ON THE BLUE CLASSIC ROCK MUSIC CRUISE 2024 EXPERIENCING IT THE RIGHT WAY! APRIL 5 – APRIL 10, 2024 There’s nothing like doing something for 10 years, only to realize you’ve been doing it all wrong. That’s how I felt during last week’s On the [...]
ON THE BLUE CLASSIC ROCK MUSIC CRUISE 2023 IT’S BACK! ON THE BLUE RETURNS AFTER PANDEMIC PAUSE JANUARY 28 – FEBRUARY 2, 2023 It was billed as “Reunion,” a nod to the four years that had passed since classic rock fans last boarded a cruise ship [...]
ON THE BLUE…A ROCK & ROLL FANTASY COME TRUE! THIS CLASSIC ROCK MUSIC CRUISE LETS YOU SAIL WITH ROCK LEGENDS In 1976, when I started cruising, I’d never have believed that one day I’d be sailing the Caribbean with some of my rock music [...]
CRUISE TO THE EDGE 2022 THIS YEAR’S PROG CRUISE MAKES A LOT OF NOISE. A WHOLE LOT OF NOISE. In the lobby of Homewood Suites Hotel in Port Canaveral, a life-size model of an astronaut greets us, but it’s not the Space Center that has lured Dorie [...]
Chas Cronk Liberty Renaissance Records Take Chas Cronk: For decades, Chas Cronk has been in a supporting bass-playing role to iconic acts like Strawbs and Rick Wakeman. He has now stepped into the spotlight with Liberty, a collection of [...]
THE CRUISE SHOW MUST GO ON! MONSTERS OF ROCK: OPERATION MONSTER BEACH STARRING ALICE COOPER REPOSITIONS TO TWO ALL-INCLUSIVE LAND-BASED RESORTS Heavy metal fans aren’t going to let a worldwide pandemic stand in the way of their fun. With [...]
THE ZOMBIES…ON THE BLUE! A CONVERSATION WITH 2019 ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES ROD ARGENT AND COLIN BLUNSTONE Fifty was a magical number aboard this year’s On the Blue Cruise hosted by the Moody Blues’ Justin Hayward. Setting sale on [...]
ON THE BLUE CRUISE 2019 SHIPPING OUT WITH ROCK ROYALTY I never realized I liked Todd Rundgren until he rocked the pool stage aboard the On the Blue Cruise with “I Saw the Light,” a totally unexpected version of the Classic IV’s “Stormy” and a [...]
STRAWBS MARK 50th ANNIVERSARY! Strawbs marked their 30th Anniversary with a two-day celebration in Chiswick, England and their 40th with a similar event in Twickenham, England. Now, for the first time, a milestone Strawbs anniversary is coming [...]
BAND OVERBOARD!!! THE 9th ANNUAL MONSTERS OF ROCK CRUISE SETS SAIL FEBRUARY 24 – MARCH 1, 2019 Tesla…Queensryche…Saxon…Skid Row…Pat Travers Band… it almost seems like I’m flipping through a copy of Kerrang Magazine, but I’m not. I’m actually [...]
CRUISE TO THE EDGE A PROG ROCK FESTIVAL AT SEA? YES!!! If there was one album that defined my teen years, it would have to be Close to the Edge. Little did I dream that in four short decades (damn, I’m old), I would be able to CRUISE TO THE [...]
Not Your Parents’ Caribbean Cruise…Or Maybe It Is? Classic Rock Royalty Stars Aboard The Moody Blues Cruise IV January 2-7, 2018 The New Year’s Eve hangovers had barely lifted when The Moody Blues Cruise IV: Sur La Mer set sail from the [...]
ALL BANDS ON DECK! 2018 KICKS OFF A TRIO OF SAILINGS FOR MUSIC LOVERS There’ll be no post-holiday blues for rock fans thanks to three explosive music sailings that feature some of the biggest names in classic rock, progressive rock and heavy [...]
