Beres Hammond performs on the latest Love And Concord Cruise.
There was a throwback theme to the sixth Love and Concord Cruise which came about from March 3-8 touring Miami, Cayman, and Ocho Rios.
Virtually 4,000 followers on the Norwegian Pleasure vessel have been handled to dancehall music with a Nineties really feel, complemented by widespread fare that reminded them of an easier Jamaica.
Ronnie Tomlinson, publicist for the cruise, mentioned it attracted 3,804 passengers who noticed high quality performances from Louie Tradition, Elephant Man, Cham, Capleton (on March 4), Sanchez, Bounty Killer, and Beenie Man (on March 5), Richie Stephens, and headliner Beres Hammond on March 6, which closed the reside phase.
“The response to Love and Concord Cruise 2025 was overwhelmingly constructive. Followers have been thrilled with the distinctive mixture of music, tradition, and the unforgettable cruising expertise. Attendees expressed their satisfaction with the various performances and vibrant environment on-board, which featured quite a lot of actions,” Tomlinson instructed the Jamaica Observer. “The comedy present, hosted by Haitian V, Chris “Johnny” Daley, Lemon, and Kathy Grant, was an enormous hit, and the Worldwide Flag Social gathering was one other crowd-favourite. The cruise was full of continuous enjoyable, and a newly added occasion, Sports activities Day, introduced again nostalgic recollections for a lot of. Actions just like the three-legged race, egg-and-spoon race, and sack race reminded everybody of the enjoyable they’d rising up within the Caribbean.”
The vast majority of patrons got here from Jamaica; lots of them residents in New York, Miami, and Toronto. There have been additionally followers from The Bahamas, Bermuda, Belize, Guyana, Haiti, and the UK.
Like all the acts on the cruise, Richie Stephens had numerous hit singles throughout the Nineties when many dancehall acts have been signed to American file firms. He believes reggae on the excessive seas is a successful idea.
“What the format is doing for reggae is individuals are spending their cash; it’s not an inexpensive trip, and it’s good yearly. It’s high quality leisure that opens itself to the tradition and the music for folks to take pleasure in themselves at one other degree,” he mentioned. “We have now two main cruises in Welcome To Jamrock and Love and Concord, and it’s rising greater and greater yearly.”
First held in 2014, Welcome To Jamrock is operated by the Marley household. It options roots-reggae, dancehall and hip hop artistes.
