Mikey, Daniel & Jonathan - Hawaii Knit and Crochet Cruise Collab

A sneak peek ahead: we are working towards creating a Crochet Crowd + Yarn Dragon retreat. We are in the beginning stages of planning. October 11th to 26th, 2027.

Yarn Dragon and The Crochet Crowd will be running two groups working together aboard the Princess Ruby Cruise Ship, departing San Francisco, California, for Hawaii and back, October 2027. It's an extended, over-2-week cruise with the option to take pre-cruise tours in San Francisco for those interested.

There may be a pre-cruise opportunity to fly in and visit Napa Valley as a crochet group. We are working on more details.

There have been requests to do something more West Coast, and here is the opportunity.

Both of our groups will have solo time with their hosts in the mornings of sea days and then come together in the afternoons for 'Stitch'n Sails' time for an activity, stitching or a fun thing to do as both groups. We may switch hosts for 1 or more activities just for fun.

Background

In my world, YouTube Hosts and designers can be highly competitive, to the point where the joy can be sucked out of the moment, as one person does the legwork while everyone else is just part of the team. I've been lucky in the past, working with several hosts who, when it came to showtime for our community, delivered a positive experience. It's not always the case, from what I understand.

Changing Up The Plan

We've had our conversations to kick-start the planning, and ultimately, the game is to run separate programs simultaneously. Three of us have one solo goal...

The Crochet Crowd, aka Michael and Daniel, will run our group in the Crochet Crowd format, in our usual informal way.

Yarn Dragon, aka Jonathan, is already doing destination travel with the yarn arts in his own way. Jonathan owns a yarn shop in Seattle and has access to his own materials, but can use our agent to help get more if needed. Will run his group the way that matches his style and what he wants to convey.

Mikey's program will be crochet-centric, and Jonathan's program may be a mix of crochet and knit. Both of us will have our own programs in motion. Both of us will have our own kits to give to guests who sign up for either. You cannot sign up for both workshops, as they run at the same time.

While both workshops are underway, the goal is to bring the two groups together for shared activities, stitch socials, and possibly additional experiences that extend beyond the world of yarn.

Both of us have a maximum number of guests we can handle, and the venue has a maximum space allowance that will dictate our group sizes and the combined group.

We are in talks of doing 'rotary' where I will host one of his classes, and he will host one of mine, essentially switching spots to mix it up a bit. It will allow both of our communities to interact and get to know us.

Now is the time to get familiar with Jonathan. He hosts retreats already and is destined for France and Iceland in the future. He is located in Seattle, Washington. Our common goal is to keep this joint adventure originating in the USA and to explore taking it across the big pond.

I'm sure his program will be a smash hit, and together with ours, the three of us will be around to provide a relaxed and fun atmosphere. He will make an announcement when we go live to gather his community for his group, and we will do the same on our end.

Right now, we are considering jumping on a ship together and/or a land retreat location. Either way, I expect it's going to be a hell of a great time.

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