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Event Highlights:

 

 In addition to all the wonderful activities aboard the ms Westerdam and in our ports-of-call, this exclusive Acoustic Guitar cruise event includes:

  • Private Guitar Clinics with World-Class Musicians
  • Mini group lessons with individual attention
  • Invitation-only Evening Concert Series
  • Evening Jam Sessions
  • Acoustic Guitar Parties and Dining
  • Commemorative Cruise CD

Testimonials: What last year's guest have to say

 

Seven days on a luxury cruise ship the Caribbean does sound good.  Sharing that time with some of the world’s finest guitarists, teachers, and builders sounds even better.  Here are a few words from the guests on the 2003 Acoustic Guitar Cruise that may help you picture your week at sea ...

You'll make new friends.

"We had a wonderful time with many of the Acoustic Guitar participants."

"Our fellow cruise mates were a pleasure to meet and socialize with, and I am sure some long-lasting friendships resulted from the cruise."

"I enjoyed meeting the artists that I had only heard of before.  They could have had large attitudes but instead were the best kind of people."

"This letter is less feedback than it is a blatant expression of admiration, and gratitude....We need more people like the folks of Acoustic Guitar magazine, and all of the attendees of the Acoustic Guitar Cruise."

You'll hear - and make - great music.

"I loved the concerts! They gave me an opportunity to have first class entertainment that was honest, soulful, and genuine."

"The high point was the after-hours jam sessions, getting to know guitarists from all over with different styles."

You'll learn a lot.

"Very informative workshops by extremely capable teachers."

"The program was far greater than I ever imagined. The artists shared their talents without reservations and in every way tried to teach us."

"I have been to numerous workshops and never did the instructors stop to make sure that every participant got everything.  All of the Acoustic Guitar instructors made that extra effort."

And you'll have a great vacation.

"The balance of guitar with free time was very good."

"We enjoyed the freedom to do our own thing without missing parts of the program."

"Being with others who love the guitar for seven days is a dream."

Photos from the 2003 Acoustic Guitar cruise:

 

Schedule of Events: (schedule from the previous cruise)

 

Oct. 23rd - Saturday Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Embarkation

5:00pm

Zuiderdam sets sail! 

7:00-8:00pm

Private AG Cocktail Party
Come meet the clinicians and your fellow Acoustic Guitar cruisers

8:00pm

Dinner is served

Oct. 24th - Sunday Half Moon Cay, Bahamas

9:00am

Zuiderdam arrives

9:00-10:00am

Acoustic Guitar General Session
Learn the logistics of the cruise and get to know your fellow musicians

10:15-11:45am

Acoustic Guitar Workshops
Non-Player Seminar: Singing in the Shower:Vocal workshop for all (Berry)
Beginner Session: First notes, chords and songs (Lusterman)
Workshop 1: Introductory: Fingerstyle (D'Agostino)
Workshop 2: Intermediate: Song Accompaniment (Waldman)
Workshop 3: Introductory: Rhythm guitar (Nygaard)
Workshop 4: Introductory: Playing at the jam (Hamburger)
Workshop 5: Intermediate: Flatpicking (Traum)

4:00pm

Zuiderdam departs

4:30-5:00pm

Help/Information Desk

5:00-6:00pm

Acoustic Guitar Workshops
Guitar Making 1: What Makes Guitars Work? (Taylor)
Workshop 6: Introductory: Classical guitar for steel-string players (D'Agostino)
Workshop 7: Introductory: Rock Rhythms (Waldman)
Workshop 8: Introductory: Playing at the jam (Traum)

6:45-7:45pm

Private Acoustic Guitar Concert
Featuring Scott Nygaard, David Hamburger & Catherine Berry 

8:00pm

Dinner is served

Oct. 25th - Monday At Sea

9:00-10:30am

Acoustic Guitar Workshops
Non-Player Seminar: Singing Harmonies:Vocal workshop for all (Berry)
Beginner Session: Seven easy chords (Lusterman)
Workshop 9: Introductory: Swing (Nygaard)
Workshop 10: Introductory: Slide (Hamburger)
Acoustic Guitar Semi-Private Lessons
Early Intermediate: Fingerstyle (D'Agostino), Pop and Rock (Waldman)
Blues (Traum)

10:45am

Acoustic Guitar Group Photo - Location TBA

11:00am-12:30pm

Acoustic Guitar Workshops
Non-Player Seminar: Listening to Classical Guitar: Exploring classical guitar on CD
and Guitar (D'Agostino)
Guitar Making 2: Guitar Makers I Know and Love (Taylor)
Workshop 11: Intermediate: Rock Arranging (Waldman)
Workshop 12: Intermediate: Blues (Traum)
Acoustic Guitar Semi-Private Lessons
Early Intermediate: Bluegrass (Nygaard), Chords & harmonies (Hamburger)

2:00-3:30pm

Acoustic Guitar Workshops
Beginner Session: Alternating Bass, Flatpicking (Lusterman)
Non-Player Seminar: Writing hit songs: Working with partners and pop stars (Waldman)
Workshop 13: Intermediate: Fingerstyle  (D'Agostino)
Workshop 14: Intermediate: Fingerstyle Beatles  (Traum)
Acoustic Guitar Semi-Private Lessons
Early Intermediate: Scales and Melodies (Nygaard), Rock and Jump Blues (Hamburger)

4:00-5:30pm

Acoustic Guitar Workshops
Non-Player Seminar: Singing in the Shower:Vocal workshop for all (Berry)
Guitar Making 3: Innovations in Guitar Design (Taylor)
Workshop 15: Introductory: Song Accompaniment (Waldman)
Workshop 16: Introductory: Guitar Duets (Nygaard)
Acoustic Guitar Semi-Private Lessons
Advanced: Blues (Hamburger), Early Intermediate: Fingerstyle (Traum)

6:45-7:45pm

Private Acoustic Guitar Concert  Featuring Peppino D'Agostino

8:00pm

Dinner is served

Oct. 26th - Tuesday St. Thomas, USVI

8:00am

Zuiderdam arrives

11:00pm

Zuiderdam departs

8:00pm

Dinner is served

Oct. 27th -  Wednesday Road Town, Tortola

7:00am

Zuiderdam arrives

6:00pm

Zuiderdam departs

6:00-6:30pm

Help/Information Desk

6:45-7:45pm

Private Acoustic Guitar Concert  Featuring Wendy Waldman

8:00pm

Dinner is served

Oct. 28th - Thursday At Sea

9:00-10:30am

Acoustic Guitar Workshops
Non-Player Seminar: Singing Harmonies:Vocal workshop for all (Berry)
Beginner Session: Reading Music and Tablature (Lusterman)
Workshop 17: Intermediate: Swing (Nygaard)
Workshop 18: Introductory: Blues (Traum)
Acoustic Guitar Semi-Private Lessons
Early Intermediate: Fingerstyle (D'Agostino)
Intermediate: Pop and Rock (Waldman)
Intermediate: Chords and harmonies (Hamburger)

11:00am-12:30pm

Acoustic Guitar Workshops
Guitar Making 4: Materials and the Future (Taylor)
Workshop 19: Intermediate: Classical Guitar for steel-string players (D'Agostino)
Workshop 20: Introductory: Songwriting (Waldman)
Acoustic Guitar Semi-Private Lessons
Intermediate: Scales and Melodies (Nygaard), Blues (Traum), Slide (Hamburger)

2:00-3:30pm

Acoustic Guitar Workshops
Non-Player Seminar: The Real Woodstock: Exploring the musical culture of a legendary town (Traum)
Beginner Session: First Fingerstyle Patterns (Lusterman)
Workshop 21: Intermediate: Moveable chord forms  (Hamburger)
Acoustic Guitar Semi-Private Lessons
Intermediate: Fingerstyle (D'Agostino), Song Accompaniment (Waldman), Bluegrass (Nygaard)

4:00-5:30pm

Acoustic Guitar Workshops
Non-Player Seminar: Singing in the Shower:Vocal workshop (Berry)
Guitar Making 5: Q&A; Guitar History (Taylor)
Workshop 22: Introductory: Bluegrass (Nygaard)
Workshop 23: Introductory: Ragtime (Hamburger)
Acoustic Guitar Semi-Private Lessons
Intermediate: Fingerstyle (D'Agostino), Advanced: Blues (Traum)

6:45-7:45pm

Private Acoustic Guitar Concert  Featuring Happy Traum

8:00pm

Dinner is served

Oct. 29th - Friday Nassau, Bahamas

9:00-10:00am

Acoustic Guitar Workshops
Guitar Making 6: Q&A; Guitar Design (Taylor)
Workshop 24: Intermediate: Rock leads (Hamburger)
Acoustic Guitar Semi-Private Lessons
Advanced: Fingerstyle (D'Agostino), Song Accompaniment (Waldman), Jazz (Nygaard) 

10:30-11:30am

Acoustic Guitar Workshops
Non-Player Seminar: House Concerts: How to hear great live music in your own home (Waldman)
Beginner Session: Eas: Alternating Bass, Fingerstyle (Lusterman)
Workshop 25: Introductory: Using practice time wisely (Traum)
Acoustic Guitar Semi-Private Lessons
Advanced: Composition (D'Agostino), Ragtime (Hamburger),