- A limited number of Deluxe Outside Oceanview cabins and Verandah cabins are still available for the October 13-20 cruise from San Diego to the Mexican Riviera. Join all the fun on the five-star Holland America ms Oosterdam with more than twenty bands, surprise guests, and over 70 scheduled shows. Call now at 888-BLUESIN.

-The dates for the October 2008 and January 2009 Legendary Rhythm Blues Cruises have been announced. The Pacific Cruise will sail from San Diego to Mexican Riviera/Baja ports on October 5-12, 2008. The cruise will be on Holland America’s intimate ms Ryndam to Mazatlan, La Paz, and Cabo San Lucas. Pricing, artists, when you can book will be announced soon.

The Eastern Caribbean Cruise will sail from Ft. Lauderdale, January 24-31, 2009 on Holland America’s newest ship, the 2008-built ms Eurodam with ports to Dominique, Tortola & Somana, and Dominican Republic. Caribbean pre-bookers will be notified in early 2008 with ports, pricing, artists, as well as when to call for cabin selection.

The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise accepted over 130 entries in the SonicBids Band Challenge where artists competed to perform on the October cruise out of San Diego. The winner was multiple Grammy and WC Handy Award winner Joe Louis Walker. The lucky Pacific cruisers will get to see Walker perform.

-Junior Brantley will be serving as co-host of the Piano Bar aboard the October cruise, along with International Blues Challenge winner Eden Brant. Brantley spent several years as keyboardist and vocalist for Roomful Of Blues, recorded with Stevie Ray Vaughan, and was a member of The Fabulous Thunderbirds. He's now settled in Las Vegas, where he hosts a radio show and performs nightly on the strip.

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