Dear musicians, By now we’re well aware of the fact that airlines love coming up with all kinds of ridiculous charges seemingly by the day. They don’t like to make them easy to find though. ABC have compiled a list of charges that’s really helpful. You can download it here. Celebrity Cruises have recently sent [...]

Dear Musicians, One way in which gigs on cruise ships are different from gigs on land is that you’ll have to travel far with your gear. If you take lots of it, you will almost certainly be charged big bucks by the airlines and you’ll run the risk that they’ll damage it. Regardless of the [...]

We talk a lot about what it is like to be a musician on a cruise ship, we talk about how to prepare for the gig, how to get the gig and how to perform the job well, but I haven’t mentioned the simple pleasure of being at sea. There’s nothing like standing out on [...]

Dear Musicians, If you don’t know where to eat in Cozumel, Mexico, or if you’re tired of going to the same place you always go to, I have a great suggestion for you. “Casa Mission” is the best restaurant in Cozumel (according to locals) and that’s saying lot given the number of excellent choices you [...]

Dear Musicians, I had the good fortune to work for Holland America last year on board the Eurodam on her maiden voyage and thought I’d give you a quick overview of what her amenities are like. The amenities available for free on this ship are considerable. There is a television with DVD/CD player in my [...]

Be careful how you use the Internet access on ships! That’s the moral of the story that was posted in the Suntimes today. So, a Bears fan wants to catch a game via his Slingbox while the ship is still in port. So he whips out his wireless card and watches the game on his [...]

Check out this video that appeared on Youtube not too long ago. You can fast forward to about 1:20, that’s where the juicy part starts. Oh and don’t worry, not all cruises end up in this kind of weather.

The smaller tourist vessel MV Ushuaia, owned by an argentinian company grounded on December 4th near Cape Anna in the NW Antarctic Peninsula. All passengers have been transported to safety by vessels that where cruising nearby. During the accident the ship punctured fuel tanks resulting in an oil spill that seems to be contained presently [...]

News of cruise ship attacks by pirates in the waters around Somalia have have been pouring in the last couple of months. An oil tanker has been captured and a ransom is now being paid out to pirates to release the ship with its crew. The cruise ship MS Nautica was attacked by pirates but [...]

Only eight days after Princess inaugurated Ruby Princess, Celebrity held their festivities for their newest ship, Celebrity Solstice. If you’ve been reading this blog, you’re not new to Solstice as we’ve documented its features in several posts. The “lawn club” seems to have drawn quite some attention, and lately some of that has turned negative. [...]

One of the features of Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas is likely to get kids pumped, namely the “Youth Zone”. Check out their video here. Along with “Central Park”, the “Boradwalk” and the amazing accommodations, the gigantic ship is certainly going to attract a crowd.

Princess Cruises is keeping up with the rest of the cruise lines in building new ships at a rapid pace. As Celebrity Cruises is getting ready to put Solstice to work and as we’re awaiting Royal Caribbean’s monster ship Oasis, Princess is getting ready to inaugurate their newest ship, Ruby Princess. The ship has left [...]