Music Theme Cruises – Country, Christian, Rock and Roll, Smooth Jazz and Many More

More and more, cruising is becoming music to our ears.

Whether you’re into Christian Music, Smooth Jazz, Country, Rock and Roll or any of the numerous musical choices, there’s something for everyone on today’s cruise ships.

                                              

Coming up soon, November 2-9, 2008, famous saxophonist Dave Koz kicks off his annual Smooth Jazz cruise with a 7-day voyage through the Caribbean. (Take note some of the originally scheduled ports-of-call have changed due to recent hurricane damage.) It’s called Dave Koz and Friends at Sea and there are still a few cabins available on Holland America’s Westerdam. I enjoyed listening to the popular musician when he previously co-hosted the morning show on KTWV Radio in Los Angeles with the delightful Pat Prescott.

If you can’t make it in November, the first ever Playboy Jazz Cruise hosts some very impressive artists this coming January. They include Herbie Hancock, Dianne Reeves, Poncho Sanchez and many others. This is also a 7-day Caribbean sailing and runs from January 25 - February 1, 2009 on the same ship, Holland America’s Westerdam.

Here’s an interesting thought with this voyage. It returns to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on Superbowl Sunday, February 1. The 2009 Superbowl is being held in Tampa, Florida that same Sunday, which isn’t that far from Ft. Lauderdale. It takes about an hour to fly, or three to four hours to drive. At last check the one-way airfare on Southwest was running anywhere from $70 to $170. I’m just throwing this out there because for me, it would be a great way to help cure the post-vacation blues. As most of us know, the toughest part of a vacation is the close of it. With something like this to look forward to, it would help ease the transition coming home. As I said, just a thought.

The same company organizing the above two cruises is also putting together a Smooth Jazz cruise that runs the week prior to the Playboy cruise. This one is from January 18-25, 2009 and offers a backstage pass to the sounds of Wayman Tisdale, Peabo Bryson, Kirk Whalum among many other top jazz musicians. It’s also on Holland America’s Westerdam.

By the way, these three cruises are fully chartered cruises. What that means is the entire ship focuses on the featured jazz artists and jazz-related events. It’s not just one corner of the ship that highlights music. So if you’re a jazz fan, this is a great way to indulge your passion. If you’re not a jazz fan, I’d check out some other music cruise options. There are many music cruises available. Country, Christian, Rock and Roll, Irish, Big Band, 50’s and 60’s, just to name a few.

If you’d like to find out about other music theme cruises scheduled on the various cruise ships, check out my theme cruise information website.  The home page is www.smartmoneycruises.com   or you can click on http://www.smartmoneycruises.com/new_page-MUSIC%20INDEX%20PAGE.htm and you’ll be able to link to several music cruises. Music is just one of more than 50 themes listed on my cruise website.

Happy Travels!

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With Tiger Out, A Golf Cruise is Par for the Course

Despite one of the world’s most famous golfers missing this weekend’s British Open due to knee surgery, his presence still looms large.  Journalists quiz the pros whether a win means as much with Tiger Woods out of the hunt.  Jokes Geoff Ogilvy, ranked third in the world, “I just hope they taught the engraver how to put an asterisk on the trophy.”

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Last year’s near winner, Sergio Garcia believes a win is a win.  

“With all due respect, the Open is bigger than any of us, even Tiger Woods.  If I manage to win this week, I’m not going to go, ‘Oh, I won the British Open but Tiger wasn’t there.’ I’ll still have the claret jug, which is the most important thing.”

One wonders if some of the pros may quietly be breathing a collective sigh of relief knowing Woods is out of the picture for the rest of the season.   The TV networks undoubtedly hold a different view, concerned viewership will suffer without Woods, the first major PGA tournament he’s missed in 12 years.

Since Woods won’t be gracing the TV screen the rest of the golf season, perhaps now would be a good time to brush up on a few strokes.  There are several golf cruises available.  The golf itineraries follow some of Europe’s best courses.  Professionals are on hand to offer important tips and the latest video technology is available to help improve your game.  Could be pretty sweet to perfect your swing against a sea and sky background.  By the way, cruise lines provide clubs or you can bring your own. 

Luxury line Silversea offers several golf cruise itineraries throughout the year.  Peter Deilmann also has quite a few golf theme itineraries set.  One quick bit of trivia, golf cruises are one of the most popular theme cruises offered in today’s expanding cruise market.

Happy travels! 

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