Well it was quite a "long weekend" for Scott!The Cruise Place and Legendary World are part of an organization called Signature Travel Network, a co-operative of about 200 agencies from around the country that collectively do over $3 Billion in Travel Sales - yes that is Billion with a "B"!
Many of the technology tools, marketing programs and training programs my company uses are developed and managed by Signature. Signature is Owned by the member agencies and we get together once a year to elect a Board of Directors, learn about new programs and to network. Well, our Annual Meeting was held last weekend at the Ritz Carlton Lake Las Vegas and WOW!
Lake Las Vegas is about 30 minutes East of Las Vegas Airport - but a World Apart! The entire area surrounds a man-made lake that whisks you away from all the hoopla of "Vegas" and transports you to the Italian Alps. It feels like you are in a tranquil Italian Villa, with all the amenities of a Ritz - it was incredible!
I spent two days at the meetings, then had to shoot off for Cabo San Lucas to meet up with my staff and one of our groups! This was the Inaugural Sailing of our "Music and Margaritas" Theme Cruise, sponsored by KPRI Radio in San Diego and the Phoenix and Tucson Parrot Head Clubs! What is a Parrot Head Club you ask? Parrot Heads are members of the 200 or so Jimmy Buffett Fan Clubs spread across the USA to support Jimmy Buffett and his laid back lifestyle - and benefit great local causes at the same time! "Party with a Purpose" is their mantra!
I flew to Cabo on Saturday (But the group departed San Diego on Thursday!) and met up with many members of the group at The Giggling Marlin in Downtown Cabo - just across the street from the Cruiseship Tender Pier. The "Marlin" is famous for hanging patrons up by their ankles and taking a picture of you with a giggling Marlin painted on the wall in reference to all those fishing shots we have seen with fisherman and their catches! We had a few laughs, a few tacos and a few beers while everyone filled me in on the parts I had missed - sounds like a good time was had by all!
We headed back to the Carnival Elation to dance to the Trop Rock sounds of "Stars on the Water", the awesome San Diego band we brought on board for our private parties and concerts! We danced by the pool for two hours, as we sailed out of Cabo!
