Here’s your chance to see the world and play music:
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Sounds like an amazing retirement side gig!
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Weren’t some of the @JoshFossgreen pre-BassBuzz videos recorded while he was a on cruise ship gig? I don’t recall if he thought it was a good experience or not though. Been a bit since I looked through those.
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That does not look like a pleasant experience. Take that off the table for a possible retirement gig! 
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Well… Retirement… pension + side gig money… pay for upgrade
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Mark Smith from Talking Bass worked on cruise ships
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Yes, he did. And in the video chat that Mark had with Josh, they shared war stories of their cruise ship gigging experiences.
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“this is where you put parts of your body that you don’t want anymore” is probably the best non-identification for a toilet I’ve ever heard.
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I have 20 + years cooking … and 1 thing we learn is to STAY FAR away from prison ships… Looks all glitz and glam on the outside … once you are in… yer DONE FOR.
I would NEVER set foot on one … EVER.
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The idea never really appealed that much in the first place, then the news about the cruise ships that got Covid came out and I was like, nope, never.
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The floating mayhem that sickness can bring is just one NASTY facet … if you are STAFF on those boats… You are less than a slave… You do what is said… when it is said… no matter the time. Hard pass.
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Yeah, I mean, I have worked in hotels, and I have been in the military, and I have lived on a boat, and this seems like the absolute dogshit worst of all three, with none of the benefits.
LOL no thanks.
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I totally agree with most sentiments about cruise ships. My cousin used to work on one, and when they swung by Copenhagen, she invited us in for a few hours. That little glimpse alone was enough for me…
What got me most was that there were people who didn’t even want to take the opportunity to see anything along their trip - they stayed on the boat the whole time, because… well, we already paid for the food here etc. No sightseeing of Copenhagen today, Stockholm tomorrow, St. Petersburg after that… I felt that alone was depressing; but, yes, the whole setup is just not my thing.
That said, I think working as a musician on a cruise ship is brutal, unrelenting, and probably lonely/depressing at times, but it must be one hell of a “training” experience, a fire baptism like no other 
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Mark Smith has commented that cruise ship musicians have little to do between performances, and that drinks are essentially free for the imbibing. So…the inevitable happened.
Often.
Which was not particularly conducive to playing well. He does not recommend it.
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On the other hand, the drinks are mostly free for the passengers as well, so they might not have noticed.
We all know the motto for most bands: The drunker they are, the better we sound.
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That’s true, but the band members noticed, both while they were playing and definitely the mornings after. 
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Yes, I too read his account of playing on cruise ships and it’s definitely not for the faint of heart!
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