Lights, singing, dancing and standing ovations are hard to beat when you're looking for a wonderful night out onboard your favourite ship, and the productions on today's ships are bigger and better than ever. Below we've rounded up our favourite cruise companies showing fantastic musicals at sea right now.
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Celebrity
Celebrity take musicals in their own direction, keeping them both lively and sophisticated for their premium audience. The current highlight is the Colours of Life, choreographed by the legend behind the award-winning Bohemian Rhapsody film. Homer lives in a world filled only with black and white until colours begin to introduce themselves to his life, with well-known songs, visual spectacles and amazing dance routines.
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P&O
P&O, the traditional British cruise line has a small but mighty offering. Most excitingly, ships Iona and Arvia are the only places in the world to see the live version of Greatest Days The Musical. The show is based on the music of Take That and written by the Olivier award-winning Tim Firth.
Discussing the musical, Gary Barlow recalled:
Almost ten years ago, we had the idea of writing a musical with our songs. It was a big wish of ours to make a show with Take That’s music, but without us – not the story of our lives.
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Disney
As expected, Disney take their in musical performances very seriously and offer a fantastic selection of shows. They have a range of classic musicals that are adapted from your favourite films, available on select ships:
- Disney Dream - Beauty and the Beast
- Disney Wish - Little Mermaid
- Disney Wonder and Disney Fantasy - Frozen
- Disney Fantasy and Disney Wish - Aladdin
- Disney Magic - Tangled and Twice Charmed (based on Cinderella)
Then, there's new stage shows that feature some of your favourite Disney characters:
- Disney Magic and Disney Wonder - Disney Dreams, An Enchanted Classic
- Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy - Disney’s Believe
Dreams takes your on a journey to discover the power of dreams alongside familiar faces and Believe is all about an absent father building a relationship with his daughter through the power of Disney.
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Royal Caribbean
On their ships, Royal Caribbean aim to break records with their slides, water parks and aqua shows. They also aim big with their musicals and they have a rosta of Broadway productions to excite every stage fan. These productions feature the songs you know and love, just shortened slightly to appeal to the cruising audience. Here's our top picks:
- Allure of the Seas - Mamma Mia
- Oasis of the Seas - Cats
- Harmony of the Seas and Independence of the Seas - Grease
- Liberty of the Seas - Saturday Night Fever
- Symphony of the Seas - Hairspray
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Norwegian Cruise Line
It's hard to beat Royal Caribbean to the number one spot, but NCL have gone and done it with their huge commitment to bringing Broadway to the high seas. They've invested heavily in their talent training to ensure the best onboard entertainment, which many believe to be as good as the on land versions. Their array of titles is both impressive and unique:
- Norwegian Viva - Beetlejuice
- Norwegian Bliss - Jersey Boys
- Norwegian Getaway - Million Dollar Quartet
- Norwegian Prima - The Donna Summer Musical
- Norwegian Breakaway - Rock of Ages
- Norwegican Breakaway and Norwegian Bliss - Six
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