cowboy71 wrote:Wow what a trip. Some fuckups but cannot blame the dragonforce thing on the skipper and sure as hell cannot blame him for the weather!
Great lineup, great shows, hanging out with my cruise family amazing.
Saw more shows, attended less meet and greets and took less photos with band members than ever before. Just enjoyed talking to people and tried not to fanboy out TOO much :)
Great job skipper.
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But you've got me wondering what you are going to bait the hook with, to get me to break my word and go for 70K #7 .
EDIT: only constructive criticism to offer this year - seemed to be quite a few technical difficulties with sound this year, and some of the venue lighting was not good. Too much strobe lights in the ice rink, and there were some blinding white lights behind the theatre stage that almost gave me an instant migraine.
DrinkMoxie wrote:Dragonforce thing?
ravenous wrote:It was singer and bass player that smoked the Jamaican weed....that did not effect their show at all. They had a technical problem during their first set that basically forced the cancel ( they played 1 song) and it was before the weed story. They said they sent equipment out to be fixed and hadn't tested it before the show and it ended up still being broken. The set that was cancelled was before we arrived in jamaica.
HermanLi wrote:So this what really happened.
1st DragonForce scheduled show.
All we heard in our in ear monitors was a helicopter sound like engine sound of the cruise, louder than anything else. The crew kept saying it was our equipment and it was the same when we finally switched to the in house/cruise monitoring desk and it was exactly the same. We couldn't hear anything, by then it was too late too.
We tested our gear the next day and everything was working perfectly fine. Crystal clear. There was some unexplainable crazy power issue that show day. That noise could be heard even through the PA.
The reschedule 3am show with the same gear, everything was working perfectly.
Thanks to everyone who stayed up to watch the show. We had the worst luck ever on a cruise this time. We really appreciate the fans for being so great and CRaZy at the shows.
I was really really disappointed the pool deck show didn't happen as I had a guitar designed especially just to play that 1 set!
Thank you!
HermanLi wrote:So this what really happened.
1st DragonForce scheduled show.
All we heard in our in ear monitors was a helicopter sound like engine sound of the cruise, louder than anything else. The crew kept saying it was our equipment and it was the same when we finally switched to the in house/cruise monitoring desk and it was exactly the same. We couldn't hear anything, by then it was too late too.
We tested our gear the next day and everything was working perfectly fine. Crystal clear. There was some unexplainable crazy power issue that show day. That noise could be heard even through the PA.
The reschedule 3am show with the same gear, everything was working perfectly.
Thanks to everyone who stayed up to watch the show. We had the worst luck ever on a cruise this time. We really appreciate the fans for being so great and CRaZy at the shows.
I was really really disappointed the pool deck show didn't happen as I had a guitar designed especially just to play that 1 set!
Thank you!
cowboy71 wrote:Wow what a trip. Some fuckups but cannot blame the dragonforce thing on the skipper and sure as hell cannot blame him for the weather!
Great lineup, great shows, hanging out with my cruise family amazing.
Saw more shows, attended less meet and greets and took less photos with band members than ever before. Just enjoyed talking to people and tried not to fanboy out TOO much :)
Great job skipper.
....
But you've got me wondering what you are going to bait the hook with, to get me to break my word and go for 70K #7 .
EDIT: only constructive criticism to offer this year - seemed to be quite a few technical difficulties with sound this year, and some of the venue lighting was not good. Too much strobe lights in the ice rink, and there were some blinding white lights behind the theatre stage that almost gave me an instant migraine.
HermanLi wrote:I was really really disappointed the pool deck show didn't happen as I had a guitar designed especially just to play that 1 set!
Thank you!
Pellaz wrote:HermanLi wrote:I was really really disappointed the pool deck show didn't happen as I had a guitar designed especially just to play that 1 set!
Thank you!
That was actually the first thing I thought of when I heard about the cancellation/rescheduling. "Awww, man, there's no hot-tub where they'll be playing! So, no hot-tub/guitar shenanigans!"
Also, thanks for posting the info "directly from the source" here, too. It's an awesome thing to do.
HermanLi wrote:So this what really happened.
1st DragonForce scheduled show.
All we heard in our in ear monitors was a helicopter sound like engine sound of the cruise, louder than anything else. The crew kept saying it was our equipment and it was the same when we finally switched to the in house/cruise monitoring desk and it was exactly the same. We couldn't hear anything, by then it was too late too.
We tested our gear the next day and everything was working perfectly fine. Crystal clear. There was some unexplainable crazy power issue that show day. That noise could be heard even through the PA.
The reschedule 3am show with the same gear, everything was working perfectly.
Thanks to everyone who stayed up to watch the show. We had the worst luck ever on a cruise this time. We really appreciate the fans for being so great and CRaZy at the shows.
I was really really disappointed the pool deck show didn't happen as I had a guitar designed especially just to play that 1 set!
Thank you!
mooyagi wrote:Royal Caribbean did a lot better this time. The staff was great. They seemed to be enjoying themselves for the most part and I felt like we were welcomed on the Independence. I can't put into words how much better the onbroading process was handled. I thought the food overall was a lot better as well. Except the pizza. Holy shit that was bad. Only squeezed in one fancy dinner but the beef was good. The bartender at the Schooner Bar was awesome. They also opened up the soft serve ice cream machine next to the pool stage. That was nice.
Diomedes wrote:mooyagi wrote:Royal Caribbean did a lot better this time. The staff was great. They seemed to be enjoying themselves for the most part and I felt like we were welcomed on the Independence. I can't put into words how much better the onbroading process was handled. I thought the food overall was a lot better as well. Except the pizza. Holy shit that was bad. Only squeezed in one fancy dinner but the beef was good. The bartender at the Schooner Bar was awesome. They also opened up the soft serve ice cream machine next to the pool stage. That was nice.
I actually agree with 95% of what you said but this paragraph in particular I want to +1. I felt like I actually got a long with much of the crew. They were extremely pleasant to interact with and looked like they were having a lot of fun too. Also I can't think of a single year where the boat figured out how to make a pizza. It's become a running joke to me now how they haven't figured pizza out.
mooyagi wrote:That increasing "douchebag" element was missing from this one.
mooyagi wrote:Now I've had some time to relax and really think about the cruise. This one was spectacular. I'd put it at #3 for me after the first cruise in 2011 and Barge to Hell. It was great.
Here are some completely unorganized thoughts:
Moonspell's Irreligious show was outstanding. My favorite of the trip. Epica's second show in the theater was a close second.
I was greatly saddened by losing the pool deck on the last night but UMC did a good job squeezing everyone in for a second performance. All those bands that missed out on playing there should come back.
Pyramid Lounge sucks. It's a great place to go listen to a band but not to see one. Which is a shame because of the few shows that were there, the bands sounded great. Ice Rink sound was pretty bad at times. Couldn't hear guitars. Also, calm down on the strobe lights. The theater was my favorite venue this year. Good sound and I really, really liked the lighting until those spotlights showed up.
I thought the security folks were great. Didn't see any issues with them. The cruisers themselves seemed to behave a lot better this time as well. That increasing "douchebag" element was missing from this one. It did look like one room was being kept under guard on deck 2 so something probably happened.
I'm never going into that hot tub in front of the stage. What a shitshow.
Didn't like that smoking was allowed inside the pub. Not enough air flow in there.
Merch line was short when I went. I also grabbed a 70K shirt at the stand on the promenade and it only took 15 minutes.
Royal Caribbean did a lot better this time. The staff was great. They seemed to be enjoying themselves for the most part and I felt like we were welcomed on the Independence. I can't put into words how much better the onbroading process was handled. I thought the food overall was a lot better as well. Except the pizza. Holy shit that was bad. Only squeezed in one fancy dinner but the beef was good. The bartender at the Schooner Bar was awesome. They also opened up the soft serve ice cream machine next to the pool stage. That was nice.
I suck at mini golf.
Didn't get off the ship. Don't think I missed much there. Sleeping and relaxing all day was a good choice.
The ride was quite smooth until the storm on the last day, but even that was not as strong as I've experienced on some past cruises.
The best part of the whole trip was being able to see old friends again. Over the course of these seven cruises I have had the pleasure to meet so many of you and some of my best memories aren't of the music, but of my metal family. I can't imagine missing out on seeing you all again.
I'm forgetting lots of stuff but I'm sure it will be discussed in the months ahead.
mooyagi wrote:I thought the security folks were great. Didn't see any issues with them. The cruisers themselves seemed to behave a lot better this time as well. That increasing "douchebag" element was missing from this one. It did look like one room was being kept under guard on deck 2 so something probably happened.
Rjturtle9 wrote:mooyagi wrote:I thought the security folks were great. Didn't see any issues with them. The cruisers themselves seemed to behave a lot better this time as well. That increasing "douchebag" element was missing from this one. It did look like one room was being kept under guard on deck 2 so something probably happened.
Yeah what was up with that? We were a few cabins down.
Madkill wrote:mooyagi wrote:That increasing "douchebag" element was missing from this one.
AMEN!!!
mooyagi wrote:I suck at mini golf.
HermanLi wrote:So this what really happened.
1st DragonForce scheduled show.
All we heard in our in ear monitors was a helicopter sound like engine sound of the cruise, louder than anything else. The crew kept saying it was our equipment and it was the same when we finally switched to the in house/cruise monitoring desk and it was exactly the same. We couldn't hear anything, by then it was too late too.
We tested our gear the next day and everything was working perfectly fine. Crystal clear. There was some unexplainable crazy power issue that show day. That noise could be heard even through the PA.
The reschedule 3am show with the same gear, everything was working perfectly.
Thanks to everyone who stayed up to watch the show. We had the worst luck ever on a cruise this time. We really appreciate the fans for being so great and CRaZy at the shows.
I was really really disappointed the pool deck show didn't happen as I had a guitar designed especially just to play that 1 set!
Thank you!
Mark wrote:Madkill wrote:mooyagi wrote:That increasing "douchebag" element was missing from this one.
AMEN!!!
Aye I was really surprised how well everybody managed to behave this year. I didn't meet a single guy acting like an asshole the whole cruise while I seemed to spot one every other show last year.
Wonder what happened there
Stained Class wrote:Between the pool deck and all the stages running on time, security being nice, the buffet being open til 4am, the incredible lineup and all the first timers bringing back the magic of the first cruise for me; this was my favourite cruise yet. Saw 55 sets, slept around 9-10 hours and only managed to spend 225 bucks.
Downvod wrote:You guys must have missed the naked stage monkeys doing acrobats into the hot tub. Someone could have been killed.
Downvod wrote:Mark wrote:Aye I was really surprised how well everybody managed to behave this year. I didn't meet a single guy acting like an asshole the whole cruise while I seemed to spot one every other show last year.
Wonder what happened there
You guys must have missed the naked stage monkeys doing acrobats into the hot tub. Someone could have been killed.
mooyagi wrote:Downvod wrote:Mark wrote:Aye I was really surprised how well everybody managed to behave this year. I didn't meet a single guy acting like an asshole the whole cruise while I seemed to spot one every other show last year.
Wonder what happened there
You guys must have missed the naked stage monkeys doing acrobats into the hot tub. Someone could have been killed.
Oh no, i saw them. But that was less than what has happened in the past.
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