RCCL Panama Cruise

Hello Everyone,

It is Day 3 of our cruise.
We’re just passed Cuba and heading for Aruba.

The check-in process went smooth. On the first night I received a call from the Activities Manager and we met to discuss my lectures and what assistance I would need from them.
At that time they inform you of when and where you will be speaking.

I had a little curve ball thrown my way when they advised me that I would be presenting on a port day. On this particular cruise we have a total of 5 sea days which usually means that is how many presentations I would be required to do. As another first on this cruise there are actually 3 other Enrichment Lecturers.

Tomorrow we arrive in Aruba around 6:15am and Dabney and I planned on going on a Catamaran Sailboat tour which is 5 hours long. We leave Aruba at 2:30 and I have to present at 3:30pm. I have a presentation called Karaoke Confidence which usually draws a big crowd and is usually my first presentation. On all of the cruises I have been on so far Karaoke is huge and takes place almost every night. I was surprised to see that on this particular cruise there are only 4 nights out of 11 scheduled to have Karaoke. So to kick off the first night they wanted me to do my lecture as we leave Aruba.

I guess I better re-think the day of partying on the Catamaran? Nah, who am I kidding!
I can do this particular lecture with my eyes closed which is a good lesson here.
Since I have started Cruising for FREE which this is my 4th Cruise this is the first time I’ve been asked to speak on a port day.

My lesson here is like the Boy-Scout motto, “Always be Prepared”.
I am always am prepared to do more than what is originally scheduled and I always let the Cruise line know that I am willing to step in anytime they need me.

I had my first of 6 lectures yesterday which was “How to overcome any fear of phobia in 8 minutes or less. (No matter how long you’ve had it)

This lecture always brings a crowd. I’ve seen helped fellow cruisers overcome everything from a fear of snakes to germs. I had about 17 people attend and received rave reviews from all that attended. How do I know that? I always (with the Cruise lines permission) get written or video testimonials from the attendees. I do this by offering them a free gift. Sometimes it may be a copy of the PowerPoint presentation or a free download but I always make sure I get testimonials. I carry a small scanner so that I can get a copy for myself and then I give all of them along with a Thank You card to the Activities Manager / Cruise director before I leave the ship. This is a good way to assure that they know their passengers enjoyed your presentations while cruising.

Well that’s enough for now. The Men’s Sexy Legs contest is getting ready to start and I have another presentation today at 3pm.

Thanks for reading and I’ll update everyone again in a few days.

Peace & Power,

Vic Maranto
ThePersonalDevelopmentNetwork.com