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Rock The Boat with Melissa Etheridge and Friends



Where do I start….how about a blanket statement? The cruise was so unbelievably awesome!!!! And if you couldn’t hear me shouting that let me say it again but louder. THE CRUISE WAS SO UNBELIEVABLY AWESOME!!!!! I can’t begin to tell you how exhausted we were when we got back. But at the same time so completely satisfied and elated. I think we lived on adrenaline for 5 days. Between the music, the people, the ports, the activities, the interactions with Melissa & Linda and the entire crew, it was pure heaven. I can honestly say that Melissa is one lucky lady to have Linda by her side. She is a sweet, kind, funny, generous soul and I’m so glad we were able to interact with her as much as we did.

Some highlights from the cruise for me were:

-Holiday Trio rehearsal: Fan club members were invited to attend a rehearsal in the theater for Melissa’s upcoming Holiday Trio shows. What a treat! Those shows are going to be fun! Special thanks to Kat & JQ from Wonderful Union for organizing the fan club mixer, swag and the fan clubs attendance to the rehearsal. A lot of work went into this and they put their hearts into it. It was amazing to meet both of them as well. Wish I got a picture with them.

-The Halloween Party: Being picked to compete in the best original costume category during the Halloween party. We didn’t win but it was still fun.



-Crystal Bowersox’s performance both by the pool and in the theater – that young lady has an incredible voice!



-The jam sessions at night at the R bar were so freaking cool. Some of the artists came out to the bar around 11:30 PM and all jammed together. That was cool for sure!



-The Q&A poolside and Breast cancer talk in the Colony Club with Melissa and Linda were both really amazing. The Q&A was fun and silly and they were both so adorable. The breast cancer talk was very informative and turned into a really great health chat. Loved it!



-Delta Rae is completely awesome and I would definitely go see them live again. Powerhouse voices for sure.



-Jamming outside & sharing an awesome bottle of champagne, on deck 12, under the stars with Ruth Dunn & Joshua Napier. Some of the other bands had come up and were hanging out, another woman joined in using my guitar and she sang. It was just so cool.

-Our excursion on Cozumel was so much fun! We did one called Salsa, Salsa & Margarita’s. We learned how to make 5 kinds of salsa, made 2 kinds of margarita’s, drank & ate and then learned how to do the salsa dance. It was hilarious and great fun! Afterward we had one hour at the beach! I swam with some gorgeous fish, saw sea urchins and snails! Wonderful day!





-Melissa’s guitar clinic. We got to play “Come To My Window” all together with Melissa. Holy crap that was surreal. I think this is one of my top highlights from the trip. Dream. Come. True.

-Melissa’s performances: The sail away party was an hour and a half concert by the pool! It was so frigging awesome! And HOT! We were lucky enough to be able to attend both shows in the theater. Both were so different so I am glad we got to go to both.



The first night was so emotional. There were Pulse Nightclub survivors and breast cancer survivors in the audience and Melissa sang a special song requested by one of the Pulse survivors “I Hope You Dance” by Lee Ann Womack. There wasn’t a dry eye in the house. That song led into Pulse and then into I Run For Life. It was very, very moving. I was so honored to share the stage front with the Pulse survivors. What a really amazing group of young people.



The woman responsible for all the survivors on board was Robin Maynard, founder of Libby’s Legacy. We spent some time speaking with her and she too is such an inspirational and incredible woman. The second show the following day was completely different with Melissa digging in and pulling out some lesser played songs. The set list was awesome. Still wish she played My Backdoor. Hopefully one day.

There was so much interaction with folks, fun meeting new people and making new friends, meeting people you swear you’ve known for decades and finally get to hug, and all around true happiness to be sharing this amazing experience. As soon as the next cruise is available to book, do it. It's March 12-19, 2018. We already did and are really looking forward to it. We wouldn’t miss it for the world.



Thank you so much Melissa & Linda for your kindness, generosity and spirit. You are both amazing women. The cruise was incredible and we will carry those memories with us forever. Much, much love.