Cruise Buzz

Fun in the waves, from the wake of a long weekend, it was a fun #CruiseChat.

Thanks to our co-hosts @CareVacations and @Only398 who helped bring in the ropes after a long holiday weekend.

The Numbers:

#CruiseChat  Report via HashTracking.com

• 400 tweets generated 1,838,463 impressions, reaching an audience of 115,259 followers within the past 24 hours
• Calculated from up to about 1000 tweets | Generated Tue Jul 05 2011 19:25:04 GMT-0700 (PDT)

Top 10 by number of impressions

1. cruisebuzz: 934,548
2. only398: 536,976
3. vikingriver: 63,102
4. carevacations: 51,352
5. shipsandtrips: 29,953
6. kcom: 28,332
7. windstarcruises: 21,600
8. middleseatview: 20,284
9. bargeconnection: 15,900
10. jkheaton: 15,176

Top 10 by number of tweets

1. cruisebuzz: 94
2. carevacations: 49
3. only398: 36
4. vikingriver: 26
5. bargeconnection: 25
6. middleseatview: 22
7. cruisecoaches: 17
8. stinatravels: 14
9. kcom: 12
10. shipsandtrips: 11

Top 10 by number of followers

1. only398: 14,916
2. cruisebuzz: 9,942
3. jkheaton: 7,588
4. landlopers: 7,260
5. traveldesigned: 6,945
6. awayblog: 5,334
7. hotelprguy: 5,057
8. willingfoot: 4,840
9. pulpologist: 4,045
10. cruiseradio: 3,633

The Questions:

• Q1: What’s been left in the wake of your holiday weekend? #CruiseChat
• Post a pic of what you did this weekend. #CuiseChat
• Q2) When was the last time you had fun on a #cruise or a land based #vacation?  Where? #CruiseChat
• Q3) What is the most fun #travel destination for summer? Why? #CruiseChat
• Post a pic of what you think is a fun destination?  #CuiseChat
• Q5) What’s your favorite water sport? #CruiseChat
• Q6) Where is the best place to watch the wake on a #cruise ship? #CruiseChat
• Q7) Why are some of the best cabins and suites found on the aft of the ship near the wake? #CruiseChat
• BONUS : Which hashtags do you use to have fun on Twitter? #Cruisechat #TTOT #NUTS #SocialMedia  #EmpireAvenue

Hall of Fame:

The Honor Roll – it is always hard to pick just a few.

CruiseCoaches Barbara Hartman 

A6 – The wake at night with the water shining on it a very soothing and relaxing! #cruisechat

awayblog Away.com 

That sounds cool! Might need 2 look that up. No snakes? RT @cruzchatonline: @awayblog did river tubing in #Belize – lots of fun #cruisechat

CareVacations CareVacations 

My kind of prep! WOOP WOOP! RT @CruiseBuzz: A5. #CruiseChat My fav water sport is cruising. How I get ready fo… (cont) http://deck.ly/~2XYtm

VikingRiver Viking River Cruises 

Is floating on a pool chair considered a water sport? #cruisechat

CruizeCast Cruize Cast 

My pic of a fun place. Can you guess where?a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash… #cruisechat

cruisincal Cal Ford 

We arrived in Avalon 41 years ago today to start our honneymoon. At the Zane Gray Inn. Fantastic, #cruisechat

BargeConnection Barge Connection 

A2: Beautiful vacay on the Savoir Vivre – onshore dining and wonderful day excursions. Wish I was there…. #cruisechat

CareVacations CareVacations 

OMG! You’re too funny! RT @Kcom: A2 #cruisechat – I have fun on all my vacay’s since i got divorced 🙂 did I say that out loud?

shipsandtrips ShipsAndTripsTravel 

#cruisechat hi everyone! Off to swim lessons, but I’ll #cruisechatpoolside in a few!

VikingRiver Viking River Cruises 

This is how Viking does 4th of July! http://ow.ly/5xbiD #cruisechat

Kcom Rebecca Kollaras 

@vikingriver + @middleseatview, I.M.O. you can never have enough sparklers. #cruisechat

MiddleSeatView Christina Saull 

love non-July 4 sparklers! RT @Kcom: #cruisechat – A1 I have boxes and boxes of sparklers. We load up so we have them for all occasions!

CruzChatOnline Cruise Chat Online 

@cruisebuzz fireworks are legal here in Florida. Can buy at all stores #cruisechat

BargeConnection Barge Connection 

RT @cruisebuzz: @BargeConnection Did you have a big weekend? #cruisechat > A1: Yes, it was GREAT! Always luv making memories. And you?

MiddleSeatView Christina Saull 

A1 Needing another vacation from my vacation! I’m tired! #cruisechat