2nd Classical Guitar Cruise is ON!

[kozmo]

The 2nd Classical Guitar Cruise has been created.
Martha Masters & Risa Carlson of "Duo Erato"
Marija Temo - Flamenco Guitar
Ana Vidovic - Classical Guitar Cruise
Susan McDonald - Classical Guitar
John Schneier - Micro-Tonal Guitar

November 7-14, 2004
Los Angeles to Mexican Riviera
www.classicalguitarcruise.com

Concerts
Small Group Ensembles made up of cruisers
Semi-Private Lessons
Workshops

private lessons available at reduced rates and are limited & at the sole discretion of each artist.

Book now and sign up for small group, semi-private lessons.

Hope to see you on the ship!

[kozmo]

Study, learn, perform, participate and enjoy Susan McDonald, Martha Masters & Risa Carlson of "Duo Erato", Ana Vidovic and Marija Temo as they hold open master classes, coach small group ensembles made up of all guitarist/crusiers, guitar workshops, open jam sessions for guitarists to perform, private lessons, as well as performances by each of the Artists.
Sign up for private lessons, open master classes, and small group ensemble participation at time of booking with your deposit.

John Schneider will focus on tunings and micor-tonal guitar.

Carol Duffy (Occupational Hand Therapist) is "on hand" for demonstrations and private sessions - a must for any guitarist.

Kenny Hill has donated his "Almeria" Guitar to this cruise as a giveaway.

A deposit of $350 is due by June 10, 2004 to hold your cabin.

All crusiers are automatically entered into the guitar giveaway drawing.

All concerts, master classes, workshops, ensemble participation, and guitar giveaway, food, inspiration, camaraderie, education, taxes, port charges, and gratuity are included.

Cabins start at $989 for this week of guitar. No hotel, car rental or food payments needed.

www.classicalguitarcruise.com

Join us for this guitar gathering on the ocean November 7-14, 2004 from Los Angeles to the Mexican Riviera (ports: Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan, Cabo San Lucas with a special guitar gathering planned at a beach house of one of the cruisers in Puerto Vallarta)

Feel free to spread the word by forward the flyer to your guitar friends.
Flyer available at:
www.classicalguitarcruise.com/flyer

Thanks for supporting these fine women, the guitar event, and don't forget your guitar(s).

[Pepe Vergara]

Great!!! One important question: Is this a non-smokers' or smokers' cruise?

[Ed A.]

Great!!! One important question: Is this a non-smokers' or smokers' cruise?

Good question. I didn't give that much thought but having been on CG cruise #1, I don't recall seeing any one smoking.. I quit smoking about 30 years ago and am easily grossed out at the smell of a room that has been smoked in. I noticed no such smell in my cabin or anywhere else on the ship so I kind of think it must be a NO SMOKING SHIP!
Ed

[Pepe Vergara]

Two more questions:
1- Isn't it hurracane season during this cruise?
2- If a luthier wants to donate a guitar (to get his/her name around) like Kenny Hills did, what does he/she need to do? Just asking!

[Ed A.]

Two more questions:
1- Isn't it hurracane season during this cruise?
2- If a luthier wants to donate a guitar (to get his/her name around) like Kenny Hills did, what does he/she need to do? Just asking!

1-)Wouldn't know about hurricane season but last years cruise was a month later and the weather was gorgeous for the whole week.

2-) go to www.classicalguitarcruise.com and click the "Contact Us" option.
a guy named Dave should be able to answer all your questions.

[keith]

pepe: it is rare if not almost unknown that a hurricane would occur in the pacific off of california/mexico although hurricane agath is out there now (if you really wanna call that wimpy thing a hurricane) but the cruise is in autumn--which is hurricane season in the atlantic. i would not worry about a hurricane over in that ocean.

as to smoking--i bet it is like everywhere else--wanna puff, you gotta go to the smoking area. they probably have the smoking area in the crow's nest. wanna puff? gotta climb.

personally, i would worry more about stomach aliments--cruise ships are notorious for having major outbreaks of gastro-intestinal viral and bacterial aliments. kinda of difficult to perfect that tremelo when your guts are doing their own version of a tremelo.

and then, ey matey, there are those rascally pirates.....

[Pepe Vergara]

I had the 7-day cruise down to Mexico few years ago in the Kmart of the cruises (wanna guess who?). Nobody respected the NO-smoking signs, and when I called the attention to the employees, they did not care. They only said: move to another place. Certain segment of the people were very rude and it was impossible to use the pool. They also stole my and my son's underwear (yes, dirty underwear) from the luggage (they were in the only place with no lock - only a zipper of the luggage - I thought: Nobody is going to steal dirty underwear!! - but they did). Now, knowing that classical guitar players are exemplary individuals (seriously), I bet you those problems will not exist, but you never know!. By the way, one stop at Cabo was cancelled because there was a hurricane (you are right, it was a big storm that they called hurricane, but the waves moved so much that we could not get to the boats to take us to Cabo).

[Ed A.]

Just got word that the 2004 classical guitar cruise has been cancelled.

BUMMER

Ed