[Nfbf-l] Get Ready NFBF!!! National ConventionOrlandomanyyearsto come!!!

[Bill Kociaba]

hopefully next time
Bill Kociaba
CRUISEONE
Bill at Ycruise.com
954 227 7772 or Toll Free 877 227 7775
7600 Wiles Rd, Coral Springs, FL 33067
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com>
To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2011 7:18 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Get Ready NFBF!!! National 
ConventionOrlandomanyyearsto come!!!


> Bill, I agree with you. President Clinton stayed in the Shingle Creek 
> hotel when he was in Orlando, as have other dignitaries. The price of food 
> is high, but International Drive with eating places in all price ranges is 
> just minutes away. For some reason, my two children and I ate in the hotel 
> quite a bit even though we had a car and could go to I drive any time we 
> wanted to. The food was good though. Publix is also right across the 
> street and we did take advantage of that as well. There are things that 
> can be done. Certainly got a lot of walking in. Sorry we didn't get to 
> meet.
>
> Sherri
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bill Kociaba" <williamkociaba at comcast.net>
> To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2011 1:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Get Ready NFBF!!! National Convention 
> Orlandomanyyearsto come!!!
>
>
>> Overall the hotel is a very impressive place.  Not really hard to get 
>> around other than the lobby.  I found when the lobby was quiet my dog and 
>> I did pretty well but during rush hour with a thousand kains tapping it 
>> was pretty diffacult to be sure of where I was.  Very easy to get turned 
>> around.  Once one is out of the lobby either in the area headed to the 
>> convention center or the lower lobby its pretty clear.
>> I have to put in my two cents about the comments that were made about the 
>> high cost of food.  This is a very high end resort and if we were paying 
>> the normal room rate I am going to guess many of us would not be staying 
>> there. The food and drink pricing was very high when you are talking 
>> about a place with $63.00 rooms but pretty much in line with a resort 
>> taht normally would charge $150.00-$200.00++ per night.It wasn't cheap 
>> but I can't complain about the quality of anything I had.  Food was good, 
>> drinks were strong and the staff was as helpful as you choose to let them 
>> be.
>> I would think with a group as large as the NFB there are members spread 
>> all over the US and it would probably be nicer for many if it did 
>> alternate between the east and west coasts.  However since I am in south 
>> Fl. the likelyhood of me returning in the future is much higher with it 
>> being up the road in Orlando.
>>
>>
>> Bill Kociaba
>> CRUISEONE
>> Bill at Ycruise.com
>> 954 227 7772 or Toll Free 877 227 7775
>> 7600 Wiles Rd, Coral Springs, FL 33067
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Holly" <hbeanie at gmail.com>
>> To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2011 12:40 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Get Ready NFBF!!! National Convention Orlandomany 
>> yearsto come!!!
>>
>>
>>>I spoke to a lot of people at this convention, many were telling me, that
>>> the price of the hotel and airline tickets determine if they go to the
>>> convention or not.  Not so much as to where it is held. Many don't leave 
>>> the
>>> hotel.
>>> It will all work out. Several people, this morning were asking me if the
>>> conventions would be held in this hotel each year. Overall, the member 
>>> ship
>>> seemed to like it here. We have 2 years to look at this convention and 
>>> see
>>> what worked and what would have worked better before we have to do it 
>>> again.
>>>
>>>
>>> Holly
>>>
>>> On Jul 9, 2011 12:18 PM, "Jim Ellsworth" <jellsworth1 at tampabay.rr.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Denise,
>>>
>>> I was okay with the original schedule of 2011, 13, 15 and 17 and 
>>> hopefully
>>> going to different states in between.  We haven't been out to the 
>>> Pacific
>>> coast since 1996.  People really like going to new places.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Jim
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
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>>> Of Denise Valkema
>>> Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2011 12:03 PM
>>>
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