cruise collector

hi!

We are joining sun princess in sydney on15th then heading to brisbane, milne bay, cairns,darwin, broome, geraldton, perth.

Long time between drinks looking forward to this trip!

Very sad that the world cruisers could not adapt to the casual attitude of the australian cruisers and actually get to know them. With regards to wearing a jacket, I would doubt many of the cruisers would have had a jacket, let alone wearing it in summer. Short sleeve shirts are the standard dress here and that would include polo tops. I think it is more important to judge them by their behaviour. Cunnard do not advertise their short cruises as "dressed up" and as all the other cruise liners are more relaxed I suspect people were not aware of the expected dress codes.

Hi

have done a few b2b and each time every body must leave the ship but you can come back on with out going through the hassle of going though customs and whatnot! have fun

Marty!

One of the best photo reviews on ovation i have seen well done!

Hi

Just got off radiance country music cruise and much impressed with the service and improved food good to have her back!

Are there any CC"s going on this fantastic cruise? Thinking if anyone's interested we could meet up in board for a drink?

Hi Maggie

you are going to love this cruise do them every year prepare to party!

We have booked. We did the Rugby World Cup B2B on the Rhapsody in 2011 and the Cruise n Groove in 2013, both totally different cruises but both by the same company who for obvious reasons, shall remain nameless. Different RCI rules applied;)

 

This is a great line-up and looking forward to it. I rang "the company" today asking if the quarter finals for the Rugby World Cup will be screened and he told me that they would endeavour to show them but it was subject to satellite. I remember on the Rhapsody they (did their best to) unscramble the games and then show them.

 

He also ensured me that in the meantime there would be would be great entertainment:). As the games will not interfere with the entertainment, it will be a bonus.

 

Cheers

Di

hi!

Heard that the cruise is nearly sold out, should be a good one

Just released details of next years cuise n groove with John farnham as headline act can't wait!

This just made my day Derrick Lewis just announced the he will be back on liberty of the seas in January , looks like all my nights are planned for next May

Thats great news send him back down under he has been gone to long!

Not sure why my iphone kept insisting on spell checking Manov to Manoff!

 

The main thing I would do different from here on - compared to the first time with the Bravo cruise - originally I booked the very day the artists were announced. Big mistake.

 

Most of the artists were announced prior to contracts being exchanged (this I know from being friends with 2 of them). Their faces were used in all the advertising right up until a few weeks prior to the voyage - despite them not actually confirming and signing on. When they were then advertised as "cancellations" many people who had booked specifically for that artist were of course disappointed.

 

While the existing mailing list means a heck of a lot of pre bookings are already made prior to the itinerary being released - I did meet quite a few folks who had booked just a couple of weeks pre sailing and managed to get last minute cabins (note that there are no last minute discounts - the pricing stays the same throughout the year).

 

So my plan is simply to watch the artist announcements through the year and if around a month before there are still enough artists listed that I want to enjoy - I will just book and go - rather than booking 14 months in advance like the last one. And I will be far less fussy about the cabin because the balcony one was pointless - it was always too windy to have it open !

 

And as CruiseCollector says - the music is non stop ! We were quite literally sprinting (and racing the flippin mobile scooter mob) to get from one end of the ship to the other to get from one gig to the other from 10am til 3am ! With sleeping and eating squeezed in here or there.

There were no "bad" artists. And the A listers would join the "B" (tho not B in our opinions) listers to jam in the Schooner or Colony till 2 or 3 am.

So you were never quite game to give up and go to bed because just about anyone could show up and start entertaining you.

 

The A listers main shows in the theatre - people were skipping deserts to start queing - the queue 5 or 6 people wide stretched thru the lobby, the photo display area, the shops (who complained massively), and into the centrum. Then it was a mad sprint (leapfrogging over the mobile skooters) to get to a decent seat. It was total madness - especially considering there were only about 20 of us under 50 and about the same under 70! the 70plus brigade were manic !

The Bravo Cruise was an inaugural so it was unknown to many as to how it would go. If you were to leave your booking for Rock the Boat, Crusin Country or Cruise and Groove you would be very disappointed as it sells out very quickly.

There is no artist advertised that has not already been signed. If you are referring to John Waters, he had the opportunity to perform "looking through a glass onion " in New York so was released from his contract for this amazing opportunity. This years Bravo also advertised Katherine Jenkins, but a month after the promotion release, she was pregnant and has been replaced by Anthony Warlow. What a score.

Also I agree with you that it was an older age demographic but this is due to the type of artists e.g. Elaine Page, and negotiating the scooters was not easy. Once again this is only on Bravo. As for a decent seat in the theatre, I would suggest there are no bad seats. They all have a great view. We have never had a bad seat, or not been able to get a seat, but I guess if you want the front row you would need to queue.

In saying that they are expensive cruises, I would have to say if you were paying for each individual concert you be paying at least $100 p/p, and with that you wouldn't get the impromptu jam sessions and the up close and personal encounters. The sessions in the Schooner Bar and The Colony Club are Gold, and would not be seen anywhere else.

Bring on the music,we will be there.

Must be doing very well because charters are from 9/10 - 21/11 inclusive, with 100% surcharge for single supplement.

 

You must be a real fan of these music cruises, cruise collector, to have been on so many.

Love all live music from rock to opera and everything in between!

These cruises are run by an adelaide company called Choose Your Cruise. They are more expensive than normal cruises but the quality of the entertainment is second to none. There are four types of cruises. Rock the Boat, Cruisin Country, Bravo - cruise of the performing arts, and Cruise and Groove. The music is non stop all over the ship. We have done all of these cruises and sometimes it is hard to go back to normal cruising. An inside cabin is all you need as you only go there to sleep. There is so much happening all the time. We are happy to answer any questions about these cruises as we have done so many and are doing another 3 this year.

hello

 

we have been to Vila and Mystery Island before, last time we did Hideaway Island and well no swimming at Mystery due to seeing a few people attacked by jellyfish, the screaming was enough to scare my 8 year out of the water.

 

Champayne Bay and Pendercoste - these are new to us, so any suggestions?

 

Also any different ideas for Villa?

 

Thanks

hi

Pentercost island as has been noted the land divers amazing event not that many cruise ships stop there if you can take chalk and pencils for the kids.also not bad snorkling enjoy!

hi

I have been collecting shipping emphera [menus,passenger lists, and the like] for many years mainly from the golden age of shipping early 1900s. My main area for collecting would be ebay,but if anybody out there also collects menus would love to here from you!

marty!