yep, you read that right! my dad and i started a franchise with Cruise Planners and we now have our ownnnn business!! we signed up with them way back in april. we were going to go to training in june, but my dad had all of his heart stuff going on so we pushed it back. i've been laying low about it because i wanted to go to training and learn more about the company.
we went to ft. lauderdale, fl the week before last and had an entire week of classes, learning and cruise ship tours! we had to be at the convention center at 7am everyday and we wouldn't leave there until around 5 or 6pm. we'd get dinner and go home to just lay in our hotel beds, we hardly did any site-seeing at all! haha...it was so fun to be there with my dad though and we laughed so much.
the first night we were there we had a cocktail party. i thought this was so funny because my dad does freelance work for a woman in georgia and he got on the hotel computer during our work party to do work for his other client. that man.
after the welcome party on tuesday we went out. i went for my 3 mile run and my dad went walking. i made it down to the beach! it wasn't as hot as san antonio is, but it was way more humid! i ran along the beach for maybe 1/4 of a mile before realizing it was the worst idea ever and found myself back on pavement. it was the only time during that trip that i went running even though i had big plans to do so. just too busy!
wednesday is the day that i ate nonstop. they constantly had food for us and i took advantage of it entirely. have you ever eaten so much that you threw up? i hadn't either until this fateful day. i woke up at 11:30 pm and tossed my cookies (and cake...and chipotle) then fall back to sleep and didn't wake up until the morning. weirdest thing ever!
Don Shula was the coach for the Miami Dolphins and apparently has steakhouses throughout florida and has started opening burger places called shula burger. it was pretty good.
cruise planners gave everyone $25 american express gift cards because the whole day we were running behind and we are partnered with american express. we took our cards and went out for a nice dinner at bimini boatyard bar and grill. i went out on a limb and ordered mahi mahi (this is about the time i found out that 'mahi mahi' and just 'mahi' are the same thing. i'm glad i asked my dad and not the waiter). we started out on the patio but it started pouring rain!!!!
on saturday we got to go to miami and tour the carnival liberty! it was so cool to be able to see all the different suites! they served us an awesome lunch which included crab cakes, salad, steak and creme brûlée. are you getting a good understanding as to why i threw up the first day there?
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on sunday, our last day in florida, we got to tour the largest cruise ship in the world! royal caribbean's "allure of the seas"! it was a night and day difference from the carnival liberty. it is HUGE and has so many cool amenities! we got to see the largest suite on the ship (there is only one of these rooms) and it was beautiful. they had their own loft, hot tub out on their personal balcony and a baby grand piano in their living room. amazing. the other rooms were awesome too and the coolest thing about this ship is the option to have a room with a window or balcony looking into the interior of the ship.
it was such a fun trip! i love being business partners with my dad.
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