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Busy Embarkation Day For Crew

David Paige
David Paige
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๐Ÿ‘๏ธ 835 views๐Ÿ“… 10 months agoโฑ๏ธ 9:23
What This Creator Said
Creator Had Mixed FeelingsCruise VlogโœจCasual Creator
โค๏ธ Best for CoupleOtherFrom Port CanaveralVeteran Cruiser

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Creator's Key Takeaways

Today is embarcation day, which for cruise guests is the start of a new vacation. And it's very exciting for the crew.

My name is David Paige. I'm a professional guitarist and singer. My wife Stephanie and I work as musicians on board cruise ships, and we are currently contracted to work on the Carnival Vista.

There are a lot of crew members that don't really love working the e-ustering shift, but I personally love it.

One of the best things about this job, hands down, is the commute.

Creator's Tips & Advice

โœ“Put new strings on every embarkation day to stay ahead of breaking guitar strings.
โœ“Use FaceTime to stay connected with loved ones when working remotely.

๐Ÿ†•New to Cruising? This Creator Addresses:

Pressure during safety inspections โ€” Focus on delivering safety protocol information clearly, as the Coast Guard may be watching.

Questions This Creator Answers

QWhat is a typical day like for a cruise ship musician on embarkation day?
QHow do crew members handle safety inspections and guest interactions?

Topics Covered

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Port Highlights

Port Canaveral1 Happy Bacon
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YouTube Video Descriptionโ†“

Inside The Music - my vlog about all things relating to my multi-faceted music career and my life in general. May 31, 2025 A day in the life of a cruise ship musician. Today, the US Coast Guard came on to perform an inspection during our turnaround day in Port Canaveral, we work the early E-Mustering shift, take care of our set list and instrument prep, and perform 3 sets in the Atrium! GEAR USED: Cameras: Sony ZV-E10 Sigma 16mm Lens GoPro Hero 9 Black DJI Mavic Air 2 Camera Mic: Rode VideoMic Pro Shotgun Camera Mic Lights: Lume Cube 2.0 IVISII G2 Pocket RGB Guitar: Fender TC-90 Sennheiser Wireless Guitar System Kemper Profiler Stage Vocals:Sennheiser e935 (David) Sennheiser e945 with Custom Color (Stephanie) Mixing, In-Ears, and Recording: Behringer XR18 Sennheiser IEM G4 System Sensaphonics Custom In-Ear Monitoring headphones Macbook Pro Logic Pro X Stream on SPOTIFY | https://open.spotify.com/artist/4Ub9y...โ€‹ Stream on APPLE MUSIC | https://music.apple.com/us/artist/dav...โ€‹ www.instagram.com/davidpaigemusic www.davidpaigemusic.com Started Channel - September 26, 2009 100 Subscribers - January 28, 2018 500 Subscribers - July 15, 2022 700 Subscribers - November 4, 2022 1,000 Subscribers - March 13, 2023 1,500 Subscribers - August 7, 2023 2,000 Subscribers - November 25, 2023