After researching more on bluegrass cruises, the Bell Buckle Cruise is only one of four different established bluegrass cruises. Below is a summary of the other cruises.
Cottage Music: 2009 Alaska Bluegrass Cruise
Cottage Music’s 2009 Alaska Bluegrass Cruise is a seven-night cruise departing from Seattle, Wash. on Aug. 1. The cruise, which travels through such towns/cities as Alaskan capital Juneau, Ketchican and Skagway, features several top-notch bluegrass artists as well as musical workshops.
The 2009 Alaska Bluegrass Cruise will feature Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, who will be performing at the cruise as part of the band’s 30th anniversary tour. Past cruises have included 2008 IBMA female vocalist of the year Dale Ann Bradley and super-group Blue Highway, whose latest album Through the Window of a Train has been at the top of bluegrass charts since it’s release in February.
The cruise follows the famous Alaskan Inside Package route on The Norwegian Star – part of the Norwegian Cruise Lines fleet.
Prices range from $1,585 to $2,150.
Rhonda Vincent Bluegrass Cruise
This eight-day cruise, leaving Jan. 31, 2009 from Fort Lauderdale, Flor, sales to such Caribbean destinations as Antiqua, Tortola, St. Thomas, San Juan and Nassau.
The 2009 Rhonda Vincent Bluegrass Cruise leaves from Fort Lauderdale, Flor. on January 31.
The cruise will feature host Rhonda Vincent with her band The Edge, as well as Seldom Scene, The Wells Family and several other groups.
The event is organized by Vincent’s husband, Herb Sandker. Sandker is proclaimed a “bluegrass cruise specialist” according to the cruise’s Web site.
As the cruise is approaching quickly, prices vary. Call 800 593 8803 for details.
ETA 11th Annual Bluegrass Cruise
Entertainment and Travel Alternatives, Inc, a tourism company that specializes in theme cruises, will host its 11th Annual Bluegrass Cruise during the last week of February, 2009. The cruise embarks from Miami and sails into the Caribbean, stopping at several different hot spots along the way.
The cruise will feature such acts as Grasstowne, Cherryholmes, Bradley Walker and others.
Several types of rooms have sold out, however, there is still plenty of availability. Rates range from $1,333.64 to $1743.64. Visit the official Web site for more details.
