Summit 2016: The Blog & Snaps

Did you know that our communications/social media chair took a stab at a daily event blog on the Area 9 website? Did you know there were pictures uploaded to Facebook almost every day? If you didn’t, you should check out the fun and activities of Summit 2016: The...

The Ocean Journey – Day 6

Liberty of the Seas has given lots of people many firsts in their lives. Today was a first for thirty ringers and around fifty passengers – a handbell concert on a cruise ship! Today was the last day of Summit 2016. We all gathered in the conference center knowing it...

The Ocean Journey – Day 5

Today was the first day back to being only at sea and getting ringers back into rehearsal at Summit 2016. Rehearsals began at 9:00 am in the conference center on deck two all the way forward. I arrived closer to 8:10 am to help my fellow board members get the bells...

The Ocean Journey – Day 4

It is almost impossible to believe that Summit 2016 is more than halfway through after today. At least today found us in Jamaica! The Liberty of the Seas docked around 7:45 am with blue skies overhead. Falmouth port has a pier allowing for everyone to come and go as...

The Ocean Journey – Day 3

Day three aboard the Liberty of the Seas found us at the port of Grand Cayman, but it also found us with a deluge of rain. While a little water never hurt anyone, this was no ordinary morning shower. Our ship pulled into port around 10:30 am; and by noontime, there...