At the site shown above (www.tramex.com/wcs) you will find answers to almost all of your questions about the ship, our itinerary, the speakers, and the costs involved. On the About the Ship page, be sure to click on the Millennium Virtual Tour link to explore this amazing ship! You can see exactly what your choice of cabin looks like by taking the virtual tour. On the Register for the Cruise page you can even put down a deposit on-line to hold your cabin.

About the Seminar:
One page that is not yet on the website above (but will be up shortly) describes the optional seminar for speakers. Until that page is added, here is what you may need to know about the seminar. You will learn from five World Champion Speakers:  David Brooks, Mark Brown, Ed Tate, Darren LaCroix, and Jim Key. On our inaugural cruise in 2004, we offered eight hours of instruction. Those who sailed with us asked for more, so we're adding four additional hours for a total of 12 hours of world-class instruction! This is your chance to learn five different, yet proven, ways to be a better speaker from five who have all won Toastmasters' most prestigious speaking honor: the World Championship of Public Speaking.

All of our seminar hours are during sailing periods, so none will conflict with port-of-call days. The seminar is optional--spouses and guests are not required to register for our program. The seminar will cost an additional registration fee, starting at $99 for those who register by Sept. 30. After Sept. 30, the seminar price will increase to $149, so early registration is highly recommended.

Who is sponsoring this?
Cruise With the Champions is sponsored by the five speakers. It is not sponsored by Toastmasters International. The rate you pay is the group rate Celebrity offers to other groups of this size on this sailing--100% of the cruise fee goes to the cruise line. The optional seminar fee ($99) is divided equally among the five speakers.

Special bonus:
We just learned that on this one sailing, Bon Appetit magazine will be sponsoring a special event called Savor the Caribbean which will feature FREE lectures and demos by guest chefs. They will also sponsor a  late night Caribbean-themed deck party, special food-related shore excursions (at an additional cost), a Bacardi rum-tasting event, and each guest will receive a keepsake recipe booklet produced by Bon Appetit magazine with recipes from all 16 Savor the Caribbean guest chefs. This is a special bonus for those who sail only on this particular sailing.

Important Deadline:
We are holding only 100 cabins until October 8, so we recommend you send in your deposit quickly. After our 100 cabins are gone, we may not be able to secure any additional cabins and you may get shut out.

Need more information?
For more information about the cruise, please contact our travel agent, Cindy Kunkel at cindykunkel@tramex.com or 512-795-5150. For more information about the seminar, please contact David Brooks at David@DavidBrooksTexas.com or 512-343-0111.

We hope to see you on board!

Sincerely,

David Brooks, Mark Brown, Ed Tate, Darren LaCroix, and Jim Key