Description: Enjoy interactive question-and-answer session with the players, player-hosted trivia games, a lively story-telling session in which the players share candid revelations about some of the "characters" of the game. There are also pitching, hitting, and defense strategy clinics and a lively passenger pitching contest. The host and MC for all of the onboard activities on each cruise is former Yankee star Stan Bahnsen. At the finale of the cruise there is also a COMPLIMENTARY AUTOGRAPH session.
Player line-up: November 20, 2009: Frank Howard, Bill Russell, Bob Feller, Stan Bahnsen and Cito Gaston. January 16, 2010: Hector Lopez, Ken Griffey Sr., Jeff Torborg, Stan Bahnsen, and Cookie Rojas. February 6, 2010: Tony Olivia, Jim Fregosi, Rudy May, Stan Bahnsen, and Ed Kranepool. March 6, 2010: Amos Otis, Stan Bahnsen, Rennie Stennet, Vida Blue, & Rico Petrocelli. April 3, 2010: Stan Bahnsen, Gorman Thomas, Randy Hundley, Tony Taylor & 1 more TBA.
Description: Back by popular demand, the 15-piece Les DeMerle Big Band, featuring vocalist Bonnie Eisele, will take center stage on select MSC sailings. Dynamic drummer Les DeMerle has toured and recorded with the Harry James Big Band and Wayne Newton.
The Les DeMerle Big Band is sure to have toes tapping, bodies swaying and guests singing along to the sounds of Ellington, Basie, James and Miller.
Back by popular demand, the 15-piece Les DeMerle Big Band, featuring vocalist Bonnie Eisele, will take center stage on select MSC sailings. Dynamic drummer Les DeMerle has toured and recorded with the Harry James Big Band and Wayne Newton; the band has also accompanied many top singers, including Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., The Manhattan Transfer, Mel Torme and Al Jarreau. The Les DeMerle Big Band is sure to have toes tapping, bodies swaying and guests singing along to the sounds of Ellington, Basie, James and Miller, plus the biggest Broadway hits, rock 'n' roll classics, hot Latin grooves and show-stoppers from the '40s through today. In addition to their performances the band will perform a Big Band Jazz Concert and conduct a lecture on the Big Band Era.
Big Band Cruise
Latin Music
Description: Featuring Carlos Oliva y Los Sabrinos Del Juez (Judge’s Nephew) and other Latin music stars to be announced. Plenty of dancing and complimentary Latin dance lessons.
What could be more simpatico than sunny Caribbean ports, balmy breezes and the lively salsa rhythms of Carlos Oliva y Los Sobrinos del Juez (The Judge's Nephews)? Time magazine credits Carlos Oliva as the precursor to the popular musical movement known as the "Miami Sound", a unique fusion of rock, jazz, samba, son, guaracha and other Caribbean rhythms. Performances feature traditional salsa dance hits and Carlos' unique arrangements of pop and disco favorites with a Latin beat. Salsa dance lessons and live performances by our hot line-up of Latin music stars are sure to add plenty of ¡sabor y ritmo! - flavor and rhythm - to this Latin music festival at sea!
The sunny Caribbean, balmy breezes and laughter are the best medicine to cure the winter blues. Enjoy the songs and remarkable impressions of Scott Record. His melodious voice and a cavalcade of "characters" will have you rolling in the aisles. It's no wonder that Variety calls Record "The true definition of 'multi-talented'... a must see!" Later every evening the laughter continues in our onboard comedy club with performances by our featured comedians. And if your sides can take it, come and play BONK! as Jeopardy meets the Three Stooges in an interactive, live game show that is part general knowledge, part physical mayhem and all comedy.
Description: Featuring The Letterman (Tony Butala, Donovan Tea and Mark Preston) and The Fabulous Stingrays plus an Elvis lookalike contest, dance competitions, trivia games and lectures an the era of Rock ‘n Roll.
An Elvis look-alike contest, dance competitions, trivia games, lectures on the Rock 'n Roll years and music, music, music! All this and the sunny skies and balmy breezes of the Caribbean. Sounds pretty boss, daddy-o. The Lettermen - Tony Butala, Donovan Tea and Mark Preston - are one of the most popular vocal groups in history. Their 45-year career of unique sound lies between the big band vocal groups and the early R&B rock groups.The Lettermen will perform one grand show during this old time rock 'n roll festival at sea. The Fabulous Stingrays, a party band covering songs from the 50s, 60s and 70s, will keep you rocking and rolling to the oldies all week long.