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Subject: [Leica] CRUISESHIP PHOTO INFO???
From: kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney)
Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2011 16:36:39 -0500
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Lots of potential PJ on this cruise:

http://www.somalicruises.com/


On 3/27/2011 12:02 PM, Steve Barbour wrote:
> On Mar 27, 2011, at 9:19 AM, Ken Carney wrote:
>
>> On 3/27/2011 10:33 AM, tedgrant at shaw.ca wrote:
>>> Hi Crew,
>>>
>>> Anybody out there have any experience on a cruise-ship photo teaching / 
>>> lectures or involvement of any kind and thoughts about it? Nothing to do 
>>> with the ship crew members who happysnap the guests. This would be 
>>> strictly an "onboard photo school for guests who sign on for it." With a 
>>> limited number of paying folks to attend?
>>>
>>> WHY?
>>> Well I've been offered if I would like to be the lead speaker / teacher 
>>> / photo Guru on a cruise-ship? In other words a floating photo 
>>> classroom! :-) Interesting sounding? However what pitfalls? Anyone?
>>>
>>> However having never been on a cruise-ship to anywhere, other than 
>>> around the huge Vancouver Harbour and Howe Sound for a day. This is 
>>> something like sail out of Vancouver to Alaska and back. I thought maybe 
>>> there are some words of wisdom out there for guidance? Whether I should 
>>> take these week long lecture happy snapping trips on or not? Certainly 
>>> in the lap of a luxury cruise ship? Get paid and fed with other 
>>> amenities!
>>>
>>> Any suggestions, words of wisdom, whatever. All and everything good, 
>>> bad&  ugly? Please have ago. Thank you.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Dr. ted :-)
>>>
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>> Ted,
>>
>> Sounds like a great opportunity, especially for the students.  I was 
>> coerced into the first cruise I took, and probably would have paid more 
>> not to go.  However, once there I really enjoyed it.  We have a number of 
>> friends who have taken the Alaskan cruises, and my wife is thinking of 
>> booking one for us this summer.  It seems the only issue is variable 
>> weather, and the odd fire that breaks out letting the ship drift out of 
>> control for days - oh wait, that is a Caribbean thing.
> and don't worry about the pirates, unless thay are off course...
>
> have fun,
>
> Steve
>
>
>
>> Ken
>>
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