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I woke up the morning around 6 a.m. Took a short walk to the stern of the ship (back of the ship) and had breakfast at the Great Outdoors restaurant. I met a young man from Boston Mass who told me his wife bought him tickets to the Blake Shelton …

Oh buddy, it’s HOT in St Thomas today (Oct 17th, 2012) Weather.com says it’s 84, but with the heat index is feels like 95 degrees. Blake Shelton left the ship when we docked in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He said he had to fly back to LA to tape season …

Wow. The Blake Shelton Cruise has been incredible. Yes, he has been drunk most of the time. He came on deck early on the cruise and introduced former “The Voice” contestant RaeLynn and sat on stage as she performed. Blake performed at the late show on Monday night and did …

I flew out of Jacksonville, Florida on Southwest Airlines Sat, Oct 13th. I’ve driven to south Florida many times, but for $80 one way (I’m riding with a friend of mine back to Jax) it sure beats a 6 hour drive. The Jacksonville Airport is very clean, efficient and the people are …

I am honored to be promoting the Blake Shelton Cruise, Oct 14 through Oct 21st. A group of incredible entertainers including Blake Shelton will be on the NCL Pearl for a week of music, food and fun. Be sure to go www.blakesheltoncruise.com to book your cabin today and be sure …

Congrats to @kidtravel on Twitter. She won big time from participating in #cruisechat Tuesday on Twitter! She will be receiving her choice of great products from @GanoFlorida Gano Excel has a great line of coffee and tea infused with the Chinese herb Ganoderma Lucidum! For more details, follow @GanoFlorida, @UnlimitdProfits and …

Thanks to everyone who was on #cruisechat on Tuesday. I was honored to be asked to co-host cruise chat and talk about Music Themed cruises. I have successfully promoted the Groove Cruise and now the Blake Shelton Cruise. Looking forward to meeting folks on the Blake Shelton Cruise Oct 14th. …

The folks at Avoya Travel break it down for new cruisers!  http://tinyurl.com/8sl6lod

In March of 2012, I was a chaperone of a high school group from here in Jacksonville. We had 28 kids and several adults. We booked “triples” to save money. Unfortunately, the Carnival Fascination was “overbooked” and it was Spring Break. Instead of having cabins with those cool “pull down” …

The benefit of living in Jacksonville, Florida is having a cruise ship 15 minutes from my house. When the ship leaves on Saturday, I drive down to the St John’s River and watch the ship go by. Yeah, I have my flip cam and post the video to my YouTube …