Last night I attended a fabulous event in New York City hosted by the Kimpton hotel, Ink 48. It was a launch party for Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest cruise ship, the Breakaway, which will be docked right below Ink 48, on the Hudson River. The Breakaway is notable for many reasons, including the fact that the artist, Peter Max, painted the hull of the ship.
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| The Breakaway – Norwegian Cruise Line (photo: Will Run For Miles) |
The event was held at a duplex penthouse suite at the hotel called Heaven over Hell.
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The event was described as a tweetup (hashtag #Breakaway) for social media influencers and press.
The drinks were pouring…
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| Signature drink of the evening was called the Yellow Cab (photo: Will Run For Miles) |
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The views were incredible..
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The people were friendly and the conversations were interesting. It was a spectacular night.
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It was a true honor to meet Peter Max, an icon, whose work I’ve always admired.
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| Guests were treated to a poster! (photo: Will Run For Miles) |
Many of the Kimpton’s NYC personnel were in attendance, among others, Katherine Brooks, Shannon Spillett, Dana R. Friedman and John Garone. I’ve often said that I haven’t met a Kimpton Hotel I didn’t like. The same holds true for Kimpton personnel.
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| Standing next to me is Danielle, Kimpton’s fitness curator. She plans to run her first marathon soon. (photo: Will Run For Miles) |
It was a pleasure to see Angelina “Just Another Points Traveler” and Jake “Modhop” and to meet and mingle with many other bloggers and journalists.
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Once again – thank you to all of the great people at Norwegian Cruises and Kimpton Hotels.
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If you’d like to contact me, my email address is WillRunForMiles@gmail.com, and, on twitter, I’m @katruns26point2.
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A New York frequent flyer who elegantly combines her passions for worldwide travel, running a gazillion marathons all over the globe and staying fit ... without sacrificing her fancy for good wine and food.
Looks like fun! I also adore Kimpton hotels.
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