Your entertainment aboard spotlights a variety of marquee
performers, including musicians and singers, comedians and
magicians. Cruise lines recruit professional performers
from some of the best-known stages on land. The
entertainers vary from ship to ship and line to line
however don't be surprised if Bill Cosby, or Bowser from
Sha Na Na or jazz greats Manhattan Transfer are on your
ship. The shows will easily rival anything you might see
on land. Except that on-board your ship you don't have to
remember your tickets or struggle to find a parking
space.

Not only will you enjoy Broadway style reviews, musicals,
stand-up comics, movies and specialty acts, and guest
talent shows, many cruise lines including Norwegian and
Holland America offer "theme" cruises from Budd Friedmans
famous Improv at Sea to a Bavarian style "Oktoberfest"
where, in addition to daily beer tastings, the staff host
a Bavarian Beer Garden Party and an authentic
German/Bavarian dinner. On this cruise, Anheuser Busch
will provide a broad selection of their turn of the
century recipe beers to enjoy all week, albeit at an
nominal extra charge! The six man "Die Bier Barons" band
will be on board to play traditional "Oom-Pah" and polka
music.

Prefer country music? No problem, you can join top-act
headliners and other guest performers aboard foot-
stomping, knee-slapping country music cruises. Learn the
latest line dancing or try not to smile as you two step
your way across the Caribbean.

How much would you pay back home to catch a Broadway show,
enjoy the midnight buffet and then head for late night
comedy before you hit the disco? It's all included aboard
your cruise ship.

Norwegian Cruise Lines treats you to extravagant, full-
scale productions of classic Broadway musicals like
Grease, 42nd Street, The Pirates of Penzance, The Will
Rogers Follies, Crazy for You, and George M! And again,
you don't pay for tickets! Just walk in to the beautiful
theatre at sea, and enjoy the show.

Can theatres at sea rival those on land? A three-deck-
high showroom, the Palladium, on Carnival Destiny, is home
to two showstopping Vegas style productions that combine
complex sets, laser technology and awesome talent that
leaves you spellbound. And there is not a bad seat in
the house! After the show, visit one of the many lounges
to enjoy a jazz ensemble, or 50's and 60's music or spend
some fabulous times around the piano bar becoming a
karaoke star.

Disney's new vessel, Magic, is masterpiece of
entertainment at sea. On this ship, amazing diversions
are everywhere. You can screen the ocean premiere of a
new Disney film in the beautiful Buena Vista Theatre. And
in the Walt Disney Theatre, you will view a magnificent
tribute to the grand theatrical palaces of long ago that
provided the inspiration for three all-new Disney
productions-a different show each night of your cruise
with state-of- the- art staging, lighting and special
effects that only Disney can do!

Between your ports of call, you will be surprised how much
there is to do on board your ship. When it comes to
nighttime entertainment your choices are as diverse as you
want to make them. From ballroom dancing to late night
comedy, from first run movies to dazzling shows, all free
and all with guaranteed seating.

Sid Kaplan
Cruise Vacations Guide
http://www.cruisevacationsguide.com