Ship, itinerary, and pricing forthcoming.

CE’s At Sea is Changing…

Winston Churchill said, To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often. We all know that change is a good thing and is inevitable for progress. Anyone who knows me has been subject to my quoting of those in our past or present that have influenced me with their wisdom. Benjamin Franklin said, When you’re finished changing, you’re finished!

CE’s At Sea has continued to change and improve to serve our nurses since our first conference in 1993. I am very excited to share some of the changes that we have made, to continue to offer you …the Ultimate Educational Experience.. In response to our customer requests, beginning with our Bermuda conference, June 2012, all of our conferences will offer a variety of nursing hot topics and updates. You can choose to attend any conference itinerary and dates that interest you and know that the conference will offer a wide variety of current nursing topics of interest. Each conference will offer 12 contact hours onboard during our 3 morning conference sessions. In addition, you will be able to choose 18 contact hours of on line with Elite Education in the nursing topics of your choice. How great is that? All of our conferences will also be approved to offer contact hours for LVN’s & LPN’s that wish to join us!

An entrepreneur myself, I am always looking for ways to assist and encourage other nurses in attaining their goals. Nurses that would be interested in joining our faculty should contact our office to start the application process. All of the applications will be reviewed and chosen by our conference planning staff.

And last but not least, we have partnered with Celebrity Cruise lines, and all of our future conferences will be on Celebrity Ships. I was invited on the Inaugural cruise of their newest ship, the Celebrity Silhouette in November…and it is casual elegance at it’s best. The Spa services are “self care, pampering” is heavenly!

We look forward to seaing you soon, aboard a Celebrity Ship.

Enthusiastically,

Barbara Herrera RN

CE’s AT Sea is approaching our 19th year providing for you, “the Ultimate Educational Experience!” All of our travel arrangements will now be provided to you, by the experienced and friendly staff at AAA. An American icon in the travel business, AAA is synonymous with the American Dream, apple pie and hot dogs. AAA is the household name in travel and has led the travel industry for over half a century. You can expect excellence in AAA’s personalized customer service, the most up to date travel information and the lowest air fare rates available but ALWAYS the most convenient flight times and non-stop flights as they are available!! That’s your guarantee and it comes with a 108 year history and AAA’s immaculate reputation to back it up!!
When I think of “casual elegance” and “personal pampering” in a cruise ship venue…the only cruise line that comes to mind is Celebrity. To enhance CE’s AT Sea’s mission statement “the Ultimate Educational Experience” and an environment that will encourage your personal relaxation & rejuvenation, ALL of our future conference cruises will be exclusively on Celebrity Cruise Lines. Stay in touch with us on Facebook. I will be announcing soon my 7-day personal pampering week on a Celebrity ship this Fall. You’ll experience with me via the internet why everyone loves Celebrity Cruise Line! My sailing date will be announced this FALL.
I hope to be “seaing” you soon, in 2012 aboard a Celebrity ship, for “the Ultimate Educational Experience !”

Enthusiastically,
Barb Herrera, RNE
CE’s At Sea
Founder/CEO

Always Looking for a Few Good Speakers!!

Have you heard a great speaker recently? If you have…we want to hear about it!!
Or… are you an experienced presenter and looking for that break into a national audience? We know there are a lot of great nurses out there with a wealth of knowledge and talent. Barb Herrera wants to support other Nurse Entrepreneurs…and speakers get a break in accomplishing their dreams!
Beginning in 2012, if you are registered to attend a CE’s At Sea conference cruise, you could be selected to present a 1 hour topic and get that opportunity and national exposure that you’ve been seeking.

Self Care is Ethical Responsibility for all Nurses.
It’s not just a sanguine expectation!!
CE’s at Sea…is all about…self care, relaxation, and rejuvenation!

“Self Care” Is that a foreign concept to you? The ANCC Nurses Credentialing Center has stated their well-founded opinion that it is your ethical responsibility as a Nurse! Did you know…that CE’s At Sea’s, ” “the Ultimate Education Experience!” provides you with an opportunity to meet a very important Ethical Responsibility!!
I recently attended an ANCC certification review class, and was surprised to learn that ANCC actually gives credence to the fact that it is our ethical responsibility to nurture ourselves, among many others. Read on.

ANCC Says The Ethical Responsibilities of Nurses:

• Honor patient’s confidentiality
• Practice within area of expertise
• Maintain accurate records
• Clarify nursing responsibilities to patients and families
• Serve as I patient advocate
• Maintain a therapeutic nurse patient relationship
• Demonstrate a commitment to self-care
• Participate on ethics committees in making ethical decisions for patients,
• organizations, and self.
CE’s At Sea is committed to supporting you in getting approval and financial assistance for our conferences. Once you have registered we will automatically send you a reimbursement letter with a breakdown of expenses. If you need to get preapproval prior to registering, go to Contact Us and request a personal reimbursement letter. We understand that it is sometimes challenging to get financial assistance to attend conferences, especially the unique conference experience that CE’s At Sea offers! If you are challenged in getting support from your manager to attend our conference, you now have the undeniable fact from ANCC to share with them that you have an ethical responsibility to nurture yourself. Another indisputable fact to share with your manager is the fact is that our speakers are always nationally renowned and are the very nurses leading our profession in our national organizations that set our Standards for Practice, publishing, and doing research, as well as writing text books.

CE’s At Sea is “the Ultimate Education Experience!”

BARB’S PACKING TIPS

• Stick to a neutral palette, so you can mix and match…accessorize with splashes of color and jewelry.
• Take things you can wear more than once…a dressy sweater can be worn on one of your travel days with jeans and on a formal night, too.
• Black is your friend…whether clothes or shoes!!
• If you are taking a suit or a dressy dress, fold and place on the top of your suitcase, layered with tissue paper…this will almost eliminate all those deep creases and wrinkles.
• Pack some extra hangers…there are never enough in the cabin.
• If you choose to use soft luggage, the boxy duffel bag style, you can fit more in them and they can be tucked away easily under your berth.
• Leave your hair dryers at home - they are supplied in all bathrooms.
• Save the free plastic shower caps from hotels to use as shoe covers.
• Don’t need to bring beach towels, they are provided by the cruise line.
• Do you enjoy a cocktail in your cabin while getting ready for dinner?? Bring a new, unopened plastic bottle of your favorite “Spirits of Frumente” (this was actually a term for a shot of bourbon…a medical order that was used in many nursing homes 30 years ago as a medication for sleep!! How many of you remember that??)
• Bring along an extra canvas bag to use as an extra carry-on for all of you shoppers to take home all those souvenirs.
• Bring an extra ziplock bag for any wet laundry you have for your trip home.
• Bring along your favorite coffee mug…coffee is free and plentiful…to wake you up and keep you awake for those early morning conference sessions!!
• Pack a warm jogging suit for layering in the conference rooms…and bring along a set of your favorite scrubs for our first conference day.
• Pack things in ziplock bags. You can buy super size ones now. They are transparent and if TSA does inspect your luggage you won’t find your belongings strewn throughout your bags.

PLEASE….share your packing tips with us on Facebook!

For any nurse who has previously attended a CE’s At Sea conference cruise… Bring a nurse buddy who has never attended our conferences, and you will receive $100 cash per buddy!!! There is no limit to the number of nurse “buddies” that you may bring with you!!! So spread the word…and earn your “Sea” cash!

Ship, itinerary, and pricing forthcoming.