Come to the Caribbean with us!

Looking for that perfect Christmas gift for someone special? Here’s an idea ~ Music, dance, song, Valentine’s Day and Mardi Gras all rolled into a week long tour of the warm Western Caribbean on our Irish Folk Music Cruise!

 The details (click on red links for more info):  We have  put together a midwinter getaway on the cruise ship Norwegian Dawn leaving New Orleans Sunday February 8, returning a week later, Sunday February 15, just before Mardi Gras!  

Entertainment features the one and only Jed Marum, The Irish Lads, Ralph O’Brien (from the Sons of Erin),  Irish Dancers, Constant Billy and myself!  We will visit Cozumel, Belize, Honduras and Costa Maya along the way.  How can you miss this cruise!

In addition to all activities and events that are included with the cruise, our guests get exclusive access to over 30 hours of musical performances, dance & music workshops, Gaelic lessons, pub quizzes and lots more! And mingle with the Irish entertainers every day and night of the cruise. Also included, two complimentary open bar cocktail parties and a bottle of house wine! There will be much revelry and the nicest kind of debauchery as we celebrate Mardi Gras, Celtic style, at the annual O’Houligan’s Ball, where we will party like royalty and in decadence! Bring your most glittery gown of purple, green and gold, the colors of Mardi Gras colors. Boas, beads and masks will have even the mermaids dancing! 

So raise your glass of Guinness to a week of Magic, Mystery and Merriment and join us as we set sail. It’s more than a cruise, more than a concert, more than a Mardi Gras Ball; it’ll be a week of Folk Music, Fun, and Wonderful Memories!  And don’t forget- when you return you’ll be in N’Awlins right before Fat Tuesday.  Maybe you’ll want to hang around town for a few days… make arrangements accordingly!

Our rates have dropped and there are still some spaces available.  If you want to learn more or make your reservation, please contact Kevin Donovan at iCruise 1-800-427-8473, ext. 7853 or by email: kevin.donovan@wmph.com  and he will be more than happy to answer your questions or help you with your booking. Hope to see you there. Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler and Slainte!!

Danny

danny@dannyoflaherty.com

Holly in front of a thatched cottage in Ireland

For thousands of years, Celtic people decorated their homes with the mystical plant during Yuletide or winter solstice because it was believed the Holly symbolized the strength of hearth and home, while the prickly leaves offered protection against hostile energies! So as you hang your Holly and Ivy this season, you will be taking part in a custom that is thousands of years old and still done today! If your ancestors were Celtic people, they would have taken part in this tradition for many, many generations! Nollaig Shona Duit!  Danny