LizaMM Posted March 25, 2012 #301 Share Posted March 25, 2012 I am looking for any info on Brennan Villines on the Miracle. I did search the thread but did not find any reviews. Looks like I might be sailing the Miracle this May so any input would be appreciated! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisegirl29 Posted March 26, 2012 #302 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Hello, We stopped by to checkout the piano bar on the Freedom sailing 3/10/12... Sean was the piano player. Totally not what we expected. He is much older & didn't really fit your typical CCL entertainer. We didn't stick around but noticed some people enjoying their time spent in there throughout the week.... All I can say is that i'm praying for someone really good on the Breeze 1/27/13 sailing!! Happy Sailing.... Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buggystuff Posted March 26, 2012 #303 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Hello, We stopped by to checkout the piano bar on the Freedom sailing 3/10/12... Sean was the piano player. Totally not what we expected. He is much older & didn't really fit your typical CCL entertainer. We didn't stick around but noticed some people enjoying their time spent in there throughout the week.... All I can say is that i'm praying for someone really good on the Breeze 1/27/13 sailing!! Happy Sailing.... Sue Thank you for validating Sue! I was hoping Sean would get more "in tune" with the patrons...but alas, doesn't sound like it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buggystuff Posted March 26, 2012 #304 Share Posted March 26, 2012 I am looking for any info on Brennan Villines on the Miracle. I did search the thread but did not find any reviews. Looks like I might be sailing the Miracle this May so any input would be appreciated! Thanks! Hey Lizza! Good to see you're still cruising! I met you on the Freedom, Feb 2009 Was with yamaha dancer - remember us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerman2 Posted March 26, 2012 #305 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Can't seem to find anything on James Morris as we'll be sailing on the Victory this weekend. Have asked here and on f-c-b--k and NO answers. ANY HELP?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buggystuff Posted March 26, 2012 #306 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Can't seem to find anything on James Morris as we'll be sailing on the Victory this weekend. Have asked here and on f-c-b--k and NO answers. ANY HELP?!?! : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manmtnmike Posted March 26, 2012 #307 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Hello, We stopped by to checkout the piano bar on the Freedom sailing 3/10/12... Sean was the piano player. Totally not what we expected. He is much older & didn't really fit your typical CCL entertainer. We didn't stick around but noticed some people enjoying their time spent in there throughout the week.... All I can say is that i'm praying for someone really good on the Breeze 1/27/13 sailing!! Happy Sailing.... Sue Sue, Thanks for the info! We will be on Freedom Aug. 19. He will be off the ship, evidently, the day before. Anyone know who will be repalcing him? Thanks, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooked On Cruising 4ever Posted March 26, 2012 #308 Share Posted March 26, 2012 That is "Sean" LawsAnd, was on the Freedom Feb 25 with him He is quite talented in his own right, but very S L O W playing Not many "sing alongs" I would count him as the quintessential "lounge act", but not what Carnival folks are expecting With encouragement, he may get better Suggest "8 beats to the bar" LOL This is NOT what I was hoping to hear...we wanted someone who is fun and does alot of sing alongs!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerman2 Posted March 26, 2012 #309 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Thanks buggystuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisegirl29 Posted March 27, 2012 #310 Share Posted March 27, 2012 This is NOT what I was hoping to hear...we wanted someone who is fun and does alot of sing alongs!! Well.. Sean is a bit older... ok like really really old! LOL... (Hopefully I'm not offending anyone by saying that) I'm sorry.. hopefully he will get better as time goes on.... Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizaMM Posted March 27, 2012 #311 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Hey Lizza! Good to see you're still cruising!I met you on the Freedom, Feb 2009 Was with yamaha dancer - remember us? YES! I do remember you guys! Still cruising when I can. I have seen that you have racked up quite a few! I just booked the Miracle out of NYC for May. This will be my first Platinum cruise. I am hoping for a better experience in the piano bar then that Freedom cruise you and I sailed together!!!! Any word on Brennan Villines???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishlinny Posted March 27, 2012 #312 Share Posted March 27, 2012 YES! I do remember you guys! Still cruising when I can. I have seen that you have racked up quite a few! I just booked the Miracle out of NYC for May. This will be my first Platinum cruise. I am hoping for a better experience in the piano bar then that Freedom cruise you and I sailed together!!!! Any word on Brennan Villines???? Which one did you book? If you go back within the last few pages here, a couple of people posted about Brennan, and not very favorably:( You can search him on YouTube and nothing you will find shows him as a piano bar type of entertainer. I'm bummed...I love a good PB:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizaMM Posted March 29, 2012 #313 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Which one did you book? If you go back within the last few pages here, a couple of people posted about Brennan, and not very favorably:( You can search him on YouTube and nothing you will find shows him as a piano bar type of entertainer. I'm bummed...I love a good PB:( It figures! I have not had a good piano bar entertainer in quite a few cruises. VERY sad!! I have had some wonderful times in Carnival Piano Bars but unfortunately I have not been so lucky lately. Actually my last 4 cruises were Piano Bar disappointments I will try and find those posts though. I had done a search on this thread but the only stuff that had come up was all the listing posts. I will try again. I am sailing on the 30th of May.....Must go add that to my siggy!! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishlinny Posted March 29, 2012 #314 Share Posted March 29, 2012 It figures! I have not had a good piano bar entertainer in quite a few cruises. VERY sad!! I have had some wonderful times in Carnival Piano Bars but unfortunately I have not been so lucky lately. Actually my last 4 cruises were Piano Bar disappointments I will try and find those posts though. I had done a search on this thread but the only stuff that had come up was all the listing posts. I will try again. I am sailing on the 30th of May.....Must go add that to my siggy!! :) I feel your pain:( After having some great PB players on our first few cruises, it had been a few years with not great ones. In Nov we lucked out and had Marty Gast on the Freedom and he was AWESOME! Spent every nite in there. From what I am hearing from people, there are a number of PB players right now who don't do well in this setting. Sounds like Carnival needs to do better hiring. Just because someone can sing and play piano does not make them a good PB entertainer...it's a totally different animal:rolleyes: We'll warm the Miracle up for you!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amandapita Posted March 29, 2012 #315 Share Posted March 29, 2012 This is NOT what I was hoping to hear...we wanted someone who is fun and does alot of sing alongs!! I know it's not the piano bar, but if you are sailing on the Freedom this summer (and don't like the entertainer in the PB) check out soloist, Jay Laboy. I don't know where he plays on the ship, but I have seen him on two cruises and he is very talented and usually ends up with a great crowd. His request book has over 900 songs in it and he plays plenty of stuff that you can sing along to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizaMM Posted March 29, 2012 #316 Share Posted March 29, 2012 I feel your pain:( After having some great PB players on our first few cruises, it had been a few years with not great ones. In Nov we lucked out and had Marty Gast on the Freedom and he was AWESOME! Spent every nite in there. From what I am hearing from people, there are a number of PB players right now who don't do well in this setting. Sounds like Carnival needs to do better hiring. Just because someone can sing and play piano does not make them a good PB entertainer...it's a totally different animal:rolleyes: We'll warm the Miracle up for you!:) OK....I found the previous posts. Oh well.....As Laura said, maybe he will have warmed up by May! Will you be writing a review after your cruise?? Either way if you could post back here and let me know how your experience is that would be fantastic! I will be having a late seating for dinner and usually don't head to the Piano Bar until late at night so maybe he gets better then :rolleyes: we'll see! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishlinny Posted March 29, 2012 #317 Share Posted March 29, 2012 OK....I found the previous posts. Oh well.....As Laura said, maybe he will have warmed up by May! Will you be writing a review after your cruise?? Either way if you could post back here and let me know how your experience is that would be fantastic! I will be having a late seating for dinner and usually don't head to the Piano Bar until late at night so maybe he gets better then :rolleyes: we'll see! I'm hoping he warms up to it as well... Not sure about the review since I've already sailed her 2 times and I don't partake in alot of the activities. But I will definitely report back here for ya!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambooman Posted March 30, 2012 #318 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Jason Davis left Carnival. They were gonna fire him anyways, because he talks to the passengers and the big bosses on the ships thinks he might tell passengers about Carnival's dirty disgusting secrets. I can't believe that people still fight to get on a boat to eat at a buffet! Wow! It's not even good food, and it's rigged to manipulate peoples behavior! Scary huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divetrash Posted March 30, 2012 #319 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Jason Davis left Carnival. They were gonna fire him anyways, because he talks to the passengers and the big bosses on the ships thinks he might tell passengers about Carnival's dirty disgusting secrets. I can't believe that people still fight to get on a boat to eat at a buffet! Wow! It's not even good food, and it's rigged to manipulate peoples behavior! Scary huh? Hi Jason, A little bitter since you left Carnival? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfadj Posted March 30, 2012 #320 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Jason Davis left Carnival. They were gonna fire him anyways, because he talks to the passengers and the big bosses on the ships thinks he might tell passengers about Carnival's dirty disgusting secrets. I can't believe that people still fight to get on a boat to eat at a buffet! Wow! It's not even good food, and it's rigged to manipulate peoples behavior! Scary huh? Sorry but overall like the food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kajukenbo Posted April 1, 2012 #321 Share Posted April 1, 2012 We just got off the Carnival Conquest today. Barry Miller was the piano guy... and he is amazing! We had more fun and laughs on this cruise than any we've been on before (about 9). I would definitely book a particular cruise ship just because he was playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmbaytish Posted April 1, 2012 #322 Share Posted April 1, 2012 (edited) Well, we just got off the Carnival Glory today (4/1) and let me tell you, I think I spent all of about 15 continuious minutes the entire cruise in the piano bar....I wanted to give Peter Brenner a fair chance, but alas, the previous posters were right. After 15 minutes, I was SO ready to leave. Fun, friendly interaction with the audience is NOT his strong suit. He does oversing in a MAJOR way and he just was not Mr. Personality....and honestly, not a great singer. I wanted to like him...I really did. We popped in at other times during the cruise to keep seeing if maybe he got better as the cruise went on. Judging by the crowds (or lack there of...I never saw more than 5 or 8 people there at 10:30 or 11:00 at night) he is not a fan favorite. Bummer!!! Edited April 1, 2012 by palmbaytish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buggystuff Posted April 6, 2012 #323 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Well, we just got off the Carnival Glory today (4/1) and let me tell you, I think I spent all of about 15 continuious minutes the entire cruise in the piano bar....I wanted to give Peter Brenner a fair chance, but alas, the previous posters were right. After 15 minutes, I was SO ready to leave. Fun, friendly interaction with the audience is NOT his strong suit. He does oversing in a MAJOR way and he just was not Mr. Personality....and honestly, not a great singer. I wanted to like him...I really did. We popped in at other times during the cruise to keep seeing if maybe he got better as the cruise went on. Judging by the crowds (or lack there of...I never saw more than 5 or 8 people there at 10:30 or 11:00 at night) he is not a fan favorite. Bummer!!! Tish, it's sad, and for the life of me, can't figure out why CCL keeps him on, he just doesn't "bring it" after all these years. Be sure to email CCL and John Heald. Will help make it better for everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divetrash Posted April 17, 2012 #324 Share Posted April 17, 2012 (edited) Couple updates from the list John H posted: Breeze: Ron Pass 5/21/2012 - 6/27/2012 http://www.ronpass.com Conquest: Barry Miller 3/3/2012 -7/1/2012 Destiny: Bill "Billy J. Clay" Barclay 2/20/2012 - 8/20/2012 Dream: James Quigley 3/3/2012 -7/14/2012 http://www.jamespquigley.com Ecstasy: Hrvoje "Mr. H" Knezevic 3/22/2012- 9/20/2012 Elation: Tom Grable 11/05/2011 - 5/5/2012 Elation: Bruce McGhie 5/5/2012 - ??? Fantasy: Jordan Heppner 12/3/2011 - 5/4/2012 Fantasy: Angela Johnson 5/4/2012 - 11/??/2012 Fascination: Michael Smith 3/31/2012 - ??? Freedom: Steven "Sean" Laws 2/19/2012 - 8/19/2012 Glory: Peter Brenner 2/26/2012 - 5/27/2012 Imagination: Larry Maconaghy 4/2/2012 - 10/01/2012 Inspiration: Seth Gibson 12/3/2011 - 6/04/2012 http://www.sethgibsonmusic.com/ Legend: Alan Brown current - 7/15/2012 Liberty: "Piano Bar Bob" Berhalter 10/22/2011 - 4/28/2012 Magic: Jerone "Imani" Howard 12/4/2011 - 6/3/2012 http://www.imanology.com/ Miracle: Brennan Villines current - 7/25/2012 Paradise: Del Clark 12/12/2011 - 6/11/2012 Pride: Roger Concepcion current - 6/27/2012 Sensation: Rick Yerkes 2/9/2012 - 8/9/2012 Spirit: Keith Turner current - 7/17/2012 Splendor: Marty Gast 2/26/2012 - 8/26/2012 Triumph: Russell Villarin 2/23/2012 - 8/23/2012 Valor: Brad Alexander 1/21/2012 - 6/17/2012 www.bradalexanderonline.com Victory: James Morris current - 5/20/2012 *** A note about this list: This list is compiled from reports and reviews of current cruisers and reports from the entertainers themselves. There is no guarantee of accuracy. An actual date usually means that the schedule has been confirmed by either the performer or someone inside Carnival. Schedules are subject to change. Also, this list is updated very regularly, so if it's not on the list, we probably don't know it. Edited April 17, 2012 by divetrash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divetrash Posted April 17, 2012 #325 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Just making a change to Brad Alexander's website: Breeze: Ron Pass 5/21/2012 - 6/27/2012 http://www.ronpass.com Conquest: Barry Miller 3/3/2012 -7/1/2012 Destiny: Bill "Billy J. Clay" Barclay 2/20/2012 - 8/20/2012 Dream: James Quigley 3/3/2012 -7/14/2012 http://www.jamespquigley.com Ecstasy: Hrvoje "Mr. H" Knezevic 3/22/2012- 9/20/2012 Elation: Tom Grable 11/05/2011 - 5/5/2012 Elation: Bruce McGhie 5/5/2012 - ??? Fantasy: Jordan Heppner 12/3/2011 - 5/4/2012 Fantasy: Angela Johnson 5/4/2012 - 11/??/2012 Fascination: Michael Smith 3/31/2012 - ??? Freedom: Steven "Sean" Laws 2/19/2012 - 8/19/2012 Glory: Peter Brenner 2/26/2012 - 5/27/2012 Imagination: Larry Maconaghy 4/2/2012 - 10/01/2012 Inspiration: Seth Gibson 12/3/2011 - 6/04/2012 http://www.sethgibsonmusic.com/ Legend: Alan Brown current - 7/15/2012 Liberty: "Piano Bar Bob" Berhalter 10/22/2011 - 4/28/2012 Magic: Jerone "Imani" Howard 12/4/2011 - 6/3/2012 http://www.imanology.com/ Miracle: Brennan Villines current - 7/25/2012 Paradise: Del Clark 12/12/2011 - 6/11/2012 Pride: Roger Concepcion current - 6/27/2012 Sensation: Rick Yerkes 2/9/2012 - 8/9/2012 Spirit: Keith Turner current - 7/17/2012 Splendor: Marty Gast 2/26/2012 - 8/26/2012 Triumph: Russell Villarin 2/23/2012 - 8/23/2012 Valor: Brad Alexander 1/21/2012 - 6/17/2012 http://www.bradthepianoman.com Victory: James Morris current - 5/20/2012 *** A note about this list: This list is compiled from reports and reviews of current cruisers and reports from the entertainers themselves. There is no guarantee of accuracy. An actual date usually means that the schedule has been confirmed by either the performer or someone inside Carnival. Schedules are subject to change. Also, this list is updated very regularly, so if it's not on the list, we probably don't know it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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