Worldwide Sober Adventures Offers Great Sober Vacations February 27, 2009
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Worldwide Sober Adventures (WSAT), the first adventure travel tour company dedicated to providing excellent experiences for people in recovery, launched at the Adventures in Travel Expo in Los Angeles, February 14 and 15 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
Worldwide Sober Adventures’ will offer sober adventure travelers distinctive itineraries in unusual destinations with the added benefit of being hosted by a team of professional committed to a sober lifestyle. Eric Humbert, himself a recovering alcoholic, was inspired to create Worldwide Sober Adventures when he discovered that tour operators who could cater to sober travelers’ needs for a supportive, alcohol-free environment on adventure travel trips were not available.
Mr. Humbert is also fluent in Spanish, Portuguese, English and Visaya (a dialect of the Southern Philippines), and brings his personal passion for authentic travel and connection with cultures and nature to the design of Worldwide Sober Adventures’ trips.
Mr. Humbert spent 2008 building his sober travel itineraries and the upcoming itineraries include:
- Mexico- “The Mayan Experience”
- Mexico- ” The Mayan Experience- for Overeaters
- Puerto Rico- ” A Caribbean Latino Experience”
- Grand Canyon- “Rafting the Grand Canyon- A Natural High”
- Santa Fe/ Taos New Mexico- ” Cultures of the American South West”
The company will offer a range of 5 -10 day trips for people who do not drink alcohol or take drugs. Group sizes will be small, ensuring that guests committed to recovery are cared for and that each itinerary provides unique experiences, with a blend of cultural, physical and nature elements. Participants are required to have 90 days of sobriety.
Although these are sober trips, spouses and children are welcome and encouraged as long as they accept the no alcohol/drugs policy.
For more information visit: www.soberworldtravel.com or call1-877-85-SOBER.
Sober Vacations From Sober Celebrations February 4, 2009
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You bet there’s fun in recovery! Especially when you’re talking about SoberCelebrations.com, a website dedicated to spotlighting sober vacation options. Cost effective, luxurious and most importantly, drug and alcohol free, Sober Celebrations creates vacations that cater to individuals that are in recovery, or simply want to experience a sober vacation.
In 2001, the website, www.SoberCelebrations.com was built as a labor of love so folks could go on vacation knowing fellowship would be onboard when they arrived. The 1st annual fall cruise in 2002 had 54 attendees. In 2005, 200 cruisers got onboard the mega ship, Mariner of the Seas for a fabulous cruise and 12 Step History Conference.
In 2006, 130 cruisers were fortunate enough to get Sober Celebrations cabins onboard the Inaugural Halloween Sailing of Freedom of the Seas, the largest cruise ship in the world. Members of Sober Celebrations had staterooms before most people ever heard of this ship and for the 2nd year in a row, Gratitude Cruise attendees won one of the ship’s awards for best group costume!
The Gratitude Cruise is Sober Celebration’s trademarked cruise which follows the guidelines from General Service for Conference, Conventions and Round Ups while vacationing in the general population. This venture is neither affiliated nor endorsed by Alcoholics Anonymous but the Gratitude Cruise identifies cruises of quality and gives the company the greatest flexibility as a Cruise Line International Association member to negotiate for the group, and take it on any ship, any time, any place keeping the goals of privacy and quality, and cost effectiveness as its top priorities.
The itinerary for each trip is different. Onboard arrangements for locations, times, equipment, etc. are made via email with the ship long before anyone arrives. Meetings are created around ship board events and port visits in order to give the greatest vacation flexibility. Each itinerary is included in the Welcome Aboard packet attendees receive at the gathering on the first day of the cruise.
The time, location, and other details of many 12 step meeting are listed in a portable schedule which folds easily into name tags. While registration is mandatory, participation in any and all events is optional. Book your sober vacation online today at www.SoberCelebrations.com
