Matt, although I am very supportive of a Bond Convention/Gathering your itinerary looks repetitive to an event going on right now set to sail in August...see the link below.
I know Richard and Leslie Skillman who are anchoring this Villains & Voodoo event - but this was the first post I saw about this 2011 trip (they also advertise all their Bond events in my eZine so I'm sure they'll ask me soon!) and by coincidence, I picked the same kind of sailing on Carnival - and also in August! I'm so glad you posted, Mantis, before we got too involved on this thread--
As for dailo's question, the reason I picked August is the cruise prices are a little lower than normal and people are usually at lesiure in summer (we did quite a number of Bond events in August as you know) - and I know that people have to arrive in New Orleans, and then take the cruise itself, and as I mentioned, I'd ask about $75 per guest to cover ground transportation for tours...
That means a single or couple traveling pay only for the cruise at a discounted group rate, plus $75. And I can get folks discounted flights to New Orleans and etc. through my travel agency.
I'd also be interested in a cruise with a different itinerary as you mentioned like Miami - Jamaica. I've also done Bond City events in San Francisco, L.A., Chicago, Las Vegas, New York, New Orleans itself and Key West itself, and Miami on its own - all those spots have excellent Bond sites to visit...
Thanks for the heads up - I'll touch base with the V&V organizers soon... and please respond to my questions above if you'd like a different Bond adventure and/or are interested in something in a different month of this year - why not go to both events! I might go to V&V as well!
Oh! And I owe the Mrs. another trip to Europe - Switzerland/Italy offers some primo O.H.M.S.S., GOLDFINGER, GOLDENEYE, etc. sights in one loop - and Venice, of course, is multiple Bond films and locations.
Matt, great crazed minds think alike- yes we launched the concept on the heels for our guests on the EURO2010 trip and just recently opened the remaining bus seats to other agents wishing to attend. We will have a private access party at Palmyra, martinis at the One & Only, with some surprises along the way in Nassau. New Orleans is a day at Bleekers and in town with a special Baron Samedi event- Key West, my friend owns the Hemingway House, so more Martinis there...Casino Royale tuxedo'd Texas Hold Em Tourney on board.. hope you all can come, it should be a blast.
For reservations or more info- just hit the website www.themepartypeople.com.
We also have an event in May at Disney, the JAMES BOND EPCOT Adventure..for true master Bond geeks
Disappointed I am unable to join this August's tour, and of course missing out on meeting up with good friends & good people - some members of this forum; some not
Best wishes,
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Perhaps a trip to a different area or areas would be more in order?
I know Richard and Leslie Skillman who are anchoring this Villains & Voodoo event - but this was the first post I saw about this 2011 trip (they also advertise all their Bond events in my eZine so I'm sure they'll ask me soon!) and by coincidence, I picked the same kind of sailing on Carnival - and also in August! I'm so glad you posted, Mantis, before we got too involved on this thread--
As for dailo's question, the reason I picked August is the cruise prices are a little lower than normal and people are usually at lesiure in summer (we did quite a number of Bond events in August as you know) - and I know that people have to arrive in New Orleans, and then take the cruise itself, and as I mentioned, I'd ask about $75 per guest to cover ground transportation for tours...
That means a single or couple traveling pay only for the cruise at a discounted group rate, plus $75. And I can get folks discounted flights to New Orleans and etc. through my travel agency.
I'd also be interested in a cruise with a different itinerary as you mentioned like Miami - Jamaica. I've also done Bond City events in San Francisco, L.A., Chicago, Las Vegas, New York, New Orleans itself and Key West itself, and Miami on its own - all those spots have excellent Bond sites to visit...
Thanks for the heads up - I'll touch base with the V&V organizers soon... and please respond to my questions above if you'd like a different Bond adventure and/or are interested in something in a different month of this year - why not go to both events! I might go to V&V as well!
Thanks.
We also have an event in May at Disney, the JAMES BOND EPCOT Adventure..for true master Bond geeks
Disappointed I am unable to join this August's tour, and of course missing out on meeting up with good friends & good people - some members of this forum; some not
Adam Carter-Jones
Bondposters.com - FREE James Bond Poster Reference site
http://debrief.commanderbond.net/topic/59718-the-bond-over/page__gopid__1151555