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<\/a>\nMIAMI \u2013 December 16, 2011 \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Norwegian Cruise Line and Rascal Flatts, one of the hottest groups in country music, announced today that the band will perform an exclusive, first ever concert at sea on board Norwegian Spirit\u2019s February 26, 2012 sailing from New Orleans to the Western Caribbean.\u00a0 The intimate acoustic performance will take place when the ship is docked in Cozumel on March 2, 2012.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not even Christmas yet, but we are already looking forward to next spring when we make our first-ever appearance on a cruise ship,\u201d said Joe Don Rooney of Rascal Flatts. \u00a0\u201cWe will perform and meet fans aboard Norwegian Spirit as it\u2019s docked in Cozumel, Mexico on March 2. \u00a0We hope you will join us!\u201d
\nTo promote the performance and the band\u2019s\u00a0current Top 5, “Easy,” which has just been certified gold with 500,000 digital downloads, radio stations in more than 20 top markets, including Canada, are holding on-air contests over the next several weeks for lucky listeners and their guests to win the seven-night cruise on Norwegian Spirit, along with airfare to New Orleans, and receive VIP tickets to the concert, including a special meet and greet with the band.<\/p>\n
In addition, Norwegian Cruise Line is offering guests on board the ship the opportunity to see the concert with two different ticket options available for purchase. The VIP package is available for $150 per person and gives guests the chance to get up close and personal with the band during a private cocktail reception, where they will have the opportunity to meet and greet with band members Jay, Joe Don and Gary, have their photo taken with the band\u00a0and receive an autographed souvenir.\u00a0 Standard tickets are available for $50 per person and guarantee a seat in the ship\u2019s Stardust Theater for the concert.<\/p>\n
Rascal Flatts has reached heights and achieved milestones reserved for country music\u2019 elite. They have set more venue attendance records than any country act en route to ticket sales of six million and counting. They have sold 20 million albums, 25 million digital downloads and earned 13 #1 singles. With the #1 debut on the Country Albums sales chart of\u00a0Nothing Like This<\/span>, Rascal Flatts becomes one of only four country acts to debut six consecutive studio albums at #1. They have won over 40 awards from the ACM, CMA, AMA and People’s Choice, among others, and they have received that ultimate honor for those who have impacted the culture\u2014a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.<\/p>\n Norwegian Spirit will set sail from New Orleans on Saturday, February 26, 2012 on seven-day Western Caribbean cruise. Ports of call include: Costa Maya, Mexico; Belize City, Belize; Roatan, Honduras; and Cozumel, Mexico, along with two relaxing days at sea. Norwegian Spirit features the best of Norwegian\u2019s Freestyle Cruising\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0with the choice of nine dining options, 10 bars and lounges, a full casino, spa and fitness center, pools and sports deck. \u00a0This sailing has limited availability with oceanview staterooms from $549 per person and balcony staterooms from $879 per person.<\/p>\n To book the cruise, please call Premier Custom Travel at (800) 304-6789.\u00a0 Existing guests on Norwegian Spirit\u2019s February 26, 2012 cruise, can book the concert as a shore excursion online prior to the sailing or once onboard.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Attention Rascal Flatts fans: How would you like to see the band perform live during an exciting 7-day cruise from New Orleans? \u00a0Here are the details, direct from Norwegian Cruise Line:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[496],"tags":[101,131,130],"class_list":["post-359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cruises","tag-norwegian-cruise-line","tag-norwegian-spirit","tag-rascal-flatts"],"fifu_image_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=359"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":362,"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359\/revisions\/362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}