A Travel Guru

Saturday, February 28, 2009

Mariner of the Seas - RCCL

I just got back from a 2-day cruise to no where. The ship was Royal Caribbean's Mariner of the Seas. This was my first time on Royal Caribbean and I was very pleased with the ship. Perfect for the 29-54 age group. The goal was to show 7-days worth of entertainment in 2 days. I saw the Ice Show, which was full of very talented skaters. I also enjoyed watching other people climb the Rock Wall, while I played hoops below. My favorite part was sitting with friends on the Promenade in bars like Wigs and Gavels where we had great live entertainment throughout the night. The best food I've ever had on a cruise ship was in the specialty restaurant "Chops." It was just like Ruth Chris Steakhouse. Yum!

Main Pool

Leaving the San Pedro Pier

Balcony view of the side of the ship.

Ice Skating Rink
The skaters were VERY impressive!

My co-worker Ray and I in the main dining room.
I'm covering a stain on his shoulder.

The adult pool

Irish Pub on the promenade

70's Dance Party on the promenade

Poolside entertainment

Mini-Golf

Rock-Climbing Wall

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Cruise to nowhere

Tomorrow morning I will depart on my first ever cruise to nowhere. Royal Caribbean has invited me to attend their 2-day cruise to nowhere on the Mariner of the Seas. The ship has been newly refurbished, and they are ready to show it off. We just go out to sea for two days. Fun little weekend getaway. :)I'll be back to tell you all about it on Sunday.

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Luxury Advisor Magazine

I've hit the big time of the "Travel World." I was just in the "Sightings" section of Luxury Advisor's February 2009 issue.

Click Here to check-out the full issue. My mug is on page 68. :)

Its Time to Travel (My Boss)

Video Courtesy of KSL.com

Sunday, February 1, 2009

13th Annual Morris Murdock Travel Show

This weekend was the 13th Annual Morris Murdock Travel Show. We had over 65 vendors from around the world participate. We had 1000 more attendees than 2008. We had an amazing turn-out and an awesome show. Here are some of my favorite pictures.

With Doug Wren on KSL Radio promoting the show.

With the gals of Good Things Utah on ABC4, promoting the show.

The reservation center was full the entire show.

Xtreme Tourists Ernie Harker and Bret from Princess Cruises.

Lynn from Disney and Judy Beck.

Willy from Carnival Cruise Line

ME and the Utah Jazz Bear

The Utah Jazz Bear carrying my assistant Vanessa
(The woman behind everything)

Bob Nelson from FM100 Radio

Paul from Classic Vacations

ME and KSL's Dick Nourse

Dick Nourse hosted Deal or No Deal

ME and the Mariachi Band

Xtreme Tourists, Ernie Harker

My Team and the people that put everything together!

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Sundance 2009

My best friend hooked me up with the best ticket of the festival. I attended the Ray Ban party opening weekend. I had a great time hanging with friends and mingling "near" celebrities. :)

Walking the Sundance Blue Carpet

Waiting in the cold to get into the party.

Yes, we were on the list, but that doesn't mean you'll get in. :)

Eliza Dushku - Buffy

Pretending to walk the red carpet! :)

Me and my BFF

Marc Malkin - E-Online Celebrity Gossip Columnist

Paul Mitchell - Hair Care

Jay Lyon - The City on MTV
(He was with another hot blonde and it wasn't Whitney)

Brent Bolthouse - The Hills on MTV
(Heidi's Boss)

Star Sightings Not Photographed:
Ewen McGregor - Star Wars
Matthew Gray Gubler - Criminal Minds
Joe Francis - Girls Gone Wild

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Epcot, and final day at Disney World

My final day at Disney World was spent at Epcot. Being an avid traveler I had always been interested in this theme park. I think it is brilliant to bring many of the worlds most popular cultures together. My son loves dinosaurs and cars, so Futureland was fabulous. The countries were amazing! We were only in the park for 4 hours, so I need to do this one again. However, it was great to walk over to the park from the Beach Club. I was done taking shuttles!