olemissreb Posted April 21, 2014 #51 Share Posted April 21, 2014 I never really thought about a sailaway song, but I do have to say I like the one by Zac Brown & Jimmy Buffett - Knee Deep. I also think Jimmy's "One Particular Harbor" would be fun too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppadevan Posted April 21, 2014 #52 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Can anybody here pass me a beer And I'mma keep playing this music that you hear And if you know the song Then come and sing along with me Walking with the beach to my left Sea to my right And I'mma get faded at the Tiki bar tonight Then I'mma roll one up Like my name is Bob Yeah I'm gonna party like I'm a Jamaican If you really wanna know where you can find me I'll be unwinding Down in the islands, down in the islands You should loose track of your timing Grab a drink beside me Down in the islands, down in the islands Can anybody here pass me the rum And we can find somebody who can play the steel drums And if you like this beat then everybody dance with me We got the ladies to the left Fellas to the right And everybody's faded at the Tiki bar tonight And we are gonna dance to the rhythm of the waves While we drink Bacardi by the bonfire flames If you really wanna know where you can find me I'll be unwinding Down in the islands, down in the islands You should loose track of your timing Grab a drink beside me Down in the islands, down in the islands You don't need no invitation, no Whoaaa If you're looking for relaxation Get away, get away with me Make your destination my location If you really wanna know where you can find me I'll be unwinding Down in the islands, down in the islands You should loose track of your timing Grab a drink beside me Down in the islands, down in the islands If you really wanna know where you can find me I'll be unwinding (down, down, down, down) Down in the islands, down in the islands You should loose track of your timing Grab a drink beside me Down in the islands, down in the islan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaritimeGuy Posted April 21, 2014 #53 Share Posted April 21, 2014 My vote would have to be "Into the Mystic" by Van Morrison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3girlsmom Posted April 21, 2014 #54 Share Posted April 21, 2014 I remember a beautiful instrumental version of "Somewhere over the Rainbow" playing every time we sailed from port on our Millennium Mediterranean cruise 12 years ago. I still think of that fabulous trip whenever I hear the song! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissMapp Posted April 22, 2014 #55 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Margaritaville. Obviously. :) Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freedom55 Posted April 22, 2014 Author #56 Share Posted April 22, 2014 I think, the best song ever written Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vunico Posted April 22, 2014 #57 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Brian Wilson's "sail on sailor" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbutter Posted April 22, 2014 #58 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Rock the Boat ---- by Hues Corporation:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freedom55 Posted April 22, 2014 Author #59 Share Posted April 22, 2014 I think, the best song ever written Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S3 I meant "Somewhere over the rainbow" with this post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelbuzz Posted April 22, 2014 #60 Share Posted April 22, 2014 I should have know it was you Tom, Freedom 55. Years ago on a Barefoot Windjammer Cruise out of Grenada, they played Amazing Grace as we hoisted the sails. I will never forget it and even now the song makes me feel the wind in my receding hair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medic5emt Posted June 24, 2014 #61 Share Posted June 24, 2014 I like a little more Rock. Poison Nothing but a Good Time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggie.1008 Posted June 24, 2014 #62 Share Posted June 24, 2014 I loved sailing on Crystal when they played Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong. Back on 2003 Celebrity was playing the Hawaiian singer named Iz version of Somewhere over the rainbow. It is beautiful. He died of complications from obesity as a fairly young man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cazzi Posted June 24, 2014 #63 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Happy Cause I am happy to be on a cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truffle Posted June 24, 2014 #64 Share Posted June 24, 2014 I LOVE hearing this version of Somewhere Over the Rainbow! It's truly the essence of cruising for our family! As much as I love it, we really only hear it when we're cruising, unlike most of the other music that has been mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBeeSea Posted June 24, 2014 #65 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Its 5 O clock Somewhere -Jimmy Buffett. On one cruise as we sailed out of Venice a trio sang Italian arias - sounds corny but it worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenevenpar Posted June 24, 2014 #66 Share Posted June 24, 2014 My first choice would be silence, so I could listen to my ipod if I choose. My second choice would be anything like the above mentioned soundtrack. That whole CD is a winner. Most instrumental movie soundtracks work nicely, including some tracks from Titanic, Braveheart, King Arthur, The Mission, Pearl Harbor, Pirates of the Caribbean, Gladiator, House of Sand and Fog, Hidden Dragon, Star Trek, etc. At the very least, an instrumental that is not intrusively blaring. Sailaway music should be background music. I avoid sailaway parties where all the energy is focussed on the "party band" (rather than the views) playing the same old songs they always play (AND ARE REQUIRED to play - Celebration, Margarittaville, We are Family, YMCA, etc.) That music is marketing at it's finest, to encourage people to spend more on drinks, and it is usually INTRUSIVELY LOUD :rolleyes:. Although I am not a fan of those songs myself (as I have heard them WAY TOO MANY TIMES over the DECADES, and on EVERY mass market ship I have been on), there is a place for them. I just avoid them, especially at sailaway, and enjoy my cocktail with a view and music to my own liking ;). Every party has a pooper that's why we invited you, party pooper ... JK;), but it was the first song that came to mind. I do agree that I don't like it LOUD either. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenevenpar Posted June 24, 2014 #67 Share Posted June 24, 2014 I would go for Key Largo (Bertie Higgins) Most of the songs mentioned are on my cruise list (well, not party pooper:rolleyes:) Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bena Posted June 24, 2014 #68 Share Posted June 24, 2014 I agree with you kaseyoze = time to say good bye is a classic I always remember sailing fro St Martin on MSC lyrica to this one - and the other 4 ships that were there, were cheering and clapping us out ..... it really was a fantastic moment - that will stay with me forever !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awhfy Posted June 24, 2014 #69 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Frankie Ford's Sea Cruise. Makes me smile every time I hear it Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ORV Posted June 24, 2014 #70 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Happy Cause I am happy to be on a cruise Yes, The Rolling Stones are great huh?;) Oh, you meant that Pharrell thing, yeah, it's fun. Frankie Ford's Sea Cruise. Makes me smile every time I hear it Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk I have this as my ring tone for my Travel Agent when she calls. Some no one mentioned Changes In Latitude & Boat Drinks= Buffet Coconut- Nillson Cool Change- Little River Band Crusin- Smokey Robinson Do It Again- The Beach Boys Drift Away- Dobie Gray It's All Right- The Impressions Sailing- Rod Stewart Pressure Drop- Robert Palmer Shadow Captain & Southern Cross- Crosby Stills & Nash Time Of Our Lives- Bonnie Raitt Day O - Harry Belafonte Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papaflamingo Posted June 27, 2014 #71 Share Posted June 27, 2014 For me it's "Big Ship Sailing". We have it on a CD we got on our first cruise, the Caribbean For. But Freddie McGregor sings it. It's the perfect cruise song. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smtcan Posted June 27, 2014 #72 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Time to say goodbye by Sarah brightman and botchelli (sp) This was played as we sailed from Venice. We were up on deck with cameras and wine. Magical!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInnocentAge Posted June 27, 2014 #73 Share Posted June 27, 2014 If you could hear any song playing while you are sailing away what would it be? My vote is "Sailing" by Christopher Cross. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S3 All great songs, fellow posters! Mas Tequila by Sammy Hagar is another good one to get the juices flowing. I actually create a playlist before every cruise (for when we're in the cabin or on the balcony), and usually it's customized according to where we're going (usually eastern or western Caribbean). So lots of Buffett and Kenny Chesney of course, but plenty of other laid-back and tropical stuff as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACruisers Posted June 27, 2014 #74 Share Posted June 27, 2014 STYX - Come sail away!! Fantastic song and gets the message across. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orator Posted June 27, 2014 #75 Share Posted June 27, 2014 "Row,row, row your boat" right before and right after Muster Drill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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