Rebecca Beeth Lowe’s ’88 singing career is cruising at high speeds – and on the high seas. Though musical theatre is her background, Lowe found the grind of auditioning for regional productions grueling. “When I discovered another aspect of acting and singing with cruise ships, and the ability to earn a good living for extended periods of time, I jumped at the chance,” she said.

Lowe landed contracts with Princess Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Lines before spending a year with Silversea Cruise lines. She was the lead singer in the ship’s musical review shows, as well as performed her concert cabaret while hopping across such hotspots as Scandinavia, Russia, Great Britain, Greenland, the eastern coast of the U.S., the Caribbean, the Chilean Fjords, Spain, Italy, Monte Carlo, Turkey and the Ukraine.

Setting her sights on becoming a soloist, in July Lowe put together a promo package including video of her show and a demo she produced on her laptop. A week later she got the call from renowned agent Barry Ball. Now she’s a “featured guest entertainer” on six-star luxury liners, with recent work including Radisson Seven Seas.

The new gig means fewer auditions and more time for other projects. In February Lowe was in Poland mixing a CD of Broadway and country tunes, performing a live show and shopping for future venues. Lowe knew some of the studio musicians from her Silversea days. “They are wonderful people — the Polish — and there was such desire, dedication and heart put into the music. It was so refreshing to be involved in a project with a close-knit group who all had the same goal — make great music.”