What is the name of the song they use for line dancing during sail off

[gam888]

Don't know who else to ask, but there is this music with a male vocal that Carnival always play during their sail off party on deck, and Royal Caribbean used the same song during one occasion as well. People would do some line dancing kind of formation to the song.(Definitely not country and western, it's more hip). Just wondering where do you learn the steps to dance to that music, people seem like they have a lot of practise when they are on deck, any ideas?

[jeliissa]

Could it be Cupid shuffle - Cupid. I always hear that song on cruises.

[gam888]

Could it be Cupid shuffle - Cupid. I always hear that song on cruises.

 

Thanks jeliissa, that's the one. I looked up Cupid shuffle on You Tube and indeed that's the song. Now I can learn the moves! Haha! Don't think I will dance in front of everyone but at least now I know what to do!

[tamirpr]

Is it the Cha Cha Slide?

 

They play this incessantly. It's easy to follow if you understand the words. It says, "One hop this time" or "Slide to the left" or "Criss Cross".

 

Check out youtube for line dances.

[gam888]

Is it the Cha Cha Slide?

 

They play this incessantly. It's easy to follow if you understand the words. It says, "One hop this time" or "Slide to the left" or "Criss Cross".

 

Check out youtube for line dances.

 

Thanks tamirpr, You are right as well. The Cha Cha Slide is the song they play on the Carnival sail off party, the Cupid shuffle is the song they play on the Royal Caribbean farewell party. The Cha Cha Slide seems a bit more complicated. More moves!!!

[azrayne]

to the right, to the right, to the right, to the right, to the left , to the left, to the left, to the left, now kick(right), & kick (left), & kick (right), & kick (left), now walk out, now walk it out, now walk it out, now walk it out.....repeat Over and Over again......

 

love it!

[azrayne]

oh that's the cupid shuffle!

[notme1955]

Carnival plays Cupid Shuffle, too. We do it every cruise at sailaway! Even DH, who does NOT dance, will do the shuffle with me! It's really simple to learn. If you can count to 4 and know your left from your right, you can do that dance!

[gam888]

We are going on the Freedom in January, I have a month to practice both of them, will be busy searching them up on You Tube to look at the moves!!!

[MIZZ_K]

Thanks tamirpr, You are right as well. The Cha Cha Slide is the song they play on the Carnival sail off party, the Cupid shuffle is the song they play on the Royal Caribbean farewell party. The Cha Cha Slide seems a bit more complicated. More moves!!!

Carnival plays both songs during the sailaway party, at least they did last year and this year when I sailed on The Victory.

[hockeyluver]

dont forget to do the "charlie brown" lol I loved watching my 20yr old daughter and her friend doing the cupid shuffle our last cruise they had a blast, I believe they did it during the deck party

[Tapi]

When we sailed out of Mobile (RIP), the line dance of choice was Sweet Home Alabama. Ha!

[CrimsonQueen]

When we sailed out of Mobile (RIP), the line dance of choice was Sweet Home Alabama. Ha!

 

LOVE that song!! :D:p

[babyblue78]

Make sure you practice the Wobble too, they have been doing it at the deck party. :)

[kingoftheicedragons]

Never even heard of the Cupid Shuffle, haven't heard it on any cruise we've been on.

 

The Cha Cha Slide used to be done all the time.......it was even almost an unofficial theme song--it was blaring from the ship at Port Canaveral as people were lined up to board.

 

That said, I didn't hear the Cha Cha Slide at all for our last two cruises.

[Ms. T]

Make sure you practice the Wobble too, they have been doing it at the deck party. :)

 

 

I LOVE THE WOBBLE...I really hope we have an opportunity to do the WOBBLE:D

[hockeyluver]

Ok here is a step by step video of the Cupid Suffle.... even I could learn this one!!!

 

[hallmarkk]

Carnival plays Cupid Shuffle, too. We do it every cruise at sailaway! Even DH, who does NOT dance, will do the shuffle with me! It's really simple to learn. If you can count to 4 and know your left from your right, you can do that dance!

I know how to count and know my left from my right but boy can I screw it up and thats before the DOD:)

[Genesis803]

Last Saturday I watched several cruise ships leaving Port Everglades on the webcam(http://www.portevergladeswebcam.com). Several Princess and HAL ships as well as a few RCI passed in stark silence. Then came the Carnival Freedom with the cupid shuffle blaring from the lido deck. I could see people dancing up there. I thought to myself, I know which ship I'd rather be on. Carnival really did have the fun!

[Big Tillie]

It seems they always do the Electric Slide on the Carnival cruises I have been on.

[GlendaleCruiser]

Suddenly I feel compelled to go to utube and check out those songs!

[GlendaleCruiser]

Well, I looked at all three of them and the Cupid shuffle looks the most fun to me!:D

[gam888]

I haven't heard the Wobble on any cruise ship before. I checked it out on You Tube so now I know what it is. I like the Cha Cha Slide the most.

[GOLDIEDA1]

Two weeks ago on the Sensation we did the Cupid Shuffle, Wobble Wobble, Bus Stop, Electric Slide, Cha Cha Slide, and Follow the Leader. I am looking for them to do Chinese Checkers and Zydeco Bounce next. I am sure it won't be long.

[Tapi]

Several Princess and HAL ships as well as a few RCI passed in stark silence. Then came the Carnival Freedom with the cupid shuffle blaring from the lido deck. I could see people dancing up there. I thought to myself, I know which ship I'd rather be on. Carnival really did have the fun!

 

The ironic thing is that the same fun atmosphere that attracts so many to Carnival, is the same atmosphere that those HAL and Princess cruisers are horrified by and are trying to avoid. :rolleyes:

 

When we sailed on RCI out of Port Everglades a few months ago, we experienced something completely different than what we had experienced before. There wasn't a sailaway party like the one on Carnival. Instead, they had a "Countdown to Sailaway" Show featuring the Dreamworks characters (Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda). It was a full production at the Aqua Theater on the back of the ship, coordinated with the ship's bridge. The Captain gets in the action as "live" images from the bridge (actually pre-recorded but designed to look live) are shown on the large video screens, and the Madagascar penguins kidnap the Captain and take over the ship. People are encouraged to stand up, dance and clap to the beat of the music as the characters perform.

 

It was awesome because it was innovative and high tech (the countdown was coordinated so that the ship would actually start moving when they reached zero), but its definitely not the same kind of fun as Carnival's sailaway parties.