I've heard a number of people express confusion about "The Gift", an original Royal Caribbean production that runs on Anthem of the Seas.
On board Anthem on channel 14 they run a series of short clips about various things Royal Caribbean. One of those short clips talks to The Gift and explains the story line.
The Gift is about a family. The father is a simple man who runs a tug boat. He and his wife created a beautiful little life with their two children. The mother passes away leaving the family lost and torn apart.
The father has lost his way and becomes detached from life and his children.
The daughter is an adventure seeker. A young lady looking to live her life but with her father having become disengaged from his children she is left to only dream of her adventures through books and in her mind, detached from her family.
The son is a tinkerer who loves mechanical things and taking things apart. In the face of losing his mother who gave him direction but now with only his father who is vacant he too is detached from life and from his the family.
The Gift is a story about this family, alive but not living, stuck in their way having lost their matriarch and their journey on stage starting at this point in the story.
The mother in the spirit world sees her family struggling, torn and detached. She sends her family a gift in the material world. There is nothing in the gift but it turns the family's life upside down and leads to a series of events that play out on stage in the spirit world.
The rest of the cast of The Gift live in the spirit world. Looking closely you will see their makeup is pale and ghost like compared to the father and his children. They are storytellers in the spirit world helping each member of the family through a series of journeys to find themselves, playing out their dreams, waking them up and re-engaging them with life and back into a family.
Once you understand the plot of the story it makes a lot of sense watching The Gift as it is presented on stage. It's actually a pretty interesting production with good music and strong production talent.
Our family is going on our first cruise with RC on the Anthem in April! We were debating the same question and ultimately chose a beach bed on Chill Island because it was closer to the Chill Grill and and some of the other places. Videos I've seen say that South Beach is senere, etc. which has its own advantages, but we didn't want to be so far removed from all of the action (we're probably not going to do the water park). I also found out that Majesty will be docked there before us on the same day, and I didn't know how crowded it will be (though all of the videos and reviews say that chairs and loungers are plentiful), so just in case, we booked the bed because we liked the thought of having a place to park your stuff for the day. Enjoy your trip!
Update: I found where someone posted a cabana guide map of the day beds and cabanas and their numbered locations. It looks like the South Beach day beds are closest to the Chill Grill (I was wrong about what I said earlier about the Chill Island beds being closer to it, oh well). I tried to cancel the Chill Island beds and make one for the South Beach one but both are sold out, so I'm staying with what I have. Here's the link: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2722616-mariner-live-review-4nt-bahamas-jan-6-10th/page/3/
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