Announcement and Inquiry/Pyrates Royale

Subject: BS: Announcement and Inquiry/Pyrates Royale
From: Skivee
Date: 05 May 08 - 01:57 PM

An Announcement and Inquiry from the Pyrates Royale
Many of you know that we hosted a cruise last year to the Western Caribbean for about 60 of our closest friends.
We are giving serous consideration to repeating our mistake in July of 2009. Our unsuspecting destination this time is:
BERMUDA
We are edging towards a Norwegian Cruise Line ship that would spend 3 days and nights at the island and about 4 days at sea; allowing for some real sightseeing, nightlife enjoying and beach recreationifiying.
We are told that the weather there is pleasant, even in summer, and the beaches are dreamy.
We will be offering exclusive concerts to our fans, a cocktail party, formal and informal group dining. Other diversions could include, a mass shanty sing, an Irish music session, an astronomy lecture with late night stargazing, a new murder party, There is some chat about an informal pirate film festival. The captain may offer a history of British Pubs, weights and measures.
The current cruise dates are the 19th through the 26th of July, 2009.
We expect that the switch to Norwegian CL will give us a better quality cruise than last year.
Peak time sailing date, fuel surcharge, and a step up in quality will result in a cost that is at least 50% more than the last cruise; but we will be leaving from Baltimore, so most of our local fans will not need to pay for airfare. In balance this should mean that the increase is effectively not as great as it might have been.
Our travel agent suggests that you can pay in installments over the coming year so that the cost is easier on your budget.
We ask that you send your contact info and comments to: [e-mail]
so that we can gauge your interest and tailor our programs. Your initial contact info will only be shared with our travel agent. (Of course, the cruise line will be contacting you after you sign up.)
If this all sounds interesting, please contact us ASAP so we can dazzle the cruise line with hordes of cheering minions…and thank you for your support!

Subject: RE: BS: Announcement and Inquiry/Pyrates Royale
From: MMario
Date: 05 May 08 - 02:08 PM

got a rough guestimate as to price per person?

Subject: RE: BS: Announcement and Inquiry/Pyrates Royale
From: CarolC
Date: 05 May 08 - 02:24 PM

I'm related to most of the people there. Say hi to them for me when you're there.

Subject: RE: BS: Announcement and Inquiry/Pyrates Royale
From: wysiwyg
Date: 05 May 08 - 02:25 PM

Skivee,

It does sound like fun. I don't cruise myself, but one of the ladies in my aquatics class does. If you will direct me to a non-Mudcat PR link for her I will suggest she take a look. She reports having had great fun on a Barenaked Ladies cruise and I'd love to see her upgrade her interests to piracy. :~)

~Susan

Subject: RE: BS: Announcement and Inquiry/Pyrates Royale
From: Skivee
Date: 05 May 08 - 02:52 PM

MMario:A VERY rough and unofficial guess is about $4,000 per cabin.
We are looking into an open bar option that could save our drunken loutish friends much money.
Carol, will do.
Susan, Yo. Our website is
PR Official site , but because the cruise is so far away we have no more info there than what I have put up here. We also have shifted our official news announcements to a Live Journal page at: PR LJ site
She should click on the user name link at near the top of the page She will currently just find a cut and pasted version of what I posted here plus past posts. We'll be adding info as we decide on our options. If she comes along, we can share all manner of nastiness with her.

Subject: RE: BS: Announcement and Inquiry/Pyrates Royale
From: Skivee
Date: 05 May 08 - 02:54 PM

The LJ site should have been:

PR LJ site
This technology stuff makes my feeble little brain all bleedy.

Subject: RE: Announcement and Inquiry/Pyrates Royale
From: Skivee
Date: 05 May 08 - 08:35 PM

Hmmm, I though our announcement was too commercial to be above the line. I guess that the pixies disagreed.
If you are interested in joining us, please post a note to [e-mail].

Subject: RE: Announcement and Inquiry/Pyrates Royale
From: momnopp
Date: 05 May 08 - 10:32 PM

"We used to sail to Bermuda
We did but we don't any more..."

Thank you, Mr. Skivee

Here's a PR Official Site URL that will probably work a little more betterly

And OMG, now I have to figure out how to raise $4,000!

How about a low-cost option for those who don't care much for alcohol?

Peace,

JudyO/momnopp

Subject: RE: Announcement and Inquiry/Pyrates Royale
From: Skivee
Date: 05 May 08 - 11:42 PM

"How about a low-cost option for those who don't care much for alcohol?"
Most cards are still on the table at this point. That's why my info is mushy.
I'm not a big drinker myself, so the open bar holds little charm for me. It's important to others.
One of the things that just left me very cold about the other cruise was that the destinations clearly had a sweetheart deal to benefit the cruise line. ( One port, presented as a Mayan village, was basically a shopping center and strip mall with Mayan motiffs. They talked up the small pyramid at the edge of town, but only the ground level of stone was real. The rest was built for the tourists, but made to look aged. You could see real ruins, but only after passing the gauntlet of stores selling crappy gold and stuff you would see at any gift shop back home.)
By staying in one interesting port, we believe that our fans will have a better chance for a quality experience. Three days in port should give enough time for fun. I know I'll be looking for Bermudan Fisherman shanties and pink sand beaches.