elycelynne Posted January 19, 2012 #1 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Just thought I'd report: Jimmy is such a talented and knowledgeable musician! He plays piano like nobody's business, knows boatloads of musical facts and trivia, great entertainer and nice guy. He really packed 'em in nightly and I thoroughly enjoyed the extensive time I spent in the piano bar on the Nieuw Amsterdam! (I just wish he played more show tunes, but I can't expect him to know everything.);) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted January 19, 2012 #2 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Thanks for the information. Have never met up with him on any of our cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted January 19, 2012 #3 Share Posted January 19, 2012 I agree he's excellent and has lots of fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruizer Bill Posted January 19, 2012 #4 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Jimmy is the greatest!!! I sailed with him on the Noordam last year and loved it. I'm proud to say I won "Name that Tune" three nights in a row. It was fun! He has a nice web site/blog to check out. Do a search and you will find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elycelynne Posted January 19, 2012 Author #5 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Jimmy is the greatest!!! I sailed with him on the Noordam last year and loved it. I'm proud to say I won "Name that Tune" three nights in a row. It was fun! He has a nice web site/blog to check out. Do a search and you will find it. You won all by yourself? VERY impressive!:D Two teammates and I won once and came close a couple of other times. But I did collect winnings twice for the "Name That Tune" by the Seaview pool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruizer Bill Posted January 19, 2012 #6 Share Posted January 19, 2012 You won all by yourself? VERY impressive!:D Two teammates and I won once and came close a couple of other times. But I did collect winnings twice for the "Name That Tune" by the Seaview pool. No, I won with three different teams. It was a lot of fun!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatcat04 Posted January 19, 2012 #7 Share Posted January 19, 2012 He was loads of fun on the Maasdam last June. The piano area of Mix was standing room only every night and he keeps the place hopping. Hubby and I didn't "win" any but we did get a pin for only missing 2 on Rat Pack night... and we are in our 30's. :p :p:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globaliser Posted January 20, 2012 #8 Share Posted January 20, 2012 He really packed 'em in nightly and I thoroughly enjoyed the extensive time I spent in the piano bar on the Nieuw Amsterdam!We didn't expect to spend 6 of our 7 Nieuw Amsterdam nights in the piano bar - mostly until closing time - but that's what happened once we dropped in on our second night. He's enormous fun. For those who want to know, his website currently gives his schedule as:- Nieuw Amsterdam: 27 November 2011 to 3 March 2012 Zuiderdam: 6 April to 6 June 2012 Zuiderdam: 28 July to 19 October 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaofami Posted January 20, 2012 #9 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Jimmy was very good on Maasdam in June and I agree it was standing room only in the mix, but Mark Farris last January was more personable and a better player. We spent every night with him at the mix, and just can't replicate the experience on the Maasdam this cruise. Sometimes, perfect can't be duplicated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elycelynne Posted January 20, 2012 Author #10 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Jimmy was very good on Maasdam in June and I agree it was standing room only in the mix, but Mark Farris last January was more personable and a better player. We spent every night with him at the mix, and just can't replicate the experience on the Maasdam this cruise. Sometimes, perfect can't be duplicated. I have heard very good things about Mark Farris. Unfortunately, I think he's been "Crystal-ized"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrzebird Posted April 23, 2012 #11 Share Posted April 23, 2012 We didn't expect to spend 6 of our 7 Nieuw Amsterdam nights in the piano bar - mostly until closing time - but that's what happened once we dropped in on our second night. He's enormous fun. For those who want to know, his website currently gives his schedule as:- Nieuw Amsterdam: 27 November 2011 to 3 March 2012 Zuiderdam: 6 April to 6 June 2012 Zuiderdam: 28 July to 19 October 2012 I just got off of the Zuiderdam, where Jimmy currently is appearing. Like you, I never expected to spend every night of my 11 day cruise at the piano bar until closing! Heck, I don't even drink and haven't been in a piano bar since the late 60's! But Jimmy just drew me, and many others, into the Piano Bar, and kept us there. Very talented, bright, quick and funny. And oh how he can play that piano! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PathfinderEss Posted April 23, 2012 #12 Share Posted April 23, 2012 We'll be on the Zuiderdam and we'll get a chance to see him in the paino bar. Should be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkNC Posted April 23, 2012 #13 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Just thought I'd report: Jimmy is such a talented and knowledgeable musician! He plays piano like nobody's business, knows boatloads of musical facts and trivia, great entertainer and nice guy. He really packed 'em in nightly and I thoroughly enjoyed the extensive time I spent in the piano bar on the Nieuw Amsterdam! (I just wish he played more show tunes, but I can't expect him to know everything.);) I agree, members of our trivia team talked about how good he was so we checked him out, he was great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globaliser Posted September 23, 2012 #14 Share Posted September 23, 2012 For those who want to know, his website currently gives his schedule as:- Nieuw Amsterdam: 27 November 2011 to 3 March 2012 Zuiderdam: 6 April to 6 June 2012 Zuiderdam: 28 July to 19 October 2012 Update:- Zuiderdam: 28 July to 19 October 2012 Nieuw Amsterdam: 16 December 2012 to 3 March 2013 Nieuw Amsterdam: 30 April to 15 May 2013 (a trans-Atlantic) Zuiderdam: 18 May to 20 July 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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