{"id":2142,"date":"2014-05-20T17:22:17","date_gmt":"2014-05-20T21:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/?p=2142"},"modified":"2014-05-21T13:56:49","modified_gmt":"2014-05-21T17:56:49","slug":"explorica-cruise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/explorica-cruise","title":{"rendered":"We&#8217;re on a boat: The Explorica cruise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A few weeks ago, we invited some of our clients in the Greater Toronto area\u00a0to join us for a lunch cruise on the Toronto Harbour. We had been planning this event for months and despite grey skies and highway closures, we had a fabulous time!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2143\" alt=\"cheryl (2) Pic 1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/cheryl-2-Pic-1-510x382.jpg\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/cheryl-2-Pic-1-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/cheryl-2-Pic-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/cheryl-2-Pic-1-678x508.jpg 678w, https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/cheryl-2-Pic-1-528x396.jpg 528w, https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/cheryl-2-Pic-1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The cruise company we used was Mariposa, and they did an exceptional job assisting us with pre-planning and hosting the event.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2144\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2144\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2144\" title=\"Boat, Sonia Reid\" alt=\"photo pic2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/photo-pic2-510x382.jpg\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/photo-pic2-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/photo-pic2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/photo-pic2-678x508.jpg 678w, https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/photo-pic2-528x396.jpg 528w, https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/photo-pic2.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2144\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sonia Reid, Marketing Manager, in front of the our boat, Captain Mathew Flanders.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Katilyn and Paola welcomed the guests on board and entered them in a draw to win one of 8 prizes!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2145\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2145\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2145\" title=\"Kaitlyn and Paola \" alt=\"staff 3 pic3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/staff-3-pic3-510x382.jpg\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/staff-3-pic3-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/staff-3-pic3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/staff-3-pic3-678x508.jpg 678w, https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/staff-3-pic3-528x396.jpg 528w, https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/staff-3-pic3.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2145\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kaitlyn Shaw, Client Development Specialist and Paola Briata Director of Operations.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Lunch was served as soon as we boarded and Mariposa put on a delicious spread. Everyone agreed that that the food was great!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2147\" alt=\"food 1 pic 4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/food-1-pic-4-510x382.jpg\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/food-1-pic-4-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/food-1-pic-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/food-1-pic-4-678x508.jpg 678w, https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/food-1-pic-4-528x396.jpg 528w, https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/food-1-pic-4.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dan gave the welcome speech and shared a few exciting updates with our guests.\u00a0Next, Cheryl, one of our Teacher to Teacher mentors, said a few words about her travel experiences.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, Laurie and Christina held the raffle while we served the cake!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2150\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2150\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2150\" title=\"Explorica Cake\" alt=\"cake 3 pic 8\" src=\"http:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/cake-3-pic-8-510x382.jpg\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/cake-3-pic-8-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/cake-3-pic-8-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/cake-3-pic-8-678x508.jpg 678w, https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/cake-3-pic-8-528x396.jpg 528w, https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/cake-3-pic-8.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2150\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our cake from <a title=\"Cakes by Robert\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cakesbyrobert.com \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"no follow\">Cakes by Robert<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>We wanted to sincerely thank our guests for joining us! It was a great day and we hope to see you all again soon.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2151\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2151\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2151\" title=\"The Explorica Cruise team \" alt=\"20140426_135537 pic9\" src=\"http:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/20140426_135537-pic9-510x382.jpg\" width=\"510\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/20140426_135537-pic9-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/20140426_135537-pic9-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/20140426_135537-pic9-678x508.jpg 678w, https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/20140426_135537-pic9-528x396.jpg 528w, https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/20140426_135537-pic9.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2151\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Explorica cruise team, Christina, Dan, Mike, Todd, Erin, Kaitlyn, Joe, Sonia, Paola, Tarila and Laurie.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few weeks ago, we invited some of our clients in the Greater Toronto area\u00a0to join us for a lunch cruise on the Toronto Harbour. We had been planning this event for months and despite grey skies and highway closures, we had a fabulous time! The cruise company we used was Mariposa, and they did <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/explorica-cruise\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[369,368],"class_list":["post-2142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-explorica-news","tag-explorica-cruise","tag-explorica-staff"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2142"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2142\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2186,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2142\/revisions\/2186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}