Favorite Cruise Entertainment for This Year

Cruise ships are constantly being transformed to offer new onboard experiences complete with incredible shows and concerts, enriching guest speakers and interactive programs, and themed events featured on specialty itineraries. At Avoya Travel / American Express we love how cruise ships come alive from the talent of onboard performers, and believe that from some of our favorite cruise entertainment you can be carried away from the sea and taken to the heart of Broadway’s theaters or the Vegas Strip. Wondering what to do with your downtime in between discovering Italian villages or lounging on Caribbean white-sand beaches? Read on to learn more about our favorite cruise entertainment and enriching programs that may be available to you on your next cruise vacation!

CELEBRITY CRUISES

If you are looking for themed cruises that specialize in food, films, art, and other enriching pastimes, Celebrity Cruises has the perfect sailings for you! Themed itineraries such as the Turner Classic Movie Classic Cruisethat features movie-themed events and parties are common to Celebrity Cruises. Year-round you can find specialty cruises highlighting unique art forms such as glass blowing, interests such as wine tasting, and new skills such as cooking with Master Chefs. There is also entertainment that will mezmorize any cruise entertainment skeptic – mind-blowing magic shows, side-splitting comedians, and Broadway-caliber live shows such as Circus and the Song and Dance. Other daily entertainment includes programs from Apple featuring their latest high-tech products in the Celebrity iLounge, and athletic training programs from the LiveStrong foundation such as the Tour de Cycle spin class. On 7-night sailings with Celebrity Cruises you will find schedules for your itinerary featuring different interactive evening parties such as the 60’s themed‘Groove’, and mysterious ‘Masque’ ball. Kids of all ages will enjoy entertainment options as well, such as programs designed for their specific age group like the ‘Fun Factory’ for ages 3-11, and the ‘X-Club’ for teens. Life onboard a Celebrity Cruise is packed with activities that will keep you moving and enrich your vacation while you travel the world!

NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE

When you sail on 7-night sailings with Norwegian Cruise Line, you will see how ‘epic’ the cruise line’s onboard entertainment is fleet wide – especially onboard Norwegian Epic! Norwegian Cruise Line went overboard (no pun intended) when they designed the entertainment programming onboard their massive ship, Norwegian Epic. Guests sailing onboard Norwegian Epic will experience Vegas-style entertainment that includes the amazing Blue Man Group, Cirque Dreams & Dinner show, as well as a casino that can match any slot machine or craps table on the Strip! Young cruisers will also love the favorite cruise entertainment options that are part of Norwegian Cruise Line’s ‘Nickelodeon Experience’ program. Kids can meet and have breakfast with favorite Nick characters such as Dora and Diego, participate in a live audience at Nickelodeon’s Slime Time Live that features classic Nickelodeon challenges and a slime machine, and much more. Watch out – this Epic onboard entertainment could get messy! Norwegian Cruise Line also offers popular specialty itineraries filled with musical entertainment, such as February’s sold-out ‘Caymo’ 7-day cruise music festival onboard Norwegian Pearl that will feature artists such as Lyle Lovett, Lucinda Williams, and Keb’Mo, as well as another cruise music festival onboard Norwegian Dawn, ‘Ships and Dip’, that will include the popular band Barenaked Ladies.

ROYAL CARIBBEAN

Known for their years of innovation, Royal Caribbean adds new ‘favorite cruise entertainment’ onboard its ships so often that cruisers keep coming back for more! Beginning with their groundbreaking ship features such as the first-ever rock-climbing wall at-sea, Royal Caribbean has emerged as a cruise line that constantly offers new and exciting entertainment options such as electrifying live shows. Select ships feature live theater entertainment such as Broadway hits like ‘Chicago’ and ‘Hairspray’, performed by professional cast members who have graced Broadway stages themselves. An exclusive recent partnership with Dreamworks Studios has also brought groundbreaking entertainment to the Royal Caribbean fleet. On Oasis Class and newly renovated ships such as Liberty of the Seas, adults and kids alike can interact with their favorite Dreamworks characters from Shrek, Kung Fu Panda, and Madagascar during various events around the ship such as character meals and Dreamworks movie screenings. The premier of the latest Dreamworks animated film, Puss in Boots, took place onboard Allure of the Seas and brought with it big names such as Selma Heyek and Antonio Banderas, but this is not the first time A-List celebrities have graced Allure of the Seas. In January of 2011 Taylor Swift performed in Allure of the Seas’ Aqua Theater as part of the specialty cruise itinerary ‘The Taylor Swift Experience’, where guests sailed to Cozumel, Mexico  and participated in specialty Taylor Swift entertainment such as karaoke, trivia contests, and a Make-A-Wish auction. Want to know about more sailings similar to these that may be happening in 2012? Check out these7-night sailings with Royal Caribbean to experience all the innovation in entertainment for yourself!

CARNIVAL CRUISES

For travelers who love music, Carnival Cruises’ ‘Fun Ships’ have just the ticket to satisfy both your ears and desire to discover new destinations! Every year Carnival Cruises offers guests several specialty sailings that feature popular musicians at sea. Big names of past cruise concerts include the Backstreet Boys and Slightly Stoopid, and headliners set to perform in early 2012 include Weezer, Kid Rock, and 311. Many of these artists are coming onboard in promotion of themed cruises such as ‘Rock the Boat’, a Caribbean cruise concert festival, and ‘Elvis Cruise’, a Bahamas cruise concert festival celebrating the King of Rock n’ Roll! If your travel plans do not line up with these specific itineraries it’s no problem – Carnival Cruises features incredible entertainment on all of their cruises, and is only enhancing it more with their Fun Ship 2.0 program. As part of this groundbreaking initiative the Carnival Cruises fleet will gradually be receiving new features sure to be the next favorite cruise entertainment shows at sea – such as the interactive Hasbro Game Show and thePunchliner Comedy Clubs created by famous comedian George Lopez! All of Carnival Cruises’ ships are gradually receiving these Fun Ship 2.0 entertainment options over the next few years, and new cruise concert itineraries are also being added continuously as their popularity grows. Call an Avoya Travel Carnival Cruises Specialist to learn about 7-night sailings on the Fun Ships, and for updates on upcoming cruise concerts and ship entertainment updates!

When it comes to our favorite cruise entertainment programs, there is truly something for every type of traveler. These diverse cruise ship programs will amaze you, and maybe even spark a new passion for you to pursue in your post-vacation life. Call an Avoya Travel Cruise Specialist today, and check out these incredible offers below to save while you book your next cruise vacation!

• Celebrity Cruises: Exclusive Pricing and Amenities Valued at up to $100
• Norwegian Cruise Line: Exclusive Pricing and Amenities Valued at up to $137
• Royal Caribbean: Exclusive Pricing and Amenities Valued at up to $125
• Carnival Cruises: Incredible Reduced Pricing!

For more information, call 800-963-5713 and mention Discount Code 9094# to speak with an Avoya Travel™ / American Express® Travel Specialist today!

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