Grab your sunscreen and your favorite guy/gal!  We are set to sail October 24 – 31, 2010!  Holla!

One more thing to vote on!

Here are the choices of dates for our journey; October 10 – 17 or October 24 – 31; both in 2010.  I will tell you the prices for the one later in October are about $30.00 cheaper. You decide.

I need to hear from you by Monday the 15th to let me know what date you would prefer to travel and I will announce the date Tuesday.

Holla back!

The votes are in and the winner is… itinerary #2!!!  Yippie!  Here is where we are going:

Itinerary #2
Day #1 – San Juan, Puerto Rico
Day #2 – At Sea
Day #3 – Bridgetown, Barbados
Day #4 – Castries, St. Lucia
Day #5 – St. John’s, Antigua Day
Day #6 – Philipsburg, St. Maarten
Day #7 – St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Day #8 – San Juan, Puerto Rico
$679.00-Interior $779.00-Outside $929.00-Balcony $1429.00-Deluxe Suite

This is one of the trips I have taken and let me tell you, you will love it!  Are you as excited as I am?  Ok, let’s celebrate this for a moment!  Barbados!!! St. Lucia!!!  St. John’s!!! St. Maarten!!! So much fun!  Now let’s get busy! 

I need to know who is going so we can get started planning and paying for our trip.  Please let me know yea or nay about our adventure!  You can tell me here at: kleverkathy or you can contact me personally at: kathy@kleverkathy.com or any other avenue to reach me that you are familiar with.  Just let me know!

Holla Back!

Calling all Sailors!  Today is the final day to vote!  I am closing it out today and tomorrow I will announce the itinerary for our first kleverkathy couples cruise!  If you haven’t cast your vote, do it today!  For your convenience, I have once again listed the itineraries below.  Let me know!  Holla back!

Itinerary #1
Day #1 – Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
Day #2 – Genoa, Italy
Day #3 – Villefranche-Sur-Mer, France
Day #4 – Barcelona, Spain
Day #5 – Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands
Day #6 – Cagliari, Sardinia
Day #7 – At Sea
Day #8 – Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
$999.00-Interior $1299.00-Outside $1549.00-Balcony $2299.00-Deluxe Suite

Itinerary #2
Day #1 – San Juan, Puerto Rico
Day #2 – At Sea
Day #3 – Bridgetown, Barbados
Day #4 – Castries, St. Lucia
Day #5 – St. John’s, Antigua Day #6 – Cagliari, Sardinia
Day #6 – Philipsburg, St. Maarten
Day #7 – St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Day #8 – San Juan, Puerto Rico
$679.00-Interior $779.00-Outside $929.00-Balcony $1429.00-Deluxe Suite

Itinerary #3
Day #1 – Tampa, Florida
Day #2 – At Sea
Day #3 – George Town, Grand Cayman
Day #4 – Costa Maya, Mexico
Day #5 – Belize City, Belize
Day #6 – Cozumel, Mexico
Day #7 – At Sea
Day #8 -Tampa, Florida
$499.00-Interior $599.00-Outside $699.00-Balcony $1099.00-Deluxe Suite

Itinerary #4
Day #1 – Venice, Italy
Day #2 – Split, Croatia
Day #3 – Corfu, Greece
Day #4 – Piraeus (Athens), Greece
Day #5 – Mykonos, Greece
Day #6 – Katakolon, Greece
Day #7 – At Sea
Day #8 – Venice, Italy
$799.00-Interior $1049.00-Outside $1499.00-Balcony $1799.00-Deluxe suite

Itinerary #5
Day #1 – Seattle, Washington
Day #2 – At Sea
Day #3 – Alaska Inside Passage
Day #4 – Juneau, Alaska
Day #5 – Skagway, Alaska
Day #6 – Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska
Day #7 – At Sea
Day #8 – Victoria, British Columbia
Day #8 – Seattle, Washington
$599.00-Interior $799.00-Outside $1349.00-Balcony $1449.00-Deluxe Suite

Thank you to all the men and women who have lost their lives serving our country and a special thanks to all who are still fighting and sacrifing themselves for our freedom! Happy Memorial Day to you all!

Hey there!  Here are the room types and costs for each trip.  Bear in mind, these are the costs NOW!  The longer we wait to make the decision, the greater the possibility of price increases.   So, I hope this helps you make a more educated decision as to where you want to go on our exciting voyage!  Look it over and let me know… ASAP!  Holla back!

Itinerary #1
Day #1 – Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
Day #2 – Genoa, Italy
Day #3 – Villefranche-Sur-Mer, France
Day #4 – Barcelona, Spain
Day #5 – Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands
Day #6 – Cagliari, Sardinia
Day #7 – At Sea
Day #8 – Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
$999.00-Interior $1299.00-Outside $1549.00-Balcony $2299.00-Deluxe Suite

Itinerary #2
Day #1 – San Juan, Puerto Rico
Day #2 – At Sea
Day #3 – Bridgetown, Barbados
Day #4 – Castries, St. Lucia
Day #5 – St. John’s, Antigua Day #6 – Cagliari, Sardinia
Day #6 – Philipsburg, St. Maarten
Day #7 – St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Day #8 – San Juan, Puerto Rico
$679.00-Interior $779.00-Outside $929.00-Balcony $1429.00-Deluxe Suite

Itinerary #3
Day #1 – Tampa, Florida
Day #2 – At Sea
Day #3 – George Town, Grand Cayman
Day #4 – Costa Maya, Mexico
Day #5 – Belize City, Belize
Day #6 – Cozumel, Mexico
Day #7 – At Sea
Day #8 -Tampa, Florida
$499.00-Interior $599.00-Outside $699.00-Balcony $1099.00-Deluxe Suite

Itinerary #4
Day #1 – Venice, Italy
Day #2 – Split, Croatia
Day #3 – Corfu, Greece
Day #4 – Piraeus (Athens), Greece
Day #5 – Mykonos, Greece
Day #6 – Katakolon, Greece
Day #7 – At Sea
Day #8 – Venice, Italy
$799.00-Interior $1049.00-Outside $1499.00-Balcony $1799.00-Deluxe suite

Itinerary #5
Day #1 – Seattle, Washington
Day #2 – At Sea
Day #3 – Alaska Inside Passage
Day #4 – Juneau, Alaska
Day #5 – Skagway, Alaska
Day #6 – Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska
Day #7 – At Sea
Day #8 – Victoria, British Columbia
Day #8 – Seattle, Washington
$599.00-Interior $799.00-Outside $1349.00-Balcony $1449.00-Deluxe Suite

Here they are!!! I have five exciting itineraries for your consideration! All of these itineraries are trips scheduled for September or October 2010. Once we choose the itinerary, I will give you the date/s that corresponds with that particular trip. If there is more than one date, we will then vote on the date.

I hope you like the trips I have chosen. I tried to give a variety: (2) Caribbean, Spain, Alaska and Greece. I know we have some seasoned cruisers that will be a part of the kleverkathy couples cruise. For you I put in, what I would consider, the more ritzy ones – Italy, Greece, Alaska. For those of you who have never cruised, might I recommend the “get your feet wet”, “make you love cruises” Caribbean itineraries? To be honest, I threw the one in with Belize because I have been there and would like to return but… I have been on the other Caribbean cruise and it was simply marvelous! But I am not going to vote! It is up to you!

Please cast your vote in the next few days at kleverkathy.com; however, if you are a non-blogger, first of all, why? I’d love to have you be a part of kleverkathy.com, but if you insist on not blogging, just drop me your vote via email or text or an actual phone call. If you have any questions and/or concerns, please don’t hesitate to ask! Once I have tallied all the votes, I will give you the results! Isn’t this exciting?

Get ready for fun! Bon Voyage! Holla Back!

Itinerary #1
Day #1 – Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
Day #2 – Genoa, Italy
Day #3 – Villefranche-Sur-Mer, France
Day #4 – Barcelona, Spain
Day #5 – Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands
Day #6 – Cagliari, Sardinia
Day #7 – At Sea
Day #8 – Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

Itinerary #2
Day #1 – San Juan, Puerto Rico
Day #2 – At Sea
Day #3 – Bridgetown, Barbados
Day #4 – Castries, St. Lucia
Day #5 – St. John’s, Antigua Day #6 – Cagliari, Sardinia
Day #6 – Philipsburg, St. Maarten
Day #7 – St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Day #8 – San Juan, Puerto Rico

Itinerary #3
Day #1 – Tampa, Florida
Day #2 – At Sea
Day #3 – George Town, Grand Cayman
Day #4 – Costa Maya, Mexico
Day #5 – Belize City, Belize
Day #6 – Cozumel, Mexico
Day #7 – At Sea
Day #8 -Tampa, Florida

Itinerary #4
Day #1 – Venice, Italy
Day #2 – Split, Croatia
Day #3 – Corfu, Greece
Day #4 – Piraeus (Athens), Greece
Day #5 – Mykonos, Greece
Day #6 – Katakolon, Greece
Day #7 – At Sea
Day #8 -Venice, Italy

Itinerary #5
Day #1 – Seattle, Washington
Day #2 – At Sea
Day #3 – Alaska Inside Passage
Day #4 – Juneau, Alaska
Day #5 – Skagway, Alaska
Day #6 – Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska
Day #7 – At Sea
Day #8 – Victoria, British Columbia
Day #8 – Seattle, Washington

Happy Mother’s Day to each and every mother! What an awesome and overwhelming responsibility God has given us! Mothering is so much more than giving birth, 2 am feedings, discipline, care giving, etc. For many, mothering ends up being the crux of our existence and the reason we are here! I love being a mother and loved my mother.

If I could sum her up with one sentence I would say: the classiest, most honorable female that epitomized “ladyness”! Since my mother’s passing, I think I have become more aware of other women. I have watched those come after her who, no doubt, consider themselves ladies but can’t quite seem to pull it off or get it right and unfortunately couldn’t buy class if it was offered at discount prices! That wasn’t nice was it? ) But you get my drift right? To me, my mom was the bomb!

I have never seen anyone carry the title in the same manner my mother did. She was every inch lady, grace, style and Godliness all rolled into one! And to top it off she loved me and she liked me! I wasn’t just her daughter, I was her friend! If I can bare a slight resemblance to her elegance, I will have made it!

That is what my mother means to me. Share with us what your mother means to you and share your Mother’s Day wishes to all the beautiful mothers of the world!

There is nothing like a mom! Holla back!

Let’s sail!

I have been on two cruises and loved them! Both times were to the Caribbean. The first southern and the second western (or vice versa). I could go again and again! I won’t tire of the climate, food, sites, elegance of the luxury hotel on water or the exciting joy of it all! I gotta do it again but this time I want you to go with me! I am planning a 2010 couple’s cruise! Doesn’t that sound like fun? You and your sweetie and all of us on a tropical island vacation together!

Here we go!  I am planning the cruise so far in advance that nobody will have an excuse to not be part of something off the Richter scale of fun! September or October are the months I have chosen. That is 17 or 18 months away. Surely we can all do it! Everyone/couple is invited. There is no age limit. It is all about the fellowship of us coming together from all parts of the US and taking a week to enjoy each other’s company. I am so excited! I have already pitched the idea to many of you and I know many of you have already committed to going and many of you are still contemplating being a part of this special event.

Because the plan is months ahead, so we all have time to financially prepare, the schedules/itineraries aren’t published yet. Since I have high expectations of many of you being a part of this, I can’t open the floor for everyone to vote for the destination of choice because it will be too overwhelming and I get overwhelmed too easily. What I will do is good research and as soon as I find premium schedules/itineraries, I will offer you a choice of three. We will go with the most voted upon of the three. But listen, as I have already told someone, you can go on a cruise anytime, anywhere, this is about fellowship! The bonus is the adventure of traveling to beautiful places and the experience of being pampered for a week. Please think of it in that order. Being with you all and sharing that special time together is my biggest excitement.

Again, we don’t have an actually schedule/itinerary, but we can start making installments now! I have a travel agency I will be working with. I will pass along info to you weekly/bi-weekly. The first thing I need is a commitment from you ASAP so I can let the travel agent know how many plan to go, to see what kind of discount we can get for the large group we will be taking.

Please stay tuned and look for all the “Let’s Sail” updates. If you have any comments and/or questions, please don’t hesitate to share them. If you have a question for me specifically, please email me at: kathy@kleverkathy.com.

OMIGOODNESS! Can you imagine the fun?! Don’t miss out on the first kleverkathy cruise! If you do, you’ll be sorry!

Until next week, Bon Voyage! We’ll talk soon. Holla back!