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I'm thinking Celebrity could invite HBCU Dillard University Ray Charles "Black Hand In The Pot " Chefs to do the BBQ with a New Orleans Brass Band leading a 2nd Line around the pool led by Candy Dulfer ....lol

BBQ is like Gumbo & Potato Salad , everybody swears theirs is the best ..New Orleans "Hogs For The Cause " Festival www.hogsfest.org is the fastest growing Festival in New Orleans (draws over 150K) and the introduction of the BBQ Face Off has become a World Class Event with Teams from as far away as Japan with the goal to support Families Fighting Pediatric Cancer & Blood Disorders ...The New Orleans Bands are awesome ( remember Smooth Jazz Artists are not as embraced in New Orleans but I would LOVE to have one of Our favorites to perform here )..due to CV 19 they did not hold a Festival in 2020 and have cancelled 2021 , so hopefully 2022 will be back on schedule the last weekend of March so the timing is perfect following the B2B2B Smooth Jazz Charters 

wonder if I could convince ECP & Celebrity Chefs to have a Sunset Sail - A-Way from Port of Call BBQ & Lido Deck Concert and you can prepare your Key Lime Pie recipe 

it's OK to be "Greedy " about missing our favorite form of  "Therapy "  during the CV 19 Public Health scare ...it actually makes us appreciate how lucky we are to look forward to the beginning of 2022 and a Smooth Jazz Charter Cruise with our favorite Musicians 

ironically I'm working on a Proposal to present to my College  Alma Mater  Association to enter a Team in the March 2022 New Orleans "Hogs For The Cause " BBQ Cook Off to raise funds to support the Upstate New York Children;s Pediatric Centers for Children Cancer & Blood Disorders ( Sickle Cell )  Music Therapy Program and you have given me an idea about your Recipe for Key Lime Pie , the B2B2B Artists on the  Charter Cruise and our College  most famous Alumni whose 1st Radio Job was a DJ in Western Upstate New York spinning Smooth Jazz  on relatively new FM Format in the late 70's back when it was known as "The Quiet Storm " and wrote a best selling Book about BBQ 

Thanks wwcruiser...this Sunday morning I'll put Kirk Whalum's  "The Gospel According to Jazz Chapters 1-4 " on my CD Player and figure out how to link everything together 

BTW... did your DH know that Candy Dulfer wrote an Auto Biography (in Dutch ) "Sax, Candy & Rock N Roll " several years back that is no longer in print 

I notice no Key West as Port of Call due to an embargo for large cruise ships...where is your hubby going to get his Key Lime Pie fix ....lol  

met George Benson on the Capital Jazz Super Cruise several years back...he performed on the Lido Deck Sail Away Party out of Aruba...he was awesome 

would love if they booked Roberta Flack & Leslie Uggams 

that appears to be the game plan so I'm thinking 2022 or 2023 

Love Michael McDonald "Blue Eye Soul Brother "..now if R & R booked Michael, Steve Winwood, Righteous Brothers, Hall and Oates , Bobby Hatfield , The Casinos, Felix Cavilier, Soul Survivor  I would book a cabin for 2022 toda

good choice of Ports and throw in a Private Island & I would be content ...thinking theme Cruises will return in 2022 to allow things to shake out 

interesting...My Son is career Air Force and received a promotion from Boston to Edwards AFB near Ontario California in June which should be his final posting before he retires in 2022 so hopefully I will be visiting He and His Family next September  and then go visiting one of my cruising friends in San Diego ...Celebrity normally has great rates on their spring/fall repositioning cruises from San Diego to Seattle  for Summer Season Alaskan Cruises 

In reading Cab Calloway biography "Hi De Ho" he talks about chartering

 private Pullman Rail Cars for He and His Band to travel from New York  City to California to perform engagements during the 30's-50's in part because when travelling thru the Deep South they could avoid the Jim Crow Era discrimination practices 

on the Band;s 1st trip to Europe in the 1930's, they traveled by Transatlantic Ocean Liner and did not experience any Discrimination and performed for the 1st Class guests in exchange for reduced passage which in essence was an early version of The Jazz Cruise as we know it 

in his retirement your DH could become a Jazz Promoter bringing a group of West Coast Smooth Jazz Fans  on Celebrity from Seattle to San Diego and Amtrak back to Seattle and invite Candy Dulfer and Friends to perform private concerts 

will do...I'm really  into listening to Gregory Porter  ( All Rise) & Ranky Tanky & Anthony David's Tribute CD to Bill Withers 

interesting that the SJC has moved to Miami and leaving on a Monday which should translate into slightly lower air fare & hotel rates for Jan & Feb 2022 ..don't forget to take Tuesday off from work to recover 

I have been recently undergoing Treatment that requires having extensive MRI's taken once a month that requires me to lie still  in the MRI machine for about an hour..I happen to be wearing my Dave Koz Cruise to Alaska T-Shirt and was stunned when the Technician actually knew who Koz was and is a big Smooth Jazz Fan , so thru Spotify or Apple he was able to program from the Cloud The Best of Dave Koz  for me to listen to on the headset and before I knew it the hour was up...listening to the music reminded of the cruise  which placed my mind in a very relaxed state.......I'm schedule for another round of MRI's next week and will request Richard Elliot's "Essential" collection ...I order him Boney James new CD "Solid" along with the official T-Shirt to surprise him on hopefully my final visit in mid October 

Pretty confident that Jan 2022 will be enough time for a Vaccine to be developed and implemented and the Promoters working with the Cruise Lines & CDC to have a process and procedure in place for a safe charter ..the challenge will be to maintain as much as possible the close connection between Charter Guests and Jazz Artists on the ship 

I would suspect that your DH would not be a happy camper taking a photo with Candy standing 6 feet away and with a mask (unless of course it was a Candy fan club mask ) 

it's one thing to hear the music on the radio or see the artist at a land Festival or brick and mortar Jazz Club...very different experiencing them live on a cruise ship for 7 days and nights and hanging out with your new friends who love Smooth Jazz as much as you do 

it's very hard to be a vocal Smooth Jazz fan and live in New Orleans 

and I suspect most of your friends are probably thinking "who is Candy Dulfer " when they view your SJC photos ...I miss attending  Church on Sundays so since the NFL is back, i will put  on Kirk Whalum's " The Gospel According To Jazz " Part 1 & 2, pick out a good book I've been wanting to read for a while and take a break from all the chaos around us 

but then you will miss Vanessa Williams , Jeffrey Osborne, Norman Brown, Richard Elliot, Nick Colionne on the following weeks ..Lagniappe would be to add Chante Moore to either sailing 

does not surprise me in the least that the Las Vegas effort did not materialize in 2021 ..I think most Jazz Cruisers have come to grips that 2022 will be our year to resume our week long love affair at sea  with our favorite artists and we are already planning and saving for 2023 

you do know you can upload your favorite SJC photos posing with your favorite artists onto a 13 month calendar website (Dec 2020- Jan 2022 ) so you can have a countdown calendar...of course the month of your DH birthday will have his photo with Candy Dulfer ...lol  

I received an email that I cleared the Wait list yesterday, so I actually look at both sailings and could not decide because of the line ups ..the only logical solution would be to book B2B to make sure I see all of my  favorite artists and a double dose (lagniappe) of Candy Dulfer but to do that I have to find a winning lottery combination  or find a very rich benefactor ..but I'm also looking at Dave Koz in 2022 

I will dig back thru my photo albums to find the Cuban Diner for breakfast that is in walking distance from our Cruise Hotel in Miami for your and your Husband ..it's well known  secret to the Artists so do not be surprise if you see several of your favorite artists having breakfast ..we sat at the counter next to Keiko Matsui as I tried to explain to her what Crawfish and Scramble eggs with Tabasco Sauce taste like ( I actually sent her a Sampler Kit of Tabasco Sauce thru her agent )

..FLL airport has always been much easier to navigate because it is newer, bigger and fewer international carriers 

without live Music New Orleans is suffering greatly but we will come back twice as strong 

Southwest announced they will start flying to Miami Airport which may help with the air cost ..only 15 months to go which will go very quickly

actually Entertainment Cruise Production produces The Star Trek Cruise as well as several Jazz Cruises ..full charter Immersion Cruises regardless of Theme are an incredible experience and IMHO well worth the price

book and pay for 2021 with the clear expectation that you will actually be cruising in that same time period 2022  and then thus start saving for 2023 ..Music Theme Charter Cruisers are loyal and stick with the promoter and have not cancelled and we know that a Vaccine protocol is critical to being able to enjoy the interactions with our favorite artists onboard all week and like minded fan base

I suspect if you asked most hard core music theme cruisers , no one really cares about Ports of Call..we would be content to call on St Thomas (shopping ) and a private island with a great beach with an ability to have a concert and beach party with our favorite artists and be contented with 5 Full Days at Sea in full immersion with the music 

during CV 19,  seeing our favorite musicians perform their music live on a charter cruise ship with 2500 like minded  Shelter in Place fans is  a form of therapy that  keeps us going thru these dark times and gives us a small beam of light we can  look forward to in 2022 and I;m sure the artists look forward to reconnecting with their fan base on the ship (and selling lots of CD's)

take a look at the 80's Cruise website and make note of all the former artists that have performed on past cruises and make a playlist of their hits ..every weekend (on project departure day ) sit on your front porch ( or back deck ) pour a drink and listen to your playlist and pretend you are sailing out of your Port of Departure 

i suspect no one will be cruising the balance of 2020 and it will take all of 2021 to figure out a protocol , so 2022 should be about right..glad to see you are sticking with selecting a music charter

you might check out The Hubbard Mansion Bed & Breakfast on St Charles Avenue right on the Trolley Line which is a different way to get to the Pier

I'll keep Him in my Prayers along with Sheila E....I lived in Oakland during the heyday of Tower of Power which like many  of the great Horn Bands of the 70's & 80's  served as the training ground and launching pad for  several  of our era Solo Smooth Jazz Superstars  that we enjoy on our charter cruises ..I remember when Warren Hill launched his first sailing in 2004 followed by Rick Braun's in 2005 , I became hooked with the combination of Cruising and Smooth Jazz which when blended with the great Motown & Stax music and a variety of Artists onboard for the week provided 7 days and nights of  Full Immersion and the best value for one's dollar 

Blue Note at Sea is the perfect transitional conduit laboratory to merge fans of Straight Ahead & Smooth Jazz along with Lagniappe of doing it on a cruise ship which provides an alternative to the phasing out of traditional Brick & Mortar Jazz Clubs 

ironically Charter Music  Promoters and Cruise Lines have identified which Class of Ships are most adaptable to full music charters which are generally older, smaller, fewer bells and whistles and very lucrative for all stakeholders so I am sure they are collaborating now to ensure that we will be CV 19 safe by January 2022 

got it, thanks, great line up ..maybe they will add Richard Elliot ...when this CV 19 comes under control would really like to travel to Memphis and visit the new Stax Museum of American Soul Music which would be a great late night  All Star Jam Session Theme on the Charter ...Candy Dulfer would fit right in with Booker T & The MG's 

Rick Braun European River Cruise Jazz Get-A-Way has found the formula for opening  the door for the format to be applied for US Waterways  on a Riverboat and with the pending introduction of Viking River Cruises "Viking Mississippi " in the Fall of 2022 it could be a game changer 

in 2009 we took a River Cruise to the South of France on Peter Deilmann, and visited Brick and Mortar Jazz Clubs from Lyon to Paris and it was incredible 

I suspect one of the unintended results of CV 19 is Cruisers will start looking for alternatives to Mega Ship sailing in the Caribbean and Europe and start looking at River Cruising not only on the Mississippi River but also in your neck of the woods in the Pacific Northwest 

January 2022 is probably a good benchmark to resume cruising especially for full charter music cruises which is so intertwined with the closeness between our favorite artists and their most loyal fans so 17 months in the big picture of CV 19 is not a long time 

WWCruiser...which sailing are you booked on again so I can start planning for my former Neighbor birthday invitation. this month .....I pre ordered Boney James's Face  Mask, T-Shirt CD combination for her and I can bundle an invitation  in with them ...never asked a potential cabin mate out on a Smooth Jazz Cruise  date 17 Months in advance before ( better check the fine print in the Cruise Insurance  Policy under  Cancel for Any Reason to make sure it covers if she gets married to someone else ...lol)...your DH is lucky he doesn't have to worry about finding a cabin mate-  ...lol 

this weekend is a Virtual New Orleans Louis "Satchmo"  Armstrong Festival so I will be watching on my laptop on my screened in back patio and drinking Pusser Rum Painkillers which my friends and I would normally do in the French Quarter today 

to fill me "cruise itch ",  next weekend I have decided to take a Sunday ride to the Houma Louisiana Ship Yards  and take photos of the construction of the Viking Mississippi River Boat that is being built there set for sailing in August 2022 ...you might consider dropping a hint to your DH that you would like to take a River Cruise Music Charter from New Orleans to Memphis in 2023 

funny you should mention Boney James...received his email today stating you can purchase a Boney James Mask on his website in his store ..I'll check on Candy Dulfer's website to see if she is doing the same so you can order one for your DH for Christmas 

New Orleans Musicians and their friends are doing some amazing interline concerts to benefit Musician 's families directly impacted by CV 19 

if you have not already done so, check out PBS Streaming "The Freedom Riders" Documentary for free and listen to the music of the Civil Rights Era ...all of our current favorite Smooth Jazz Artists would have fit right in with those times (think Boney James "Ride" walking across the Pettis Bridge 

the unique relationship between Smooth Jazz Artists that perform on the Full Charter Cruises and their most loyal Fan Base that attend year after year should be a case study on how everyone can all get along for an incredible week of fellowship ..in 2004 Prince performed at the Essence Festival and he showcased Candy Dulfer , which resulted in Candy picking up 50K new fans 

stay safe & Sheltering in Place and wear your Boney James Mask & Smooth Jazz Cruise Cap and T-Shirt when you go to the store

we all Pray for a Vaccine for many reasons including for those of us that embraced full charter music cruises because of the importance of not having to social distance with our favorite music artists for a week of full immersion 

in light of what everyone has been thru , we all deserve B2B2B (if one can afford it, if not do it anyway  ) in 2022 ..you might also consider seeking an independent Travel Insurance Policy outside of what the Charter Promoter has worked out with the cruise line 

Music is Therapy for many of us...the lack of live music performances (especially in New Orleans ) on top of everything else validates how important the full charter music cruises have become for us that enjoy them 

I subscribe to Pandora Music Service and have discovered some incredible young international Jazz Artists that I look forward seeing perform at future New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festivals 

VH One 'Unsung"  has some great retro segments on artists of the Disco Cruise Era that you can catch on You Tube 

do it if you can..it will give you something to look forward to and longer time to pay for it 

good bet UDC will be rescheduled for 2022 also ..I think we will all needed the double shot of therapy (music and cruising ) by then 

New Orleans without live music is a special kind of Hell