Sea days

Nov 13th - 16th
Sea days

As we continue our way across the atlantic, there’s not really all that much to write about as there’s only a limited number of things to do. The 13th we had the All Access production show to play, a show we haven’t played in at least a month. The 14th was the return of Antonio Salci, a Yanni like pianist. The rehearsal for that show always sucks, but the show itself isn’t too bad to play because he features the horn section. I had a number of sax and flute solos, including a few on Amazing Grace where I had to go to the front of the stage and play blues licks. People seemed to really enjoy my playing and a lot of people from the crew approached me the following day to let me know. And supposedly, Antonio talked to Ron (drummer) about getting his and my contact info for doing a tour sometime, which would be really cool. Now, as any musician finds out, people come up to you all the time saying all sorts of things about possible gigs and playing opportunities, but coming from this guy who said he’s only ever approached 8 musicians on ships about something like this, I can still take it as a compliment, right? Then that night we had a crew party on the back deck, which I stopped at for a minute and soon left because they didn’t have any food.
The 15th was our last time playing “Once upon a Time”. The show is leaving the ship and won’t be played ever again onboard the Navigator. So it was an emotional show for most of the cast who is getting off the ship in a couple days, and it’s kind of strange for the band as well seeing as we’ve been playing it for months. Following the shows, we had a jazz set to play, and then went to the Dancer/Skater party.
And the 16th was a day off. Nothing at all to report back home about. Tomorrow will be our last sea day, and then I’ll finally be able to set foot on land once again, or at least sea land again. The sea days have been fine though, just boring. The weather has been great with calm seas, so as far as crossings go, I’m sure everyone is pleased. But that’s all for now, thanks for reading!