kimlovesfl Posted March 8, 2016 #26 Share Posted March 8, 2016 On the Royal last month, there were 2 house bands (don't remember their names), and they played a variety of music, a string quartet, a steel drum player (and all of these rotated around the venues), a pianist in the Wheelhouse bar, and the wonderful and very entertaining Kory Simon in the Crooners Lounge. The only time I remember a band playing at the pool was for the hot Latin nights party, but honestly, I spent no time at the pool. Celebrity Constellation frequently had a band at the pool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom33 Posted March 8, 2016 #27 Share Posted March 8, 2016 The Royal and the Regal had live music frequently around the ship. Plenty of dancing and entertainment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northender Posted March 8, 2016 #28 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Now that this thread has been resurrected, does anyone know who may be on the Coral next month (April) for entertainment.:) And, while I am at it, is Phoenix Rising still around?:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wishing on a star Posted March 8, 2016 #29 Share Posted March 8, 2016 I would also welcome any info about the Coral. I have see that Xtasea has been onboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotto97 Posted March 8, 2016 #30 Share Posted March 8, 2016 I must say my wife and I are very disappointed at the current lack of live bands playing poolside. The cutbacks seem to have happened in the last couple of years Nowadays the band poolside plays for 2 hours a day at most. And when they do, it's very common to play extremely low energy music instead of steel drum or something upbeat. I'm with another poster that wonders if more music would increase drink sales and make up for the additional expense. I also wonder what the band members are doing with so much time off ? On a 7 day cruise it seems they are only playing around 4-5 hours a day with days off in-between. Are there union rules which have come into effect limiting them to certain numbers of hours per week of availability? And if so, did Princess in the past have additional bands onboard to compensate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamima Posted March 9, 2016 #31 Share Posted March 9, 2016 (edited) On the Royal last month, there were 2 house bands (don't remember their names), and they played a variety of music, a string quartet, a steel drum player (and all of these rotated around the venues), a pianist in the Wheelhouse bar, and the wonderful and very entertaining Kory Simon in the Crooners Lounge. The only time I remember a band playing at the pool was for the hot Latin nights party, but honestly, I spent no time at the pool. Celebrity Constellation frequently had a band at the pool. We are also just off the Royal and the amount of live music all around the ship was WONDERFUL!!!! We had just sailed the Celebrity Eclipse which, apart from the (really good) production shows and other shows in the theater, was pretty dead in the evening so all of the live music on the Royal was a welcome surprise. As far as the pool - the Royal only has one main pool with MUTS playing most all of the time so no chance for live music there. BTW - the steel drum player was absolutely FANTASTIC!!!! Edited March 9, 2016 by chamima Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba54 Posted March 9, 2016 #32 Share Posted March 9, 2016 I have heard that Phoenix rising is currently on the Island. This is second hand info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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