We’re different from most other cruise line agencies in a couple of important ways. First, we can arrange your contracts for you without you paying any commission or recruitment fees. Secondly, we are operated entirely by a team of former cruise ship musical directors.
Founded by former RCCL cruise ship Musical Director Darren Irwin, we operate through an international network of consultants. Each and every one of us has extensive first hand experience of cruise ship life and most of us are former shipboard Musical Directors or Bandmasters. Between us we have decades of experience at sea with countless different cruise lines. We know the job better than anyone and we will work with you to find a gig that suits you as quickly as possible. We are the preferred agency for several large US based cruise lines and, unlike many other agencies, we are able offer zero-commission gigs. We won’t take a penny from you at any stage in the recruitment process or even once you are on board. What you earn on board will be 100% yours to keepand if your audition is good and your resume is strong, we’re confident we can get you a great starting salary.
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Darren Irwin – London, England
Darren is originally from Newcastle in the United Kingdom. A professional trumpet player since the age of 17, he has over 12 years’ experience at sea with Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Princess Cruises and a number of other small exclusive cruise lines. Over 10 years as a musical director for the largest cruise lines in the world have given him the insight into cruise ship gigs that few other agents can claim to have. He has extensive contacts throughout the cruise ship industry and is confident that if you pass our audition, we can find you a gig at sea.
Tyler Johnson – Los Angeles, California
Tyler is a professional pianist and composer based in California. Lots of cruise contracts under his belt, including many as a musical director for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines.
Shaun Evans – Melbourne, Australia
Shaun is a professional woodwind player, a prolific arranger, former Musical Director for Carnival Cruise Lines and now the CEO of music publishing company Pepperhorn Music. Originally from Toronto he now lives in Melbourne with his wife and beautiful baby daughter.
Frank Faranda – Vancouver, Canada
Guitarist Frank Faranda is a seasoned veteran of the cruise ship gig. Originally from New Jersey, Frank worked for a variety of cruise lines through the 80s and 90s before settling down as a Musical Director with Royal Caribbean. Frank now lives in Vancouver where he gigs regularly with a number of local bands.
Dustyn Richardson – New York City, United States
Originally from Calgary, Dustyn currently resides in New York City. As well as having extensive cruise ship experience, Dustyn has done several US national tours and regularly plays on Broadway shows.
Jose Antinero – Manila, Philipines
Jose is our Filipino consultant. He’s an extremely accomplished trombone player with many years’ experience of cruise ship life as well as a comprehensive understanding of the intricate recruitment process in the Philippines.