Cruise With Christine Pappin: videos

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Friday, July 3, 2020

Journey Through Sea Life Melbourne

SEA LIFE Melbourne

Conservation Core

Our vision is of a world where our oceans are healthy, properly protected and full of diverse life.

We want all visitors to our aquarium to love the oceans and the creatures that live in them as much as we do. By sharing their beauty, we want to inspire you to help us protect them for generations to come.

When we planned our visit to Melbourne, we looked for attractions near our hotel and discovered SEA Life Aquarium. As lovers of cruising, we have a similar philosophy as they do about conservation. We want to be assured that future generations will be able to enjoy the sea as much as we have. In fact, we have been members of our local Shedd Aquarium for over 25 years. Our membership helps to support their conservation and education programs.

Initially we thought about purchasing advanced tickets online, but since we didn't know exactly when we were would arrive, we decided to just walk over to the aquarium and pay onsite. It turns out that they had a senior discount there which was slightly less than the advance online purchase.

By now we were hungry, so we had a quick lunch and then started exploring the aquarium. There are several zones for you to explore. If you have followed us for awhile, you know my love for penguins. I'll embed a video we took while we were enjoying the Gentoo and King Penguins. We've posted several other videos on our YouTube Channel as well. We hope you enjoy visiting the aquarium virtually.

PHOTOS & VIDEOS

SEA Life Melbourne Aquarium

Graceful Rays SEA Life Aquarium Melbourne (MP4)

Ocean Kingdom SEA Life Aquarium Melbourne (MP4)

Oceanarium - Tales of the Sea (MP4)

Sea Horse Pier (MP4)

Leafy Seadragon (MP4)

Coral Atol - Moray Eel & Lionfish (MP4)

Jellies SEA Life Aquarium (MP4)

Penguin Playground SEA Life Aquarium (MP4)

We'll talk more about our first day in Melbourne in another post. For more images, see our Shutterfly Photo Page. Hopefully, you've followed us live on our social media channels as well. Don't worry if you didn't, as our anchor post will tie everything together for you. Just click the image (left) to our diary post.

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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.

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

Hurricane Preparedness - Supplies

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Updated: June 2024

Hurricane Supplies

If a hurricane strikes, you’re going to need supplies not just to get through the storm but for the potentially lengthy recovery period that could follow. Have enough non-perishable food, water and medicine to last each person in your family a minimum of one week. Electricity and water could be out for at least that long. You’ll need extra cash, a battery-powered radio and flashlights. You’ll also need a portable, crank or solar powered USB charger to charge your cell phone.

Build a Kit (Ready.gov)

You’re going to need supplies not just to get through the storm but for the potentially lengthy and unpleasant aftermath. Have enough non-perishable food, water and medicine to last each person in your family a minimum of three days. Electricity and water could be out for at least that long. You’ll need extra cash, a battery-powered radio and flashlights. You may need a portable crank or solar-powered USB charger for your cell phones. The CDC recommends if you need to go to a public shelter, bring at least two face masks for each person and, if possible, hand sanitizer. (Children under two years old and people having trouble breathing should not wear face coverings).

Let's Get Ready

Sesame Street Let's Get Ready: Planning Together for Emergencies, created with support provided by PSEG, is a bilingual (English and Spanish) multiple media resource designed to help entire families, especially those with young children, to plan and prepare together for emergencies. Through simple strategies and tips that can be incorporated into everyday routines, Let's Get Ready helps children, families, and caregivers to prepare ahead of time in age-appropriate and engaging ways.

Resources to Help Prepare for an Emergency (click link)

Weather Ready Nation - Hurricane Supplies (Video)

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More links and information about tropical storms and other weather conditions can be found in the Weather & Hurricane Zone tabs above.

If you live in, or plan to vacation in, an area where hurricanes are prevalent, please prepare in advance by reading our series.

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Monday, March 30, 2020

Where is Chris - Virtual Vacation

As we enter another week of #SafeDistancing I'm continuing my daily posts of images that you can guess the destination. Today that is fitting since it's #NationalVirtualVacationDay.

In case you've missed my past blog posts, here's a handy list for you to use:

We've posted many posts over the years about destinations we've visited. The Cruise Diaries tab is the best place for you to find in-depth details about our trips. Each diary includes a list of blog post links as well as photo albums and video links.

If you don't want to miss our new video posts, please subscribe to our YouTube Channel (just click on the image to subscribe)

My Cruising With Families Playlist will keep the children interested. These have some of the highest views on our YouTube channel. #KeepTheKidsEngaged

Where is Chris?

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Here is today's post: See if you can guess where I am.

As promised, we've updated yesterday's post, Where is Chris - Enjoying Cake, with the answer to the puzzle. Revisit that post and just scroll over the image to reveal the answer. You can also click on the link below the picture to read more. We'll update this post tomorrow.

Make sure to follow us on our social media, so you don't miss any destinations.

If you can't wait for tomorrow for the answer, you can take my quiz in my Instagram story.

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Sunday, June 2, 2019

Hurricane Preparedness - Supplies

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Hurricane
Supplies

If a hurricane strikes, you’re going to need supplies not just to get through the storm but for the potentially lengthy recovery period that could follow. Have enough non-perishable food, water and medicine to last each person in your family a minimum of one week. Electricity and water could be out for at least that long. You’ll need extra cash, a battery-powered radio and flashlights. You’ll also need a portable, crank or solar powered USB charger to charge your cell phone.
https://www.ready.gov/kit
http://hurricanes.gov/prepare

Let's Get Ready

Sesame Street Let's Get Ready: Planning Together for Emergencies, created with support provided by PSEG, is a bilingual (English and Spanish) multiple media resource designed to help entire families, especially those with young children, to plan and prepare together for emergencies. Through simple strategies and tips that can be incorporated into everyday routines, Let's Get Ready helps children, families, and caregivers to prepare ahead of time in age-appropriate and engaging ways.