“Margaritas and Memories” with Mac McAnally featuring Scotty Emerick and Eric Darken of the Coral Reefer Band
San Diego • San Francisco
Set Sail for an Unforgettable LIVE Experience
Sail into a breezy evening as Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Mac McAnally, along with Scotty Emerick and Eric Darken of the Coral Reefer Band, brings an island paradise tribute night aboard City Cruises Live.
With salt in the air and stories in the songs, guests will enjoy timeless tunes, feel-good anthems, and a rare chance to catch these coastal troubadours up close. It’s the kind of night that feels like an intimate jam session—only floating along iconic skylines.
Let the music flow, and the food and drinks too. Your ticket includes a multi-course buffet and premium open bar, with optional VIP perks like meet and greets and priority seating available for those who want to sail a little closer to the music.
Who’s On Board
Scotty Emerick
Before joining Toby Keith’s traveling road show, writing #1s “Beer for My Horses”, the driving Willie Nelson duet, “As Good as I Once Was,” “I’m Just Talkin’ About Tonight,” “I Love This Bar,” and “Whiskey Girl” along with 46 other Keith cuts, the likable Emerick was forging relationships with the greatest songwriters of the past fifty years. Impressed by his knowledge of not just the songs and the stars, but the people who wrote, played, produced and engineered them, whoever came in contact with the emerging writer – from Willie Nelson and George Strait to Kenny Chesney and Keith – kept him around.
They liked his creative juice, the way life just flows through his songs. An eclectic group of top shelf artists from, Eric Church, Alan Jackson, Sammy Hagar, Ronnie Milsap, and Billy Currington, as well as the above names, have made Emerick’s songs their own. Emerick continues to surround himself with the greats, opening for Jimmy Buffet on his “Second Wind” tour.
Emerick’s ability to channel authenticity into song has seen him earn NSAI’s Songwriter of the Year as well as Best Country Song Grammy and CMA nominations.
While some come to Nashville with a plan and a defined sense of making it, Emerick just wanted to be where the music was, to suck up knowledge and exhale songs. Three decades in, not much has changed for the guy whose songs have helped sell tens of millions of albums.
Mac McAnally
Record setting 10x CMA Musician of the Year, Mac McAnally is a Nashville Songwriters HoF, Mississippi Musicians HoF and Alabama Music HoF inductee. The renowned songwriter, singer, and instrumentalist has written dozens of hit records for other artists, several of which peaked at #1. His own recording career began with debut hit single “It’s A Crazy World” and grown to 14 album releases. He has written hits for Alabama, Jimmy Buffett, Kenny Chesney, and Sawyer Brown, and has studio credits that include albums by Toby Keith, Linda Ronstadt, George Strait and Dolly Parton among many others.
Eric Darken
For 35 years, Eric Darken has recorded with some of the biggest names in the music industry. The multi award winning percussionist’s playing is heard on projects by Taylor Swift, Kenny Chesney, Bon Jovi, Carrie Underwood, Bob Seger, Jimmy Buffett, Sheryl Crow, Megadeth, Blues Traveler, Luke Combs and countless others.
From 2011 through 2023, Eric toured with Jimmy Buffett and The Coral Reefer Band and continues to perform with the band as well as 10 time CMA Musician Of The Year award winner Mac McAnally.
When not recording or performing live Eric composes music for film and tv including The Discovery Channel, NFL Network, Fox Sports, Animal Planet and CNBC.