Wide Open Magazine Dec '10 - High Seas Rally
Wide Open Magazine Dec '10 - High Seas Rally
Wide Open Magazine Dec '10 - High Seas Rally
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8th Annual Western Carribean<br />
<strong>High</strong> <strong>Seas</strong> <strong>Rally</strong><br />
as told to 100 Mile Mike<br />
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“Cause there’s a little pirate in every biker,” say Dean and Debbie<br />
Anderson, the creators of the World’s Only <strong>Rally</strong> on a Cruise Ship, and<br />
they are definitely onto something. These self-proclaimed fun-attics<br />
could also just as easily be called leather clad saints.<br />
<strong>High</strong> <strong>Seas</strong> Rallies are so many things to the lucky few that find<br />
out about them. For instance—bikers cruising for a cause has never<br />
been like this! The rally is on one of the largest cruise ships in the<br />
world, and the cause is for a FREE vacation of a lifetime for bikers or<br />
friends of bikers on kidney dialysis machines during the rally on the<br />
very same ship.<br />
The money raised to pay for this vacation for dialysis patients is<br />
determined solely by how much FUN the other 1,700 biker rally participants<br />
have during the seven-day rally cruise. On this year’s 8th Annual<br />
Caribbean <strong>Rally</strong> Cruise over $184,000.00 was raised for the<br />
dialysis fund, and over $344,000.00 in cash and prizes was given<br />
away. Yes, $344,000.00 was given away. That includes a $38,000.00<br />
custom Harley-Davidson Road Glide, a $30,000.00 custom Lehman<br />
Trike, over $120,000.00 in vendor prizes from the onboard vendors’<br />
tradeshow, and over $150,000.00 in cash. Now that’s a whole lot of<br />
FUN!<br />
You could also just as easy call this rally ‘partying for a cause’. With<br />
six world-class parties; from the Bon Voyage party before you get on<br />
the ship, the spectacular Halloween party onboard the ship with FREE<br />
drinks the first hour, three Jimmy Buffett parties onshore, and a rousing<br />
Carlos ‘N Charlie’s Mexican party to end the week. The party fun<br />
was too much for most cruisers to hit every party. This year’s drink<br />
package prices have not been this low for decades.<br />
Ports o’ Call included Hispaniola, Jamaica, Grand Cayman, and<br />
Mexico. For those that like shore activities, you can schedule wave<br />
runners, scooters, go horseback riding, ride zip lines, snorkel, scuba,<br />
cruise in glass submarines, go jeep and off roading, take Island tours,<br />
ride bobsled roller coasters through the jungle, rafting . . . the list goes<br />
on. Or just melt into the white sand beaches with a tropical drink.<br />
Pace yourself, trying to do everything on your first trip will ruin your<br />
vacation and besides you will want to come back next year anyway.<br />
Here’s another twist for you. Some of our recommended shore loca-
tions actually give our rally participants a 15% discount simply by<br />
showing your <strong>High</strong> <strong>Seas</strong> <strong>Rally</strong> armband. No price gouging just because<br />
you’re at a rally. They appreciate your business.<br />
This rally hit all the hot buttons. There were optional dress-up<br />
nights like mutiny night (pirate attire), 50s, 60s, 70s (hippie night),<br />
formal night (leather), Halloween costume night, and a military<br />
service veteran tribute that didn’t leave a dry eye in the house.<br />
The food and staff entertainment was great also. The ship dining<br />
staff dressed in motorcycle t-shirts, and the head chef dressed<br />
in biker leather. No greasy food here, and all of your gourmet food,<br />
24/7, is included—even your tips.<br />
When you board the ship you get an exclusive rally patch, pin,<br />
leather I.D. carrying case, magnetic door plaque with your nickname<br />
and state, plus a bottle of Champaign waiting for you in your<br />
room. PLUS you’re automatically entered to win over $150,000.00<br />
in cash and prizes as soon as you walk on the ship.<br />
It’s totally different from any rally you can imagine. There are<br />
games like Pirate Biker Bingo, Topless Man, Treasured Chest, Belly<br />
Smacker, a Poker Walk, and 50/50 that paid out an average of<br />
$6,500.00 per night to the winner. There’s even a rally logo tattoo<br />
contest that paid out over $2,500.00 to the winners. There’s a full<br />
casino onboard, and even surfing on the top deck.<br />
“Our goal is to provide the most fun you can have at a rally,” according<br />
to Dean and Debbie. “By keeping our rally size small in<br />
number, you will meet and make friends with more motorcycle enthusiasts<br />
at our rallies than any other rally. For the first time since<br />
you can remember, you’ll agree that you got more than your<br />
monies worth. There’s a reason these rallies are well know as ‘the<br />
rally that’s almost too much fun’.”<br />
So call ‘em now at 800-444-8795 before they’re all booked<br />
up for 2011, or check out their website at www.highseasrally.com.<br />
P.S. They’re going back to Alaska again next year also. Several past<br />
passengers have claimed that the Alaskan cruise was their favorite.<br />
With all the fun on the Caribbean rally cruise, how could that be<br />
possible! Find out for yourself—book ‘em both at www.highseasrally.com!<br />
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