Bravo Cruise on Radiance OTS Nov 2014

[Rosee]

I am interested in any comments from the Bravo Cruise last week (22 - 29 Nov) .

Am already booked on same cruise for next year.

 

Thanks in anticipation,

Rosee

[disyc]

Just brilliant! The entertainment was first class, both the headliners and the rest of the entertainers. and there was a great cross-pollination between the performers - some surprising combinations. Only Tommy Fleming and Elaine Paige did solo shows. The rest of the shows were mixtures of performers. My absolute favourite was Bohemian Rhapsody with Jane Cho on electric violin, Michael Falzon on vocals, Simon Tedeschi on piano and Jonathan Welch came in and did a verse. Guy Noble and the Metropolitan Orchestra were on stage almost every night (but not for Elaine) and they did an amazing job.

 

I was surprised that the cruise attracted such an older demographic - loads of wheelchairs and Zimmer frames - and what's more, they insisted on lining up an hour before the show (apparently that hasn't happened on Rock the Boat or the country cruises) so ticketed seating would have been much better (and perhaps matinees for the older older folk).

 

It was a very full schedule, and often there would be three entertainment options at the same time spread throughout the ship. The smaller acts did repeat performances so there was ample opportunity to see everything, and once the musos had all met each other, they'd jump up and perform off the cuff with each other. (we got Tommy Fleming and David Hobson singing two songs together in the early hours of one morning).

 

There was also a signing which most of the artists attended and this was held on the second last day.

 

All in all it was a fabulous cruise and I'm sure some of the technical difficulties will be ironed out for next year. I will definitely be looking to do it again in 2016.

 

 

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[Rosee]

Many thanks disyc!

I was beginning to think no CC posters went on that cruise.

 

One of my main worries was the arrangements for the nightly shows.......whether people would stay in their seats waiting for the second show, having seen the first, or whether all seats would have to be vacated after the first show.

 

We are definitely looking forward to next year's Bravo cruise, already booked as I said before. We would have gone on this year's except that it departed the day we returned from our Aussie Circumnavigation. In fact we followed Radiance into Sydney Harbour that same morning 22 Nov.

 

Thanks again for your comments above,

 

Rosee

[disyc]

We're probably all still recovering and getting our land legs back, Rosee. There was a roll call for the Bravo cruise so there were a few CC'ers on board. You might want to ask your question on that thread.

 

If you were booked into the early dinner, you had an orange ticket for the shows, and the late dinner had a green ticket. We had to show these tickets to enter the theatre so it was strictly policed and the theatre was also cleared, and doors closed to clear away the glasses between shows, so there was no chance that the early show got a repeat performance Each seat has a drink holder and they do pre-show bar service to the seats - very civilised.

 

However, the late diners did have an advantage - they could line up extra early for the show, and then were able to get the prime seats in the other venues for the late shows.

 

The early dining was over-subscribed so not everyone got their choice - we did because we booked September last year.

 

Diane

 

 

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[mr walker]

......and what's more, they insisted on lining up an hour before the show (apparently that hasn't happened on Rock the Boat or the country cruises)....

 

On cruisin' country 1 & 2, there were long lines before each show each night. These were on Rhapsody and extended back thru the casino & into the centrum area. Mostly it was people wanting to get the 'best' seats. Joining the line just after the doors opened still let us get seats in the theatre.

For later ones, it was standing room only - not surprising as all guests had paid a premium for the entertainment & so all wanted to attend pretty much every headline act's show & there are more guests onboard then 2 x the theatre seating capacity.

Edited December 1, 2014 by mr walker

[disyc]

I believe the country cruises had a mostly older demographic too? So Rock the Boat was the only one where people rocked up just prior to the show time.

 

 

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[Rosee]

Thanks Mr Walker for your input. Much appreciated.

We loved Rhapsody too when we went to Fiji and then to Noumea on a separate later cruise.

Interested to hear how you like Voyager next February. We will be on Radiance then.

 

Rosee

[Rosee]

That's good to hear disyc!

Ticketing seems to be the way to go.

Nice to know the stars hob nob as well, and not stay isolated away from everyone.

 

Cruise is looking better all the time........

 

Rosee