It's hard to beat a week cruising the Caribbean in the
best company in the world - hundreds of precious polka people!
Full Circle and A Dream Trip 4U were thrilled and grateful
to host their "Polka Cruise with the Stars V"
from March 3 - 11, 2012 for so many dear polka friends from
across the country and Canada. It was like vacationing with
one big loving family! The festive mood was set early at
the Hilton Garden Inn in Ft. Lauderdale, FL as DJ Kenny
Olowin conducted a "warm up polka party" on the
patio next to the pool the night before the cruise. The
next day our group boarded our floating resort, the Navigator
of the Seas, to begin eight fabulous days in polka paradise.
Guest bands Lenny Gomulka & Chicago Push and The Knewz,
along with Full Circle provided terrific live polka music
almost everyday on the ship! The Ixtapa Lounge, the Solarium,
and even Studio B (the ice skating arena) all served as
our various polka dancing venues. Even the weather was spectacular
as we tanned our bodies in St. Maarten, St. Kitts, San Juan,
and Labadee. It will be hard to forget the wild party at
Senor Frogs in San Juan as DJ Kenny Olowin kept the crowd
hopping spinning polka tunes. The beer chugging contests
with members of Full Circle, The Knewz, and some guests
were a hoot! Sunbathing (and um...people watching) at Orient
Beach in St. Maarten, soaking up the lush scenery of St.
Kitts, and ziplining and parasailing in Labadee added to
the excitement of this great adventure.
Thanks so much to all the polka cruisers who spent this
special week with us! And...keep in mind we're already working
on our next exotic polka adventure for February of 2013.
As always, it was a great honor and privilege to serve you!
Something New For
People Familiar With Polka Music
There is a new website called Polkas United.
Click
here to take a look and participate. This is a public
Forum to discuss Polka Music so this music genre can move
forward and grow. Let's talk about Polka, Polkas and Polka
Music. Click
here to view a video on YouTube for Polkas United by
Larry King and Sarah Palin!
Full Circle's mission is to celebrate and perform some
popular styles from the past that are seldom played or heard
anymore. In life and in music, certain things we experience
have "Gone Full Circle." As it was so eloquently
stated by a fellow cruiser, "Old friends singing the
songs of old friends."
Members of the Full Circle band are: IPA Hall of Famers
Lenny Gomulka (MA), Jimmy Weber (NJ), Al Piatkowski (NY)
and Mike Matousek (MD) along with Mike Stapinski (IL) and
Roger Malinowski (IL).
Click here to
view polka videos of the Full Circle polka band. Click
here to listen to live Full Circle polka music and download
free MP3's of live polka music. Click
here to read the bands biography.
** Please note: Several of our web pages launch
a short live polka music clip when opened.
Click on the play button in the middle of the screen to
watch Full Circle videos taken over the years! Press the
stop button on the bottom left of the screen to stop the
videos at any time. Scroll across the bottom to watch any
video you want from any performance.
