3rd Annual Bluegrass Cruise to The Southern Caribbean
February 11-19, 2008
Day 1--Ft. Lauderdale, FL
(photos from the Blake & Kimberly Williams collection)
Miami, Fl in the background off our balcony
Kimberly helps the cruise team register their guests. Rhonda Vincent & The Rage kick off the first concert of the cruise!
Day 2--Fun Day At Sea, Pool Side Show and Formal Night!
Bobby and Linda visit with a bluegrasser from England. Kimberly and Brie Farkosh
Folks gather around to visit prior to the mandolin workshop.
Danny Roberts of The Grascals and Bobby Clark host a mandolin workshop.
Rhonda Vincent & The Rage kick off the pool side show. WCE performs pool side.
IIIrd Tyme Out Pool side Show
Linda and Bobby Clark. Janet and Wayne Southards.
Kimberly and Blake Williams. Calvin and Brenda Lawson (aka Sweet Brenda and Him)
Mitchell Davis and Gary Farris of Nothin' Fancy visit with Blake. Rhonda Vincent, Robin, Bec and Kimberly. (That's crazy Marcus in the background.)
Our first towel creation of the cruise.
Day 3--Fun Day At Sea with Workshops and Shows!
Blake, Jamie Johnson of The Grascals, Mike Andes of Nothin' Fancy and Wayne conduct a songwriting workshop. Russell Moore of IIIrd Tyme Out with the magic waiter.
Visiting with Hal Boozer.
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Photos from our balcony including a self portrait
WCE performs in the Madhatters Lounge. The Grascals on stage
Kimberly with Calvin Lawson. Blake dances with Brenda Lawson.
Janet and Wayne. The audience listens intently!
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Fun with friends after the show
A beautiful ocean sunset. And then the midnight buffet!!
Towel creation #2.
Day 4--St. Marteen! (Happy Valentine's Day!!)
Views from the ship.
The water taxi ride with Mike and Brenda Garlock.
Views from the Water Taxi.
This great steel drum band greeted us once we arrived
Wayne and Blake wait "patiently" while their women shop. The palm trees were beautiful. Kimberly gets her feet wet!.
Views of St. Marteen including a wonderful Caribbean band that entertained us all during lunch.
Janet at the door of a church. Wayne poses with a local balancing home made sweets on her head.
Blake lost his newly purchased St. Marteen hat in the ocean as we were heading back to the ship. Final view of St. Marteen from the ship.
The sunset was amazing that night!!
Towel creation #3
Day 5--St. Lucia!!
Views of St. Lucia from the ship.
Bobby, Linda, Mike Andes, Becky Mason, Blake, Brie Farkosh ready for some fun.
WCE opted to go into the downtown area of St. Lucia to get a taste of the culture rather than visit the beaches. Here is a little bit of what we experienced.
Towel Creation # 4
Day 6--St. Kitts!!
St. Kitts from the ship.
Blake and Kimberly enjoyed a beautiful, nearly private beach. Here are a couple views to the left and right of our umbrella.
Kimberly and Blake sit back and enjoy the view.
We were entertained by a couple of local musicians!!
One last shot of our private oasis.
Thomas the Vervet monkey entertained us on the cab ride back to the ship. The Carnival Miracle awaits us.
More views of the beautiful country side of St. Kitts as we leave.
Towel creation # 5
Day 7--Fun Day At Sea!! Pool Side Show And Formal Night #2
Hal Boozer won the harry chest contest!! Our Bluegrass Cruise Specialist, Herb Sandker gets the crowd ready for another poolside show!
Greg Cahill of Special Consensus and Blake. Mary Clifford and Julia Mottsheard.
This bluegrasser had his beard braided in St. Kitts. Steve takes care of the sound duties on-board. We couldn't have done it without him!!
Folks were listening to the great music from the balcony of the pool as well as the lower decks.
Our friends David and Katrina with Blake and Kimberly. The whole gang poses with our friends Wayne and Barbara. (standing)
Our wonderful wait-staff on the cruise. Towel creation #6
Day 8--Fun Day at Sea with more workshops and a band scramble!!
Jamie Johnson of the Grascals, Edgar Loudermilk of IIIrd Tyme Out, Kimberly and Gary Farris of Nothin' Fancy host a vocal workshop. A lighthouse in the middle of the ocean.
Band Scramble #1 with Wayne Benson: guitar, Terry Eldridge: bass, Darrel Webb: banjo, Blake Williams: mandolin, Mitchell Davis; fiddle.
Band Scramble #2 with Russell Moore: banjo, Mike Andes: guitar, Hunter Berry: fiddle, Kimberly Williams: bass, Danny Roberts: fiddle.
Band Scramble #3 with Jimmy Mattingly: fiddle, Gary Farris: guitar, Edgar Loudermilk: bass, Kenny Ingram: mandolin, Greg Cahill: guitar, Bobby Clark: banjo.
Band Scramble #4 with Rhonda Vincent: guitar, Steve Dilling holding the words for Joe Mullins: banjo, Arron McDarris: mandolin and Wayne Southards: bass.
Wayne all dressed up in his cute little sombrero! The audience went wild for the band scramble and the band finale pictured below.
Towel creation #7 and #8.
Please join us next year for the 4th Annual Rhonda Vincent Bluegrass Cruise.
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