Cabin Door Decoration Contest ...Just One More Thing!

Hopefully you caught Stella’s Cabin Door Decoration Contest information on the blog.

If not double click on this title: “CABIN DOOR DECORATING CONTEST by Stella”  to access her blog article. This article has the details for what you need to do to prepare.

In addition, I would like to share with you some additional helpful hints:

1.Don’t count on Stella’s goodie bag to provide all your inspiration and creativity for your door decorations. Instead use her generosity and kindness by supplement your own personal contribution. By doing this, you might find that edge to be a winner!

2.Stella MAY have a few tools and supplies, but she is certainly not going to bring everyone their own personal scissors, tape etc. So pull your self a small tool kit of removable tape, poster putty, scissors and other enhancements such as photos and clip art to personalize your own theme.

3.You will be receiving a group removable door label that you can place on your door.

You don’t want to be bothered with creativity and arts and crafts...well then acknowledge your group cruise spirit and just stick this on your door. Add a post it note and a pen on a string and you’ve welcome your friends to leave you a note!

4. IMPORTANT REMINDER...be sure you SAVE your backing from the door label to re-stick your group cruise label. You can take it home and use it as a souvenir remembrance, that yes you were here!

5. Once on board and exploring about you might find some alternate themes and items to incorporate on your door decoration. Keep in mind that safety is a first and that protruding 3-D structures blocking the hallway or obstructing entry to the cabin will most likely end up that your masterpiece will be tossed to the trash. So use your common sense and keep it at least G to PG rated! 

  

Progressive Rummy by Karen & Buzz

Ahoy Fellow Cruisers!

   

Some of you already know the Progressive Rummy Game that Roger and Diana have taught many of us. If not, stay tuned as we heard that they have plans to gift you all with a set of cards, the rules of the game and a score sheet for your enjoyment and endless hours of entertainment....depending on your competitiveness. Grab an experienced player and learn the ins and outs of this really fun card game.

Truth be told, the game was introduced to them by Linda Kadis Davis, who with husband Duane, had to cancel their cruise due to medical reason. But here’s to you Linda & Duane, for keeping us all entertained for many, many hours!!

So on this cruise, Diana and Roger would like to make a little contest out of the game. They have anointed Karen and Buzz as guardians of the galaxy...oops...different game...of the contest so we are providing you with a few rules and procedures here.

Two Winners!

First, only games played during our days at sea will count. Because we have two segments of days at sea - at the beginning and end of our cruise - there will be two prize winners - one for each set of days at sea on this cruise! That means you may enter your scores for games played at sea on the first leg of our journey from Los Angeles to Hilo, Hawaii. Then you may also enter your scores for games played on the second set of sea days of the cruise -  Maui, Hawaii to Ensenada, Mexico. Here’s how it will work:

We will be collecting score sheets that wish to be entered prior to arrival in Hilo, Hawaii, our first land stop and the person with the lowest score of all the entries on this trip segment will be the winner. 

Then we will collect the next set of score sheets wishing entry the day prior to leaving Ensenada, Mexico, our last stop. The lowest score for all the entries in this segment of the trip will be the winner. 

Both winners will be announced and awarded their prizes at dinner the night we depart for home from Ensenada. If one person has the lowest score for both segments, that person may win both prizes. So, play often and play well. You never know what will wind up being the lowest score with these many people playing.

Entry

To enter the contest, please use an official score sheet! Contact either the Vaughns or Davises if you need one.  You must play with a minimum of 3 players total or a maximum of 5 players total. You can enter scores sheets as many times as you wish and your official score sheet should include the names of all players in the game.

Turn in your score sheet to Karen or Buzz Vaughn, or leave it in the mail box by our door (D201) prior to each of these deadlines. Again, you may enter as many times as you wish and only Karen and Buzz will know the scores that are entered. 

Best of luck and enjoy your game time!!

Cheers!!

Karen and Buzz

Dolphin 201

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Cabin Door Decorating Contest by Stella

Arouse, inspire, amuse, excite...no Roger, we’re not talking about sex, we’re talking Roger

and Diana’s 25th Anniversary Cruise Cabin Door Decorating Contest! And contest it truly is because judging will occur on Tuesday, October 6th with prizes awarded on Wednesday, October 7th. 

Our ports of call and a creative crafter goody bag provided by Stella will contain almost all the inspiration you’ll need to create eye-catching and clever door decorations. We’ll also provide the removable label on which you will unleash your creativity for all the world to see!

Here are some suggestions from past cruise contests to help get those creative juices flowing...

Pick a theme! What do you like to do besides cruise? Do you have a favorite Hawaiian island? What about inspiration from your friends? Are you an abstract kind of person? Do you see the Pillsbury Dough Boy in the clouds? I’m sure you get my drift :-) Make it fun!

Think Scrapbook! Before you embark, check out Michael’s Arts and Crafts discount bins or the dollar aisle at Target for those extra special door decorating items. Do you have a shoe box full of photos of people and places you don’t recognize? Cut up photos for a clever montage. Magazines also provide a mother lode for your busy scissors.

Personalize! Share with us and every other passenger on the Ruby Princess a little bit about yourself. No nudity, please, and that means you, Roger! Let’s keep our ideas g-rated so we aren’t sentenced to walking the gangplank before we reach the islands! I’ll have a bag full of assorted sticky stuff so make sure you find me during those first couple of days at sea to collect some craft supplies.

So now that you feeling a bit like Klimt or Renoir, don't forget these important deadlines.

October 3rd, contact Stella in cabin A709 to collect your creative crafter goody bag. Please call my stateroom to be sure I’m there and not out drinking with my Sis’ Diana!

Recapping the  Cabin Door Decoration Contest schedule... 

☆ October 3rd (Saturday) to 5th (Monday) Decorate! 

☆ Tuesday, October 6th -  Judgement Day 

☆ Wednesday, October 7th - Awards & Announcement

☆ Questions? 
Stella in Aloha Deck (12) 
Stateroom A709