Bizziecruzer Posted May 8 #1 Share Posted May 8 Can anyone advise if the production shows are back on the Rotterdam? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare POA1 Posted May 9 #2 Share Posted May 9 They added the new ones right around the time we were on at Easter. I heard they were expanding the offerings when they got to Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizziecruzer Posted May 9 Author #3 Share Posted May 9 13 minutes ago, POA1 said: They added the new ones right around the time we were on at Easter. I heard they were expanding the offerings when they got to Europe. Thankyou we cruise on 25th May Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wandb Posted July 10 #4 Share Posted July 10 (edited) Could anyone who has cruised on the Rotterdam recently post here about the type of production shows on board now? We really enjoy seeing the shows in the evenings and have missed them over the last few years. We will be on the Rotterdam (Best of Norway) in 10 days. Thanks! Edited July 10 by wandb Forgot a sentence! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navybikermom Posted July 10 #5 Share Posted July 10 When I was on a 14-day British Isles cruise on the Rotterdam in May, we had comedians, classical musicians, song & dance shows. Entertainment was quite varied and good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wandb Posted July 11 #6 Share Posted July 11 Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infi Posted July 11 #7 Share Posted July 11 On 7/10/2024 at 6:09 PM, wandb said: Could anyone who has cruised on the Rotterdam recently post here about the type of production shows on board now? We really enjoy seeing the shows in the evenings and have missed them over the last few years. We will be on the Rotterdam (Best of Norway) in 10 days. Thanks! Sailed Rotterdam last month, and the four new production shows are now onboard. They actually premiered the fourth show while we were onboard, with the entertainment staff watching from the audience. The shows are from HAL's entertainment company, RWS, and feature 3 vocalists (2 male, 1 female), and 6 dancers (4 female, 2 male). The shows have odd titles, such as: "[Singer name(s)] featured in [Show name]", making the show seem like a solo entertainment act rather than a production show. The only name I can remember off the top of my head is "[Singer] featured in Diva las Vegas". IMHO, the new shows were a mixed bag, and felt average at best. Each show features all the dancers and one of the vocalists, with the other vocalists performing in very limited capacity or not at all. For example, "Diva Las Vegas" featured the female vocalist for the entire show, with one song by her male counterpart, and no songs from the other male vocalist. It felt odd to not have all the singers onstage together, and the show felt rushed with costume changes and pacing as there was only one singer on stage for the majority of the time. I do like they've added singers back to the cast, as opposed to Step One which was just dancers and recorded music. The song choices and show themes were the worst part for me, with really dated, obscure songs (from the 1920s?!) and a very loose thread of a theme tying them all together. The singers and dancers always try their best with what they're given, but the production value felt off. YMMV, but they were a miss for me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BermudaBound2014 Posted July 11 #8 Share Posted July 11 31 minutes ago, Infi said: Sailed Rotterdam last month, and the four new production shows are now onboard. They actually premiered the fourth show while we were onboard, with the entertainment staff watching from the audience. The shows are from HAL's entertainment company, RWS, and feature 3 vocalists (2 male, 1 female), and 6 dancers (4 female, 2 male). The shows have odd titles, such as: "[Singer name(s)] featured in [Show name]", making the show seem like a solo entertainment act rather than a production show. The only name I can remember off the top of my head is "[Singer] featured in Diva las Vegas". IMHO, the new shows were a mixed bag, and felt average at best. Each show features all the dancers and one of the vocalists, with the other vocalists performing in very limited capacity or not at all. For example, "Diva Las Vegas" featured the female vocalist for the entire show, with one song by her male counterpart, and no songs from the other male vocalist. It felt odd to not have all the singers onstage together, and the show felt rushed with costume changes and pacing as there was only one singer on stage for the majority of the time. I do like they've added singers back to the cast, as opposed to Step One which was just dancers and recorded music. The song choices and show themes were the worst part for me, with really dated, obscure songs (from the 1920s?!) and a very loose thread of a theme tying them all together. The singers and dancers always try their best with what they're given, but the production value felt off. YMMV, but they were a miss for me. Thanks for sharing your opinion. Did they bring back live music for each of the shows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infi Posted July 11 #9 Share Posted July 11 27 minutes ago, BermudaBound2014 said: Thanks for sharing your opinion. Did they bring back live music for each of the shows? The vocals were live, but the background music was all pre-recorded. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wandb Posted July 12 #10 Share Posted July 12 Thanks for the review! I'll look forward to seeing the shows again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted July 12 #11 Share Posted July 12 13 hours ago, Infi said: The vocals were live, but the background music was all pre-recorded. Are you certain the vocals were live? The way they rush the links between vocals gives me suspicion of lip synching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusion927 Posted July 12 #12 Share Posted July 12 1 hour ago, VMax1700 said: Are you certain the vocals were live? The way they rush the links between vocals gives me suspicion of lip synching. The lead singers are live... The background singers are recorded. At least they were (and confirmed by those that would know!) in April, where we saw three of the shows. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldenrosebags Posted July 12 #13 Share Posted July 12 On 7/10/2024 at 4:09 PM, wandb said: Could anyone who has cruised on the Rotterdam recently post here about the type of production shows on board now? We really enjoy seeing the shows in the evenings and have missed them over the last few years. We will be on the Rotterdam (Best of Norway) in 10 days. Thanks! We're going to be on that one too. My first HAL. I'm very excited. See you there maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wandb Posted July 12 #14 Share Posted July 12 4 hours ago, Goldenrosebags said: We're going to be on that one too. My first HAL. I'm very excited. See you there maybe. Yeaaa. Hope you will join us on the Roll Call. Not sure how to post a link to it, but it is the July 20-Aug3 Best of Norway. We could use a bit more input on excursions, private tours, etc. We don't have a Meet and Greet planned, but hopefully we can meet up informally at some point on the cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Gail & Marty sailing away Posted July 12 #15 Share Posted July 12 20 hours ago, BermudaBound2014 said: Thanks for sharing your opinion. Did they bring back live music for each of the shows? No it is pry recorded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infi Posted July 13 #16 Share Posted July 13 23 hours ago, VMax1700 said: Are you certain the vocals were live? The way they rush the links between vocals gives me suspicion of lip synching. Yes. Especially in the "solo" shows, you could tell that all the live vocals took a lot of effort for the singer's voice. Background vocals/tracks were all pre-recorded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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