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If you’re dreaming of your next holiday, don’t miss the opportunity to win a 4-day Carnival cruise. Picture yourself lying under the stars, dancing your heart away, relaxing by the pool, or enjoying a feast on board. The only catch? Download their handy Play Away toolkit that has everything you need to actually switch off on holidays.
Why would I need that, you may wonder? Well, new research reveals that we Aussies don’t know how to have fun anymore.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Win a 4-day carnival cruise from Sydney to Queensland
- Download Carnival’s handy Play Away toolkit to enter
- The toolkit has everything you need from requesting leave and pitching the holiday to voicemail messages for while you’re away
- Wippa and Sam Thaiday show you how to make the most of your holidays
More than half of employed Australians admit to using their annual leave for life admin in the last two years, rising to 63% for millennials and 61% for parents. Time to switch off is instead being used to do housework and chores (50%), running errands (42%), emails and bills (40%), and attending appointments (37%).
That’s where our holiday heroes, Rugby League player Sam Thaiday and media personality Wippa come in. They’ve joined forces with Carnival to show YOU how to have fun on a holiday.
Carnival has created the ultimate Play Away toolkit. It includes:
- A downloadable PDF guide to set up a custom phone Do Not Disturb ‘Play Mode’
- An editable leave request template you can customise and send to your boss
- A set of ready made Out-of-office message templates
- A downloadable social image template to share with your friends, family, and coworkers
- A PowerPoint presentation pitch
- A voicemail or voice memo template to use when you’re playing away
- Download The Whole Play Away Toolkit
“I think a lot of Aussies are caught in this Time Off Trap,” Wippa said. “Annual leave is for fun and play, but too often it turns into the boring stuff. I’m guilty of it myself! We work hard to earn our leave, we should be using it to properly switch off. We need to commit to play.”
Asking for time off can be scary, but you don’t need to worry because Carnival has a full-page letter template for you to fill out and send in to your boss. In the letter, it clarifies you intend to take a REAL break. It specifies:
– No work stuff
– No last-minute “while you’re here” jobs or errands
– No texts, calls, or check-ins
– Just fresh air, good food, and fun
“I’ve learned that taking leave isn’t just about ticking things off a list,” Thaiday said. “I need to consciously step back and enjoy myself, whether it’s playing basketball, fishing, spending time with family or just kicking my feet up. If we work hard, we should also play hard.”
Carnival has everything you need to take a proper holiday, whether you win it or not, and boy, haven’t Wippa and Thaiday shown you how easy it is.
To enter their cruise giveaway, just download the handy Play Away toolkit. It’s really that simple.
“Cruising is a great way to escape the Time Off Trap, to really switch off from those day-to-day responsibilities and just have FUN,” said Anton Loeb, Carnival Cruise Line Assistant Vice President Sales & Marketing. “Aussies find value in shorter getaways that require minimal annual leave, and we’ve recently increased our short break sailings to meet growing demand for this type of holiday.”
The 4-night cruise up for grabs will take you from Sydney to Brisbane. You’ve got to be in it to win it. Leave work behind and have some fun, for once!
