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Music: Motown introducing The Drifters

Overview
Ship Balmoral
Cruise Line Fred Olsen
Destination Canary Islands & West Africa Cruise
Nights 13
Departs 29th November 2009
Departure Type Cruise Only

Prices from: £799pp

Returning to Balmoral after their successful debut on board earlier this year, The Drifters are one of the biggest selling bands of all time, with a huge catalogue of over 50 hits, including timeless classics such as ‘Saturday Night at the Movies’, ‘Under The Boardwalk’, ‘On Broadway’, ‘Come On Over To My Place’, and ‘Kissing In The Back Row of the Movies’. Having sold in excess of 214 million singles and 114 albums worldwide, The Drifters celebrate their 56th anniversary this year, making them one of the longest serving bands in history. The guys will be performing past hits, as well as new numbers from their latest album.

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Itinerary

Day Description Arrive Depart
Sun 29 Nov 2009 Start: Dover  PM
Thu 03 Dec 2009 Agadir AMPM
Fri 04 Dec 2009 Arrecife, LanzaroteAMPM
Sat 05 2009 Sta Cruz de TenerifeAMPM
Sun 06 Dec 2009 Santa Cruz, La PalmaAMPM
Mon 07 Dec 2009 Funchal, MadeiraAMPM
Wed 09 Dec 2009 Leixoes (for Oporto)AMPM
Sat 12 Dec 2009 End: DoverAM 
Ship Details
Cruise Line: Fred Olsen
Cruise Ship: Balmoral
Tonnage: 43,537 grt
Speed: 20.0 knots
Capacity: 1350 Standard Occupancy
The combination of Balmoral's elegant comfortable cabins, world class cuisine and diverse on board activities has been designed to appeal particularly to the rapidly expanding British cruise market. The ship was refitted in 2008.
The Drifters

The Drifters are a long-lived African-American doo wop/R&B vocal group with a peak in popularity from 1953 to 1962, though several splinter Drifters continue to perform today. They were originally formed by Clyde McPhatter (of Billy Ward & the Dominoes) in 1953

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