2012 Cruises
Be sure to visit our registration page for details on how you can join us on one of our 2012 SQL Cruises.
January 28, 2012 – Miami and Eastern Caribbean – 7 Days
Our first cruise of 2012 will find us on the newest ship in Norwegian Cruise Line’s fleet – the Norwegian Epic. While we are still working
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on building the itinerary and session list, we do know that we’ll be joined by Aaron Bertrand, SQL Server MVP and Technical Evangelist for SQL Sentry our partner again in SQL Cruise for 2012! We will also have presentations by both Tim Ford and Brent Ozar and are currently in discussion with other SQL Server MVPs to join us as presenters. Staterooms are as low as $629 per person. Cost for training and materials for this week-long SQL Cruise is $895. So for less than $1500 you can receive top-tier training by the leaders in the SQL Server Community, fine dining and accommodations on the most modern cruise ship on the Earth, relaxing downtime, and valuable one-on-one time with peers and industry leaders. Skills are built in classes – problems are solved in networking. Speaking of networking, nightly activities will vary based on what the ship’s offering; and Norwegian Epic definitely has a variety of options from karoke and live jazz to Blue Man Group! We will also still provide our own flavor of entertainment and excitement with our sponsored networking events.
Ship Itinerary for our 2012 Epic SQL Cruise
Three days at sea on this itinerary means that we can provide three days of SQL Server and professional development training and allow our Cruisers to enjoy three days devoted to relaxation, networking, and unwinding from the demanding world of data centers, late night and weekend emergent issues, and all the trappings of life in the world of database administration and development. Be sure to visit our registration page for details on how you can join us on one of our 2012 SQL Cruises.
May 26, 2012 – Seattle to Alaska – 7 Days
We enjoyed our first Alaskan SQL Cruise so much in 2011 we’re going back. Weather was sunny and in the 80s every single day. The
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only chills we felt were when we cruised the area around Glacier Bay, AK. We depart Seattle on 5/26/2012 en route to Ketchikan, Skagway, Juneau, and Victoria aboard the Norwegian Jewel. Book your cruise through Norwegian – rooms are as low as $729 per person. Cost for training and materials for this week-long SQL Cruise is $895. Imagine scenic vistas, entertaining nights, adventurous days, AND the same training you’ve come to expect from SQL Cruise for as little as $230 a day. You’re not going to get that from any land-based training options of equal caliber if you need to include travel costs in your training plans.
Nightly activities assuredly include fine food, great conversations, amazing sunsets, and great SQL Cruise team-building events. It could simply mean time alone with your family to unwind in your stateroom.
Join us in our dedicated training center on board the Norwegian Jewel for training during the two dedicated days at sea as well as on the final morning of our voyage before arriving at Victoria, BC. Joining Tim and Brent as presenters on this SQL Cruise will be Jeremiah Peschka, SQL Server MVP and Kendra Little, MCM – both veteran technical presenters at numerous SQL Saturdays , PASS Summits, and also our first SQL Cruise in Alaska in 2011. We will also have guest speakers that we’re currently in discussions with but you can be assured of nothing less than prime SQL Server and Professional Development training in the best classroom on the planet.
Be sure to visit our registration page for details on how you can join us on one of our 2012 SQL Cruises.
How to Book the Cruise(s) of Your Choice
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First and foremost, don’t delay. We structured SQL Cruise around the desire to boost the value of networking by keeping class sizes at only 15 Cruisers. This allows us to get personal with our Cruisers – to understand their issues and they’re strengths because on a SQL Cruise everyone learns from everyone else.
To keep costs low and make things simple for everyone, Cruisers are responsible for their own cruise ship booking. Norwegian Cruise Lines and SQL Cruise make this really easy for you. Contact our dedicated Personal Cruise Consultant at Norwegian Cruise Lines, secure your stateroom, then work with us to secure your training. All the details can be found on our registration page.
Your company might not pay for the cruise, but odds are they’ll cover your training – this is some of the least expensive advanced SQL Server training around. You can pay with Paypal or check. You only have to pay for people who are attending the training – if you’re bringing your spouse and kids, we don’t need to know, but they’re welcome and encouraged to participate in evening activities with all the Cruisers.
Once all this registration business is out of the way we can get on with the fun and training even before we leave port. You’ll be given access to the Cruiser-only forum that allows you, your fellow cruisers, and your trainers to get a chance to know one another before ever getting on the ship. It allows us to build training that fits well with the cruisers and we find it creates a great foundation for the networking and dialogue that is so important to each cruise.
