. Thanks so much again - decided to do Princess instead of the Mariner, as Princess Cays sounds better to me than Nassau!

[PammyHound]

I guess I'm gonna have to go back, I read the first post on that thread, I didn't realize you came back and added more later!

 

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[PammyHound]

imsulin, that is such great news! I'm thrilled you are going to join us! Just a side note since you're cruising single, we often times have other CC members that would like to go but don't want to pay the single rates. If you'd like, we could try and hook you up with another single in the group. Some people would not be comfortable doing this and that's understandable but it has worked out well on numerous occaisions in the past. Just thought I'd let you know!

 

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Glory Hounds 9/13/03, Triumph 1/03, Fascination 5/02

 

If lifes a beach... then I want to cruise there!

 

 

 

[imsulin]

Thanks, Pammy - I'll keep that in mind, but I may be too much of an old fogey to share Hey - I just noticed you're from the same place as Jack Dawson!! (Betcha never heard that before!)

[PammyHound]

LOL! I have never had anybody point out that I was from the same place as Jack Dawson! But I'll let you in on a little known fact. Jack claimed be from the Lake Wissota area. My parents currently live on Lake Wissota but that's not the little known fact. The fact is that Lake Wissota is a man made lake. It was a joint venture between Northern States Power of Wisconsin and Minnesota...hence the name Wissota. Unfortunately who ever was in charge of research for Titantic did not take into account that Lake Wissota did not exist at the time Titanic sailed! Just a little movie snaffoo and I'm sure not many people even know about! Anyway, I had not heard anything about the reference to it prior to seeing the movie so it was pretty cool, the whole theater cheered!

 

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Glory Hounds 9/13/03, Triumph 1/03, Fascination 5/02

 

If lifes a beach... then I want to cruise there!

 

 

 

[imsulin]

I heard about that Lake Wissota thing on one of the Titanic boards. Bad goof on James Cameron's part! It was one of about a kazillion historical errors made in that movie, but still a great flick!

 

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