Hamish & Andy head to sea

Hamish & Andy head to sea

Hamish and Andy and a “ship load” of their listeners will board Carnival Spirit for what is believed to be one of the world’s biggest and boldest broadcasts at sea.

For an unprecedented five-day live show which will be heard across Australia via satellite from the heart of the South Pacific, the voyage dubbed “The People’s Cruise” with Hamish & Andy, will see about 110 listeners join the duo as they present their drive program across the Hit Network from the 2680-guest cruise ship as it sails from Sydney to Vanuatu next month.

While the pair are known for their adventurous broadcasts, the cruise will take them into uncharted waters. The live shows on Carnival Spirit will include one from Sydney Harbour, three days at sea and another anchored off Vanuatu’s uninhabited Mystery Island.

Taking the show to sea will test satellite capabilities over the region, taking advantage of a recent upgrade of Carnival’s onboard internet access to allow the live broadcast to go to air from remote destinations.

Carnival Cruise Line Vice President Australia Jennifer Vandekreeke said she was looking forward to having Hamish and Andy onboard and sharing all of Carnival Spirit’s fun attributes with their nationwide audience.

“Carnival shares the same fun ethos as Hamish and Andy. We’re all about fun, free-spirited, holidays for social, outgoing holidaymakers – people like Hamish and Andy and their listeners, who don’t take themselves too seriously and are always up for a laugh and some fun,” Vandekreeke said.

Hamish and Andy said they were most looking forward to Carnival Spirit’s dive-in cinema, mini golf, Green Thunder waterslide, the Punchline Comedy Club and free 24-hour pizza and ice cream. “Everyone thinks we’ve decided to broadcast from a cruise ship with 110 listeners just so we can drink and relax by one of four pools onboard the ship each day. They are wrong… ‘cause there are only three pools.”

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