Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Autoharp cruises

As I read inquiries about or promotion of the next cruise for a group of autoharp players and feel like I missed something, perhaps it's time for the autoharp cruise gang to share with us what one of these junkets actually costs on a per person basis. I believe the answer is that if cost matters, don't ask. A trip to a festival is bad enough these days...no ones fault though.

Obviously a variable is the trip to the port of departure, but a very significant part of the total trip cost nonetheless.

Just as some cannot picture themselves owning an autoharp that cost 10 times more than the one they have, they may not be able to picture themselves springing for a couple grand to go on a cruise, especially not on a regular basis. Multiply that by two for a couple. And that's after hassling with an airline about how to get one or more autoharps to your embarking point.

The autoharp cruises were a wonderful addition to the autoharp community, but no way should many be expected to participate. I would think it an exclusive subject that could have its own group on Yahoo!, just as MLAG does. I would add discussion though. I would have someone other than Cindy run it, because her capacity should not control the entire community or the possibility of having such a group. She says she is overbooked already.

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