The 1st Annual Yoli Cruise was so much more than I can put into words!! The pictures don’t do it justice either (although I promise some great ones!!) The Yoli Cruise was a life changing experience!! Please stay tuned, I will be uploading more videos, pictures, and will explain a little more about how much this cruise did for me, my husband, our dedication, and why every event is an important one. But more on that later.

So here is my video of what some of us Yoli folk (the Alkaletes of the bunch, LOL) did in the after hours on the ship. Yoli is my family, and I love you guys!!

The Yoli Blast Off Convention officially kicked off, with Founder and Executive VP, Darren Falter playing the National Anthem, now that was a treat!  Then Yoli Founder and President Robby Fender came out, and introduced the Founders one by one as they came out on stage.  Following the Founders we were all introduced to our fabulous Corporate Team.  The speakers were all amazing; Carl Lewis, Bryan Clay and I especially loved hearing from David Matteson, VP of Business Development at pH Science, about Alka Plex, a product that is a main ingredient in Yoli Fun Active Blast, to read more about it click here  http://phsciences.com/

During the morning session, 3 awards were given out, The Rising Stars Award to Mike and Stacey Healy, The Star Maker Award to Janice Stieglitz and the Rock Star Award to J. Brad and Collette Britton.  Congratulations! Carlos Aponte also won 3rd place in the video contest.  Way to go Carlos!  At lunch, the Founders along with everyone else, made their way to the Yoli Store, we shopped and waited in line, while they met and signed posters for anyone who wished to meet them!  I don’t think they even went to lunch!  For every $100.00 spent in the store you were given 1 entry into the drawing for the free Yoli Cruise on the Oasis of the Seas, April 24th-May 1, 2010 to be given out on Sunday during the Distributors Training.  I got my tickets, put my name on it, as they told us to do, and put my tickets into the basket.

The afternoon session was just as amazing, starting off with the presentation of all of the Diamonds, it was really wonderful to see all of the leaders up there, it was inspirational!  Throughout the day, the Founders each took multiple turns up on stage, opening up to the group of over 1200, as if we were all their close friends.  Robert Meyer won 2nd place in the video contest and Sheldon Collins won 1st place.  You guys rock!!  The 1st Yoli Cruise was also given away, for every paid person you brought to convention you received an entry into the drawing, the winner was Joseph Rosquites, congrats and Bon Voyage to him.

Saturday night was a blast.  The room was decked out, Corey Citron was spinning, and it was time to have some fun!!  Everyone was dancing and having an amazing time.  Because as the Founders say, at Yoli, we like to work hard, and play harder!  Saturday night was time to have fun with fellow distributors from near and far.  I even had a very interesting conversation with Ty Rice that night about the Yoli Cruise, Ty asked if I was going, and even though I knew I had no way to go, I said “where there is a will there is a way”, but more about that later.!  I also want to give a shout out to Paul Sperrazza and his live looping, I have never heard anything like it!!

Sunday was a day of training by our fellow distributors.  Now, in some companies this may be something people would skip, but not so in Yoli.  Not only, was everyone there taking notes, the Founders were sitting in the first row!!  Each speaker spoke from the heart, passing on valuable trainings and tips.  I can honestly say, that I learned something new from every person up there on stage.

Of course, there were so many memorable parts to the convention, but for me, the most memorable part of the Yoli Blast Off Convention was on Sunday a little bit before lunch.  The time had come to pick the other cruise winner.  So they brought out the bin with all of the tickets, and Corey picked one.  His eyes scanned the ticket as he began to read the numbers, and I knew I had not won, because clearly there was no name written on the ticket.  Corey read the numbers, and we all waited, and waited…the person whose ticket it was, was not there, Corey would pick again.  This time when he pulled out the ticket, he read it to himself as if there was a name on it, so this time there was hope!!  He began reading the numbers, and people around me started to sit down, he continued to read the numbers and more people sat.  Suddenly I realized that there were only 3 other people standing, and I was shaking like a leaf, and as I stood there, Corey Citron, Yoli Founder and CMO called off the last 2 numbers, I HAD WON THE CRUISE!! I was so excited, it was a dream come true.

Now I think the real moral to my convention story is that had I given up on getting to the convention, had I said I wasn’t going to go by myself, had I let the obstacles presented before me block my path, I would not have won that cruise!!  But not only that, I would not have had the chance to spend, an incredible 2 ½ days, with all of the amazing people learning, working and playing Yoli.  And this was just the beginning, this was our Official Yoli Launch!! Here see for yourself:

Yoli has scheduled it’s 1st Annual Cruise for April 24th, 2010 – May 1, 2010. Being that this is a Yoli cruise you know it is going to be a little different than some of those other Network Marketing Company Cruises. How, you ask? Let us count the ways:

1) Yoli has chosen Royal Caribbean’s OASIS OF THE SEA, as the ship to call home for the 1st Annual Yoli Cruise. The Oasis of the Sea is to set sail for the first time on Dec. 1st 2009, taking with it the title of World’s Largest Cruise Ship. If you haven’t yet heard about the Oasis of the Sea check out the website its amazing, and see the Los Angeles Times Article, Sunday September 27, 2009.

2) All Yoli Distributors are invited, and welcome on the Cruise. Other Network Marketing Companies make their big trips and cruises for only their very top distributors. Yoli wants to have all of their Distributors on the cruise!!

3) Which brings me to the third way Yoli is making this cruise so different, they are helping or completely paying for Distributors, not just Distributors who are Diamonds and above, but Distributors who are just coming up in the ranks. Here is the qualification breakdowns (rank must be held for a number of weeks, details to follow shortly), so you can set your goals and get on this cruise.

i. RUBY = $500 (Credit towards cabin)
ii. DOUBLE RUBY = $750 (Credit towards cabin)
iii. TRIPLE RUBY = $1000 (Credit towards cabin)
iv. EMERALD = $2800 (FREE CABIN)
v. DOUBLE EMERALD = $3200 (BALCONY)
vi. TRIPLE EMERALD = $3500 (BOARDWALK)
vii. DIAMOND = $5300 (JR. SUITE)
viii. DOUBLE DIAMOND = $9500 (CROWN LOFT)
ix. TRIPLE DIAMOND = $14,000 (SKY SUITE)

4) Meet all the Yoli Founders & Fellow Distributors in a relaxed festive atmosphere and receive incredible training by Yoli’s Top Leaders: Learn from the Best of the Best

Yoli Founders and Distributors work hard!! But they also like to play hard!! Join the fun, make your reservations now, and then start signing people up, remember Yoli is GIVING AWAY FREE CABINS!! For more information check out http://YoliCruise.com

Until next time remember, NEVER BLAST ALONE.