Moby Dick Posted June 18, 2022 Report Share Posted June 18, 2022 My least favorite was Cats My Favorite was Mama Mia Neesa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRMLVM Posted June 18, 2022 Report Share Posted June 18, 2022 I can't wait until I have seen enough to have favorites! Enjoyed Jimmy Hopper and the "music from" Grease as well as the ice show "through the decades" on Independence recently. HATED the magician/variety act on the Mariner in 2020. Of course, this shows a subjective personal preference for music over magic (didn't hate on the magician, just predisposed to be anti-magic show). Looking forward to catching a comedy act on Harmony in the fall! Moby Dick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moby Dick Posted June 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2022 8 minutes ago, PRMLVM said: I can't wait until I have seen enough to have favorites! Enjoyed Jimmy Hopper and the "music from" Grease as well as the ice show "through the decades" on Independence recently. HATED the magician/variety act on the Mariner in 2020. Of course, this shows a subjective personal preference for music over magic (didn't hate on the magician, just predisposed to be anti-magic show). Looking forward to catching a comedy act on Harmony in the fall! Yep, I can't wait to see Grease. It's on the Harmony and I have a booking in Jan 2024. Hope it is still on then. I forgot about the Ice Shows. They are great. I especially like the one that incorporated the Drones in the show. It was fantastic. But, I'm a big time Dornie, not a good one, just do it a lot. And you are 100% right-on, liking or disliking a show is very much a subjective personal preference. I liked Mama Mia a lot mainly because I'm a big fan of ABBA. PPPJJ-GCVAB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srp431 Posted June 18, 2022 Report Share Posted June 18, 2022 Least favorite CATS Favorite Mama Mia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisin and Boozin Posted June 18, 2022 Report Share Posted June 18, 2022 Least favorite: Cats Favorite: Grease Raven 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRMLVM Posted June 18, 2022 Report Share Posted June 18, 2022 oh! I love all the live music on the ships (especially the big band/swing/standards, and the Latin rhythms). Do other cruise lines have such an abundance? 70s in Schooners, Latin in Boleros, guitar in the pubs....love it. I look forward to the "island beat" by the pool but sadly am not too impressed with the performers on Independence by the pool. I mean...I love that they're there, and I do appreciate the performance and talent and am glad to hear them! Maybe after 2 Independence cruises I'm just ready for a different take on the genre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WannaCruise Posted June 18, 2022 Report Share Posted June 18, 2022 I'm biased as Mamma Mia is my favorite musical all around...it's just so fun and upbeat. Have seen it 25x to date (with one of those times on Allure). But I would have to say that We Will Rock You on Anthem was amazing...done really well and was able to go twice during the cruise. It's my DD's favorite. I also really enjoyed Hairspray on Symphony and Grease on Independence was good. Gonna guess Cats will be my least favorite but haven't seen it yet. For production shows...the one on Navigator wasn't my favorite as it felt like old cheezy Vegas show (even though the performers were talented). Moby Dick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted June 18, 2022 Report Share Posted June 18, 2022 Favorite - We Will Rock You Worst - Tied - Mama Mia ! and Cats Done, SpicyCherry, Moby Dick and 3 others 3 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neesa Posted June 18, 2022 Report Share Posted June 18, 2022 Want to see so bad: We will rock you! Least favorite CATS, Grease Favorite to date: Mama Mia I enjoy Abba music Moby Dick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moby Dick Posted June 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2022 28 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Favorite - We Will Rock You Worst - Tied - Mama Mia ! and Cats I haven't had the pleasure of "We Will Rock You", which ship is that on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki007 Posted June 18, 2022 Report Share Posted June 18, 2022 Cats is the worst...even after a day of abusing my drink package Grease/Mama Mia both were great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted June 18, 2022 Report Share Posted June 18, 2022 23 minutes ago, Suite Snob said: I haven't had the pleasure of "We Will Rock You", which ship is that on? Anthem. Story is kinda goofy (but aren’t they all ?) but Queen music is really excellent. I love Abba but the storyline in Mama Mia ! is so ridiculous that I just can’t get past it. SpicyCherry, Neesa and PPPJJ-GCVAB 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moby Dick Posted June 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2022 7 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Anthem. Story is kinda goofy (but aren’t they all ?) but Queen music is really excellent. I love Abba but the storyline in Mama Mia ! is so ridiculous that I just can’t get past it. I hear ya. I love Queen's musical talent. You are entitled to like or dislike whatever you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moby Dick Posted June 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2022 I can't seem to clearly remember if it is Royal or Brand X that is doing away with having new shows, in the future, that are from Broadway shows. They're going to develop and produce their own shows. I hope it's Brand X. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted June 19, 2022 Report Share Posted June 19, 2022 Loved Mama Mia! and any of the Aquatheatre shows. Hated with a white hot fire: The Book. Moby Dick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Va4fam Posted June 19, 2022 Report Share Posted June 19, 2022 Can we count the Aqua 80's show on Oasis?!!!! If not, We Will Rock You on Anthem was great. Least fave...............Spectra's Cabaret? patty22407 and Moby Dick 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_A Posted June 19, 2022 Report Share Posted June 19, 2022 I rather enjoyed Saturday Night Fever on Liberty, Mama Mia was good for the music but the story is corny. Moby Dick, WAAAYTOOO, Momof4crazytocruise and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruiser4Life Posted June 19, 2022 Report Share Posted June 19, 2022 I’m not sure they are still performing it and also can’t remember the ship but Columbus the musical was absolutely the best Royal show ever for me!! Moby Dick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancity Cruiser Posted June 19, 2022 Report Share Posted June 19, 2022 Favourite - Blue planet (original production on Allure) Worst -Cats Moby Dick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda R Posted June 19, 2022 Report Share Posted June 19, 2022 We Will Rock You is great. One of my favorites. My favorite play is Chicago. Moby Dick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted June 19, 2022 Report Share Posted June 19, 2022 12 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Favorite - We Will Rock You Worst - Tied - Mama Mia ! and Cats Our favorite too! We don’t ever miss. Cats was probably our least favorite, even though the cat ‘attitudes’ on their faces were amusing. Edited to add: Spectra Cabaret ties with Cats for least favorite. Moby Dick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WannaCruise Posted June 19, 2022 Report Share Posted June 19, 2022 13 minutes ago, barbeyg said: Our favorite too! We don’t ever miss. Cats was probably our least favorite, even though the cat ‘attitudes’ on their faces were amusing. Edited to add: Spectra Cabaret ties with Cats for least favorite. I found there were some neat visuals in Spectra's Cabaret...but my main thought was "very weird". Kirsten, Moby Dick, JasonOasis and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted June 19, 2022 Report Share Posted June 19, 2022 1 hour ago, WannaCruise said: I found there were some neat visuals in Spectra's Cabaret...but my main thought was "very weird". The athleticism was impressive. I agree with your analysis. Can’t wait to see the Effectors in the future, though. Moby Dick, WannaCruise and Kirsten 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moby Dick Posted June 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2022 11 hours ago, Va4fam said: Can we count the Aqua 80's show on Oasis?!!!! If not, We Will Rock You on Anthem was great. Least fave...............Spectra's Cabaret? You can count whatever you want to count. I'll admit that when I started this thread, I was only thinking, wrongly, about the main theater, there are several different theaters, large and small, on the larger Royal cruise ships (could be on the smaller/older ships as well, I just haven't cruised on them). Va4fam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moby Dick Posted June 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2022 It looks like the popular sentiment is Cats is at the bottom of the favorite list. I just didn't get Cats, what was the purpose? The only thing I could think of, it was about what cats think and I couldn't care less about what cats think. I think I slept through about 70% of it, twice. Yep, twice. For me, it was kinda like the movie "Michael". I couldn't believe it was so bad, I had to do it again just to be sure it was as bad as I thought it was. WannaCruise, Vancity Cruiser and Kirsten 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonOasis Posted June 19, 2022 Report Share Posted June 19, 2022 Favorites: We will Rock You, Hair Spray, Spectra's Cabaret and all the Aqua Theater shows and I also think Royal has some great shows on all their ships that have ice rinks. Least Fav but sat through the entire performance once but never again: Cats, Moma Mia, Grease, and Flight. Was confused maybe drunk (don't judge me) but left during the second half of the performance: The Gift. Moby Dick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joberry57 Posted June 19, 2022 Report Share Posted June 19, 2022 The Effectors and Tap Factory on Odyssey. I don't have a least favorite. Maybe Saturday Night Fever on Liberty. Moby Dick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatsFanBrian Posted June 19, 2022 Report Share Posted June 19, 2022 Oddly, one of the best shows we've seen was Charo on Freedom back in '06. People of my age know who she is. We went to the show expecting the full Coochie-Coo act and waiting for a train wreck of a show. The first part of the show was what we expected, but then she went off-stage ad came back on wearing formal wear and carrying a classic guitar. She explained that prior to her Coochie days, she was trained by one of the great classical guitarists in the world. She then spent the rest of the show displaying skills that I never imagined she had. It was truly incredible and memorable. WAAAYTOOO, Va4fam and Moby Dick 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCARD Posted June 19, 2022 Report Share Posted June 19, 2022 Least favorite = Cats, Cats & Cats (yup, tried it 3 times) Favorite(s) = Mama Mia and Grease Moby Dick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianB Posted June 19, 2022 Report Share Posted June 19, 2022 Favorites...Rock of Ages, We Will Rock You, Burn the Floor. Least...Cats. Moby Dick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WannaCruise Posted June 19, 2022 Report Share Posted June 19, 2022 20 minutes ago, PatsFanBrian said: Oddly, one of the best shows we've seen was Charo on Freedom back in '06. People of my age know who she is. We went to the show expecting the full Coochie-Coo act and waiting for a train wreck of a show. The first part of the show was what we expected, but then she went off-stage ad came back on wearing formal wear and carrying a classic guitar. She explained that prior to her Coochie days, she was trained by one of the great classical guitarists in the world. She then spent the rest of the show displaying skills that I never imagined she had. It was truly incredible and memorable. That's funny. I don't really know who she is....except that she was a regular guest star on The Love Boat (which is the show that got me into cruising). Moby Dick and Va4fam 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hagar Posted June 19, 2022 Report Share Posted June 19, 2022 Fave-Abbacadabra (tribute band) when they did the inaugural shows for Oasis (and Allure the following year?). Least-another vote for Cats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpicyCherry Posted June 19, 2022 Report Share Posted June 19, 2022 18 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Anthem. Story is kinda goofy (but aren’t they all ?) but Queen music is really excellent. I love Abba but the storyline in Mama Mia ! is so ridiculous that I just can’t get past it. Favorite: We Will Rock You on Anthem & Hiro on Symphony Least Favorite: Mamma Mia on Allure Rock You was a complete surprise because if you asked me if I was a Queen fan or if I could name any of their songs, save 1, I would have said Absolutely Not…I’m more of a Luther Vandross girl. Well, not only did I know all the songs, but, shockingly, knew the words too. It was absolutely the best show I had ever seen on a ship. Hiro was the best AquaTheatre show I’ve seen so far…it was thrilling from start to finish!! Now Mamma Mia….I grew up listening to Abba, loved their music, knew all the songs in the show, but for the life of me, I couldn’t figure out what the songs had to do with the play/show. I just couldn’t figure it out. I tried twice….once onboard and once in Las Vegas. Like you @WAAAYTOOO, I just couldn’t get past it. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fireclan Posted June 19, 2022 Report Share Posted June 19, 2022 Gosh, I've never even seen Cats but now it's my least favorite! Snowchaser, BrianB, WAAAYTOOO and 4 others 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted June 19, 2022 Report Share Posted June 19, 2022 Late to the party on this thread but favourite is definitely We Will Rock You. I just told my kids yesterday that for our Anthem sailing coming up, one of the things I am most excited for is to see We Will Rock You again. Least favourite...without a doubt, Cats. WAAAYTOOO and BrianB 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted June 19, 2022 Report Share Posted June 19, 2022 7 hours ago, Suite Snob said: I just didn't get Cats, what was the purpose? T https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Possum's_Book_of_Practical_Cats Moby Dick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moby Dick Posted June 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2022 1 hour ago, SpeedNoodles said: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Possum's_Book_of_Practical_Cats OMG, TMI, I'd just as soon dislike the thing rather than try to understand it. LOL Thanks for the info though! SpeedNoodles and Vancity Cruiser 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moby Dick Posted June 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2022 5 hours ago, PatsFanBrian said: Oddly, one of the best shows we've seen was Charo on Freedom back in '06. People of my age know who she is. We went to the show expecting the full Coochie-Coo act and waiting for a train wreck of a show. The first part of the show was what we expected, but then she went off-stage ad came back on wearing formal wear and carrying a classic guitar. She explained that prior to her Coochie days, she was trained by one of the great classical guitarists in the world. She then spent the rest of the show displaying skills that I never imagined she had. It was truly incredible and memorable. Charo, the early days: PatsFanBrian 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Va4fam Posted June 20, 2022 Report Share Posted June 20, 2022 5 hours ago, fireclan said: Gosh, I've never even seen Cats but now it's my least favorite! We went on 2 cruises and had the opportunity to see CATS numerous times...........but never went. I've heard it's THAT bad! Moby Dick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moby Dick Posted June 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2022 41 minutes ago, Va4fam said: We went on 2 cruises and had the opportunity to see CATS numerous times...........but never went. I've heard it's THAT bad! IMHO, it is that bad! Va4fam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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