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The cruise, a fundraiser event for the Society for Accessible Travel & Hospitality and other organizations, will travel from Fort Lauderdale, FL to Princess Cays, Bahamas; St. Maarten; St. Thomas; and Grand Turk. Cruise passengers will have the opportunity to be a part of the LIVE audience for both "Traveling Without Trouble" and "Cooking Without Looking," now entering its third season.

"This cruise is truly going to be a thrill for us all," says Ren’ee Rentmeester, Creator/Executive Producer of both shows. "Imagine how exciting it will be for cruise passengers to enjoy the relaxing tropical breezes of the Caribbean aboard the elegant Emerald Princess, and also participate in a LIVE taping of a brand new TV show as well as a TV cooking show. It almost leaves you breathless."

After two years of working to create "Traveling Without Trouble," a TV show for people with special challenges who love to travel, Ren’ee found the perfect team of Away U Go Travel and Pisa Brothers Travel, both of New York, and Princess Cruise Lines in California. "The utmost professionalism of these organizations helped us to smoothly navigate the waters for this truly special event," says Ren’ee.

"On each show, we will feature people with different challenges; i.e., blindness, hearing impairment, physical disabilities or multiple sclerosis, or who are required to take special medications such as insulin," says Ren’ee. " Then we will tape them in various travel scenarios, and learn how they overcome their challenges, thereby offering travel solutions for all our viewers." Future shows will be taped in airports, trains, amusement parks, and on public transportation, to name a few.

"Cooking Without Looking" will also be taped onboard the Emerald Princess cruise with hosts Celia Chacon, Sabrina Deaton, Allen Preston and Annette Watkins, all of whom are blind or visually impaired. Several blind audience members will be invited to cook with the hosts during a taping which will air at a later date. Sighted cruisers who want to participate in the cooking will be blindfolded.

"This show is going into its third season on PBS in South Florida, and is popular among sighted, as well as blind and low vision people," says Ren’ee. "Food and cooking have no boundaries."

Nova Southeastern School of Optometry underwrites "Cooking Without Looking"

• With all the excitement of the TV show tapings, the fundraising cruise still starts at only $594. There is a $50 shipboard credit for early booking, and exclusive shipboard amenities will also be offered, including a "Night of Light" fundraising cocktail party to bring disabilities out of the darkness, and to have our guests savor the inspiration we gain from each other, disabled or not.

• For more information, or to book the cruise, please contact Mayla Melo at _mayla@pisabrothers.com_ (mailto:mayla@pisabrothers.com) or call toll free: 800.729.7472, ext. 217.

• "Cooking Without Looking" and "Traveling Without Trouble" TV shows are both produced by Vision World Foundation, which can be reached at 888.290.7005.

• Companies interested in underwriting either show or a portion of the cruise should call 888.290.7005.

Media: For more information, please contact Ren’ee Rentmeester at
305.297.5176

Ren'ee Rentmeester
Creator/Executive Producer
"Cooking Without Looking"
The First TV Show Created Especially for Blind/ Visually Impaired People
Promoting Eye Care Awareness for Everyone!

Founder/President
Vision World Foundation

Creator/Executive Producer
"Traveling Without Trouble
A TV Show Which Helps You Overcome Your Travel Challenges
When You Have A Disability

www.visionworldfoundation.net
1-888-290-7005

12410 SW 113 Lane
Miami, FL 33186