Where is Chris - Social Media Day

#SocialMediaDay 2020  

This year, more than ever, social media is playing a huge role in our lives.  While we have been cocooning, during this pandemic, we've been removed from daily live interactions and have turned to social media to stay connected.  In person meetings have become virtual.  Homes have become offices and schools.  When this is over, don't be surprised if social media and virtual interactions remain a huge part of our lives.

To Our New Followers

We'd like to welcome new readers to our Blog, Facebook fan page, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, YouTube, and website on this #SocialMediaDay.   We look forward to socializing more with you in the future to help plan a great cruise or land vacation for you and your traveling companions. We've included links here with a brief explanation of some of the resources we offer to our followers.   Please be sure to take advantage of all these opportunities, as that is the best way to stay informed.

Where is Chris

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Here on our blog we've posted regular (usually daily) challenges for you to guess the destination featured in the image included in the article.   We've also included ideas on how you might #KeepTheKidsEngaged using the topic or destination as a foundation for activities.

The idea for today's destination came from an event that occurred on this day in history. In 1972 The first leap second is added to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). 

Can you guess where I'm standing in this image?   If not, we will reveal the answer tomorrow (just scroll over the image with your cursor).

Kids might not know the destination, but they can learn about telling time with one of these activities.

Our Cruise Diaries is another area you should explore. We feature some of our favorite trips with information, images, and videos to help you explore dream destinations.

 

If you haven’t signed up for our eSavers Newsletter yet, be sure to do so. This is just one of our communication vehicles to keep you informed about industry news and special offers for our loyal followers. By signing up for our newsletter you are also entered into our quarterly contest to win a free trip.

Be sure to visit our Facebook Fan Page and "Like Us" so that you can be in the inner circle of our Fans. You’ll have the opportunity to be the first to know about specials and other exclusive information, such as updates from cruise lines.

Our Instagram posts often feature content being shared in real time during our trips. For now, we have to share from our archives, as travel has been put on hold.   If you like watching videos, be sure to also follow our YouTube channel.

We have several boards on Pinterest which might be of interest to you.

Many of our posts are shared on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, but we also include unique content on all social media outlets. For best experience, follow us on all our social media.

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Where have you explored? 

Gather your travel and food pics and join us every Wednesday night for the latest installment of #FoodTravelChat  

Each week we post images from our trips and participate in several travel chats on Twitter.

Take advantage of these resources to assist in you in planning your dream vacations.  Of course, we are always available to answer any questions you might have about travel and the industry.

Thoughts on Labor Day - 1000th Post

Today We Celebrate
Labor Day...

which celebrates the economic and social contributions of workers. Labor Day is an American Federal Holiday which occurs on the first Monday of September each year.

While the proposal for the holiday dates back to 1882, it wasn't until years later, under President Glover Cleveland, that the holiday was recognized and adopted by the Congress.

Labor ...

a : expenditure of physical or mental effort especially when difficult or compulsory  
b (1) : human activity that provides the goods or services in an economy (2) : the services performed by workers for wages as distinguished from those rendered by entrepreneurs for profits 

Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionaries

Today, by virtue of the federal holiday, those who Labor are entitled to rest.  The ironic thing is that Labor Day has become a huge retail day, so many who Labor, are in fact working on this "day off".

Our 1000th Blog Post

It is fitting that this post is our 1000th article since we began this blog in 2007.   We started slow, with just a few posts a month for the first several months. We  have been steadily increasing the frequency of posts since then, to an average of one post every other day.   There are times when we will have several posts on the same day, or in a span of several days - such as during Hurricane Season.

For us, this is a "Labor of Love" so perhaps it is fitting that we hit this milestone on Labor Day 2012.

We got the idea for this blog back in 2007 while attending our National Conference on Norwegian Pearl, which sailed from Miami to Cozumel and Grand Cayman.   Talking with several of our fellow agent friends, we learned about the blogs that they were writing, and decided that we too would like to share our experiences with the world.

"State of the Blog"

Our Blog Description best describes what we try to accomplish in our writings ...  "Virtually travel around the world as you "Cruise with Chris" on her cruise journeys. Learn tips that will help you on YOUR next cruise vacation. Share YOUR experiences with readers. Escape, if only briefly, from reality as you put YOURSELF in these exotic destinations."

We go beyond destinations, bringing you important information to help you plan for adverse travel conditions, such as hurricanes, volcanoes, snow, rain, and other natural and man-made events.   We bring you updates on changes in the Cruise Industry as well as individual Cruise Lines.   

There is something for everyone in the Blog Archives.   We suggest that you don't simply read the current article, but that you use the Blog Search feature to see if we've previously written about a topic that is of interest to you.

Going forward, we will expand our coverage to include land-based vacations as well as cruises.  We love cruises and recognize their value, so our personal trips will usually include a cruise for at least part of the duration.  After getting a taste of a destination, we realize that many of you want to go back to the same destination and spend more time really getting to immerse  yourself in the culture and the destination.   Since we are able to assist with that as well, it makes sense that we expand our coverage in the upcoming months.

Please Participate

If you look at our Blog Description again, you'll notice that we have encouraged our readers to share their experiences as well.   We get some comments, but very few (when you consider how long this column has been running).

Perhaps a better way to share experiences is on our Facebook Page.   Between the two publishing vehicles, we hope to make it easy for our followers to participate in the future.   We often struggle to come up with new ideas for our posts.   We try to "guess" what our readers might want to learn about.  We always welcome your questions and comments about things you'd like to see in our Blog and Facebook page.

Be sure to become a fan (Like us) on Facebook.   Did you know that we have exclusive content on our Welcome page for our loyal fans?   This can be inside information on something changing in the cruise industry to special offers which we share with you before telling the general public about the offer.

Thank you to all our Loyal Followers

You are the Reason we have 1000 Posts !!