In 2004, I spend 6 months floating on a ship in the Baltic, Mediterranean and Caribbean seas, working as the keyboard player in the ship’s show band. I started in the Scandinavian countries of of the Baltic Sea, then traveled down to the Mediterranean for the 2004 Olympics in Athens. I spent four months in the Mediterranean, altogether, before sailing across the Atlantic to cruise in the Caribbean. In the end, I saw 29 countries, including North Africa and much of Europe – let’s not forget the Olympics – and many of the famous places we always hear about.
During my contract I had time to journal my thoughts and experiences. I enjoy reading through these entries now and then, and I thought there might be others that would enjoy them too, especially musicians that are thinking about taking a cruise gig.
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.
