SUMMER 2023: FAMILIES WELCOME!
7-Night Cruise TO greece and croatia
out of venice, italy
on royal caribbean’s explorer of the seas 
july 30-August 6, 2023

ITINERARY:

• Sunday, July 30: Depart Venice
• Monday, July 31: Split, Croatia
• Tuesday, August 1: Cruising at Sea
• Wednesday, August 2: Athens, Greece
• Thursday, August 3: Santorini, Greece
• Friday, August 4: Cruising at Sea
• Saturday, August 5: Dubrovnik, Croatia
• Sunday, August 6: Arrive Venice

GROUP: 30 adult participants maximum, children welcome

COST: Starts at $1550 per person for a double occupancy, interior stateroom. (Third and fourth guests in a stateroom begin at $999 per person when in a quadruple occupancy, interior stateroom.) We are happy to provide quotes for families of any size, single occupancy staterooms, stateroom upgrades, or other configurations. Payment in full is due by April 25, 2023. 

INCLUDED: Your retreat includes lodging aboard the ship, meals, taxes and fees, coffee and tea, exclusive Beth Woolsey group events, and a few fun little surprises.

YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN FOR: 1. Transportation to/from the retreat. 2. Shore excursions in port. 3. Lodging prior to and after the event. 4. Soda, alcohol, and other beverage purchases. Beverage packages are available for purchase prior to sailing. 5. Gratuities. Royal Caribbean charges $16 per person per day in gratuities which go to your room steward and dining servers. You can pay this fee up front or they can bill you at the end of your cruise.

ADDITIONAL OPTIONS and OPTIONAL ADDITIONS:

• Travel Insurance. In these uncertain times, we do suggest purchasing travel insurance. It is usually fairly inexpensive and a number of companies offer it online. Our travel agent can also assist you with this.
• Room Upgrades. If you’d like to upgrade from an interior stateroom to an ocean view stateroom, balcony, or suite, say the word and we’ll get you a quote!
• Connecting Rooms. 
• Flights. Our travel agent is happy to assist you with booking a flight at a nominal fee of $35 per ticket.
• Ground Transporation. Our travel agent is happy to assist you with ground transporation to and from the cruise ship.
• Hotel. Our travel agent is happy to assist you with hotel arrangements. Due to flight delays and cancelations, we recommend arriving in Venice at least one day ahead of the cruise departure. 
• Something else you’d like? Please let us know! You may or may not have heard our travel agent is happy to assist you. 😉 

HOW TO REGISTER: Contact Beth Woolsey at beth@bethwoolsey.com. Put CRUISE RETREAT in the subject line. Include as much info as you have–YOUR NAME, which cruise date you’d like to attend, roommate info, any upgrades or options you need, and other preferences or concerns. 

Looking forward to seeing your face, friends,

A BRIEF BACKGROUND ON RETREATS

So. We here at BethWoolsey.com (which is Just Me, Beth Woolsey, plus whoever else I can drag into my orbit) have, FOR YEARS, offered small retreats specializing in COMMUNITY, INCLUSION, and TAKING A FREAKING BREAK from lives that are often relentless and overwhelming. We’ve done these primarily in our own backyard on the Oregon Coast, and we expanded to international retreats to Tuscany, Italy in 2019 with plans for more in 2020 (HAHAHAHAHAHA!). Then, like the rest of the world, we took a 2+ year hiatus. And we (I) have been trying to figure out FOR MONTHS how to add retreats–life-giving, people-building, love-mongering retreats–back into the schedule in a way that’s healthy and responsible given the current environment. Locking everyone into a house, even on the expansive, GORGEOUS Oregon Coast where we could become delightful superspreaders seemed Less Than Ideal, especially without a reliable way to verify infection status. So I was flummoxed. As eager to open retreats as I was reluctant.

But then! Then. Then I went on a lovely Alaskan cruise in July 2022. A cruise where medical protocols are updated as new information is available. A cruise where the food is beautiful and plentiful. A cruise where the scenery is extraordinary. A cruise where the adults-only pool, hot tub, and bar area is serene and where I can excel at my Best Talent which is Butt Sitting. And I thought, THIS! This, please! We can gather where all these wonderful things are arranged. And if this is an outcome of the After Times–that I thought out of the box for new ways to commune together–then I am here for it. Let’s do this.