Category: Music
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The 80s Cruise 2023, Part 5
Before I continue on, I want to talk about something that sometimes happens on these cruises. Here’s a sliver of today’s newsletter: I originally had the interview session with Autograph on my personal calendar. But they snuck in the autograph session with Lou Gramm and the auction at the very last minute. I’m interested in…
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The 80s Cruise 2023, Part 4
Roll call of gifts I had received so far from The 80s Cruise: Fanny pack Sun visor Sunglasses T shirt Latest speed test We made it to our anchor point for Cabo San Lucas. I went to the ECP Q and A session way up on deck 14 in the Cosmopolitan Lounge. This was very…
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The 80s Cruise 2023, Part 3
I broke down this morning and bought Internet access for the rest of this cruise. It cost $120. The good news is we had Starlink access onboard. The bad news is the speeds were erratic. These are two tests I took within a few minutes of each other: I also purchased two excursions through the…
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The 80s Cruise 2023, Part 2
On Saturday, day 2 of this cruise, we sailed along Baja California at around 19 knots. I went to the Behind the Music interview with Morris Day. It was revealed that he had some new music out now. I’ll have to check it out. There were other tidbits revealed during the show. Mr. Day signed…
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The 80s Cruise 2023, Part 1
I’ll start with the journey from Miami to Los Angeles on American. It was a nonstop 6-hour flight. This was my longest flight in a very long time. It went very well. My body held up better than I thought it would. I suppose it helped that I kept myself busy. I landed at LAX…
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Ultimate Disco Cruise 2023, Part 6 – The Finale!
If you’d like to watch the video version of this video, click below: This was a sea day where not much of note happened yesterday besides the Kool and the Gang concert. And what a concert it was! This might have been the best concert I’ve ever been to, ever, in my life. Here are…
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Ultimate Disco Cruise 2023, Part 5
If you’d like to watch the video version of this post, click below: We traveled through the night and got to Cozumel a little before 7. We’ve been cleared for a couple of hours. I hadn’t left the ship yet, but planned to stretch my legs later on. I don’t have any excursions. We did…
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Ultimate Disco Cruise 2023, Part 4
If you’d like to watch the video version of this post, click below: Our CD Jason always gave us a morning message that was available to watch as a VOD on the ship’s TV. This morning part of it was about the UDC’s fate. To make a long, mostly circular story short, StarVista is disappointed…
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Ultimate Disco Cruise 2023, Part 3
If you’d like to watch the video version of this post, click below: We arrived in Key West on time (7 AM) and were cleared by 7:20. I barely felt anything movement in my interior cabin midship on deck 2. Nice job Captain Dimitri! After a good breakfast and some knocking around, I went out…
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Ultimate Disco Cruise 2023, Part 2
If you’d like a video version of this post, click below: This will be a wrap-up of day 1. The ship left on time (4 PM) and the charter company gave me a free lanyard along with a bunch of other gifts: The second to last item pictured is a mat – most useful for…