This short radio history explores a topic as obscure as it is absorbing ? ocean liner and cruise ship musical entertainment. Amber Edwards' story features interviews with a maritime historian and a cruise ship entertainment director, and she decks out the production with a rich array of musical selections that have been played aboard famous ocean liners over the past century.

The history is nice and the music is evocative, but I think my favorite element of this piece is its when it takes a turn to explore a modern-day cruise-ship dilemma: The industry is constantly working to make its cruises seem young and hip and vibrant, but they're not blind to the fact that their clientele tilts more toward the 'senior citizen' end of the spectrum. Edwards' story could have stood on its historical merits without the benefit of this extra avenue of analysis, but it?s these sorts of unexpected moments of insight that make a piece memorable in the long-run.