Peabo Bryson News
By now, many of you may have heard the heartbreaking news. Peabo Bryson passed away and the loss is felt deeply throughout the music community and across our entire SCE family.
Peabo sailed with us many times over the years. His performances are among the most beloved in our history. Rooms full of people who knew every word, every swell, every aching note. A Peabo show was full of smiles, tears and great memories and there will never be another quite like it.
We extend our deepest condolences to his family and to all who loved him and his music. He will be profoundly missed.
Signature Cruise Experiences will be adding to the lineup for Chris Botti at Sea III and will announce the changes as soon as we have confirmed offers.
The Perfect Cruise Experience
“One if by land, and two if by sea;
And I on the opposite shore will be!”
From “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere”
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Such was the cry of Paul Revere, at least it was so in the mind of Longfellow as he wrote his famous poem. There would be one course of action if the British came by land and another if it were by sea.
Typically, that is how music presentations are aligned. You can present an event on land or one at sea. You must choose. Until now!
Signature Cruise Experiences has created two West Coast programs that combine the best of land and sea together with amazing events on land. Neither is shorted. Both are filled with great music and once in a lifetime excursions and programs.
Both programs are well established cruise events known for at least 200 hours of first-class musical entertainment. Typically, they sail in the Caribbean and when docked in various ports of call, passengers are free to experience these locales either on their own or by excursions created and curated by the cruise line.
This fall, both programs will be sailing on the West Coast. The Smooth Jazz Cruise ’26.3 begins in Vancouver and ends in Los Angeles. Immediately upon docking in Los Angeles, Botti at Sea III (’26) begins a journey back to Vancouver. During that time at sea, both sailings will provide all day and all night programming in the manner that Signature Cruise Experiences has produced since 2001.
But, in the middle of each 7-day journey, these programs will dock for a full day in Victoria, BC and an overnight stay in San Francisco. Here is where the “land” events will be held. And not just any land events. These are excursions, shows and visits created by us just for our cruise guests.
- Trips to wineries in Napa
- Trips to wineries in Sonoma
- Day trips on Napa Valley Wine Train
- Culinary tours of San Francisco
- Sightseeing tours of San Francisco
- Private Shows at SFJAZZ (Brian Simpson/Grace Kelly for SJC & the Branford Marsalis Quartet for Botti)
- Whale Watching in Victoria
- Butchart Gardens
- And more
To learn more about these excursions and others, please visit the links below.
Currently, The Smooth Jazz Cruise ’26.3 is fully reserved. You may sign up for the Waitlist, however, that list is extensive. Staterooms remain available in certain Stateroom Categories for Botti at Sea III (’26). So that the manifest for Botti at Sea III (’26) may be finalized, some of the remaining Stateroom Categories are being offered at CloseOut Prices. A payment plan that extends past the cruise is also available if you complete a reservation soon.
For more information about sailing on Botti at Sea III (’26) and the CloseOut Prices, visit the link below.
Signature Cruise Experiences Upcoming Programs
SCE Sailings in ’26
The Smooth Jazz Cruise ‘26.3
9.11.26 – 9.18.26
Vancouver – Victoria – San Francisco – Los Angeles
Known as “The Greatest Party at Sea,” The Smooth Jazz Cruise ’26.3 is Fully Reserved.
If you wish to join the cruise, go to the website and JOIN WAITLIST for any stateroom category you wish. All cancellations for this cruise will be filled from the waitlist.
Botti at Sea ’26
9.18.26 – 9.25.26
Los Angeles – San Francisco – Victoria – Vancouver
When The Smooth Jazz Cruise ’26.3 docks in Los Angeles, we will turn around and head back to Vancouver (via San Francisco and Victoria, BC) under the guidance of superstar Chris Botti. Chris Botti at Sea III will be the perfect combination of a topflight music cruise and exciting excursions.
Joining Chris on the cruise are several music icons: Elvis Costello, Boz Scaggs and Melody Gardot, and many others. When in San Francisco, guests may take winery tours in Napa and Sonoma, spend the day on the Napa Valley Wine Train, sample the finest cuisine in San Francisco and much more. Another menu of excursions awaits guests when the cruise docks in Victoria, BC. Trust us, this is the perfect music experience!
SPECIAL NOTE: Chris Botti at Sea III is the only Signature Cruise Experiences’ program that has staterooms in ’26 and those are in limited supply. Act now!
David Foster: The Hitman Cruise Encore
1.12.27 – 1.17.27
Tampa – Cozumel – Costa Maya – Tampa
David Foster: The Hitman Cruise ’26 was a runaway hit program. From the first note to the last song, the brilliance of David Foster was evident in every show and event.
The star-studded lineup for David Foster: The Hitman Cruise Encore includes Michael McDonald, Dianne Reeves, Leslie Odom Jr., Katharine McPhee, Erich Bergen and more.
The Jazz Cruise ’27
1.17.27 – 1.24.27
Tampa – Cozumel – Belize – Costa Maya – Tampa
The Jazz Cruise is the first program that Signature Cruise Experiences ever produced. Since its first sailing in 2001, The Jazz Cruise has been the world leader in presenting “straight ahead” jazz at sea. The Jazz Cruise has reached Fully Reserved every year it has sailed and The Jazz Cruise ’27 is on its way to reaching that goal again.
Journey of Jazz ’27
1.24.27 – 1.31.27
Tampa – New Orleans – Progreso – Tampa
Journey of Jazz ’27 will be an amazing cruise program featuring hosts Marcus Miller and Gregory Porter, a full lineup of great musicians and vocalists, a special two days in New Orleans which features Wynton Marsalis and a group of his hand-picked musicians.
In its second season, Journey of Jazz proudly combines the very best music with opportunities to live The Jazz Life.
The Smooth Jazz Cruise
’27.1 (1.31.27 – 2.7.27)
Tampa – Ocho Rios – Grand Cayman – Tampa
’27.2 (2.7.27 – 2.14.27)
Tampa – Grand Cayman – Ocho Rios – Tampa
The Greatest Party at Sea presents its customary back-to-back weeklong programs in the Caribbean. Tampa is the port of embarkation and disembarkation for the first time and both sailings will call on Ocho Rios, Jamaica and Grand Cayman.
The star studded lineup is led by hosts Marcus Miller and Boney James and features Brian Culbertson, Jonathan Butler, Candy Dulfer, Kirk Whalum, Peter White and more.
Both sailings are in Open Booking and both are nearly 95% reserved at this time.
Botti at Sea ’27
10.6.27 – 10.13.27
Boston – Portland – Saint John – Sydney –
Charlottetown – Quebec City
A Canadian itinerary in the Fall is one of the most popular cruise itineraries in the industry. Fall colors, beautiful scenery, hands on adventures in famous ports-of-call. If nothing else was taking place on the ship, a cruise with these features would be in high demand. So, when Chris Botti decided to take his amazing cruise program from Boston to Quebec City, with a full complement of the entertainers and performers that you have grown to love and expect, not only was he gilding the lily, but he was creating one of the top music cruise experiences ever offered.
Stay tuned (8.15.26) for more programming and reservation procedure details.
The Smooth Jazz Cruise ‘27.3
10.13.27 – 10.20.27
Quebec City – Charlottetown – Sydney –
Saint John – Portland – Boston
The Smooth Jazz Cruise ‘27.3 program will be an exciting combination of our customary great music, Fall colors and other special events. Marcus Miller, Boney James, Brian Culbertson, Jonathan Butler, Candy Dulfer and others will lead the team for another edition of this iconic program.
This cruise is currently in Open Booking, where anyone may reserve any available stateroom.