Country Collection — at What Price?

Okay, you lovers of country music… How much would you pay to see performances — in the same week — by Vince Gill, Kenny Rogers, Patty Loveless, Larry Gatlin and his brothers, Joe Dee Messina, Ronnie Milsap, Restless Heart, Ty Herndon, Andy Griggs, Jamie O'Neal, Wade Hayes, The Warren Brothers and Bryan White? This collection… Continue reading Country Collection — at What Price?

Theme Cruises with a Unique Pitch

Ken Griffey, Ed Herrmann, Gary Peters, Gorman Thomas, Larry Parrish, Dave Campbell, Bill Russell, Juan Marichal, Ellis Valentine, Rico Petrocelli, Cookie Rojas, Stan Bahnsen, Tommy Davis, Jesse Barfield, Glenn Beckert… Okay, enough. If you recognize even three of those names, you're a baseball fan. If you recognize all of them, you're a fanatic. Either way,… Continue reading Theme Cruises with a Unique Pitch

A Slam Dunk: Breakaway's next

Before Norwegian Cruise Line came calling, Harrison "Slam" Allen had been on a cruise ship once. It was in Scandinavia, at the Hooter Blues Festival — not the Hooters you're thinking of, but a tour orchestrated by Maury "Hooter" Saslaff. Slam Allen parlayed his maiden voyage into a multi-week tour of Finland, Norway, Denmark and… Continue reading A Slam Dunk: Breakaway's next

Pearl's Sweet Cruise Alabama

Quickly now, who wants to vacation with Alabama. Not IN Alabama, but WITH…as in the country super group? Well, you can. Alabama hasn't toured for a decade but in October they're doing a mini-tour, of sorts, on the Norwegian Pearl, and can it be coincidence that they chose this ship because of Minnie Pearl, whose… Continue reading Pearl's Sweet Cruise Alabama

Kool Cruisin' on Mexican Riviera

We went to see Kool and The Gang in concert on Saturday night.  The connection here — other than there were at least two people who love cruising in the audience — is that this soul or rhythm and blues, jazz, funk or boogie group is going on a cruise ship. So if nothing else,… Continue reading Kool Cruisin' on Mexican Riviera