What’s better than a wonderful cruise vacation?  A wonderful cruise vacation that’s FREE, of course!
Royal Caribbean Cruise Line and USA Today newspaper have launched the Reporter at Sea contest, looking for a talented citizen journalist (blogger?) to cover the pre-inaugural voyage of the Oasis of the Seas, the largest cruise ship in the world.
Oasis of the Sea has 16 decks and can carry 5,400 guests in 2,700 staterooms.  It’s themed around a neighborhood concept, with specific themed areas:  Central Park, Boardwalk, the Royal Promenade, the Pool and Sports Zone, Vitality at Sea Spa & Fitness Center, and Entertainment Place.
Starting today, …read more

What are YOU doing this weekend?
I’ll be heading to Las Vegas for an extended weekend of fun, friends, frivolity, and a little education thrown in.
Yes, it’s time for Blog World Expo, where bloggers, would-be-bloggers, friends-of-bloggers, and folks who just want to know what this blogging is all about, gather to share knowledge, war stories, ideas, and – it is Vegas after all – a beverage or two.
I’m looking forward to seeing some good friends again, a few of which I haven’t seen since last year at BWE.  And, as I’m looking through the attendee list, it looks like I’m going …read more