Anung Un Rama Posted November 5, 2012 #626 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Can anyone tell me about Samuel Marks on the Pride? I'm considering the hurricane CTN on the Pride leaving this Friday and a good piano bar entertainer would help convince us. I am also wondering about Samuel Marks. He will be playing for our wedding reception on board the Pride. Anybody know anything? :confused: Hi, yeah that was me that posted on FB. Sam is a great pianist and basically a savant. He says he can learn about 5 new songs a day just from listening to them a few times! He was clearly sick and fighting what might have been laryngitis. It's hard for me to give an honest opinion on how good of a singer he was because he was trying to get the crowd to do a lot of singing along. He unfortunately ended both nights around 12:30. I would have no problem with sailing with him again when he's hopefully healthy. Has anyone heard of Ron Pass? He's going to be on the Breeze with us for 10 days. FYI, that was sarcasm :D I got my Rontourage shirt today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbmom2boys Posted November 5, 2012 #627 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Any rumors about who will be on the Glory after dry dock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare patrice1 Posted November 5, 2012 #628 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Any reports of who is on the Liberty? We always go to the piano bar on all of our cruises and would like to know if the musician is either someone we know or has good reviews.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampbaby Posted November 5, 2012 #629 Share Posted November 5, 2012 A couple futures and a Spirit current. Freedom: Martin Aucoin 8/19/2012 - 2/17/2013 *** 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. Any knowledge of who comes on the Freedom mid Feb? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbmom2boys Posted November 5, 2012 #630 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Any reports of who is on the Liberty? We always go to the piano bar on all of our cruises and would like to know if the musician is either someone we know or has good reviews.:D This is posted on the piano bar page on Facebook ...great site for the Piano Bar lovers! It is called Carnival Cruise Piano Bar-barians Laura Tyrrell Thanks to ceegers we have some future dates on the list. Including the much asked about Liberty. Taking over the Liberty on 10/27 will be Benjamin Gentry. He's a newbie to Carnival as far as I know. This is his website http://pianomanben.com/ and if you google "Benjamin Gentry piano" you will come up with a few videos of him playing piano bar classics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divetrash Posted November 5, 2012 #631 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Any reports of who is on the Liberty? We always go to the piano bar on all of our cruises and would like to know if the musician is either someone we know or has good reviews.:D Ben Gentry is on the Liberty currently, he is a newbie to Carnival but got a nice review after his first week. If you scroll down a bit you should see it. Any knowledge of who comes on the Freedom mid Feb? The Freedom and Imagination entertainers Martin and Marty are do a switcheroo on Nov. 10 in Nassau. So Marty Gast will be on the Freedom until April Happy cruising, Laura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divetrash Posted November 5, 2012 #632 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Got the new Victory entertainer thanks to John Heald. And there is a switcheroo happening between the Imagination and Freedom. Breeze: Ron Pass 11/6/2012 - 2/??/2013 http://www.ronpass.com Conquest: Michael Dardis 10/28/2012 - 3/24/2013 Destiny: Michael O'Quinn 9/8/2012 - 12/10/2012 Dream: Jerone "Imani" Howard 9/22/2012 - 12/12/2012 http://www.imanology.com Dream: "Piano Bar Bob" Berhalter 12/12/2012 - 4/13/2013 http://www.facebook.com/bob.berhalter Ecstasy: Milburn Dumas 7/21/2012 - 1/19/2013 Elation: Beau Tahana 9/8/2012 -3/9/2013 Fantasy: Larry Maconaghy 11/3/2012 - 1/26/2013 Fascination: Wally B. 8/13/2012 - 11/15/2012 Freedom: Marty Gast 11/10/2012 - 4/1/2013 http://www.*****/MartyGast Glory drydock 11/2/2012 - 11/15/2012 Glory: Imagination: Martin Aucoin 11/10/12 - 2/17/2013 http://www.martinalexaucoin.com/ Inspiration: Rick Yerkes 10/8/2012 - 12/7/2012 Legend: Jordan Heppner 7/15/2012 - 11/18/2012 Liberty: Benjamin Gentry 10/27/2012 - 3/23/2013 http://www.http://pianomanben.com/ Magic: Jim Morris until 1/13/2013 Miracle: Peter Brenner until 11/14/2012 Paradise: Tom Grable 6/11/2012 - 11/12/2012 Pride: Samuel Marks 9/23/2012 - 1/20/2013 Pride: Roger Concepcion 1/20/2013 - ??? Sensation: Del Clark 8/9/2012 - 2/10/2013 http://www.delclark.com Spirit: Geoff Davies until 11/27/2012 Splendor: Brad Alexander 9/16/2012 - 3/23/2013 http://www.bradthepianoman.com Triumph: Frank Glenn 9/20/2012 - 11/10/2012 Valor: Gregory George 6/23/2012 - 12/2/2012 Valor: Seth Gibson 12/2/2012 - 3/24/2013 Victory: Dana Honey 11/4/2012 - 4/6/2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laumicmah Posted November 5, 2012 #633 Share Posted November 5, 2012 (edited) Never mind...sorry! Edited November 5, 2012 by laumicmah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare patrice1 Posted November 6, 2012 #634 Share Posted November 6, 2012 This is posted on the piano bar page on Facebook ...great site for the Piano Bar lovers! It is called Carnival Cruise Piano Bar-bariansLaura Tyrrell Thanks to ceegers we have some future dates on the list. Including the much asked about Liberty. Taking over the Liberty on 10/27 will be Benjamin Gentry. He's a newbie to Carnival as far as I know. This is his website http://pianomanben.com/ and if you google "Benjamin Gentry piano" you will come up with a few videos of him playing piano bar classics. Thanks so much! Just joined on FB and we're looking forward to having fun in the piano bar! We loves us some fun piano bar on our cruises!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkandJen33706 Posted November 6, 2012 #635 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Got the new Victory entertainer thanks to John Heald. And there is a switcheroo happening between the Imagination and Freedom./2012 - 12/12/2012 [/i] Victory: Dana Honey 11/4/2012 - 4/6/2013 Thanks - Does anyone know anything about Dana Honey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSUKNIGHT Posted November 6, 2012 #636 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Thanks - Does anyone know anything about Dana Honey? We had Dana on the Imagination last year. He was pretty good. Played all the standards. Not crazy, but the piano bar was never crowded so he didn't have a crowd to encourage him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailor_jimc Posted November 6, 2012 #637 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Ben Gentry is on the Liberty currently, he is a newbie to Carnival but got a nice review after his first week. If you scroll down a bit you should see it. The Freedom and Imagination entertainers Martin and Marty are do a switcheroo on Nov. 10 in Nassau. So Marty Gast will be on the Freedom until April Happy cruising, Laura Laura- DO you know the reason behind the switch between Marty and Martin? Scheduled to be on the Freedom Thanksgiving week and thought Martin was going to be our PB entertainer. Not that I know either of them, but its interesting that they are switching like that. Just wondering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divetrash Posted November 6, 2012 #638 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Laura- DO you know the reason behind the switch between Marty and Martin? Scheduled to be on the Freedom Thanksgiving week and thought Martin was going to be our PB entertainer. Not that I know either of them, but its interesting that they are switching like that. Just wondering If I had to hazard a guess, and this is only a guess (trying to figure out the hows and whys of Carnival's scheduling and hiring decisions is like trying to understand String Theory), I would say the switcheroo happened because Marty Gast has a good history on the Freedom, a good working relationship with the staff there and proven track record as a popular entertainer, one of the favorites. I personally thought he was wasted in a more hidden Fantasy Class piano bar, but I guess that was all that was open at the time of Marty's return. The fit was not good and I believe Marty had requested a transfer to a different ship. Conquest class ships and above have the piano bar in a fairly prominent location and the tendency in the past has been to have proven good players scheduled in there, real piano bar party types. They often start newbies on the smaller ships. Martin Aucoin is a Carnival newbie and from the the reviews that I have read of him, it seems that he was struggling a bit to find the "Carnival" style. Talented musician, but I think he needs some time to figure it out, the good ones eventually do. If you like a big fun piano bar, I think you will really enjoy Marty Gast. Happy cruising, Laura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailor_jimc Posted November 7, 2012 #639 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Thanks Laura! That is good news, the wife and I love a good piano bar and Martin's reviews had us concerned. We would have made the most of it, but a fun party type of PB is our style. Good to hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishlinny Posted November 7, 2012 #640 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Thanks Laura! That is good news, the wife and I love a good piano bar and Martin's reviews had us concerned. We would have made the most of it, but a fun party type of PB is our style. Good to hear. If you love a fun party piano bar, you will LOVE Marty! We had him on the Freedom last November and had a blast! We spent every nite in there. His nite off happened to be the nite of the deck party and it was nothing compared to the piano bar! Enjoy!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathanyell Posted November 11, 2012 #641 Share Posted November 11, 2012 Sam Marks left the Pride today so I will be interested in who is replacing him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctordi Posted November 11, 2012 #642 Share Posted November 11, 2012 I feel sorry for the people on the Imagination who are getting Martin Aucoin. Just off the Freedom and he was awful. He has a limited range and was not entertaining. The guy does not know how to work a crowd, and the second time I wandered in into the bar (thinking that the first bad experience was just an aberation), he was obviously drunk and still doing shots of tequilla. Carnival needs to find a replacement ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceegers Posted November 12, 2012 #643 Share Posted November 12, 2012 (edited) Updates!!! A lot of newbies... Breeze: Ron Pass 11/6/2012 - 2/??/2013 http://www.ronpass.com Conquest: Michael Dardis 10/28/2012 - 3/24/2013 Destiny: Michael O'Quinn 9/8/2012 - 12/10/2012 Destiny: Steven Burks 12/10/2012 - ??? Dream: Jerone "Imani" Howard 9/22/2012 - 12/15/2012 http://www.imanology.com Dream: "Piano Bar Bob" Berhalter 12/15/2012 - 4/13/2013 http://www.facebook.com/bob.berhalter Ecstasy: Milburn Dumas 7/21/2012 - 1/19/2013 Elation: Beau Tahana 9/8/2012 -3/9/2013 Fantasy: Larry Maconaghy 11/3/2012 - 1/26/2013 Fascination: Wally B. 8/13/2012 - 11/15/2012 Fascination: Steven Burks 11/15/2012 - 12/8/2012 Fascination: Angela Johnson 12/8/2012 - ??? Freedom: Marty Gast 11/10/2012 - 4/1/2013 http://www.*****/MartyGast Glory drydock 11/2/2012 - 11/15/2012 Glory: Justin Abrams 11/15/2012 - 12/9/2012 Glory: Tom Riccio 12/9/2012 - ??? Imagination: Martin Aucoin 11/10/12 - 2/17/2013 http://www.martinalexaucoin.com/ Inspiration: Rick Yerkes 10/8/2012 - 12/7/2012 Legend: Jordan Heppner 7/15/2012 - 11/18/2012 Legend: Keith Turner 11/18/2012 - ??? Liberty: Benjamin Gentry 10/27/2012 - 3/23/2013 http://www.http://pianomanben.com/ Magic: Jim Morris until 1/13/2013 Miracle: Peter Brenner until 11/14/2012 Miracle: Darin Isaacs 11/14/2012 - ??? Paradise: Tom Grable 6/11/2012 - 11/12/2012 Paradise: Dewey Hunt 11/12/2012 - ??? Pride: Derrek Robertson 11/11/2012 - 1/20/2013 Pride: Roger Concepcion 1/20/2013 - ??? Sensation: Del Clark 8/9/2012 - 2/10/2013 http://www.delclark.com Spirit: Geoff Davies until 11/27/2012 Spirit: Trevor Jones 11/27/2012 - ??? Splendor: Brad Alexander 9/16/2012 - 3/23/2013 http://www.bradthepianoman.com Triumph: Michael Geier 11/10/2012 - ??? Valor: Gregory George 6/23/2012 - 12/2/2012 Valor: Seth Gibson 12/2/2012 - 3/24/2013 Victory: Dana Honey 11/4/2012 - 4/6/2013 Edited November 12, 2012 by ceegers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSUKNIGHT Posted November 12, 2012 #644 Share Posted November 12, 2012 I feel sorry for the people on the Imagination who are getting Martin Aucoin. Just off the Freedom and he was awful. He has a limited range and was not entertaining. The guy does not know how to work a crowd, and the second time I wandered in into the bar (thinking that the first bad experience was just an aberation), he was obviously drunk and still doing shots of tequilla. Carnival needs to find a replacement ASAP. This is going to be interesting. I'll let everyone know after next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughsonb Posted November 12, 2012 #645 Share Posted November 12, 2012 You just made my week with the update that roger is going to be back on the pride starting the day of our cruise...I actually asked carnival before we booked if roger was going to be there, but they did not know.. He really made the cruise great last year, this year we will be in the piano bar every night... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancy Posted November 12, 2012 #646 Share Posted November 12, 2012 I thought I read yesterday on here somewhere that there was a new 23 year old named Benjamin Gentry on Liberty for our dates. Does anyone know for sure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divetrash Posted November 12, 2012 #647 Share Posted November 12, 2012 I thought I read yesterday on here somewhere that there was a new 23 year old named Benjamin Gentry on Liberty for our dates. Does anyone know for sure? Yes, if you scroll down you will see the schedule. Here is his website: http://www.http://pianomanben.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divetrash Posted November 12, 2012 #648 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Thank you ceegers! As always you are my hero! Updates!!! A lot of newbies... Breeze: Ron Pass 11/6/2012 - 2/??/2013 http://www.ronpass.com Conquest: Michael Dardis 10/28/2012 - 3/24/2013 Destiny: Michael O'Quinn 9/8/2012 - 12/10/2012 Destiny: Steven Burks 12/10/2012 - ??? Dream: Jerone "Imani" Howard 9/22/2012 - 12/15/2012 http://www.imanology.com Dream: "Piano Bar Bob" Berhalter 12/15/2012 - 4/13/2013 http://www.facebook.com/bob.berhalter Ecstasy: Milburn Dumas 7/21/2012 - 1/19/2013 Elation: Beau Tahana 9/8/2012 -3/9/2013 Fantasy: Larry Maconaghy 11/3/2012 - 1/26/2013 Fascination: Wally B. 8/13/2012 - 11/15/2012 Fascination: Steven Burks 11/15/2012 - 12/8/2012 Fascination: Angela Johnson 12/8/2012 - ??? Freedom: Marty Gast 11/10/2012 - 4/1/2013 http://www.*****/MartyGast Glory drydock 11/2/2012 - 11/15/2012 Glory: Justin Abrams 11/15/2012 - 12/9/2012 Glory: Tom Riccio 12/9/2012 - ??? Imagination: Martin Aucoin 11/10/12 - 2/17/2013 http://www.martinalexaucoin.com/ Inspiration: Rick Yerkes 10/8/2012 - 12/7/2012 Legend: Jordan Heppner 7/15/2012 - 11/18/2012 Legend: Keith Turner 11/18/2012 - ??? Liberty: Benjamin Gentry 10/27/2012 - 3/23/2013 http://www.http://pianomanben.com/ Magic: Jim Morris until 1/13/2013 Miracle: Peter Brenner until 11/14/2012 Miracle: Darin Isaacs 11/14/2012 - ??? Paradise: Tom Grable 6/11/2012 - 11/12/2012 Paradise: Dewey Hunt 11/12/2012 - ??? Pride: Derrek Robertson 11/11/2012 - 1/20/2013 Pride: Roger Concepcion 1/20/2013 - ??? Sensation: Del Clark 8/9/2012 - 2/10/2013 http://www.delclark.com Spirit: Geoff Davies until 11/27/2012 Spirit: Trevor Jones 11/27/2012 - ??? Splendor: Brad Alexander 9/16/2012 - 3/23/2013 http://www.bradthepianoman.com Triumph: Michael Geier 11/10/2012 - ??? Valor: Gregory George 6/23/2012 - 12/2/2012 Valor: Seth Gibson 12/2/2012 - 3/24/2013 Victory: Dana Honey 11/4/2012 - 4/6/2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anung Un Rama Posted November 12, 2012 #649 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Sam Marks left the Pride today so I will be interested in who is replacing him. That is really interesting. He was just there for the 2 day CTN. I know he was sick so I wonder if that had anything to do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frito58 Posted November 12, 2012 #650 Share Posted November 12, 2012 I promised to come back and write on Ben that is on the Liberty . Well He was good , not the best I have ever seen . I would give him a 9 on entertainment as he is good with the crowd , on voice and knowledge of songs a 7 as he is young and learning . He sounded like a week was wearing on his voice , but I think he will improve greatly and grow into it , hey they all have to start somewhere LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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