Oct 31, 2013 - JCCC4: 2 Thrilling Updates
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 17:01:59
Subject: JCCC4: 2 Thrilling Updates
From: JoCo Cruise Crazy Booking
Ahoy ahoy,
HAPPY HALLOWEEN SEA MONKEYS. Boo. We have two very spooky announcements for you today.
First, let out a ghoulish cackle for THE BENS OF THRILLING ADVENTURE HOUR:
We're excited to announce one more addition to our already chock-full-of-awesome roster of entertainers: Ben Acker and Ben Blacker from Thrilling Adventure Hour. In case you don't know, Thrilling Adventure Hour is a staged show in the style of old-time radio that is also a podcast on the Nerdist network. Ben and Ben are the creators and writers, and they've agreed to come up with something specially written for our cruise, to be performed by a cast made up of our other performers. A murder cruise musical? A madcap, hilarious pageant of nautical history? Who knows! While we were unable bring the whole cast of talented Workjuice Players, Paul F. Tompkins is an indispensable regular at these shows, so we've got that going for us. John Hodgman has guest-starred many times, and Paul and Storm, and even wee little Jonathan Coulton have been allowed to say some words on stage sometimes. We're big fans of what the Bens do, and we know they're going to make something unique and wonderful. So welcome aboard Bens! And enjoy, Sea monkeys: now you can go on a cruise vacation, not snorkle, and still get... yup... you know what I'm going to say... THE BENS.
Second, let your inner planning werewolf bare his teeth because WE HAVE MORE HOTEL INFO:
Renaissance Fort Lauderdale Cruise Port Hotel
Well, you guys are pretty crazy; you essentially bought up all our rooms at the Embassy Suites the day we announced them. On the one hand, that's quite impressive; on the other hand, it's frustrating for the many folks who couldn't get rooms in time.
As such, we have been working for the past couple weeks to get new hotel rooms available to you. We can now announce the following new hotel information:
We now have a block of rooms available to us at the Renaissance on the nights of Friday, February 21 and Saturday, February 22 for a discounted rate of $259 per night (plus taxes and fees) for single- through quad-occupancy. Rooms are single-King bed or two Queen beds. Daily parking is available ($25 self-park, $30 valet), and long-term parking while on the cruise is available for $10 per day.
The Renaissance Fort Lauderdale Cruise Port Hotel is less than ½ mile from the Embassy Suites (Google Maps says it's an 8 minute walk); so you can still easily come hang out with the larger group of Sea Monkeys at the Embassy Suites if you wish; in addition to the general informal gathering, the Embassy Suites has a nightly 2-hour open bar (with cocktails, beer, wine, soft drinks and light snacks) from 5:30-7:30 pm; non-Embassy guests may join for only $20.
To book at the Renaissance Fort Lauderdale Cruise Port Hotel at the JCCC4 Sea Monkey $259/night rate:
- Book online via this link: http://bit.ly/JCCC4Renaissance
- Call Renaissance reservations at (800) 468-3571; tell them you are with the "Joco Cruise Crazy group"
Shuttle service is also available via Quick and Safe (954-234-7856) for the following travel legs:
- FLL to Renaissance - $15 per person
- Renaissance to cruise port - $6 per person
- Cruise Port to FLL - $15 per person
Embassy Suites Fort Lauderdale - UPDATE
The Embassy Suites has just made an additional small number of rooms available on Saturday, March 1 at the existing JCCC4 discounted rate of $239 per night. Get 'em while they're hot.
Otherwise, as of this writing, there are no more rooms available at the Embassy Suites at the JCCC4 rate on any nights. The hotel is completely booked on Feb. 21 and 22; there are some rooms available at the hotel on Feb. 18, 19 and 20 at their standard rates (which vary according to room type).