And we couldn’t be happier to see your smiling, sunny face. Please be sunny.

Half of the Sixthman team is headed down this morning, and the rest of us will be on a flight tomorrow to meet them and prepare for this coming weeks event. Cayamo is next on the Sixthman cruise roster and speaking of rosters have you checked this one out? I’m pretty sure I blogged last year around this time, right before leaving for Cayamo. I’m just as excited, even more so actually because I’ve seen the potential of this event brought to life.

Unlike a few of our cruises, which have a hosting headliner, Cayamo is a shipload of headliners with a solid group of rising artists soon to follow in their footsteps. I challenge anyone who will be joining us, to find a stage left empty or a hallway for that matter. With a hearty line up pushing 40 confirmed performers and an endless supply of talented guests, it’s impossible to give them all the stage time they deserve, so in many cases they make their own. Last week we highlighted Brandi Carlile in our Cayamo Coffee break and posted a video of her taking over a piano and creating an intimate impromptu performance on the Promenade deck. When a guest requested a song that Brandi couldn’t quite remember another guest jumped up and sat in on piano.

That’s what we’re going for, that ultimate mix of artist and fan kinship that could not be created without the comfort of spending a week in the middle of nowhere together. We can’t plan that – and I’m sure there are many more memorable moments in store for us this year that we couldn’t even imagine, let alone plan. So I’m ready, I hope you are. There are a few cabins left, meet us at the port if you’re not booked already. If you absolutely cannot make that happen, we promise to do our best to recreate the happenings on our daily blogs from sea.

For those who are sailing I can’t wait to start this amazing week with you, see you on the ship!

-Melissa