Jazz Festival sponsor Smooth Jazz Cruise offers special to festival patrons

Smooth Jazz Cruise, as title sponsor for the 2011 Rehoboth Beach Jazz Festival, is offering patrons of this year’s event special deals on one of its two cruises in January, 2012.

The cruise company has set aside 50 of its veranda cabins at discounted prices.  The Caribbean cruise, from Jan. 15 through Jan. 22, departs from Fort Lauderdale and makes stops at Nassau in the Bahamas, St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands, St. Barth’s in the French West Indies and Half Moon Cay in the Bahamas.

In between cruise patrons enjoy the live music of several smooth jazz musicians who have graced the Rehoboth Beach Jazz Festival stages over the years including Cruise Music Hosts David Sanborn and Marcus Miller and Special Event Hosts Jonathan Butler, Gerald Albright and Candy Dulfer.  Also performing on the cruise will be Boney James, Brian Culbertson, Rick Braun and many others.

There are several categories of veranda cabins and the savings vary.  Those interested should call the Smooth Jazz Cruise office toll-free, and ask for the Rehoboth Jazz Festival Patron Package. The numbers are 888.852.9987 (toll-free for U.S. and Canada) or 800.852.99872 (toll-free international). The Smooth Jazz Cruise touts itself as The Greatest Party at Sea!

“We’re very pleased that the Smooth Jazz Cruise has signed on as title sponsor for the 2011 Rehoboth Beach Jazz Festival,” said Delaware Celebration of Jazz President Denny Santangini.   “This cruise offer is a great deal and those interested shouldn’t hesitate.  The January 2012 cruises are already 90 percent sold out and this is a great opportunity to get away from winter for a great week of smooth jazz at a great price.”

The 2011 Rehoboth Beach Jazz Festival will open Oct. 12 with a Wednesday night benefit for Beebe Medical Center featuring guitarist Russ Freeman and the Rippingtons. The opening act for that evening’s performance will be Jazz Gets The Blues featuring Brian Simpson, Nick Colionne, Steve Cole, Jeff Golub and Matt Marshak.

For further information about the cruise check out TheSmoothJazzCruise.com.  For the jazz festival, see RehobothJazz.com