Performing On Cruise Ships Book

by Magician & Ventriloquist Bill Boley

This booklet contains information on getting booked on a cruise ship, how many shows you'll have to do, what music, what types of ricks to use and much more. While this booklet is most likely has out of date information since the pandemic of 2020, it's a good resource, (by someone that actually did it) if you researching the cruising industry for gigs.

Contents Include:

• Introduction by Col. Bill Boley
• Forward by Philip Morris
• Getting Booked
• How Many Shows
• Performing Areas
• Music
• Cruise Director & Living Quarters
• Ship's Rules for Entertainers
• Clothes
• Purser's office & receiving M<ail
• Salary & Photos
• Shipboard Info
• The Act (discusses magic effects to use)
• The Language of the Sea (list of nautical terms)
• Directory of Cruise Lines ( while it list 93 different "Cruise Lines" remember this book was written in 1996. Many have merged, changed address, etc.)

Details: Performing On Cruise Ships by Bill Boley

32 pages, soft covers, saddle-stitched, size 5 1/2" by 8 1/2".