Jan 4, 2018 - Shutter Monkeys, Deadlines and Stuff

Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2018 20:28
Subject: Shutter Monkeys, Deadlines and Stuff
From: JoCo Cruise Booking
To: booked cruisers

The Home Office is currently out on our site inspection cruise, wherein we sail on the Oosterdam and meet with the various department heads and go over our schedule and needs. (We know: it's a hard knock life for us.)

Rest assured, we are looking out for all our Sea Monkeys' best interests, and we know what's most important to you.

So we've confirmed: the mediocre pizza is still here, and will be available late into the night.

You're welcome.

Kidding aside, we're looking forward to a number of improvements and expansions to last year's culinary offerings, including much-expanded vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options for both the dining room and Lido Restaurant, plus (wait for it)...ALL DAY TACO BAR. Additionally, we've been informed that two of the fifteen total Loreto Food Festival stalls will be dedicated to vegetarian options.

More info to come soon.

Wanna Be a Shutter Monkey?

ShutterMonkeys are a group of Photography Volunteers that roam the ship taking awesome pictures of EVERYTHING. Concerts, events, other Sea Monkeys, the ship, ports and beaches, the works! After the cruise, we’ll gather all the photos, sort through them, and create an amazing Memory PhotoBook, which will be digitally distributed to every attendee FOR FREE.

For thems that aren’t satisfied with pictures composed of ones and zeroes, the Photobook will also be formatted so that people can have it printed as a physical book at the printer of their choice.

Prerequisites for being a Shutter Monkey:

• Have a good camera (preferably a DSLR or Mirrorless high end camera)
• Have a keen eye for action and people photography
• Love to take pictures of people having fun (and having fun while doing it)
• Have previously sailed on a JoCo Cruise (we don’t want your first cruise to be spent working!)

If you are interested in becoming a ShutterMonkey, please e-mail Steve Petrucelli at spetrucelli@gmail.com to sign up!

Some Deadlines

A few upcoming deadlines you should bear in mind:

• Last day to opt-out of Red Leader/Gold Leader selection : Jan. 10
• Last day to submit Shadow Cruise event requests online : Jan. 18
• Last day to submit a Helper Monkey Application : Jan. 18

A Brief Word about Controlled Substances

Given the recent legalization of recreational marijuana in California, we feel it's important to remind everyone: regardless of legality in one's home state or country, it is prohibited to bring "illegal drugs" on board the Oosterdam, including marijuana (medical or otherwise). Anyone caught trying to bring such substances on board are subject to a sizable fine, and may be prohibited from boarding. So, you know...leave your dank at home, please.

HAL's website has a list of prohibited items , in case you have any questions.

(We also note that HAL's prohibited item list includes "catapults." We are very interested in details of the cruise that resulted in this item being added to the list.)

Sea Monkey Send-off — Now Open to Non-Monkey Pals!

The folks over at Team Pandy have let us know that the Sea Monkey Send-off is open to the public! If you have friends in the San Diego are who'd like to come have some great food and craft beers and hang out with a bunch of awesome nerds, all to help benefit a good cause, please send them to seamonkeysendoff.com . You can also catch up on the latest doings at the official Facebook event page .

45 days! (OMG GETTING SO CLOSE NOW)

THO.

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