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Bob-W wrote: No wading or swimming ashore... BUT... the little landing boats in Cabo do dump you off on the beach. You may get your shoes or sandals wet... but if you time your jump right, it's easy to jump off the front of the boat and land directly on the dry sand. Done it a few years now... I got the system down... Oct 27 14 10:15 pm Link Bob-W wrote: In Puerto Vallarta, we get there by vehicle (all pile into probably 2 rental vans). Limited storage space. Oct 27 14 10:19 pm Link Toothpick Productions wrote:
Oct 27 14 11:49 pm Link OK boys and girls... the time is drawing near. Make sure you pack your Birth Certificate and Drivers Licence, or your current Passport to get onboard the ship. We will be meeting onboard the ship at 7pm on DECK 9... LIDO DECK... inside Horatio's Buffet (towards the back/rear of the ship)... same meeting location as last year. Make sure you contact your sponsored models and sponsoring photographers and advise them of this meeting time and place onboard the ship. I will be providing the 4 shoot itinerary at the 7pm meeting. Also make sure you save my cell phone number so that you may contact me at anytime during the boarding process. My cell is (Gary / 909-919-3925). Save me in your cell phone book and feel free to text me anytime. My booking number is 2Q2JS7 and my roomies in Room #8150 (Deck 8 Panorama Deck) are ANGELINA, KATHERINE AND EDWARD. Go ahead and list your room number and roomies information now if you have it. Best time to checkin Sunday is between 11:30 and 12:30. It takes about 3 hours to checkin, and the ship sets sail at 4:30pm. Your ship destination is 'Port of Los Angeles/Long Beach' (adjacent to the Queen Mary Terminal). Seeya Sunday at the ship...  Oct 28 14 11:16 am Link My room number is 8152. Gary, we are next to each other. I am sponsoring/rooming with Jessie and Amber. Please note that Amber would need to switch rooms and stay with models. Oct 28 14 03:01 pm Link We will be in Suite 7347.... (rear of ship in the corner room) Toothpick Ted and Jessica. Oct 28 14 04:18 pm Link I'll be in cabin 8235 with my wife. My two sponsored models Audrey and Elizabeth will be sharing a cabin on Deck 5. Can't wait to meet everybody! Oli Palsson Oct 29 14 04:39 am Link Toothpick Productions wrote: Hey Ted... some more funtimes just like last year amigo... I've got Jessica listed on page one... seeya Nov 2nd in Long Beach... Oct 29 14 04:42 am Link Palssonphoto wrote: Hey Oli... fantastic news dude... I have Elizabeth and Audrey's photos listed on page one... see you and the ladies on Nov 2nd... Oct 29 14 04:49 am Link James Sioux wrote: Dude... you're too close for comfort... Oct 29 14 04:51 am Link UPDATE of attending models... listed Amber (James Sioux's sponsored model) and Tatiana (Bill Lopez's sponsored model). On page one. May have one more surprise model and photographer listed by Wednesday evening... stay tuned...  Oct 29 14 04:54 am Link Toothpick Productions wrote: WHAT?!?!?... so on top of me paying our 'little boat amigo' there $30 for that 5 minute trip... he ALSO got $2 tip money from every guy on the boat?... Oct 29 14 09:25 am Link Select Models wrote: hahaha... No, no... different guy(s). I was running Follow-Up, making sure everyone got off the beach and out onto the boat (leaving the beach). But then there are a couple 'locals' that just stand in the water helping the tourists (US in this case), walk thru the water to the boats, helping them carry their bags and help them up into the boat (from out of the water). So they got a few bucks from me... :-) Oct 29 14 10:59 am Link Room 6152 Empress Deck, Model Lisa. Model Chloe staying in another room. I see our ship is returning from a two week Hawaiian voyage. I was on the little beach boat in '12. I don't remember walking through water. Too many other memories from that trip. I'll zip lock bad the camera and bag my other backpack gear in big trash bag. Gary what did they let us enter the cabins? 4 pm? Oct 29 14 12:45 pm Link Bob-W wrote: Hey Bob... yeah didn't walk thru water here either... jumped off the front of the boat right onto the sand. And HEY... you can actually go to your cabin right after boarding the ship... anytime after 3 is OK... Oct 29 14 01:43 pm Link Toothpick Productions wrote: Yeah we gotta start dressin down like the rest of the Cabo boys... no more Hawaiian shirts and flashy tourist clothes. Those 'beach amigos' spot us from 2 miles away and come running... Oct 29 14 01:47 pm Link My bright green Polo Ralph Lauren shirt might've given them an idea or two that we could afford a few bucks. I'll be wearing my cheapest T-shirt this time. In any case, let's not have another $500 lunch.  Oct 29 14 02:15 pm Link James Sioux wrote: Yeah all those $10 tequila shots times about 2 dozen turned that stop into too much of an expensive 'liquid lunch'... Oct 29 14 02:53 pm Link Select Models wrote: Well, the fact that a BOATLOAD of Super Attractive girls are pulling up, kind of gives it away too!!!! haha Oct 29 14 04:03 pm Link James Sioux wrote: Just another lesson to Carry Extra Dinero!!!! (especially for the photographers covering some of the expenses for their models)!!!! Oct 29 14 04:04 pm Link Toothpick Productions wrote: Well hey now guys and girls... like I said in the original post... photographers really aren't 'required' to cover additional expenses that models incur... but maybe a drink here and there and an in town souvenior would be cool. Oct 29 14 10:17 pm Link I've asked the models I'm sponsoring to check in online to save some time on Sunday. I've already checked in online. It says you can print boarding pass online too. Not sure how to do that..... ********************************************************************************* Never mind, I must've been blind. It's under View Cruise Documents in My Cruise Details. Oct 30 14 12:56 am Link I will be providing the 4 groupshoot itinerary on Sunday, Nov 2nd at the 7pm 'Welcoming Buffet Dinner'. The Friday 1 on 1 shoots are scheduled as follows... shoots are 1 hour long with 40 minutes of actual shooting time (10 minute walk to and 10 minute walk from/this boat is BIG). First 1 on 1 will start at 10am. There will be a 90 minute lunch break from 12:30 to 2pm. The last 1 on 1 will start at 6:30 and end at 7:30, with formal dinner for everyone starting at 8:15. I will be passing out the 1 on 1 shoot schedules to EVERYONE so that all will have a copy, understanding their time slots and who they will be working with thru-out the day. Participating in the 'Friday One on One Shoots' is not a requirement for photographers or models, but participating in the 4 scheduled groupshoots is... If your formal dining time has been set to an earlier time, we will get that changed at guest services, as EVERYONE in this group will have late dining starting at 8:15. We will all be sitting together at two close proximity tables at every evening's formal dinner... Oct 30 14 03:06 am Link Was just informed by Carnival that this cruise SOLD OUT as of October 25th. Beach shooting locations for this cruiseshoot will be the Pacific Ocean side of Cabo (by Brides Beach) and Conchas Chinas in Puerto Vallarta...  Here's a shot of (82 degree ocean water) Conchas Chinas Beach during a previous 'SM Cruiseboat Photoshoot'! Oct 30 14 11:47 am Link I'm in a balcony room 5190 with models Jamie, Yessenia and Emmy. Need to work out a swap so the models have the room and I am with another photographer... Oct 30 14 12:11 pm Link Any last minute people who need a model to sponsor I'll be back in Cali from Cabo Sat. and only live 30 min. from port. I just uploaded my newest pic unedited taken here in Cabo today  . Its hot Here!!Oct 30 14 03:06 pm Link FYI I'm in ocean suite 6176. That would have been handy to somehow get rooms near each other, oh well. Oct 31 14 12:02 pm Link Time falls back one hour on Sunday. Oct 31 14 02:25 pm Link Folks, I've been absent from the forum for some time due to work travel but I’m so ready for a break. 2 days to go!! I am looking forward to meeting everyone. For those of you I don’t know yet, look for a FR from me, if I can find you on this forum. Otherwise, feel free to send me one. My cell number is 949.433.2247. Gwen and I are in 8160. James and Gary, the three of us are right below the pool deck. I had a similar cabin once before and got some unsolicited early morning wake up calls from people shuffling the deck chairs right above. Maybe it’s a good thing, will wake me up for some sunrise pics. Probably not. I’m sure I’ll sleep through it. Oct 31 14 02:45 pm Link Hal Ballenger wrote: Unfortunately for me, I like a certain room style and there are Literally on 2 of those room Per Level... (the rear-corner rooms). So it made it hard to match up with all the other folks... Oct 31 14 03:29 pm Link Hey Ted... funtimes last year with all 3 of those cuties (Michelle/Marissa/Jessica)... with Michelle (on left in my avatar)... and DUDE... thanks for taken that pic of me in Cabo with camera in hand on the beach... love it!... Oct 31 14 05:09 pm Link Hal Ballenger wrote: Your room is near mine. I'm on same side, same floor near front stairway. Oct 31 14 06:03 pm Link Toothpick Productions wrote: I am soooo envious of Ted!! This time I want a picture with all the models. Oct 31 14 07:40 pm Link Bob-W wrote: Yeah like Bill is 'king of no communication'... Oct 31 14 11:25 pm Link You would be surprised at how many models said they would go, then dropped out without letting me know. That chewed up a lot of time as I thought I had a confirmed model, a few times. I finally tightened up my speed of communication needed in order to find someone who would actually be going. I almost brought another model as well. But then her speed of communication was too slow and the ship sold out. I will be in room 6230 Nov 01 14 08:44 am Link What a perfect start to the weekend.. My boys U12 team wins their first game, and all my travel docs are in order. Now just chilling by the pool while my laundry finishes. To the airport at 5am...See ev1 on board. Nov 01 14 12:47 pm Link 24 hours to go! Check your checklist--don't forget anything important--can be expensive &/or inconvenient. Nov 01 14 05:30 pm Link E WALTER LEWIS wrote: I'm still packing! Got the gear packed. Now let's see if there is room for my clothing. Nov 01 14 07:54 pm Link FFantastique wrote: Thanks JT. Maybe we'll see you on the next one. Nov 01 14 07:55 pm Link Have fun everyone and be sure to bring a lot of sunblock, very hot!! Nov 01 14 08:29 pm Link |
... OMG!... that guy took us to the cleaners... 
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... didn't get his model listing until a week before the cruise. When we run into Bill... lets all pour our drinks over his head... 
