Hallmark Christmas Cruise Sail 2
​WOW, where do I even begin? 2024 was such an amazing year for Hallmark and their stars. So many events and so many new movies that came out with some of our favorite stars and some new to Hallmark stars. Well MY STORY must begin with The First Ever Hallmark Cruise. When they first announced Sail 1, some things are quite a blur...well, so, so many people were on a waiting list that yes they ended up having a Sail 2. (Not Sure but I had read somewhere that there were 60,000 people on a waiting list...if this is True I suppose I should consider myself extremely lucky I made it on Sail 2). Myself, my daughter and my sister ended up on Sail 2. It was August of 2023 when our planning, our shopping, our conversations all began. We had a whole 15 months to plan and believe me though it was so far in the future the anticipation was overwhelming, but the time did arrive. (Sigh of relief...lol) My daughter is very good at planning and all our events, movie premiere, photo with the stars, everything was set to go, mostly of course at a lot of events things are always subject to change, but everything still worked out even though there were a couple of things I would have liked to have done but didn't get the chance to~the PJ party and the silent disco.But all in all it was my perfect vacation~~my Hallmark Love Story. The Celebrities on our ship are My Loves and being on this Cruise with my daughter and sister made my heart real happy. I met a lot of these celebrities at #ChristmasConKS, so I was already so happy. And not long into our Journey on the ship we ran into Jonathan Bennett and Tyler Hynes, so we were already off to a great start.
​DAY 1::: Boarding the Ship, Ornament Exchange, Tree Lighting Sail-ebration, Tyler Hynes Bootshot...
​TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY
The photos and video in this section are all from the first day of the Cruise...people are always asking so many questions about the cruises, thought I would share our experiences.
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Pro photos by Sixthman, top photos are the ones they did for us for FREE...
​To the right are photos from Tyler's Bootshot get together--so, so crowded. Jonathan and Wes were there, assuming they were doing some sort of recording....
​Us with celebrities and a couple people we met and us around and about the ship, GOOD TIMES...
​DAY 2::: Paul Freeman, Erin Cahill's husband singing ;Sing A Long with Erin, Sarah, Nikki and Ben ; Photo Op Day ; Three Wiser Men Premiere ;Three Wiser Men Panel.
​Arrival Day and our first run into celebrities. Ran into Jonathan Bennett and Tyler Hynes while they were coming off the Elevator.
​Tree Lighting Sail-ebration
​OUR SHIP
​GOODIES received and sites around the ship, there was so much to see...
​Towards the end of the videos Taylor Cole came up from behind the audience and into the audience dancing.
DAY 3::: Day in the Bahamas, then back on the ship for Finding Mr. Shipmas and later in the evening having the Christmas Ball with the Celebrities...
​ The Christmas Ball and watching Jaymes Vaughn Jonathan's husband perform was one of the highlights for me.
​ This night was just full of so much emotion from everyone. Everyone spoke saying how much or what this Cruise meant to them.
​DAY 4:::: Festive Feud-this was a lot of fun and Jonathan is such a great host. Tyler's mom Betty and Wes mom Peggy both participated.
​Jonathan Bennett, Tyler Hynes, Wes Brown, Taylor Cole, Erin Cahill and Sarah Drew.
​Photos Sixthman Took
​ What a trip it was. I am so grateful that I had this opportunity to share this incredible vacation, Cruise, trip and experience with my daughter and my sister and with all these incredible Hallmark stars that we see on our TV Screen everyday. All of them were Great to be around. And all of the events that we attended were awesome. Loved every minute of it.
​ In closing I'd just like to say if and when you get the chance to meet these celebrities PLEASE be kind and considerate, they work hard to bring to us the best experience they possibly can. And if they could they would stay and take photos and sign autographs, but they are on a tight schedule and do the best they can. They deserve that type of respect...shoot I tried for Erin Cahill like 3 times and never did get a photo, but I never did get mad, I understood and I wasn't pushy or over bareing, I just smiled and enjoyed what was in front of me.