Day 1 of the cruise was a whirlwind. We arrived at the ship terminal early, guitars and gear in hand. As we awaited boarding you could feel the excitement building. After checking in we had a few hours to kill alongside our fellow cruiser before we could board. In true Stolen Rhodes fashion we busted out the acoustic guitars for an impromptu show. The crowd around us quickly began to swell and we ended up leading about 200 cruisers in a camp fire like sing along. Nothing like having a whole terminal of people join you in singing Can't You See. It was a pretty amazing moment.
Finally it was time to board, so we packed the guitars back up and headed to the rooms. We quickly ditched our gear and headed out to the pool deck to check out Preacher Stone kick the cruise off.
It was incredible walking the ship and seeing so many friends we have met through our ow shows as well as prior Skynyrd and Blackberry Smoke shows. It is like a giant rock n' roll family. Each one was extremely important in getting us voted onto the cruise. We cant thank you enough!
After a quick detour to learn how to use a life vest, we headed to an Artist Party that took place during the Skynyrd Tribute Show where the bands covered their favorite LS tunes. We got to catch up with some old friends in Delta Saints and Blackberry Smoke, as well as meet a bunch of other new kick ass bands like Waylon Speed, Curt Towne, County Line Road the list goes on and on.
We had a few cocktails with the bands then started checking out the sets from bands playing that night. We saw Delta Saints and Devon Allman slay the Spinnaker Lounge. County Line Road and Higher Choir rocked at Bar City. Matt even joined CLR on stage to sing a few tunes.
The last set of night was a midnight show from Blackberry Smoke. It was epic being miles out to sea and watching them bring the house down. The wind was blowing and the music was loud, it was a hell of away to close out the first night.
Once the bands finished we quickly moved the party to the casino bar where we met back up with Delta Saints and Blackberry Smoke and closed the night out with a lot of beers and a lot of laughs.
Day one from the cruise was surreal. We are spreading the good word of Stolen Rhodes and trying to make all our fans who can't be with us proud! As always thank you for the support. We couldn't be reaching the next level without all of your dedication and belief in us.
Check back tomorrow for a wrap up of our first show and Dan's birthday!
Finally it was time to board, so we packed the guitars back up and headed to the rooms. We quickly ditched our gear and headed out to the pool deck to check out Preacher Stone kick the cruise off.
It was incredible walking the ship and seeing so many friends we have met through our ow shows as well as prior Skynyrd and Blackberry Smoke shows. It is like a giant rock n' roll family. Each one was extremely important in getting us voted onto the cruise. We cant thank you enough!
After a quick detour to learn how to use a life vest, we headed to an Artist Party that took place during the Skynyrd Tribute Show where the bands covered their favorite LS tunes. We got to catch up with some old friends in Delta Saints and Blackberry Smoke, as well as meet a bunch of other new kick ass bands like Waylon Speed, Curt Towne, County Line Road the list goes on and on.
We had a few cocktails with the bands then started checking out the sets from bands playing that night. We saw Delta Saints and Devon Allman slay the Spinnaker Lounge. County Line Road and Higher Choir rocked at Bar City. Matt even joined CLR on stage to sing a few tunes.
The last set of night was a midnight show from Blackberry Smoke. It was epic being miles out to sea and watching them bring the house down. The wind was blowing and the music was loud, it was a hell of away to close out the first night.
Once the bands finished we quickly moved the party to the casino bar where we met back up with Delta Saints and Blackberry Smoke and closed the night out with a lot of beers and a lot of laughs.
Day one from the cruise was surreal. We are spreading the good word of Stolen Rhodes and trying to make all our fans who can't be with us proud! As always thank you for the support. We couldn't be reaching the next level without all of your dedication and belief in us.
Check back tomorrow for a wrap up of our first show and Dan's birthday!
- Kevin