SOLO ARTISTS

The Caribbean Soloist provides an authentic island experience as a steel pan entertainer! This musician delivers high energy, engaging and Fun entertainment to our guests on select ships in the Carnival fleet. This performer entertains on our outside decks, in our Red Frog Pub, with our Rockband 2.0, with the DJ, anywhere that we can infuse the island vibe!

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Delivers on Carnival’s brand of live music entertainment by providing high energy and engaging entertainment as scheduled by the shipboard Entertainment Management.
• Entertains in assigned venues up to five hours per day.
• Commitment to Carnival Services Values.
• Complies with all company operational procedures (professional development training, orientations, and other related programming as required and scheduled).
• Performs ship’s safety function, including “Port Manning”, as required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Musically talented steel pan player; the ability to sing is preferred
• Able to perform with high quality tracks composed of superior audio samples.
• A one hundred and seventy-five (175) song repertoire of Caribbean and American Top 40 mainstream hits from the 70s through today.
• Outgoing personality and flexible personality
• Ability to authentically represent the culture, music, and humor of a nation within the Caribbean islands.
• Demonstrated ability to create and lead a party.
• Applicable performing experiences on cruise ships, resorts, hotels, and high traffic tourist areas.
• English fluency and near perfect diction are required.
• Ability to perform safety functions and meet medical requirements, including standing while performing.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

• Resume outlining previous musical employment, education and performance experience in PDF format.
• Complete song list containing a minimum of 175 - 200 songs (PDF format).
• Link to videos that demonstrate your ability to provide high energy, interactive and fun entertainment with the instrumentation required for this position.
• Promotional photo.

Carnival’s guests are on vacation and want to have FUN! As our Guitar Soloist, YOU and your guitar bring the FUN through interactive and upbeat songs, sing-alongs, toasts and witty repartee with the crowd. You’ll be creating instant parties in many of our venues across the ship such as large atriums or even small stages along the promenade. This ain’t no coffee house gig! We want our entertainers developing some “bits” With the bar staff, coming up with a drinking game based on a song lyric, interacting with guests in the room, taking requests, and above all, bringing the FUN.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Delivers high energy and interactive entertainment to our guests in line with Carnival’s brand of live music guidelines.
• Actively participates in assigned activities including, but not limited to training, drills, safety briefings, meetings and performances.
• Demonstrates commitment to Carnival Service Values.
• Performs ship’s safety function, including “Port Manning” as required.
• Artist would be scheduled for around 5 hours of playing time per day and will usually, though not guaranteed, receive one day off in seven.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Talented Entertainer:
• Strong skills as a vocalist
• Strong skills as a guitarist
• Strong showmanship skills!
• Minimum repertoire of 175 high energy pop and rock covers with special emphasis on sing-alongs and artists such as Jimmy Buffett, UB 40, Bon Jovi, Billy Joel, Neil Diamond, The Doors, and the like.
• Demonstrated ability to perform completely acoustic or with tasteful support from harmonizers, loopers, and other similar effects.
• An ability to provide an average of four hours of high energy entertainment daily to our guests as scheduled by ship’s management.
• Related performing experiences on cruise ships, resorts, hotels, pubs, bars and high traffic tourist areas.
• Fluent in the English language and familiar with North American culture and humor.
• Ability to perform safety functions and pass a Pre-Employment Medical Exam.
• Able to stand while performing.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

• Resume outlining previous musical employment, education and performance experience in PDF format.
• Song List with at least 175 tunes that highlight your ability to provide the high energy and party atmosphere we need. Please submit your song list in PDF format.
• Link to videos that demonstrate your ability to provide high energy, interactive and fun entertainment. Live videos in front of a crowd are best!
• Promotional photo.

Each Carnival ship features a state-of-the-art piano bar that showcases one of our many electrifying Piano Bar Entertainers. Musicality, personality, and unpredictability are prerequisites for these … “unique” entertainers. So, sing us a song…!

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Deliver high energy and interactive entertainment to our guests in line with Carnival’s brand and live music guidelines.
• Provide an average of four hours of high energy entertainment to our guests as scheduled by the ship’s management.
• Assist the beverage department in meeting and exceeding beverage sales by providing the best in entertainment.
• Actively participate in assigned activities including, but not limited to trainings, drills, safety briefings, meetings and performances.
• Demonstrate commitment to Carnival Service Values.
• Perform ship’s safety function, including “Port Manning”, as required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• A talented entertainer that demonstrate strong skills as a piano/vocal entertainer.
• Repertoire containing at least two hundred and fifty classic piano bar songs, including sing-alongs.
• Demonstrated ability to perform completely acoustic.
• Demonstrated ability to render high energy, interactive and engaging performances.
• Related performing experience on cruise ships, piano bars and/or dueling piano bars.
• Ability to create and lead musical based games and activities.
• Ability to accommodate and learn guest song requests.
• Ability to perform safety functions and pass a pre-employment medical exam.
• Fluent in the English language and familiar with North American culture and humor.
• Experience in sales, or a sales oriented environment, is a plus.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

• Complete song list containing a minimum of 175 - 200 songs (PDF format).
• Links to videos of live performances in a high energy and interactive piano bar setting.
• Promotional photo.
• Resume highlighting previous music employment, education and performance experience.

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