Sailing from Sydney, Cruisin’ Country 2013 enjoyed 7 glorious nights of music and entertainment on board the luxurious Rhapsody of the Seas.

Cruisin’ Country 2013 featured the best Country Music artists from Australia. Headlined by Lee Kernaghan, for his first cruise performance, along with friends Troy Cassar-Daley, Gina Jeffreys Adam Harvey, Amber Lawrence and McAlister Kemp graced the stage of the beautiful Broadway Melodies Theatre on board.

In addition, passengers could take part in our exclusive Clogging and Square Dancing and Line Dancing lessons and socials. With an array of classes, performances and demonstrations, no matter your level of experience, there were classes ranging from beginner right through to advanced. Country superstar Gina Jeffreys held a variety of song writing workshops over the cruise voyage. Her husband and Musical Director Rod McCormack also held guitar workshops on board, providing a unique and intimate experience on board.

Known as the ‘ship of light’, Rhapsody is sleek and modern with a warm atmosphere throughout its 11 decks of entertainment. Warm woods, sun-filled atrium, marble staircases and buttery leathers all help contribute to a feeling of relaxed elegance.

This was the third cruise in this wildly popular Country cruise brand, where passengers also enjoyed the tropical beauty of the South Pacific for seven nights, visiting ports of call in Noumea, a French Caledonian gem of the South Pacific and The Isle Of Pines, known for its azure lagoons, untouched white sand and underwater wonders which have earned it the nickname ‘l’île la plus proche du paradis’, the closest island to paradise.