At Sea Day - Training and a Wedding

So while we were at sea we had a half day in the morning of learning about Royal Caribbean products and what they have to offer clients. This particular cruise was special as I have mentioned before it was a President's cruise. This meant that the President of Royal Michael Bayley was on board the ship as well as many of the top executives. This particular morning there was a meet and great with the President in the auditorium.
Many of the cruisers on board were avid cruisers many Emerald and higher for cruise and anchor benefits. They took this opportunity to ask questions of the President and his entourage. We were invited to sit in for an hour. It was amazing to hear some of the things these veteran cruisers had to ask. There were questions about destinations, ships, improvements to their Crown & Anchor membership. There was also discussion about Royal's humanitarian efforts they undertook during the hurricane.The hurricanes impacted Puerto Rico and many Caribbean Islands. Royal provided clean water, shelter, food and other supplies.
After our training we had the afternoon free. I did a bit of exploring and got caught up on some work. In the evening we got to attend a wedding of one of my fellow travel agent performed by our National Manager Mary Ogaki who was hosting our seminar and who got ordained as a minister for the occasion.
The chapel on the ship was tiny and intimate similar to the chapel I got married in. On Royal's ships you are not limited to having the ceremony in just the chapel. Other rooms can be used to accommodate guests. Some guests choose to get married in destination but it all depends on each countries rules and regulations. In this particular case the bride and grooms family were there but it was strictly ceremonial, they had gotten officially married at city hall back home before leaving.

 The chapel

 More Chapel

 Mary (the officiant and the groom)

The lovely bride

We had a cocktail party after the ceremony and then it was on to a late dinner. It was surf & turf night. I will admit I was bad and ordered two lobster tails. The Sea night was the second last night of the cruise and the last night of normal seating in the dinning room. The next night you could eat at the time you want and were you want instead of your regular table and time. You can also leave tips for your regular wait staff as well at this time.

 One of the lobster tails

The prime rib

It was our last evening together as a group. I met many awesome agents. Some from the Travel Agent next Door and some from other host agencies. The managers from Royal Mary and Linda were a joy to get to know and to learn from. I had met both of them in April at my conference. They represented the Royal Brand so well. I can not wait to attend another Seminar at Sea.

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