Why a cruise ship?

I thought for this posting I'd switch gears a bit and take a pause from the auditioning process and highlight the benefits of performing on a ship.

For me there are two big reasons performing on a ship is such a positive experience.  First, and maybe the most obvious, is you get to perform.  And get paid to perform.  Doing what you love and getting paid for it is just about as good as it gets.
Except when you consider my second biggest reason, which is the travel.  Now, this is as good as it gets!  No ABOUT as good as it gets going on here.  This is it!  Combining two passions into one big ball of awesomeness is what living the dream is all about!  When you perform on a ship the travel possibilities are endless.  Well, basically endless, there are some places a ship cannot go but you get the point.  Depending on the contract, the itinerary, and/or the ship your performing on, you could be performing one week in the Caribbean and the next week you're cruising the Mediterranean.  It's amazing and awesome and unbelievable and sometimes you think you're dreaming and you're not so it's better than a dream because it's reality and that's why its so amazing and awesome and...See?  Amazing.  Waking up in a different port each day is such a cool way to experience life that I almost wish everyone could work on a ship in some way or in some capacity.

Just to give you an idea of how great performing on a cruise ship can be, my wife and I once did a contract where we started in the Caribbean, transitioned to the Mediterranean for a two month run, relocated to the British Isles where we visited the UK, Norway, Iceland and France for another two months, then came back across the Atlantic and cruised all over New England and Canada to finish.  That's a lot of miles, folks!  And a lot of sites in just 8 short months.  That's only one example, too.
And keep in mind, we got to do all of this amazing traveling while performing a few times each cruise. Tourist by day, singer by night.  Unbelievably awesome!

Check out cruise ship websites and look at all the different itineraries that are offered.  If you weren't inspired before that should do the trick.

Until next time, my friends, bon voyage!