Vancity Cruiser Posted November 22, 2022 Report Share Posted November 22, 2022 Looking at a couple recent cruise compasses for Oasis I'm not seeing a Royal original production show (i.e. flight, Columbus, Blue planet, etc). Anyone know if there is an original production on Oasis right now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Pats Posted November 22, 2022 Report Share Posted November 22, 2022 No there isn't. Aqua 80s, CATS and Frozen in Time are all there is. As far as I know, there are no known plans to add an original production show. (a shame, CATS is blech) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoa Posted November 22, 2022 Report Share Posted November 22, 2022 Came back from my 7 day oasis cruise. Aqua 80 was great, highly energetic and entertaining. Frozen in time was meh. Terrible and disjointed story line using Hans Christian Anderson as the backdrop. As for Cats, I understand now why this show was so maligned over the decades- major snoozefest. What were they thinking??? Credit to all the wonderful and talented performers who had to work with such material and poor decision making. ChessE4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Summer Bee Sweet Posted November 23, 2022 Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 I thought Oasis had 2 aqua shows, Aqua80 and Aqua Nation. During the C&A event in January the aqua cast performed a small part of the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancity Cruiser Posted November 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 6 hours ago, JC Pats said: No there isn't. Aqua 80s, CATS and Frozen in Time are all there is. As far as I know, there are no known plans to add an original production show. (a shame, CATS is blech) Thats unfortunate. The Oasis class all used to have 1 broadway and 1 original production show. I have no interest in seeing Cats again but was hoping for another show. I am looking forward to Auqua80 and Frozen in time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bretts173 Posted November 23, 2022 Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 Shows like frozen in time are more about the imagery and individual performances. They are not supposed to have a discernible or absolute story Line. Just enjoy it for what it is. WAAAYTOOO and DDaley 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoa Posted November 23, 2022 Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 16 minutes ago, bretts173 said: Shows like frozen in time are more about the imagery and individual performances. They are not supposed to have a discernible or absolute story Line. Just enjoy it for what While I agree with your statement, it was far from entertaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancity Cruiser Posted November 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 Am I mistaken that all Oasis class ships also have an original production show on top of the Broadway show? Or has that not come back post Covid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted November 23, 2022 Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 22 minutes ago, Vancity Cruiser said: Am I mistaken that all Oasis class ships also have an original production show on top of the Broadway show? Or has that not come back post Covid? They used to. I've not seen Royal announce plans to bring back all of the second theater shows since the restart. Columbus the Musical have been missing on Harmony for example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottD Posted November 23, 2022 Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 9 hours ago, whoa said: Came back from my 7 day oasis cruise. Aqua 80 was great, highly energetic and entertaining. Frozen in time was meh. Terrible and disjointed story line using Hans Christian Anderson as the backdrop. As for Cats, I understand now why this show was so maligned over the decades- major snoozefest. What were they thinking??? Credit to all the wonderful and talented performers who had to work with such material and poor decision making. Oh wow, I've seen lots of good reviews on the ice show, but everyone has the same out look on Cats. I feel bad for the cast who watches people leave the show on a daily basis. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xaa Posted November 23, 2022 Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 Cats is a love it or hate it kind of show. A lot of people really love it. Not me, but many do. Had a crazy run in its day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jticarruthers Posted November 23, 2022 Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 Just had the "joy" of seeing Cats on Oasis a few weeks ago ... we decided that no one actually likes Cats, its just that having seen it you feel the need to make others suffer as much as you did ... so people encourage others to go see Cats so that they can share their misery .... its a working theory yet to be disproven. KevinJ, Vancity Cruiser, PPPJJ-GCVAB and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancity Cruiser Posted November 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 9 hours ago, twangster said: They used to. I've not seen Royal announce plans to bring back all of the second theater shows since the restart. Columbus the Musical have been missing on Harmony for example. Too bad, I actually enjoyed the original productions more than the broadway shows. Flight and Blue Planet were both amazing. Columbus fantastic as well CruiseGus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted November 23, 2022 Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 Columbus was back on Harmony for my Nov 7th sailing but Flight and Blue Planet were not. They tested out Big Daddy's Hideaway Resort as a second Aqua show to Fine Line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
need2cruz Posted November 23, 2022 Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 Flight was back on my February sailing. On Symphony. CruiseGus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancity Cruiser Posted November 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 Well I have 6 weeks to go. Maybe something will magically appear. as it is a unique 10 day itinerary for an Oasis class ship it would be a great time to debut a new show Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Miller Posted November 23, 2022 Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 Yeah, opinions vary wildly on most shows... except "Cats". The great unifier. Everyone dislikes it. FloatyBoaty and asquared17 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy Posted November 23, 2022 Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 My problem with Cats was I knew nothing about it prior to seeing it on Oasis. I’d go see it again now that I understand what it going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolly Ogre Posted November 23, 2022 Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 1 hour ago, teddy said: My problem with Cats was I knew nothing about it prior to seeing it on Oasis. I’d go see it again now that I understand what it going on. I have seen it and understand it and I will not go back. While I did appreciate and was impressed with the performances, the story is horrific and sad. And the way they portray the electric cat comes in disguise as the old cat looks like he killed him and skinned him. I just did not like it. That and let's all vote on who gets to die and go to cat heaven, so the Carol Burnett cat gets to go this time but what about all the others they are just S.O.L??? Andrew Lloyd Webber just did not do anybody any favors with this one. PPPJJ-GCVAB, teddy and asquared17 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VoidoftheSeas Posted November 23, 2022 Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 23 hours ago, JC Pats said: No there isn't. Aqua 80s, CATS and Frozen in Time are all there is. As far as I know, there are no known plans to add an original production show. (a shame, CATS is blech) CATS is blech? Or the Oasis cast's performance of CATS is blech? (Or both? ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted November 23, 2022 Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 56 minutes ago, VoidoftheSeas said: CATS is blech? Or the Oasis cast's performance of CATS is blech? (Or both? ) CATS! tends to be viewed with polarized glasses. Some love it, some hate it. That's entertainment. I'm more of a DOG person but I still may watch CATS! again next cruise just because the theatrical aspects of the production but I understand the show isn't for everyone. It did quite well on Broadway with similar outcomes. VoidoftheSeas 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted November 23, 2022 Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 45 minutes ago, twangster said: CATS! tends to be viewed with polarized glasses. Some love it, some hate it. That's entertainment. I'm more of a DOG person but I still may watch CATS! again next cruise just because the theatrical aspects of the production but I understand the show isn't for everyone. It did quite well on Broadway with similar outcomes. Agreed. Dan has conceded to try Cats one last time on our OA cruise next month. He has walked out at halftime twice before….but they have shortened it and removed the intermission (the perfect escape pod) so we’ll try one more time. teddy, VoidoftheSeas, asquared17 and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted November 23, 2022 Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 48 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Agreed. Dan has conceded to try Cats one last time on our OA cruise next month. He has walked out at halftime twice before….but they have shortened it and removed the intermission (the perfect escape pod) so we’ll try one more time. I want to see it from the front row. My previous dipping toes in the CATS! theater were in the balcony from afar. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VoidoftheSeas Posted November 23, 2022 Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 1 hour ago, twangster said: CATS! tends to be viewed with polarized glasses. Some love it, some hate it. That's entertainment. I'm more of a DOG person but I still may watch CATS! again next cruise just because the theatrical aspects of the production but I understand the show isn't for everyone. It did quite well on Broadway with similar outcomes. I love CATS - it's weird and quirky in exactly the right way. But it's also really hard to do well, and for some reason the quirkiness of it always seems to bring out the worst in producers and directors. 47 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Agreed. Dan has conceded to try Cats one last time on our OA cruise next month. He has walked out at halftime twice before….but they have shortened it and removed the intermission (the perfect escape pod) so we’ll try one more time. The version of Phantom of the Opera that ran in Vegas for several years took this approach. I saw that back in 2009 and I thought it worked really well. twangster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda R Posted November 24, 2022 Report Share Posted November 24, 2022 10 hours ago, Vancity Cruiser said: Too bad, I actually enjoyed the original productions more than the broadway shows. Flight and Blue Planet were both amazing. Columbus fantastic as well Hope they bring back Columbus the Musical by June. We are bringing the grandkids on a cruise and thought they would enjoy that play. I really liked it myself. As for Cats, I did not enjoy it much the first time I saw it. And I was seated far away. Saw it again close up and really enjoyed seeing their faces and costumes. I now like the play and will be on Oasis in about 2 weeks and will be going. I wish they would bring back doing Broadway musicals. Seems as they leave none are being replaced. Only doing their own shows. Not as fond of some of their own shows, like Effectors. They are ok, but would like a Broadway play also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted November 24, 2022 Report Share Posted November 24, 2022 3 hours ago, twangster said: I want to see it from the front row. My previous dipping toes in the CATS! theater were in the balcony from afar. Maybe we’ll join you ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted November 24, 2022 Report Share Posted November 24, 2022 16 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Maybe we’ll join you ? Red seats unite! WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babsy47 Posted November 24, 2022 Report Share Posted November 24, 2022 I’ve not seen CATS on the ship. But, I’ve enjoyed the on-land performances that I have attended. I go for the music and dancing—there is not really a story. It’s just more of a review. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PG Cruiser Posted November 26, 2022 Report Share Posted November 26, 2022 I may be one of the few who loved Cats on Oasis. I watched all three (or was it four) showings from the middle of the third row. The first two rows were cordoned off as part of COVID protocols at the time. I agree that it’s a “love it or hate it” show but to say that everyone hates it would be inaccurate. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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