In the first year of our marriage, a few decades ago, we paid $1.25 to see the incomparable Ray Charles in concert. No, it was not during The Great Depression. It was just the going rate for concert tickets (or some of them) at the time. When Carnival introduced its Carnival Live concert series this… Continue reading Supply And Demand — Carnival Live
Tag: Jennifer Hudson
Carnival Live Surprising Performers
This was Day 2 of an 8-day Carnival Freedom cruise and Jim Berra, the line's Senior VP and Chief Marketing Officer, was talking about Jennifer Hudson. It's entirely possible that Jim Berra never thought his name would be linked to Jennifer Hudson's, but this was that day. The reason was Carnival Live, the concert series… Continue reading Carnival Live Surprising Performers
Carnival Live Series Already A Hit
If our memories are as good as we hope they are, it was Royal Caribbean that first started flying performers (Taylor Swift, Martina McBride) in for a concert on the ship while in a port. Norwegian picked up on it (Rascall Flatts). Now, Carnival has take the concept to a new level. The Carnival Live… Continue reading Carnival Live Series Already A Hit
Carnival's Bridging The Entertainment Extremes
You know, when it comes to concerts — and we've been to a LOT of them — there are two extremes. One, you can pay top dollar and take your binoculars so that you can actually see the artist you can't hear because you're screaming your lungs out, for reasons that can never be articulated… Continue reading Carnival's Bridging The Entertainment Extremes
Disney Ships' Parade Connection
When you have a seven-year-old crawling under your Christmas tree, as we did yesterday, the pause in festivities inevitably includes watching Disney’s Christmas Day parade on the flat-screen. So we did. As grandparents whose interests in cruising are as keen as grandchildren’s interests in what’s under the tree, the presence of Disney Cruise Lines intrigued… Continue reading Disney Ships' Parade Connection