Passionate pursuit

Alan Whitt has written about cruising for 16 years and has sailed on countless cruise ships. His expertise and passion drove him to create Allure Quest Travel Experience so that he could spread the joy of his favorite pastime.

 
Hello country music fans ... and welcome to Allure Quest Travel Experience!
Since I moved to Nashville seven years ago, I've been waiting for someone to put together the definitive country music cruise. Yes, individuals have performed on cruise ships through the years - including Taylor Swift with a single show onboard Royal Caribbean's magnificent Allure of the Seas.
But it took Entertainment Cruise Productions to create the 2014 Country Music Cruise with the fantastic lineup that makes this voyage one of country music's signature events of the year.
So far, 10 performers and groups have signed on the dotted line to perform on premium cruise line Holland America's ms Westerdam, January 19-26, 2014. You can expect more entertainment and events as we draw closer to the sailing date.
Those committed thus far are Vince Gill, Ronnie Milsap, Patty Loveless, Kenny Rogers, Jo Dee Messina, Restless Heart, Andy Griggs, Ty Herndon, Jamie O’Neal and Lorianne Crook.
If you don't know much about Entertainment Cruise Productions, they've been creating music cruises for 12 years - always to full ships. They are indeed the worldwide leader in full-ship charter cruises ... including The Jazz Cruise, The Smooth Jazz Cruise, The Soul Train Cruise, The Malt Shop Memories Cruise and new to the mix ... Celtic Thunder Cruise and Ship of Fear Cruise.
However, I gotta believe that country music is going to be one of their most popular. Country music is America's music, and is loved by young and old alike. Although the artists are as human as the rest of us and make just as many mistakes and bad life choices, country music is relatively wholesome and real.
So I sell this cruise with pride and anticipation, knowing that as we sail the Caribbean Sea, the sounds of all these wonderful performer may also have the fish following the ship to our next destination.