Superstar Karaoke

[kenandteri]

I haven't seen any comments about the Superstar Karaoke on any of the post-cruise reviews lately.... Anyone been on a ship that has it? Did you participate? I'm curious about the song choices, do they still have lyrics on a screen, etc.... We are on the Inspiration on October 3 and can't wait to try it!

[gapearl]

The Inspiration doesn't have superstar karaoke, but they do have regular karaoke. I believe the superstar is only on the bigger ships. The Inspiration does have a very large library of every song you would possibly want to sing though.

[kenandteri]

The Inspiration doesn't have superstar karaoke, but they do have regular karaoke. I believe the superstar is only on the bigger ships. The Inspiration does have a very large library of every song you would possibly want to sing though.

 

I thought I had read somewhere that they were rolling it out to all ships (including the fantasy class ships) during September....maybe I was mistaken, but I believe that was in one of John Heald's posts....

[gapearl]

I thought I had read somewhere that they were rolling it out to all ships (including the fantasy class ships) during September....maybe I was mistaken, but I believe that was in one of John Heald's posts....

 

They might be. I could be mistaken. I cruised on the Inspiration in February and they didn't have it then. I wish they did though! I'll be cruising on the Valor next week, and I read a review somewhere that they have it. I'll be sure to bring a report back for ya.

[nunuc2000]

What is the difference between Superstar Karaoke and Regular Karaoke?

[Smithkids5521]

What is the difference between Superstar Karaoke and Regular Karaoke?

 

I think Superstar has a live band backing you up IIRC...sounds like a fun way to live out my rock star fantasies! ;)

[angel24_ga]

Superstar Karaoke does have the ships band playing behind you. It is interesting. I am a huge karaoke fan. It was a lot of fun but very intimidating. When you are on stage, it is VERY loud so you can't hear yourself. They play the songs in whatever key the "carnival employee singer" sings in so it isn't necessarily the key the song is in on the radio.

Song choice is limited to about 40 songs.

 

All in all it is a fun experience though

[Mikel1733]

They have it on the Dream and I enjoyed watching. There was a monitor with the words. I thought the band did really well with all the songs. Made it much more interesting to me.

[dumbwaiterboy]

They had it on the liberty and I did Journeys "Don't Stop Believing". They had about 125 songs. It was with the live band and was so loud you couldn't really hear yourself even with the audio monitors. The lyrics were on the screen it was actually a 50 inch plasma tv....

 

Definetly lots of fun....

[Winterstale]

Sounds like fun! where do they do it? Does Splendor have it?

[miamitango]

I did the Superstar Karaoke on the Carnival Glory in August (2011) and it was great. There were about 110 songs to choose from (nothing close to the thousands for regular karaoke). They had both regular and/or Superstar every night.

 

The band was fantastic. The lyrics were presented on a screen just like regular karaoke (which was a step up from my experience on the Freedom in summer 2010 when it was just a sheet of paper). Our karaoke hostess acted as backup singer when appropriate (and on occasion helped get people in sync with the lyrics).

 

The sound was great for both the singer and the audience, but if you're going to video someone who's singing, do it from the back of the room with your zoom. Otherwise, the audio will sound distorted due to the loud volume. I learned the hard way.

 

Also, be prepared for a version of some songs that may be slightly different than what you might be used to with regular karaoke. This isn't really a big deal considering that you have a monitor with the words.

 

I wish they had more songs, but we can't expect the band to know 3,000 of them.

 

Overall, two thumbs up! :)

Anthony

[kenandteri]

I can't wait now! Maybe it will be easier to select a song if there are only around 125 to choose from intead of the thousands usually found in karaoke books! I just feel sorry for the others on the cruise with us!:D

[ThisFemmeKat]

I loved the Superstar Live Karaoke on the Dream.. it was great. if you want to see what it looks like, I posted a video of my "performance". on youtube just search ThisFemmeKat. I only have 2 videos on there so its easy to find. one is ready karaoke and the other is Superstar Live. feel free to leave me a comment.. It was a ton of fun and I cant wait to do it again on the Glory in 52 days.. :)

[ThisFemmeKat]

Anyone have a link or know where to find a current list of the Superstar Live song selections?

[Winterstale]

Way to belt it, girl! Nice job!

[ThisFemmeKat]

aww thanks, Winter.. it was so great.. soon i will be on the Glory making new videos. :)

[Winterstale]

Just noticed that we DO have it on the Splendor so I'll make one too! :D

[golfb4cruzing]

I was going to do it but I was too full after eating all that fried chicken and playing cornhole. Good Times.:eek:

[poolhalljunkie]

We just got off a cruise on the Fascination a week ago and the did not have it on our cruise. It is the fantasy class ship. We did do the Karaoke and really had a great time. We noticed that if you go when it first opens or during dinner times you get alot of chances to sing. The later the more packed it gets. Have a great cruise.

[ccruisequeen]

I asked & you can provide your own discs if there's something they don't have, like showtunes. They also have a Legends show on longer cruises, which is specific acts (my dad was Sinatra on the Pride a few years ago).

[MsSoCalCruiser]

Wow, great voice!

[ThisFemmeKat]

Wow you guys sure know how to make a girl feel good. But On my trip on the Dream I asked if I could give him my own karaoke discs since it had some of my fave songs on it and he didnt have those songs. but was told no. I guess it just depends who is working the karaoke on that cruise and their preference. I will ask on all of my trips. but either way I still had a great time as evidenced in my video. maybe thsi next KJ on the Glory will say yes to my discs.

[SkyMaster]

I've been aboard "Dream" twice in the last few months, and enjoyed "Superstar" both times. The song list is VERY limited, and I had expected to sing with the entire ships band, but they offer only guitar, bass, keyboard and drums. Still fun, but not the horns I'd expected. I'm an "older" guy, and only found a couple of songs in the list that I was interested in singing. Wound up doing "Jailhouse Rock", which was fun, and in exactly the same key as when performed in the "Legends Show". Other than that, most of the music was contemporary stuff, with a little bit of country mixed in. In any case, it's a lot of fun, and something a bit different than regular karaoke. ENJOY! :D

 

"SKY"

[SkyMaster]

If you wade about halfway down, through Johns thingy, you'll find the list of songs. Actually, they've added a couple since this list came out. ENJOY!

 

http://johnhealdsblog.com/2010/09/21/if-you-want-to-be-a-superstar-dont-sing-these-songs/#comments

 

"SKY"

[pyropoodle]

What time do they usually do Superstar Karaoke? I have a late dinner seating on my upcoming cruise, but I would love to try it. Just wondering if I will miss it due to being in the dining room so late.