Lorenti Strives to Bring Interpreters Together on First Cruise to Alaska
First ever interpreters-only cruise to ALaska in 2006
Faribault, MN (PRWEB) September 8, 2005
Attending an interpreting workshop, and then dashing off to climb a few glaciers, going for a dip in the Jacuzzi, perhaps even with a margarita in hand all within one location… Seems a bit off the wall? Not really, says Emilia Lorenti, a New York City interpreter. “It’s really difficult for interpreters to take time off to go on a vacation because they depend on their interpreting incomes, and because they usually have used up all of their vacation time for interpreting-related conferences and workshop. So this cruise is a perfect solution.”
Lorenti is the brainchild behind CruisEUs, a cruise that will provide a workshop series onboard along with social and entertainment opportunities on a cruise to Alaska on June 30-July 7, 2006.
“While at a conference, I was thinking that after the second day I had already seen everything. And since I do send a lot of interpreters to interpret on cruises, I thought – hey, why not put the two together? Interpreters could visit a different location each day and earn continuing education units (CEUs) while being with their families and friends at the same time,” Lorenti says.
And out of this idea came CruisEUs. Lorenti has been interpreting for 19 years, and has attended plenty of conferences to know what works and what doesnÂ’t. So sheÂ’s brought in dynamic workshop presenters.
Presenters include Peter Cook, Byron Bridges, Crom Saunders, and Lynne Wiesman. “We decided to bring in a mixture of deaf and hearing presenters because we know many interpreters have significant others who are also deaf, and then we of course wanted to present a bilingual approach to our workshops,” Lorenti explains. “But for those who want to attend the cruise but not participate in the workshop package, they can do this as well by earning independent study credits.”
Younger cruise-goers haven’t been forgotten, either.. “The cruise offers activities at no additional cost for children, including an ocean program for kids aged 3-17,” Lorenti says. “So this is really an opportunity for all to go, exchange ideas and experiences as working interpreters, and then go on land trips with families and friends.”
200 cabins aboard the Royal CaribbeanÂ’s VISION OF THE SEAS have been booked, and full accommodations will be provided for those who need assistive devices. More information is available at www. cruiseus. net.
“I think it’s going to be a wonderful combination of work, learning, and play for our interpreters,” Lorenti said. “I’m really hoping that this will be a major success, and that it’s the first of many cruises to come for our profession. Besides, being in workshops among the mountains and glaciers of Alaska – what more could you ask for?”
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