

Venues throughout the vessel pay tribute to song titles and lyrics, including Fins Dining Room, 5 O’Clock Somewhere Bar & Grill, License to Chill Bar & Pool, Port of Indecision Buffet and Euphoria Lounge, to name just a few. It’s no surprise that Buffett’s extensive musical catalogue is at the root of the Margaritaville brand, and the ship is no exception. Envisioned as a logical progression of Margaritaville’s brand of Flor-ibbean fun in the sun, Margaritaville at Sea offers 3-day, 2-night sailings from West Palm Beach to Freeport, Grand Bahama Island.īuffett’s Music is Front and Center (And Even in A New Jimmy Buffett-Penned Show) And his comment turned out to be quite the understatement, considering that he happened to be playing his signature song on the pool deck of a 1,680-passenger cruise ship named Margaritaville at Sea Paradise.īuffett’s impromptu 10-song setlist capped the May 12 debut of the ship, which less than an hour earlier had been officially christened by godfather and NFL linebacker Shaquem Griffin.

“This turned out to be a pretty good 3-minute song,” the singer/songwriter/businessman wisecracked.

From : “ Cruise Away to Margaritaville: First Impressions of Margaritaville at Sea Paradise“īarefoot, grinning and tongue firmly in cheek, Jimmy Buffett paused momentarily while performing his 1977 smash hit, ‘Margaritaville.’
