ParentAtTheDisco

Really hoping he recovers fast. Tough break.

+1 on this. I do think my favorite traveling drummer has been Ilan Rubin -- he is such an animal!

I'm an admirer of the Disney customer service ethic and overall attention to detail. The Disney Cruise Line is pretty much like staying at one of their resort hotels in the parks, but afloat. There's a restaurant that caters to 18+ called Palo, which is really kind of a 5 star restaurant but the fee is only something like $10 for dinner (well, plus drinks). Really top notch service and food and wine list. The waiters got to know us there and would actually have custom-made appetizers like gourmet truffle and wild mushroom pizzas waiting for us when we came in. We went with Disney to the Western Mediteranean and they themed everything according to the port. So, when we were off Rome, they had Goofy and Donald outfitted in traditional Italian costumes, and they invited an opera singer on board to sing some arias. When were were in Tunis, Mickey was in local garb. Same with France. A lot of the really young kids are in daytime activities in a kind of kids' club, so it isn't as inundated the 5-10 year olds as you might expect. (Just stay away from the kids' pool! -- but they have 3 different pools including and 18+ pool.) The day we were at Corsica (Napolean's birthplace), it was Napolean's birthday and the governor invited the ship to stay late so we could watch the celebratory Napoleon birthday fireworks from deck. So, a lot of magical moments. It's expensive but worth looking into. I definitely agree with this. Plus, when you travel and check into a country, they usually stamp your passport with exotic emblems from different countries in many different languages, which make a great souvenir. Mine have stamps in Arabic (Dubai), Hinidi (India), Trad Chinese (Hong Kong), Indonesian, German, French, Spanish (Spain, Mexico, Costa Rica, Colombia), and English (UK, Kenya, Tanzania, Canada, Australia, Singapore, etc). It's realy fun to look back at these.

Ellen!!

Hi Rachel

Welcome!

One of the Sixthman people posted on the Facebook group that if you don't have a passport, you need a verified birth certificate. It sounds like getting a passport might be almost as easy. The Disney cruise is amazing. We kind of huge Disney fans in our family, but even if you're not the level of service, adult dining, etc is excellent. P.S. I updated my Tumblr post on the ParAhoy! cruise with a bit more on cost examples... http://parentsguidetoconcerts.tumblr.com/post/59208881789/parahoy-should-you-do-a-rock-cruise

Yeah, I'm sure all the bars will be open! I was just meaning that, compared to a lot of other bands' fans, Paramore and T&S fans aren't known as super-heavy drinkers. I go to a lot of different shows on land, and I can tell you the KISS or Lynryd Skynyrd fans (and especially country fans) drink a lot more than the typical Paramore crowd (even those >21). So I would expect the cruises to be the same. Coincidentally, I was at a ZZ Top / Kid Rock show a couple of weeks ago, and one of the people I was sitting with had been on the Kid Rock cruise two years ago. He was telling me that Uncle Kracker (one of the performers on board) was so hung over that he had to sit on the floor to do his show. And it sounded likea lot of people on that cruise were heavy partiers (to the point where he said he was exhausted at the end). I just don't see that happening as much on this cruise, especially because these aren't bands that encourage debauchery AND a some parents will be on the cruise with their families. Also, at the risk of generalizing, I'll say that Paramore fans are much more into more and different music, so I am expecting they really will be more into the concerts and interactions with the bands, vs getting blotto and treating the music as a backdrop. So I think/hope that will keep things a bit more subdued. Caveat: My cruise experience includes several voyages with the Disney Cruise, and I can tell you it's possible to overimbide even on that squeaky clean tour, 'cause our daughter did and had a terrible hangover one day. Not recommended though. Also, if you get sick please don't throw up on my shoes. I think the Sixthman site says a passport is not required, but they recommend having one just in case. So, you probably don't have to have one. But, you should have time to get it and it's a cool thing to have. BTW, I notice the Sixthman folks have a mod who answers a lot of questions on the cruise Facebook page. This would be a good question to confirm there.

Thanks for the welcome everyone. And Steve, you'd better put down those pizza boxes before you drop one!

She's just great live. As far as bluesy performance from a female lead singer, she gives Bonnie Rait a serious run for her money. Her beauty is almost a handicap, because people often don't take her seriously until they see her perform the first song. And then they're entranced.

I don't know if we'll ever get them here in the US, but I really like the West Wales duo Paper Aeroplanes. The singer Sarah Howells has an amazing lyrical voice, and the songs are just enchanging. A couple of songs off their most recent album: Red Rover: http://youtu.be/bArFOaRYtCQ Singing To Elvis: And from their previous album... The Days We Made: (I was surpised not to find any recommendations about them already here, since I think someone from the PFC originally turned me onto them.)

So funny these posts are so old. Just saw them here in San Francisco a couple of months ago with Zac's band HalfNoise opening for them. Both bands were great, as were the local openers Via Coma.

^^ hah, I wonder if they'll make that much on alcohol on this cruise, though. Not as much as their other ones like Kid Rock and Skynyrd! I put together a small post about the rock cruises, based on conversations I've had with friends who have done them: http://parentsguidetoconcerts.tumblr.com/post/59208881789/parahoy-should-you-do-a-rock-cruise (@Dustin feel free to send corrections if you have gone on one of the music cruises!)

Cross 'em tight... as Paramore would say. But, it seems slow on submits.

Maybe not the most trafficked music site, but so sad it's gone.

Username: ParentAtTheDisco First name: Martin Age: 1,000 years old (well, really old) Gender: M How did you come across this amazing fansite that is paramorefans.com? Catie How did you come across the amazing band that is Paramore/ how long have you been a fan? One of the early bands I discovered on Pandora, and then my son played me Fences around the same time. And, Warped Tour. Favorite Paramore song? BBBB and WTLO Favorite lyric? The Johnny Mercer lyrics on Hayley's arm... and: Don't look up / Just let them think / There's no place else / You'd rather be. Any live show experiences you'd like to share? Most fun concert ever: http://martinhardee.tumblr.com/post/29642139831/reliving-paramore-in-pomona-bestconcertever Most exotic concert ever: http://martinhardee.tumblr.com/post/3626338400/paramore-live-at-bogota-colombia Interests: Concerts, Rollerblading, Technology Other Music: The Who, Metric, P!ATD, MCR, Linkin Park, Paper Aeroplanes, Skylar Grey, Ellie Goulding, My Morning Jacket, Twenty One Pilots, Garbage, TNAF, and 1,000 others. and anything else you'd like to share with us... PFC member recruited by Catiebug