SONGS with STORIES
'CRUISE COVERS' collection
by Charles Belhumeur
48 Cover-Songs recorded at sea, onboard various Cruise-Ships in exotic locations around the world.
Each song has it's own unique story about where in the world it was actually recorded: In /on which Sea /Ocean, and on which specific Ship, plus extra interesting details about each audio track as well.
Visit the links below to discover the fascinating stories behind each song, and see the bonus photos, itinerary & videos which are unique to each individual story.
I add another new 'Song with Story' onto this page on a regular basis, so please revisit here to see the latest.
CHEERS!
Recorded in the Society Islands of the South Pacific Ocean, between Bora Bora & Moorea
Onboard 'RADIANCE of the Seas'
Our 28-day journey across the Pacific Ocean started with an 11-day Cruise departing from the port of Vancouver, Canada, and (after 5 days at sea) eventually spending 6 days making various stops in different parts of the Hawaiian Islands. We then left Hawaii on a...
Recorded off the Baja Peninsula, near the border between California & Mexico
Onboard Carnival 'PARADISE'
Thank goodness I made fine friends with my fellow Musicians on this ship (Lantz, Andrew, Paul & James from the ship's band 'REVOLVER', plus Kenton & Curvel from the duo ‘SUPER NOVA’): A motley crew who were always up for causing some mischief & sharing a laugh together...
Recorded in the Caribbean Sea, between Saint Johns (Antigua) and Basseterre (Saint Kitts)
Onboard ‘EXPLORER of the Seas’
SHOCKER ALERT: Drinking is an activity which DOES actually happen amongst many people on Cruise-Ships, at all hours of every day. Are you stunned by such earth-shattering news? LOL! It’s entirely understandable for the Passengers of course, because...
Recorded in the Gulf of Mexico, somewhere between Galveston, Texas & Jamaica
Onboard 'SPLENDOUR of the Seas'
A few days before we were due to dock in Montego Bay, Jamaica, I learned that one of Jimmy Buffett’s famous ‘Margaritaville’ Bars was located there, and so my mission for that day became obvious: Clearly, this was my chance to...
Recorded in the Mediterranean Sea, between France & Italy after leaving Barcelona, Spain
Onboard 'OASIS of the Seas'
She was perfect!… A brightly coloured lime-green rundown old Volkswagen Beetle with half the roof chopped off, partially covered by a button-down rag-top, complete with rust holes through the floorboards, electrical wires hanging below the dash and the number “09"...
Recorded in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Santa Catalina Island, near Avalon
Onboard Carnival 'PARADISE'
During my weekly visits to AVALON (every Tuesday for 6 months), I grew to really love this beautiful little community & owe it a debt of gratitude for it's hospitality. The Church always offered me great sanctuary for a bit of peace, while I also discovered...
Recorded just after departing from the Hawaiian Islands, en route towards French Polynesia
Onboard 'RADIANCE of the Seas'
My ship-mates Thomas & Ian joined me for a day-trip from Honolulu to ‘Ehukai Beach Park’ (near ‘Sunset Beach’) to surf the ‘North Shore’ of O’ahu, Hawaii (which is world-renowned by Surfers for being one of the best places on earth for surfing)...
Recorded somewhere between Grand Cayman Island & Jamaica, in the Caribbean Sea
Onboard 'SPLENDOUR of the Seas'
In this recording, you can hear how screwed-up my voice is from singing four (4) hours a day (and sometimes more) everyday (with the odd exception) for six (6) months straight. YIKES! That's just TOO MUCH singing for ANYBODY!...
Recorded off the Dutch (Sint Maarten) /French (Saint-Martin) Island on the border between the Caribbean Sea & Atlantic Ocean
Onboard 'OASIS of the Seas'
A passenger (Daniel, from Brisbane, Australia) politely approached me as I was chatting to my friendly Bartender (Willy Wu from China) in the 'Quill & Compass' pub onboard the ship, while I was on a break between sets. Daniel introduced himself, and...