Luxe Beat Magazine DECEMBER 2014 | Page 131

Music e Boat The inaugural 2014 Carnival Live Concert Series includes 49 performances with 15 carttopping artists including names like Styx, Lady Antebellum, Jewel, Chicago, Jennifer Hudson and Martina McBride. The 2015 Spring Series kicks off in March. Docking in Nassau, Cozumel and new Carnival Live port St. Thomas, it has all the makings for a harmonious dose of sunshine and tunes. In addition to the popular ports, there’s the popular names that have signed up for seaside entertainment duty. Journey, Smokey Robinson, Little Big Town and Rascal Flatts are all coming aboard. Styx is returning for the second season. If the vacation-concert combination wasn’t enough, ticket prices have fans singing a happy tune. Ranging from $35 to $60, you can’t touch a concert ticket for that price on terra firma. Wouldbe vacationers can book their concert tickets at the same time they book their vacation. Not sure you’re ready to rock it on the high seas? You can wait and buy tickets onboard, but you run the risk of the show selling out and being left empty handed. If you can afford to splurge, VIP tickets run $125 to $250. For the same cost many folks are accustomed to paying for a concert, you score seating in the first four rows, a meet and greet that includes a photo with the artist and a souvenir concert pass. Dana received a complimentary Carnival Live sailing, but as always her thoughts and opinions are her own. 131