Concerts At Sea Caribbean Cruise Jan. 21-28, 2012

The Buckinghams would like to thank all our friends and fans for joining us and making The Concerts At Sea Caribbean Cruise such a major success! We had a great time meeting and hanging out with all of you.

Paul Revere & The Raiders were fabulous as always and it was the first time we had the opportunity to see our long-time Buckingham and close friend Tom Scheckel perform with The Raiders and what a special performace it was. Charlie Thomas and The Drifters put on a fabulous show; Charlie is a real pro and entertainer.

Speaking of entertaining, Davy Jones put on a fabulously entertaining show! I don't know where he gets it from, but his wit and humor is never ending. Davy, just like Paul Revere, Peter Noone and The Turtles Flo & Eddy have that rare talent to go way beyond just performing their songs...They are true entertainers with their spontaneity and humor. Stacy Wayne as Elvis was superb as were JR and the Stingrays, who kept us rockin' all week!

We also want to thank Harmon Travel, especially Tammy Selee and Bob Harmon and their entire crew, they are responsible for making the Concerts At Sea Cruise such a huge success. Thank you Ron Lemen for helping to bring us on board this year and your tireless effort to put it all together. Also thanks go out to Marty Bilecki for making us sound good, and Rick Neuber for all you do.

Once again it was a fabulous week of cruising for all!

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