Smoking in Grease?

[yogimax]

Saw Grease on Independence... Great acting in a show with absolutely no redeeming moral values to convey. It was totally inaccurate to my experience and the majority of other's experiences in that timeframe. We actually cared about getting good grades, not about the nonsense that was portrayed. I'm actually surprised RCCL went with this nonsense.

 

So here's my question... why was it necessary to have the actors/actresses smoke on stage? It added nothing to the story. In addition, it gave a message that smoking was okay. C'mon, if you don't want people to smoke in their cabins or on their balconies, then don't glorify their smoking onstage!

 

Major mistake by RCCL!

[BND]

Saw Grease on Independence... Great acting in a show with absolutely no redeeming moral values to convey. It was totally inaccurate to my experience and the majority of other's experiences in that timeframe. We actually cared about getting good grades, not about the nonsense that was portrayed. I'm actually surprised RCCL went with this nonsense.

 

So here's my question... why was it necessary to have the actors/actresses smoke on stage? It added nothing to the story. In addition, it gave a message that smoking was okay. C'mon, if you don't want people to smoke in their cabins or on their balconies, then don't glorify their smoking onstage!

 

Major mistake by RCCL!

 

Um, okay. Let's start with the fact that Grease is a musical that has been a hit on broadway and as a movie. It's entertainment. I don't think it's ever been sold as a documentary lol. The smoking is part of the show and always has been. They weren't smoking real cigarettes btw.

Edited January 26, 2017 by BND

[John&LaLa]

Was it different than the Broadway show or the movie. Seriously, what were you expecting?

 

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[Jarmo]

I was disappointed with the lack of unicorns.

[yogimax]

Um, okay. Let's start with the fact that Grease is a musical that has been a hit on broadway and as a movie. It's entertainment. I don't think it's ever been sold as a documentary lol. The smoking is part of the show and always has been. They weren't smoking real cigarettes btw.

 

Makes no difference what they were smoking. BTW, what is an "unreal" cigarette? To the audience, it sure looked like they were smoking cigarettes.

 

The point is that RCCL rightly limits smoking on the ship. Why then does RCCL give the message that smoking is okay onstage, but then argue it is not okay in other areas of the ship? So, if someone is busted for smoking on their balcony, they can simply argue that RCCL said it was okay to smoke in an enclosed theatre, so why not in an open space. It makes no sense!

Edited January 26, 2017 by yogimax

[gerif]

Have you ever been to a movie? A Broadway show? It's fiction. Having lived through that era, smoking amongst the "greasers" in high school was quite common, so very much part of the culture of that time. They are not smoking real cigarettes on stage.

[John&LaLa]

Have you ever been to a movie? A Broadway show? It's fiction. Having lived through that era, smoking amongst the "greasers" in high school was quite common, so very much part of the culture of that time. They are not smoking real cigarettes on stage.

You could smoke at my high school through the mid 1980's.

 

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[DrD]

Ok this is a joke right? Please tell me this is a joke.

[yogimax]

Was it different than the Broadway show or the movie. Seriously, what were you expecting?

 

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This show started out as a totally raunchy and vulgar show. Over the years it has been toned down considerably and the RCCL interpretation is certainly different from the Broadway show and movie.

 

What was I expecting? I was "hoping" for something that would feature great singing and dancing (that was fulfilled), but was distressed with the glorification of certain values (including smoking) that the children in the audience would see.

[yogimax]

Have you ever been to a movie? A Broadway show? It's fiction. Having lived through that era, smoking amongst the "greasers" in high school was quite common, so very much part of the culture of that time. They are not smoking real cigarettes on stage.

 

Again, this is a nonsensical post. So what were they smoking? It doesn't matter. To the hundreds of people in the audience, they were smoking cigarettes, giving the impression that, if it's okay to smoke on stage, it is okay to smoke anywhere on the ship.

[Mikew0805]

Well smoking was in the original... so I dunno.. Get over it?

 

Smoking is also in real life, done by people who are real human beings and are not less than you or any other non smoker. Smoking is a choice made by an adult, just like drinking alcohol, over eating, and any other bad habit that might give the impression that one is HUMAN rather than PERFECT.

 

If you and your family are so heavily influenced by what others are doing, then maybe staying at home is the best option.

[yogimax]

You could smoke at my high school through the mid 1980's.

 

 

This is not the mid 1980's. Indeed, I feel saddened that your high school was so far behind the times!

 

Why glorify smoking?

 

There was absolutely no theatrical reason to have the characters smoke onstage.

[woehwdy]

I'm sure the 100's of audience members can make the correlation between smoking in a fictional piece of entertainment and the proper places to smoke on board the ship

 

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[yogimax]

If you and your family are so heavily influenced by what others are doing, then maybe staying at home is the best option.

 

Please read my original post!

[Mikew0805]

Please read my original post!

 

 

Read it before I responded... you said.. "In addition, it gave a message that smoking was okay."

 

Therefor I said "If you and your family are so heavily influenced by what others are doing, then maybe staying at home is the best option."

 

Yep... I stick by my response.

[traveler279]

I'm going to go out on a limb here and surmise that people attending a theatrical performance understand that they cannot replicate in real life what they see on stage. If not, I'm just happy there are no guns in Grease.

 

 

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[casinostreer]

Let's forget the smoking part for a minute, yogi. (I imagine that you are a pretty health-conscious person.)

 

But, the musical is about a girl who gives up her good ways and "sluts it up" - all for the attention of a boy. And the boy shuns the girl so he can look cool in front of his friends. Roger loves to moon people in public. Marty has an older boyfriend in the military - yet throws herself at Vince Fontaine. AND - let's not forget that Rizzo has a pregnancy scare.

 

Is the smoking REALLY the worst thing they can do? (See what I did there? Someone say you get it!)

Edited January 26, 2017 by casinostreer

[Merion_Mom]

Saw Grease on Independence... Great acting in a show with absolutely no redeeming moral values to convey. It was totally inaccurate to my experience and the majority of other's experiences in that timeframe. We actually cared about getting good grades, not about the nonsense that was portrayed. I'm actually surprised RCCL went with this nonsense.

 

So here's my question... why was it necessary to have the actors/actresses smoke on stage? It added nothing to the story. In addition, it gave a message that smoking was okay. C'mon, if you don't want people to smoke in their cabins or on their balconies, then don't glorify their smoking onstage!

 

Major mistake by RCCL!

 

How did you like Chicago on the Allure?

 

Saturday Night Fever on the Liberty?

Edited January 26, 2017 by Merion_Mom

[Doug S]

Imagine how long the show would be if the actors had to run to the designated smoking areas to light up.

 

In all seriousness, I don't think you have a valid point at all. I am totally against smoking, but I understand that it is a show and being offended by it honestly never even crossed my mind.

 

Closing observation: If you are so easily influenced by what is acted out in a show, remind me not to hang around with you after watching Silence of the Lambs...

[docd]

I agree. I'll never forget what happened on our cruise two years ago. At one of the musicals, West Side Story maybe?, someone was punched in the face (fake of course). The whole cruise just went down south after that. Fist fights in the hallways. Wrestling on the pool deck. I even saw two ladies that had to be in their 80's pulling each others hair out over what looked like the last croissant! I think someone even got kicked in the groin. Total insanity.

 

Sound ridiculous? Yes, it certainly does.

Edited January 26, 2017 by docd

[royalcruz]

Another smoking thread :rolleyes:

 

The Grease script makes references to smoking, and it implies that cool kids smoke. They even sing about smoking. That's how Frenchie got her nickname. The original script also has a lot of cussing and sexual references. Royal Caribbean didn't write the script and they had to leave it in to keep the integrity of the script.

 

Didn't they have a warning that the show has adult themes?

When they did Saturday Night Fever they did.

 

RC has something for kids, and something for adults. This show is one the adult somethings. Kids don't belong in the bars but the ship has them anyway. If you are looking for clean shows, sail Disney.

[lucymorgan]

Saw Grease on Independence... Great acting in a show with absolutely no redeeming moral values to convey. It was totally inaccurate to my experience and the majority of other's experiences in that timeframe. We actually cared about getting good grades, not about the nonsense that was portrayed. I'm actually surprised RCCL went with this nonsense.

 

So here's my question... why was it necessary to have the actors/actresses smoke on stage? It added nothing to the story. In addition, it gave a message that smoking was okay. C'mon, if you don't want people to smoke in their cabins or on their balconies, then don't glorify their smoking onstage!

 

Major mistake by RCCL!

 

I'm sorry but I don't understand your point. When you watch a movie about the 1800's or 1900's do you expect the manners to be changed to be the same as they are today? How about the way women are treated? What about how minorities are treated? To change the 'morals' or 'behaviours' from what is common during the time is to deny that things were different back then.

 

Perhaps your main complaint is that not everyone smoked or didn't care about grades back then but this movie/musical is about a particular group. There was certainly a similar group at my high school during that time - and they were viewed as the cool kids, even though not all of us followed.

Edited January 26, 2017 by lucymorgan

[troykahack]

You could smoke at my high school through the mid 1980's.

 

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In 60's, smoking was not permitted but we snuck in the restrooms and posted a lookout.

[Goodtime Cruizin]

Saw Grease on Independence... Great acting in a show with absolutely no redeeming moral values to convey. It was totally inaccurate to my experience and the majority of other's experiences in that timeframe. We actually cared about getting good grades, not about the nonsense that was portrayed. I'm actually surprised RCCL went with this nonsense.

 

So here's my question... why was it necessary to have the actors/actresses smoke on stage? It added nothing to the story. In addition, it gave a message that smoking was okay. C'mon, if you don't want people to smoke in their cabins or on their balconies, then don't glorify their smoking onstage!

 

Major mistake by RCCL!

 

I can't tell if you're trolling... If you are, this is a good one, if you're not, I will say that you have absolutely no clue as to what GREASE even means.

 

"If you can't be an athlete, be an atheltic supporter."

Edited January 26, 2017 by Goodtime Cruizin

[DCT61]

If you're disturbed by the "morality" in GREASE, please..please...stay away from CHICAGO and MAMA MIA.