Itinerary
The Real Estate Guys™ 10th Annual Investor Summit at Sea™
Are you ready for an absolutely AMAZING week of fun, sun, friendships, travel, education and networking? Then join The Real Estate Guys™ and our FABULOUS FACULTY on the 10th Annual Investor Summit at Sea™!!!
After 9 previous Summits, we’ve got this thing pretty well dialed. Of course, with a high percentage of repeat attendees, we always like to change things up. And we never know what great speaker, interesting topic or fun activity will come up at the last minute – so our itinerary is always subject to change at the whims of our creative genius.
However, once you’re signed up, we’ll send you updates, reminders and helpful tips to help make sure your Summit experience is one that you’ll remember forever! Hint: Get lots of rest before this trip – and allow a day or two afterward to recover. Yeah, it’s THAT fun. 
So let’s take a look at what we planned for 2012!
Thursday, March 29th
You need to find your way to sunny Orlando Florida, the East Coast home of Mickey Mouse and a ton of other very fun things to see and do – especially if you have kids (or are a kid at heart!). You may want to come in early or stay late, but the important thing is to get checked in to our group hotel on this evening. Your Summit registration includes your hotel stay tonight and tomorrow night. Be sure to get in early so you can get rested and ready for…
Friday, March 30th
Rise and shine! You’ll enjoy an early welcome breakfast and a FULL day of land based classes in the hotel. Breakfast, the classes and all materials are included in your registration, as is your hotel room for this evening. But don’t get too attached to your room because tomorrow…
Saturday, March 31st
We’re up and at ‘em early again! You’ll enjoy another delicious hotel breakfast on us, followed by our last set of land-based class sessions. Since Orlando is inland, it’s very difficult to get a cruise ship in there. So, after checking out of the hotel, you’ll join our other Summiteers as we shuttle off to Port Canaveral where we’ll board the brand new Carnival Dream.
After being in awe as you board this AMAZING ship, you’ll settle into your stateroom and prepare to be our guest at a private Welcome Aboard reception. Then, you’ll be up to the ship’s dining room where you’ll be treated to your first of many decadent meals on board! After dinner, you’ll be VERY tempted to stay up late exploring the ship, which we encourage you to do, but don’t stay out too late because the next day is…
Sunday, April 1st
Our first full day of classes at sea! While the other passengers play shuttle board and compete in the hairiest chest contest, you’ll be feasting your brain on great real estate investing ideas served up by our fabulous faculty. Afterwards, you’ll head back to your stateroom to primp and prep for formal night! If you’ve sailed with us at least once in the last 9 years, you’re invited to our annual and infamous pre-dinner Alumni Party, featuring Jorge Buccio and “the band”. If you’ve seen the movie Big Daddy with Adam Sandler, then you’ve seen Jorge. But if you’ve never sailed with The Real Estate Guys™ before, then you don’t know Jorge.
While the Alumni are busy partying, first time Summiteers can explore the many features of the Dream before we all meet up for dinner. But don’t worry, before the Summit is over, you’ll find out all about Jorge and “the band” – including the band’s name.
After dinner, it’s your turn to show off your fancy threads and flash your pearly whites for our Annual Summit at Sea™ group photo! For the late night crowd, there will undoubtedly be a variety of opportunities to explore the ship and hang out with fellow Summiteers. It wouldn’t be a surprise if Jorge & “the band” have taken over a lounge for some late night shenanigans. In fact, you can probably count on it.
Monday, April 2nd
Cozumel! But not until 10 am, so we’ll have early morning classes and breakout sessions. Hey, it’s a big part of why you’re coming right? But all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, so once we wrap up our on board sessions, we’ll jump off the ship (it’s a figure of speech) and head to the beach for The Real Estate Guys™ optional beach party. Optional means you don’t have to come. It also means it costs extra. But it’s a GREAT way to spend a day having fun in the sun hanging out with the faculty and your fellow Summiteers. And it’s your chance to test your jet-ski mettle against “the Wayniac” Wayne Palmer! (And you thought Robert Kiyosaki named him the Wayniac because of his creative real estate brain!).
When the day is done, we get back on board to shower, eat, and slather our bodies with Aloe Vera. No doubt a few brave souls will test their late night endurance while the ship powers on to the next stop, but save some strength because tomorrow is…
Tuesday, April 3rd
Belize! This is The Real Estate Guys™ FAVORITE Caribbean destination – and we’ve gotten to be quite expert on it. So to show off how smart we are, we have an optional (remember what that means) real estate field trip shore excursion. When you join us, you’ll get up early and meet the “away team” and we’ll disembark together. Then we’ll tender (take a small boat) to the dock and your tour guide will unroll the treasure map. Soon you’ll be off in search of Caribbean real estate riches! But don’t worry, we bring timeshare sales repellant. In fact, nothing is for sale and no salespeople will bother you. Our field trips are solely educational. Of course, you’re certain to meet several people who’d love to do business with you, but none of that happens on the trip.
PLEASE NOTE: This field trip always sells out. So if you REALLY want to go (and why wouldn’t you?), be sure to register EARLY for the Summit AND include a note that you want to go in the field trip. Seats are assigned in the order by which you signed up, so EARLIER IS BETTER if you want to be sure there’s space for you.
When you get back on the ship you’ll be excited (and tired!). So you’ll get back to your stateroom and have a chance to catch your breath. Then off to enjoy another delightful dining experience at our group dinner. You won’t want to miss any meals (though it’s doubtful you’ll ever be hungry!) because it’s where you’ll have some of the best opportunities for those priceless casual conversations with the faculty and your fellow Summiteers.
By now, you’ll have a lots of new friends and if you haven’t yet, you’ll probably find yourself up into the wee hours talking, laughing and getting to know everyone. It’s like a luxurious summer camp for adults. But if you have kids, Camp Carnival makes it like a luxurious summer camp for kids. And if you have teens, they’ll have the most amazing week of their lives – but get ready! They may catch the investing bug and want to come back to the Summit every year!
Wednesday, April 4th
Isla Roatan! This is another late arrival port, but you won’t be sleeping in! Our faculty will have TONS of content, so we’ll have classes first thing in the morning before giving you the day off to explore this lovely little island. Roatan was one of the most popular ports of our 8th Annual Summit, and you’re surely going to enjoy it. Just be sure to wear lots of sunscreen and stay hydrated. Margaritas don’t count.
Back on the ship in the evening, you’ll enjoy yet another tasty meal while continuing to build the personal relationships so many alumni have come to treasure as the most valuable benefit of attending each year’s Summit.
Thursday, April 5th
Costa Maya! Our fourth and final port. This will be your last chance to find that perfect entry for the Ugliest Souvenir contest at the local shops located near the ship. Having been to all of these ports before – and having a gigantic faculty with tons to teach you – we decided to open up this day for even MORE classes on the ship!!! Not that Costa Maya isn’t a nice place, but it’s probably #4 on our list of four ports. And we’re guessing your coming more for the education and networking then for sight seeing, so classes it is!
After a day of filling our brains up with more good ideas, that evening we’ll fill up our bellies at another fabulous dinner in the dining room (with a little twist…you’ll see). Each night you’ll meet a fresh group of new friends (yes, we shuffle everyone around each night) -no wallflowers on this Summit! Like Cheers (if you’re old enough to remember the old TV show) everyone will know your name…
After dinner, the night owls will once again gather for late night fun and camaraderie – and our infamous “Jam in your Jammies”. Yes, it’s just like it sounds: a pajama party into the wee hours of the night. So be sure to pack publicly presentable PJ’s!
By now, you’re already feeling nostalgic because you know it’s coming to an end after one more day…
Friday, April 6th
Classes at sea! This is our LAST day together and we still have a lot to do! After our morning session, you’ll be in the live studio audience as The Real Estate Guys™ and our fabulous faculty record a commemorative episode of the #1 most downloaded real estate podcast on iTunes. Afterwards, we’ll share our best ideas and action plans as we wind down the 10th Annual Investor Summit at Sea™. Then we’ll break and you’ll freshen up for our private farewell party and our last dinner together. And as you might expect, the night owls will be out in force to share this last late night celebration of the 2012 Summit. It’s like senior night in high school.
Saturday, April 7th
Full Disclosure: This is the worst day of the Summit. Why? Because it’s over. We disembark and like high school graduation, we say good-bye until our next reunion. Fortunately, we don’t have to wait 5 years to see each other again because before we’re off the ship, we’ll already have announced our 2013 Summit!
Whew! With all this said (and we said a lot!), our itinerary is always subject to change. We obviously have no control over the weather or Carnival Cruise Lines. And as far as our class schedules go, the faculty works on their presentations in the several weeks prior to the Summit. The content is always fresh, current and dynamic. But it’s also subject to change. In 9 years, we’ve never had anyone disappointed! The testimonials really say it all. Our goal is to deliver a world class and potentially life changing event, and then add YOU to our list of Satisfied Summiteers!
