Thursday, July 23, 2009

Celebrity Cruise Tips For The Food Gourmet!

by Ronald Rougeaux Celebrity Cruises have an ancient standing for taking care of the smallest of details, for providing exceptional accommodations, and for offering remarkable amenities to their passengers. They also love to make their guests not only feel distinctive, but they get it a step further and strive to make every traveler feel like a pampered celebrity. During Cruise vacation food is available 24/7 in dining areas. During celebrity cruise line makes sure that you have been provided luxurious accommodations that include all from comfortable beds to genial atmosphere. Gourmet meals are included with a broad collection of dishes to delight and tease your taste buds. All above luxurious stuff are at your disposal as part of the cost of your ticket. Celebrity Cruise Line. If you want to make the most out of 3 hours in the Caribbean, Celebrity Cruise offers several tour packages that will make you enjoy authentic local cuisine and gourmet concoctions. For food travelers, this is the perfect opportunity to get a taste of the Caribbean culture through their eclectic and diverse food and drinks. One activity that Celebrity Cruise recommends is the Barbados’ Fine Blends tour. The Barbadian chattel house attracts a lot of travelers who want to learn more about the history and process of the leading brand manufacturer of rum in Barbados. The tour begins with a visual presentation that gives vital information about the background of the brand and its products. This is followed by a guided tour of the distillery. You can also taste test their fine selection of rum and get to buy your own bottles as well. Afterwards, you will then proceed to the Banks Brewery, which makes the national beer of Barbados. An in depth and detailed description of how Banks Brewery reached its prominent state will be explained to give you an idea of its significance in the culture of Barbados. This will be followed by yet another taste testing of the various beers of Banks Brewery. Adults are required to be at least 21 years of age and the fee is $42.00. Another activity offered by the Celebrity Cruise that will attract food and gourmet aficionados is the Tea & Tales tour, which tries to emulate the traditional English High Tea experience. The tour starts off with a relaxing scenic drive across the West End of the island, revealing magnificent views and spectacular sceneries. This will be followed by a picnic overlooking Caribbean seas. You will be able to enjoy a pot of traditional English tea accompanied by English scones, a variety of sandwiches, clotted cream and sweet jam. This tour lasts for 3 hours and the maximum passenger weight for the vehicle is 300 pounds. Adult and children fees are $84.00 each. These fun filled and educational tours by the Celebrity Cruise highlight the dynamic food culture of the Caribbean. If you want to maximize your time in the Caribbean and you only have three hours to spare, treat yourself to a culinary escapade that will surely be a memorable experience. Food lovers will not want to miss out on these mouth watering adventures.

Monday, April 27, 2009

The Truth About Low Self Esteem

by: Amy Twain

It is very essential for an individual to have a healthy self esteem in order to live a successful and happy life—both on a personal level and professional level. Self-esteem refers to the amount or dose of realistic respect that you possess for yourself. Individuals with a healthy dose of sense of worth realize that they deserve the good and best thing in their lives while those who suffer from low self esteem feel that they truly deserve all the bad things that happen in their lives. Individuals who have low self esteem always have a more difficult time living a successful and happy life. Nevertheless, every one of us is responsible for our own sense of worth and can take action and seek help to improve their confidence thereby to improve their lives also. How do you spot the signs of having low self esteem? People with low self esteem have a poor track record in work or in school. They are poor risk takers and poor problem solvers. Mostly, people with poor confidence always require the approval of those around them. They often face the day with numerous fears, the common one being in constant fear of being rejected by some people. They oftentimes possess some irrational beliefs and may tend to think irrationally in some situations. These people are mostly feeling nervous, anxious and insecure and sometimes may overreact with anger and resentment if they feel someone does not accept them. Most significantly, an individual with low self esteem does not feel worthy at all of giving or receiving love, compassion and nurturing. They may blame other people because they don’t take the necessary responsibilities for their actions. So how about the signs of somebody who have a healthy self esteem? People who have a healthy dose of sense of worth could state clearly who they are, what they’re committed to and where they are heading in their life. They are concerned with the welfare of other people and they are not self centered. They readily accept their duties and responsibilities and the consequences of their actions rather than making up excuses or blaming others. They are creative, proactive and productive, goal-oriented and optimistic. And most importantly, an individual with a healthy confidence fully understands that he/she is deserving of being loved and being cared for as well as worthy of caring and loving others. An individual’s confidence develops throughout life. Childhood experiences may play a key role in establishing whether a person has a low or healthy self esteem. Therefore, children who grew up with a low self esteem may often experience being severely criticized no matter how hard they try, yelled at or even beaten, they are often teased, ridiculed or ignored by their peers or by those in authoritarian roles, they often experience failure in school or in sports and made to feel that these failures mean that they are failures, and some of their parents might expect them to be perfect all the time. Low self esteem could affect both your physical and mental health. If you discover you suffer from this, you should find options that will help you on improving your sense of worth which will in turn improve your quality of life.