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Thanks for applying to this role at Lime!

We’re a talent agency specializing in cruise ship entertainment. We recruit musicians, dancers, and other kinds of performers worldwide, and places them on cruise ships.

Live Auditions in Barcelona!

It’s happening! When November rolls around, we’ll be holding live auditions in the great city of Barcelona! Dates: the 27th and 28th of November (Monday

Lime on the Lookout: Casting needs

Lime Casting Top Priority! Male Dancers Advanced technical skills Comfortable with commercial jazz and contemporary Partnering skills a must Tumbling and acrobatics a plus Saxophonists

LimeLab Events!

The buzz from LimeLab 1.0 is still in the air, and we’re still riding high on the waves of creativity and innovation! 🌊🧪 In case

Lime Lab

Next month, we’ll be holding our first LimeLab in Buenos Aires, Argentina. What’s a LimeLab, you ask? Only a gathering of like-minded, talented musicians and

Live Auditions in BA

It’s happening! We’re holding live auditions in Buenos Aires this week! Thursday and Friday, the 17th and 18th. We’re taking over Le Palm studios for two

Directory

Yes, Lime has a lot of email addresses associated with it. Here’s a directory to help you write the right department on the first try!

Fer Valin

Three months ago, Fer Valin joined the ranks of the Lime HQ team. That said, it feels like he’s been on the team for a

Refer a friend for a job at Lime HQ

Lime is exceptional, first and foremost, because of the team of people we’ve assembled. We don’t take this for granted – we prioritize it above all else, and we’re fiercely loyal to it.

We’re hiring – Social Media Manager

We’re a talent agency specializing in cruise ship entertainment. Lime recruits musicians, dancers, and a variety of other performers from 50+ countries, and places them on cruise ships all over the world.

We’re Hiring – Production Casting Rep

We’re a talent agency specializing in cruise ship entertainment. We recruit musicians, dancers, and other kinds of performers worldwide, and places them on cruise ships.

Lime Casting: Top Priority

Houseband Musicians who Sing Priority for guitarists, pianists, and bassists, but other instruments welcome Strong sight-readers and comfortable performing jazz, pop, rock Must sing lead

Lime OnStage Live Auditions

LIME!   Royal Caribbean November 1 – November 3 in London (Danceworks) – Mamma Mia Principals November 1 – November 3 in London (Danceworks) –

Jamie Tinevez

The Freedom of Working on Cruise Ships By Jamie Tinevez Jamie spent much of her twenties working as a dancer on Carnival and now heads

Book Recommendation: Derek Sivers

Your Music and People: Creative and Considerate Fame By Fede Rios Musicians everywhere! Fede here. I want to tell you about an amazing book I

Chris Ayden

Chris Ayden’s tenure as a member of the #LimeFam dates all the way back to 2016.  That’s practically vintage.  Which is an appropriate descriptor for

The Lime Academy

Exciting news! The Lime Academy is OPEN. A game-changer: live, personalized mentorship from experienced professionals to take your career to the next level.  We’re talking

Tomas Simpson

Uber-talented guitarist 🎸, Tomas Simpson, is Lime’s man of the week this week. Tomas joined Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the Seas in December, and we’re

George Mastakas

Long-time LimeFam member, George Mastakas, hails from Greece, and plays those 88 keys like it’s his job!  Which is good news, because it is his

Celle Saint Martin

The Last-Minute Decision to take a Cruise Job that changed my Life By Marcelle Saint Martin 🚢 Marcelle, Admin Supervisor at Lime and a dear

Jayne Anastacio

We love Jayne Anastacio.  That’s it.  End of story. Well, okay, we’ll make it a slightly longer story.  Hailing from the Canadian west, Jayne’s one

Matt Avery

Hailing from Urbana, Illinois, in the heartland of the good ol’ USA 🇺🇸, trombonist Matt Avery claims this week’s performer spotlight. This is Matt’s second stint

Steph Lepherd

We’re pleased as punch to spotlight Stephanie Lepherd this week.  Steph, a dancer  from Down Under, joined Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas  back in November, after

Adam Benabid

Adam Benabid, freestyle rapper, part-time trombonist, and Lime’s featured muso of the week, hopped aboard Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of the Seas 🚢 back in December

Lauren Jat Rennie

As we leave March behind and welcome spring, it seems fitting to spotlight a lass from the green hills of Scotland. Believe it or not,

Daniel De Boer

Hailing from Rotterdam, Netherlands, this week’s spotlight goes to bassist   Daniel De Boer, new to the Lime fam as he heads out for his first contract

Sydney Phipps

This strikingly beautiful woman grabs our spotlight for the week. Lime followers, meet @sydneyphippsofficial. Sydney is currently performing as a lead vocalist  on board Royal Caribbean’s Rhapsody of

Cruise Ships Changed My Life!

It sounds like the start of a bad infomercial.  Cheesy.  Overly dramatic.  Most likely hyperbole – a complete exaggeration of the truth, if there’s any truth there at

Julian Rachal

This week, our spotlight shines on Julian Rachal, and he shines right on back. @julianrachalofficial is one of our talented male dancers, currently performing on

Vincent Pelligrino

This week, we’re spotlighting Vincent Pelligrino, a triple-threat performer who joined the Carnival Glory last month as a Playlist singer-dancer. His journey started with rehearsals in

Chino Piazza

A few weeks ago, Argentinian superstar drummer Chino Piazza touched down in Florida to begin rehearsals at Celebrity’s studios. As Will Smith once sagely uttered,

Anastasia

As long as she promises to do the entire Lime team’s hair, we’re willing to wish pianist Anastasia Suhodolskaia a wonderful contract.  Kidding, kidding, but check out

Hector Contreras

This week, we’re spotlighting Hector “Tito” Contreras, joining the #LimeFam from Santiago, Chile and looking all hip in those sweet shades. Before he was a cruise ship

Pawel Czyrka

This week, we’re featuring music manager, funkmaster, and Pit Bull impersonator Pawel Czyrka, who has been part of our #LimeFam for over six years!  Wowsers. Pawel’s first cruise

Szymon Fortuna

Taking the spotlight this week is Szymon Fortuna, a fantastic drummer from Krakow, Poland.  Szymon has been with Lime for 5 years now as a

Rene Emidih

Say hello to King of Kick, the Prince of Paradiddles, the Goliath of Groove: Rene Emidih.  A southern California native, Rene hopped on board the Lime

Financial Planning

A lot of you have asked us for advice on how to save more money on board, and we’re happy to share what we know.  So

Office Update

As many of you are aware, Jesse Bartett-Webber is now the man behind support.  Jesse’s worked on HAL, P&O, and Celebrity as a drummer and musical

Chart Interpretation

Many musical acts onboard a ship — from piano bar entertainers to party bands to cocktail pianists — learn the songs that make up their

Port Procedures

There are a great many aspects of life on a cruise ship that will be novel for most musicians. For this reason, the upcoming posts

Production Shows

For anyone who has played a production show before, this entry could be quite boring (and for that, I apologize). However, it should be sufficiently

Side Jobs

As mentioned in previous blog posts, the large number of free time musicians have on board can be spent in a myriad of ways. However,

Ports

This is the second of two posts designed to provide some information and insight into the ports so integral to the cruise ship industry; the

Keyboard Patches

At first glance, the terms ‘pianist’ and ‘keyboardist’ appear to be virtually identical. True to form, most people use the two interchangeably when describing someone

Free Time

Arguably the greatest positive aspect of working on a ship as a musician is time. That might seem like a strange assertion, given other positives

Crew Bar

As musicians aboard a cruise ship, the vast majority of working hours will be spent at night, entertaining guests before dinner, after dinner, before comedian

Live Auditions in Barcelona!

It’s happening! When November rolls around, we’ll be holding live auditions in the great city of Barcelona! Dates: the 27th and 28th of November (Monday

Lime on the Lookout: Casting needs

Lime Casting Top Priority! Male Dancers Advanced technical skills Comfortable with commercial jazz and contemporary Partnering skills a must Tumbling and acrobatics a plus Saxophonists

LimeLab Events!

The buzz from LimeLab 1.0 is still in the air, and we’re still riding high on the waves of creativity and innovation! 🌊🧪 In case

Lime Lab

Next month, we’ll be holding our first LimeLab in Buenos Aires, Argentina. What’s a LimeLab, you ask? Only a gathering of like-minded, talented musicians and

Live Auditions in BA

It’s happening! We’re holding live auditions in Buenos Aires this week! Thursday and Friday, the 17th and 18th. We’re taking over Le Palm studios for two

Refer a friend for a job at Lime HQ

Lime is exceptional, first and foremost, because of the team of people we’ve assembled. We don’t take this for granted – we prioritize it above all else, and we’re fiercely loyal to it.

Lime Casting: Top Priority

Houseband Musicians who Sing Priority for guitarists, pianists, and bassists, but other instruments welcome Strong sight-readers and comfortable performing jazz, pop, rock Must sing lead

Lime OnStage Live Auditions

LIME!   Royal Caribbean November 1 – November 3 in London (Danceworks) – Mamma Mia Principals November 1 – November 3 in London (Danceworks) –

Chris Ayden

Chris Ayden’s tenure as a member of the #LimeFam dates all the way back to 2016.  That’s practically vintage.  Which is an appropriate descriptor for

The Lime Academy

Exciting news! The Lime Academy is OPEN. A game-changer: live, personalized mentorship from experienced professionals to take your career to the next level.  We’re talking

Tomas Simpson

Uber-talented guitarist 🎸, Tomas Simpson, is Lime’s man of the week this week. Tomas joined Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the Seas in December, and we’re

George Mastakas

Long-time LimeFam member, George Mastakas, hails from Greece, and plays those 88 keys like it’s his job!  Which is good news, because it is his

Celle Saint Martin

The Last-Minute Decision to take a Cruise Job that changed my Life By Marcelle Saint Martin 🚢 Marcelle, Admin Supervisor at Lime and a dear

Jayne Anastacio

We love Jayne Anastacio.  That’s it.  End of story. Well, okay, we’ll make it a slightly longer story.  Hailing from the Canadian west, Jayne’s one

Matt Avery

Hailing from Urbana, Illinois, in the heartland of the good ol’ USA 🇺🇸, trombonist Matt Avery claims this week’s performer spotlight. This is Matt’s second stint

Steph Lepherd

We’re pleased as punch to spotlight Stephanie Lepherd this week.  Steph, a dancer  from Down Under, joined Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas  back in November, after

Adam Benabid

Adam Benabid, freestyle rapper, part-time trombonist, and Lime’s featured muso of the week, hopped aboard Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of the Seas 🚢 back in December

Lauren Jat Rennie

As we leave March behind and welcome spring, it seems fitting to spotlight a lass from the green hills of Scotland. Believe it or not,

Daniel De Boer

Hailing from Rotterdam, Netherlands, this week’s spotlight goes to bassist   Daniel De Boer, new to the Lime fam as he heads out for his first contract

Sydney Phipps

This strikingly beautiful woman grabs our spotlight for the week. Lime followers, meet @sydneyphippsofficial. Sydney is currently performing as a lead vocalist  on board Royal Caribbean’s Rhapsody of

Julian Rachal

This week, our spotlight shines on Julian Rachal, and he shines right on back. @julianrachalofficial is one of our talented male dancers, currently performing on

Vincent Pelligrino

This week, we’re spotlighting Vincent Pelligrino, a triple-threat performer who joined the Carnival Glory last month as a Playlist singer-dancer. His journey started with rehearsals in

Chino Piazza

A few weeks ago, Argentinian superstar drummer Chino Piazza touched down in Florida to begin rehearsals at Celebrity’s studios. As Will Smith once sagely uttered,

Anastasia

As long as she promises to do the entire Lime team’s hair, we’re willing to wish pianist Anastasia Suhodolskaia a wonderful contract.  Kidding, kidding, but check out

Hector Contreras

This week, we’re spotlighting Hector “Tito” Contreras, joining the #LimeFam from Santiago, Chile and looking all hip in those sweet shades. Before he was a cruise ship

Pawel Czyrka

This week, we’re featuring music manager, funkmaster, and Pit Bull impersonator Pawel Czyrka, who has been part of our #LimeFam for over six years!  Wowsers. Pawel’s first cruise

Szymon Fortuna

Taking the spotlight this week is Szymon Fortuna, a fantastic drummer from Krakow, Poland.  Szymon has been with Lime for 5 years now as a

Rene Emidih

Say hello to King of Kick, the Prince of Paradiddles, the Goliath of Groove: Rene Emidih.  A southern California native, Rene hopped on board the Lime

Office Update

As many of you are aware, Jesse Bartett-Webber is now the man behind support.  Jesse’s worked on HAL, P&O, and Celebrity as a drummer and musical

Chart Interpretation

Many musical acts onboard a ship — from piano bar entertainers to party bands to cocktail pianists — learn the songs that make up their

Side Jobs

As mentioned in previous blog posts, the large number of free time musicians have on board can be spent in a myriad of ways. However,

Keyboard Patches

At first glance, the terms ‘pianist’ and ‘keyboardist’ appear to be virtually identical. True to form, most people use the two interchangeably when describing someone

Music Sharing

It is impossible to work a contract aboard a cruise ship and not be exposed to tons of new music. The constant interaction between musicians

Bosphorus

2017 news! 2017 started on a great note (musical pun intended). and we wanted to share it with you. As you might know, we are

Thanks for applying to this role at Lime!

We’re a talent agency specializing in cruise ship entertainment. We recruit musicians, dancers, and other kinds of performers worldwide, and places them on cruise ships.

Fer Valin

Three months ago, Fer Valin joined the ranks of the Lime HQ team. That said, it feels like he’s been on the team for a

We’re hiring – Social Media Manager

We’re a talent agency specializing in cruise ship entertainment. Lime recruits musicians, dancers, and a variety of other performers from 50+ countries, and places them on cruise ships all over the world.

We’re Hiring – Production Casting Rep

We’re a talent agency specializing in cruise ship entertainment. We recruit musicians, dancers, and other kinds of performers worldwide, and places them on cruise ships.

Cruise Ships Changed My Life!

It sounds like the start of a bad infomercial.  Cheesy.  Overly dramatic.  Most likely hyperbole – a complete exaggeration of the truth, if there’s any truth there at

Jamie Tinevez

The Freedom of Working on Cruise Ships By Jamie Tinevez Jamie spent much of her twenties working as a dancer on Carnival and now heads

Financial Planning

A lot of you have asked us for advice on how to save more money on board, and we’re happy to share what we know.  So

Port Procedures

There are a great many aspects of life on a cruise ship that will be novel for most musicians. For this reason, the upcoming posts

Production Shows

For anyone who has played a production show before, this entry could be quite boring (and for that, I apologize). However, it should be sufficiently

Ports

This is the second of two posts designed to provide some information and insight into the ports so integral to the cruise ship industry; the

Free Time

Arguably the greatest positive aspect of working on a ship as a musician is time. That might seem like a strange assertion, given other positives

Directory

Yes, Lime has a lot of email addresses associated with it. Here’s a directory to help you write the right department on the first try!

Book Recommendation: Derek Sivers

Your Music and People: Creative and Considerate Fame By Fede Rios Musicians everywhere! Fede here. I want to tell you about an amazing book I

Crew Bar

As musicians aboard a cruise ship, the vast majority of working hours will be spent at night, entertaining guests before dinner, after dinner, before comedian