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The Florida Turnpike (Sun Pass Lane) - Video

The Florida Turnpike is one of the nicer such roads I've driven. The route serves the main artery of tourist travel from Miami to just north of Orlando. Although I-95 runs parallel to it and costs nothing, I choose to use it because of the steady flow of rest-stops complete with gas and food. The Turnpike likes to use the motto "The Less Stress Way," and there is some truth to that. The only aggravation I've ever experienced is the sometimes confusing layout of the parking lots. Unlike some toll roads, the service plazas are in the middle of the north and southbound lanes, so everything is designed around an essentially circular traffic pattern. In plazas where construction is underway, especially at night, you can easily miss where to turn for the gas station or parking.

One feature common to most toll roads is an automated toll collection system. Called Sun Pass, there is a device which you can place on your windshield which is scanned by select toll booth lanes. This allows you to move through without stopping. The video included here shows both entering and passing through one such Sun Pass lane.

Traveling with kids as I will be this October (2016) having service plazas are a plus when shuttling kids in and out of bathrooms and eating a meal or two. Plus the absolute certainty of where I can count on fuel lets me plan my drive so I can blaze out of state of Florida quickly. Not that I honestly want to leave having just been on a cruise.

Royal Caribbean chooses new lead marketing agency.

Several months after parting ways with J. Walter Thompson, Royal Caribbean selected Mullen Lowe to assume the mantle of lead agency. This leaves the media component of the cruise lines marketing yet to be decided but Mullen Lowe has its in-house group in the mix. Mullen Lowe is a freshly minted combination of two agencies which exist under the larger Interpublic Group of companies.

Mullen Lowe will guide a marketing strategy which has not created as infectious or effective a theme of the 90s and early 2000s. The traditional tagline of “Like No Vacation on Earth” remains, but little tried in the last ten years has matched the popularity and cachet of Iggy Pop’s “Lust for Life” and “Just Get Out There” tagline. Bringing back the Iggy Pop tune likely isn’t in the works given royalties and the iffy nature of the songs lyrics and subject. Most agencies coming onboard with a company will have an idea they have presented to the client so what the new marketing theme is may be known soon.

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Oasis of Dreams Rehearsals - The Royal Caribbean Fan Blog.

When the ocming of Oasis of the Seas was announced to the world, one of the first features highlighted was the Aqua Theater. Situated at the very end of the ship, the seating bowl spills outward from the end of Boardwalk. The Aqua Theater hosts more unique features in one location than most new cruise ships do through their entire design. As the name implies the theater is centered around a large diving pool. Three tiers of diving platforms flank the pool on two sides. A trampoline emerges from the adjacent stage and adds a different dimension to what the show offers. A "fly gallery" allows actors to fly into and out of the area, even emerging from under the water. Under the water are three stage platforms. These rise above the water to allow for the entire stage space to be used or sink quietly for dramatic effect.

In our video here, you see the Aqua Theater from a deck ten stateroom balcony over Boardwalk. The cast is rehearsing a few hours before a show. The video screens were being replaced on this cruise so you might notice they are missing from the right side of the theater house. As a people watcher this view was one of the attractions of the cabin. Love Royal Caribbean?

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With headlines about Haitian boat people protesting local elections by blocking Royal Caribbean ships from docking at Labadee, I thought I would bump our VLOG about the port to the front of the line. Check it out and join our community to share your reviews and experiences at Labadee!

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