Well, my only constraint would be time, finances, and location. I'm stuck smack dab in the middle of the country, so a cruise from *either* coast would be out of the picture for myself....
Which is one reason we'd discussed having a convention somewhere in the MidWest like St. Louis or Chicago, because that would give people on both coasts the same amount of travel distance, and allow those of us in the middle of the country the chance to participate in another convention, since I believe out of all the QL conventions, only one has been in the MidWest (the mid-90s Kansas City one).
Actually, if we still wanted a small cruise but a more central location... What about Branson? The Branson Landing is expected to be finished next year, there are several convention centers to utilize, and group packages come in all shapes and sizes. I don't know if we could manage to secure a cruiseboat, but anything's possible; a smallish boat like the Branson Belle would be a perfect size, as there probably wouldn't be TOO many people...
Plus, there would be tons of extra stuff to do and see in our free time between convention events, such as shows, museums, and a theme park. And that stuff could be made into events in themselves for us all to enjoy together. Oh, what I would give to spend an entire day at Silver Dollar City in the company of a bunch of Quantum Leap fans! A dream come true, I tell ya...
Or, how about making our sleeping accomodations *really* easy on ourselves and make it a camp-out? Most camping sites are around $14 a night. Or, we could rent all the cabins at Antler's Resort; the owners of the resort are really nice, the cabins are beautiful, the prices are great, and it's on the lake. It would be away from the main traffic, down the road from the theme park, and we'd have a swimming pool.
Yeah.... I'm really having too much fun and really thinking beyond our means. Or... am I? I think it'd be plausible.
And the best thing about Branson is it is *completely* family-friendly. You probably couldn't find a more family-friendly environment. It's like Las Vegas with all the lights and shows, but without the crime and all the gambling outlets where parents go and leave their kids behind at the hotel room. In Branson, families do everything together.
Can you tell I like Branson...? LOL
Okay, I'm done rambling. It's a quarter to 6 in the morning here, and I really need to go to sleep. But just thought I'd put out another possibility for consideration.
Oh, and I remember us discussing celebrity guests the last time we talked about this, and we had decided that as long as we have each other, we don't necessarily need to book big-name guests. Besides, if we could get The Rod there, I think he'd be enough of a celebrity name himself! LOL Oh, and if we could get Shane there, too... Wow, what a celebrity-filled occasion!
Joy
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EDIT: Oh, yeah... Here's a poll thread we'd started quite a while back concerning conventions. I could swear we had a longer thread elsewhere, but perhaps it got lost in the EZBoard hack-attack...
http://quantumleap-alsplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=308&highlight=convention