| Annie-
I was going to say that you also have to share a cabin, but Women will always get their own cabin! Let me tell you that having your own cabin can be a real blessing. Out of the 4 contracts, I did manage to have my own for about 3 weeks and it was a godsend. I have heard that the Carnival cruise line is the best gig on the sea. If you want to play all the time, then get a gig with Holland America. Some players did not like the fact that they had to play so much, but I viewed it as an opportunity to improve my playing. When I came off of my first contract, I went to a jam session and all of my friends were stunned at how much I had improved. When you step off of a contract, you really have "chops of steel" because you are required to play so many styles. An example would be after a Las Vegas style show with *many* double F's and tons of notes, we would take a 20 minute break and then play a 40 minute dance set. Then after going from screamin' to swingin', we had 30 minutes to get ready to do the whole thing again. Yup, we would play the Vegas show twice in the night with a dance set between them and after the last show. It worked out to be about 4 hours of playing, almost non-stop. I used to hate the dance sets, then I looked at them as a way to "warm down" my chops for the second show. If you go, you will play a ton and no matter what happens, that is a good thing! Good Luck Annie! |