delgados129 Posted October 31, 2012 #1 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Last week on the Zuiderdam, passengers were treated to three (2 evening, 1 matinee) performances of the Island Magic Steelband (see: http://islandmagicsteelband.webs.com/ourmusicians.htm videos: http://islandmagicsteelband.webs.com/apps/videos/). They performed classical, big band and calypso/carribean numbers. They got several enthusiatic standing ovations from the crowd for their great showmanship. I spoke with two of the band members who noted they have a contract through April with HAL. If you're on a carribean cruise, hopefully you'll get to see them firsthand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
searanch queen Posted October 31, 2012 #2 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Hope so, we will be heading that way in 16 days.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda&Vern Posted November 1, 2012 #3 Share Posted November 1, 2012 We saw them on the Z Panama Canal cruise Thanksgiving 2010. They were fabulous. Even my DH loved all their performances. :) We couldn't get enough of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted November 1, 2012 #4 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Hope so. Sounds great. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising-along Posted November 1, 2012 #5 Share Posted November 1, 2012 We saw them on the Zuiderdam in 2009 on a Panama Canal Cruise. They're fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyriecat Posted November 1, 2012 #6 Share Posted November 1, 2012 That's not fair! They only did 1 evening show and 1 matinee when I was on Zuiderdam. I would have loved to see them in a third show. What a wonderful group, even if they didn't play "Freebird" for me. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iriemon Posted November 1, 2012 #7 Share Posted November 1, 2012 They are fantastic and not to be missed. I wish they were on the Noordam that we are going on. Saw them twice on the Zuidy and would go see them again at a drop of a hat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted November 1, 2012 #8 Share Posted November 1, 2012 We also have had the pleasure of being on the Zuiderdam with Island Magic. We only had 1 evening performance and 1 day time show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iriemon Posted November 1, 2012 #9 Share Posted November 1, 2012 On ours they did a "special" encore performance because so many people had requested it. That only happened on the trip we did last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaguarstyper Posted November 1, 2012 #10 Share Posted November 1, 2012 That is tremendous! I wish they were on Westerdam instead, though. I always thought how nice it would to have a steel band around the pool deck on a sea day in the Caribbean. I guess I'll have to go back to NCL for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iriemon Posted November 1, 2012 #11 Share Posted November 1, 2012 That is tremendous! I wish they were on Westerdam instead, though. I always thought how nice it would to have a steel band around the pool deck on a sea day in the Caribbean. I guess I'll have to go back to NCL for that. Yes that was the good old days, live music by the pool - yes I know they have the HAL Cats, but that is not the same as what they used to have when it was more "Island" music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hpf Posted November 2, 2012 #12 Share Posted November 2, 2012 The first two cruises we were on they had steel bands playing by the pool. Those were the day's. I wish they were on every cruise. Helen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PathfinderEss Posted November 2, 2012 #13 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Think they might come do Hawaii cruises? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serendipity1499 Posted November 2, 2012 #14 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Does anyone know if they are they only performing on the Zuiderdam? Or will they board other HAL ships which happen to stop in their Home port, such as the Prinsendam, when we are on our way to SA via the canal? Betty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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