Events|March 05, 2015 09:35 EST
Inaugural Motorsports Cruise Sets Sail to the Bahamas with Third Day's Mac Powell and Ricky Skaggs
Motor Racing Outreach (MRO), together with PREMIER is offering the inaugural Motorsports Cruise from Dec. 7-11, 2015. Embarking from and returning to Miami, guests will travel to Nassau and Freeport, Bahamas aboard the Carnival Ecstasy.
Ship amenities cater to children and adults alike, with supervised youth activities for children ages 2-17. The Carnival Ecstasy includes a grand atrium, an adult-only serenity deck, waterworks with pools and waterslides, a comedy club, many lounges, shopping, first class dining and much more.
The cruise will have appearances by current NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Drivers, racing legends, crew chiefs, cup owners and racing executives.
Motorsports stars on the trip include:
Matt Kenseth - 2003 Sprint Cup Series Champion and two-time Daytona 500 Champion
Joey Logano - 2015 Daytona 500 Champion and 2009 Sprint Cup Series Rookie of the Year
Carl Edwards - 2011 Sprint All-Star Race winner and 2007 NASCAR XFINITY Series Champion
Greg Biffle - 2002 NASCAR XFINITY Series Champion and 2000 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champion
Trevor Bayne - 2011 Daytona 500 Champion (Appearance pending sponsor/team obligations)
Darrell Waltrip - Three-time Sprint Cup Series Champion and 2012 NASCAR Hall of Fame Inductee
Bobby Allison* - 1983 Sprint Cup Series Champion, 2011 NASCAR Hall of Fame Inductee and three-time Daytona 500 Champion
Donnie Allison* - 2009 International Motorsports Hall of Fame and 1967 Sprint Cup Series Rookie of the Year
Leonard Wood* - 2013 NASCAR Hall of Fame Inductee
David Ragan - 2007 NASCAR XFINITY Rookie of the Year
Justin Allgaier - 2009 NASCAR XFINITY Rookie of the Year and 2008 ARCA Series Champion
Sam Hornish, Jr. - three-time IndyCar Series Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner
Michael McDowell - 2007 ARCA Rookie of the Year
Josh Wise - Driver, No. 98 Bill Parsons Racing, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Blake Koch - Driver, No. 8 Leaf Filter Camry, NASCAR XFINITY Series
*Drivers and Legends are subject to change.
Travelers will be able to interact with Performance Racing Network's Doug Rice and Wendy Venturini, crew chiefs, such as the No. 3 car's crew chief Gil Martin and team owners, such as Tad Geschickter of JTG Daugherty Racing. GRAMMY® award winners Ricky Skaggs and Third Day's Mac Powell will be featured musical artists aboard.
Attendees can expect to hear unique, firsthand accounts from the stars about their careers and motorsports. The cruise schedule includes Q & A sessions with the stars, opportunities for guests to go behind the scenes of racing, interactive games with the drivers and an MRO Chapel service.