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Accents Inc. invites you to join us on Accents Aweigh Stitcher’s Cruise Thursday, October 23 thru Monday, October 27, 2008 aboard Carnival Cruise Lines’ Fantasy departing New Orleans to Cozumel for our 2nd annual STITCHING GET-AWAY At-Sea

Everyone enjoyed the October 2007 cruise so much that we are hosting Accents Aweigh again this year. It will again be on the Carnival Cruise Liner “Fantasy”, which will be dry docked and undergo a complete renovation this September.

We board ship on Thursday afternoon October 23rd. The Fantasy will depart New Orleans at 4:00 p.m. and will be at sea on Friday as we stitch our way to Cozumel. On Saturday we will be docked in Cozumel where we have several options of how to spend our day. You can book a tour through the ship, book one independently on shore, choose to just walk around Cozumel and “chill out” or you can remain onboard ship to play and stitch the day away.

Sunday will be another day at sea, as we cruise and stitch our way home to New Orleans to disembark on Monday morning.

While aboard ship we will have a private stitching area available for stitchers to gather to work our personal project(s).

This is a stress free weekend. Our only planned activity is a Homeward Bound Cocktail Party on Sunday before supper for all members of our group.

No stitching activities or classes are planned so that you are free to come and go as you please. Last year attendees moved in and out of the stitching room throughout the day. They stitched a little, cruised the ship a little, partook of the onboard spa, games, casino, returned to stitch a little more, retired to nap, etc.

We were assigned the Card Room for our stitching area last year, and I was able to acquire a key to the room so we were able to leave our stitching supplies in the room 24/7. Although I cannot guarantee that will happen this year, I am very hopeful that it will again be possible as the person in charge of groups is the same person who was there last October.

You have your choice of supper seating. Last year we all opted to eat as a group at the 6:15 supper seating. We were seated at two large round tables just inside the restaurant entrance. Our waiter had only our two tables to serve, so we had excellent service and a wonderful time.

Inside cabins begin at $292.45 per person/double occupancy. In addition to the Carnival fee, there is a registration fee of $55 per stitcher; $15 per non-stitching guest payable to Accents to cover various tips and expenses associated with the stitching group. For additional information you can or contact our Booking Agent below or access the Application Form if you click here

BOOKING AGENT:
Judy Appel, Crown’s Adventures at Sea
(504) 378-8112 or (504) 885-7245

jappel@cruisedealsforless.com

6601 Veterans Blvd
Metairie, LA 70003

AGENCY HOURS:
8:30 A.M. – 5:30 P.M. MONDAY – FRIDAY
CLOSED SATURDAY AND SUNDAY

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Attendee Comments:
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I asked the 2007 attendees what the best part of the cruise was for them and these are the replies:
-Making new friends
-Being able to relax with friends
-No work. No phones. No pressures
-Everything. I love having the stitching room, but I did not stitch one stitch.
-I enjoyed seeing all my friends that I rarely get to see and always had something to do. whether it was a nap (which I took every day), stitching, going to the spa, gambling or just hanging around talking. No pressure to do anything...
-Being away from EVERYTHING, carefree and having people wait on me, for a change. I also enjoyed having meals and entertainment on the ship included in the package. -I could do as much or as little as I wanted to do each day.
-Getting my passport stamped for the first time ever!

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I asked "What would you tell stitchers who didn't attend if they expressed an interest in coming next year" The replies were:
-Absolutely go!
-Although there was time for stitching, we had the opportunity to take advantage of the many activities onboard the ship - including the indulgences (ex. the wonderful body massage that left me feeling like a wet noodle!!! almost as good as BUTTA.
-Come. The food was great and the water was fine. You do not HAVE to stitch but you CAN stitch all day and eat.
-It was a great time away from work, with people I enjoy being around and no pressure to do anything. There was always something to do but plenty of time to be by yourself if you want to!
-If you think you can't afford it, crunch the numbers yourself. You don't have to drink, gamble or buy expensive souvenirs. There is still plenty to do. If you want to relax there is no better way to travel. If you are afraid of being seasick, get the patch and put it on - the trick is to treat yourself [i.e. the patch] BEFORE you get sick.
-Definitely do it. It was the first time in over ten years I did something just for myself and it was a wonderful indulgence. I met so many nice people and had a great time.