Mike Filsaime’s Internet Marketers Cruise 2009
Hello from Cabin 5151 onboard the Carnival Miracle somewhere on the Atlantic Ocean at Mike Filsaime’s annual Internet Marketers Cruise!
Internet Marketers Cruise 2009 (Click on photo to enlarge)
The Internet Marketers Cruise is always a great way to kick off the new year, and I have been fortunate to be a part of it every January for the past few years.
This time, our 8 day cruise around the Caribbean took us to St. Marteen, St. Kitts and Tortola, which is a beautiful island on the British Virgin Islands.
As always, the organizers of the Internet Marketers Cruise never fails in over-delivering, and I want to personally thank Mike Filsaime, Paulie Sabol, Donna Fox and Tom Beal – along with Captain Lou Edwards – on organizing yet another million-dollar mastermind vacation of a lifetime!
Previous years, the Internet Marketers Cruise was by invitation only, and the only way to receive an invitation is if you are within the “inner circle” of the Internet Marketers.
One of the reasons (and in my opinion, the major reason) this year’s Internet Marketers Cruise became the best one yet is that we have actually extended the invitation outside of just the “inner circle”…
And as you can see from our group photo above, the Carnival Miracle was literally dominated by Internet Marketers who took full advantage of the amazing week-long fun and networking experience!
Over the course of the 8 days, I had a ton of fun hanging out with members of the new “Rockstar Platinum” crew – Lee Collins, Robin Collins, James Lee, James Delong, Lasse Rouhiainen and Amanda Swigert.
It was also great to re-unite with previous Internet Marketers Cruise alumni, including Mike Morgan, Holly Morgan, Deborah Micek, JP Micek, Armando Montelongo, Veronica Montelongo, Joel Therien, Illona Therien, Mark Braunstein, Scott Tousignant, Bob Jenkins, Jennie Armato, Gary Byrne, Eelco de Boer, Howard Tiano, Cynthia Tiano, Matt Mazur, Michelle Galvin and Steve Pdilla.
I was also very excited to see some of my friends on the Internet Marketers Cruise as well, like Jeff Dedrick, Frank Sousa, Simone Blum, Tom Bell, Micheal Savoie, Frank Rumbauskas, Stacy Makdad, Reed Floren, Odinn Sorensen, Tracy Repchuk, Tim Houston, and Nathalie Fiset.
However, the best part has gotta be meeting completely new friends onboard, and have gotten to know Dr. Letitia Wright, Rich Cook, Jon Atwood, Vince Mitchell, Kelly Mitchell, Mike Deiure, Arnel Ricafranca, Susanne Jorgensen, Chris Cho, Annette Dubow, Matt Haslem, Jeanette Fisher, Julio Mattos, Amanda Steadman, Sharon Worsley, Mike Mahon, Jose Soto, Vince DelMonte, Wendy Joy Hart, Cindy Battye, Clay Franklin, Phil Henderson, Juliet Easton, Jon Benson, Wayne Buckhanan, Martyne Lo Russo, Scott Spurlock, and literally dozens more that I can’t remember right now!
The mastermind sessions, organized social events and island excursions have made the 2009 Internet Marketers Cruise a remarkable experience…
But I must say that one of the biggest highlights of the trip was finally meeting and getting to know one of my biggest inspirations in entrepreneurship, Robert G. Allen.
Hanging out w/ Robert Allen on the beach in St. Marteen
I had met Robert Allen once back in May of 2006 when I attended the Enlightened Wealth Institute seminar in Anaheim, but we never had the chance to really connect at that event.
We almost shared the stage once as well in September 2007 at the World Internet Main Event in San Francisco, but that didn’t work out either when Robert Allen was unable to make it.
But this time, stuck on a cruise ship with me for 8 whole days, Robert Allen had nowhere to go, and I finally had the chance to lock him down to have some private conversations with him.
Robert Allen and I actually hit it off quite well, not only spending some time on the beach, but also in his suite along with the Rockstar Platinum crew setting up his new Twitter account and teaching him all about how to use the most powerful force in social media today.
In Robert Allen’s suite moments before he sent his first tweet
Robert Allen’s actual first tweet 
Click Here to Follow Robert Allen on Twitter
All in all, I had one hell of a business vacation, not only by having tons of fun with an amazing community of people, but also one of my more productive business trips yet – literally lining up my entire year’s worth of projects (in addition to the 50% of the time I’m already spending traveling internationally!).
If you’d like to join us for next year’s Internet Marketers Cruise and experience the mastermind vacation of a lifetime for yourself, I encourage you to visit our website now so you can sign up on our pre-notification list and be the first to know when plans for Internet Marketers Cruise 2010 is ready
In the meantime, help me keep the memories of Internet Marketers Cruise 2009 alive by viewing and commenting on some of the most memorable moments of the event captured on camera…
Photo w/ Mike Filsaime ruined by Robin Collins
Internet Marketers Cruise Kickoff Party
Rockstar Crew private meeting
Orpheus Bar at the back of the ship on Lido Deck
Karaoke night at Mad Hatter’s Club
Informal dinner on the ship
Dinner with Robert Allen & Rockstar Crew
Elegant night for Captain’s Dinner
Elegant night w/ the colorful Tom Beal & Jeff Dedrick
Beach day at St Marteen
Enjoying some sun w/ Mike Filsaime, Tom Beal & gang at St Marteen Beach
Rockstar Crew filming videos on St Kitts
Rockstar Crew relaxing w/ rum punches after a long day’s work
Looking for Internet at Tortola
Hanging out w/ big scary guys at a Tortola beach
Rockstar Party Crew w/ Mike Filsaime & Tom Beal
Rockstar Crew on Elegant Night
Talented Carnival Dancers Team
Yuliya Baravik – our awesome waitress
you guys look pretty lame for hotshot internet marketeers and filsaimes tactics mostly apply to people without a brain and kinda ripping them of, good for him i guess
but we make websites rank well as an internet marketeers effort not take peoples money with false promises
just my 2 cents
i made a new twitter account
feel free to have a chat any of you
and let me know your thoughts on this… :-
While I appreciate your comment, Jest…
My goal is to maintain a positive experience
You may have your own opinions in this business
And there’s obvious challenges pertaining to it
I have them as well, just like everyone else…
But let’s refrain from personal attacks
I see no point in continuing this discussion
As it is clearly opinionated
After all, 100s if not 1000s are alrdy successful
So I won’t waste any more time on this topic
However, I did want to acknowledge your comment
And recognize that we have our differences
But hope you will not bring this negativity back
and oh yeah tell http://twitter.com/slashfilm
orfilms to start folowwing me and reteeting me like hell if he liked the seo work and he reports i did for his sites :-
(through DP- my id there is nanexo and nanexo_02)
http://twitter.com/jest_staffel
sure point taken :-
love your blog though
and you delinked lol
… he and his ‘buddies” still look lame though :-
is it only me or do only the carnival dancers and you look slim…:-
Simon,
Thank you for helping Robert have
such a good time…
It’s my hope to next year bring
at least 2 more of my big contacts
and friends like Robert G Allen.
I can tell you he was blown away
in a positive way by our group.
See you in 2009 and let me know
if there’s something in Vegas.
Paulie
Thx for organizing another great cruise, Paulie!
It’s been fun cruising the last few yrs w/ you
And wow, thx for inviting Robert Allen along
What an amazing opportunity for us you provided!
Definitely look fwd to how we can help each other
I can’t wait for next year’s cruise…
We have so many plans to promote it
And having your contacts will definitely help!
If you can, please do join us in Vegas
It won’t be the same w/o you bud!
Hey Si,
Great cruising with you and all our friends again. Looking forward to Vegas. Do you have a site up yet for your event?
Paulie delivered BIG TIME, both in bringing Bob Allen (what a great guy), and in amping up all the mastermind and networking sessions.
Wait until you see what we’ve got planned to TOP OURSELVES next year!
Simon, Paulie, Jose would you please post all those great pics, etc. on http://MarketersCruiseCommunity.com
Smooth Sailing,
Captain Lou
great pics man¡
It was so much fun, hope to join your seminars this year, have so much going here in Spain, when thing get quiet here Im ready.
Lasse
Great! Have fun!
(twitter user: @blondishnet) I use to go to a lot of places with my father when he was with Amway…lots of different getaways, but I have never been on a cruise. I think it is a great opportunity to meet people and formulate more ideas in a more relaxed setting.
Lately, I just travel leisurely to other countries. I am too busy most of the year to even go on a cruise and my laptop has to go with me at all times…the price of being a web and graphic designer/ small webhost.
This pics are dope and you can get a vibe of Entreprenuerism. It is good to see that there are many avenues to obtaining what you want. You must see it, grab it, and make it your own. I believe that is what you have done and I will be back to check out the site. Business is like the universe constantly expanding and I’m sure yours will grow even more. I will be reading.
~Vernon E.~
“Photo w/ Mike Filsaime ruined by Robin Collins”
Ruined, hell. What’s a couple of thorns without a rose.
Do you think Mike minds being called a rose?
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Hey Si,
Thanks for the shout out in this post. The cruise was my first marketing event and one to remember. I had dinner with Robert Allen one night and Mike Filsaime on another. It was the biggest gathering of positive like minded individuals I could have ever imagined.
I met new life time friends like Lasse Rouhiainen, Simone Blum, Katie Darden, and Vince Delmonte to name a few. I totally enjoyed spending time with Lee and Robin Collins, Tom Beal, James Lee and so many more totally positive people.
I am looking forward to the 2010 cruise to get together, share experiences and totally rock it with you and the Rock Star Crew, all my new friends from last year and meeting the new new guests coming for the first time.
You can find the picture of us together after the mastermind session on my facebook page.
This is the best looking blog I have ever seen. Totally Cool!
Clay