I’ve been out on a ship as a guest performer now for 3 months. It’s been a paycheck and prime accommodations, but I’m ready to get the hell off this tug boat. There’s something about working on a cruise ship that makes you crazy after awhile. It might be the fact that you can never leave the place you work, or dealing with the same people all the time, or being away from your friends and family. This gig is definitely easier if you are single, although even when I did this gig as a single guy, I remember feeling pretty sick of it after awhile.
I have just a few more days on this ship. My boss has offered to send me out here again in the fall, but so far I’m reluctant. This just feels to far away from my girl and the scene in NY/Chicago. I’m going to be looking for other stuff and we’ll see what happens. It’s likely I’ll be out here for a month here or there in the future.
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David J. Hahn
David J. Hahn is a Broadway conductor and keyboard player. He co-founded MusicianWages.com with Cameron Mizell in 2008. Visit his new project, Songwriter.fm and sign up for his songwriting newsletter.
