Onboard Experience
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West End-style shows
After sundown, we like to turn the heat up, and nowhere more so than in our ship’s plush show lounges. They set the scene for some superb entertainment. You can be watching feather-plumed dancers one evening, and singing along to the West End’s finest musicals or Queen’s biggest hits the next. We also welcome UK stand-up comedians to the stage – sure to have you laughing ‘til your sides ache.
More evening entertainment
It’s not just our show lounges that spark in to life in the evenings. As the curtains are drawn, live bands and cabaret acts pop up all over our ships. If you fancy a quiet evening, there are plenty of cosy corners to chat over cocktails with our acoustic musicians playing laid-back tunes in the background. For livelier nights, 5-piece ensembles command the bigger stages, with tunes infectious enough to entice a packed audience on to the dance floor.
Daytime activities
When you book a cruise with TUI, you’re booking the chance to try tonnes of new experiences in daylight hours. Sports-wise, our ships with sports decks lay on table tennis and basketball tournaments, and you can stretch and bend your way through a morning fitness class. We also pepper the day with quizzes and game shows, cookery demos by the head chefs themselves, and talks by experts in their field. And there’s more. You can sign up to dance classes and cocktail-making workshops, for example. Or learn the art of wine tasting and the secret to getting the perfect folds for towel swans and elephants. Just so you know, a small charge may be levied for some activities.
Transatlantic Entertainment
Forgive us the pun, but we really do push the boat out when it comes to keeping you busy on our transatlantic cruises. While we sail steadily across the ocean, you’ll find no end of workshops to sign up to – everything from learning to sing to perfecting your ballroom moves in dance classes. During the day, we throw quizzes, talks, game shows and demos in to the mix. And then there’s the entertainment. In the evening, it steps up a gear with live gigs, stand-up routines from UK comedians, musical guest acts and lavish West End-style shows.
You're Onto a Winner
Our onboard entertainment is something to write home about. Three of our ships have received accolades for their entertainment in the 2014 Cruise Critic UK Cruisers’ Choice Awards. These are prizes voted by you – the cruising public – which makes them even more worthy of a prime spot on the mantelpiece.
That’s not all. Between May 2013 and January 2014, 96 per cent of customers rated the ships’ entertainment as good or excellent. And here’s what some celebrity guests have to say…
“The Marella Cruises Entertainment Team is without doubt the best I have ever seen – so gifted and so versatile – and it delivers such a polished product” – Julie Peasgood.
“I had an absolute ball… I have never been on such a friendly ship with such top-notch entertainment, fabulous food, and wonderful crew” – Cheryl Baker.
Upgrades & Extras
It’s that celebration cake to mark a birthday or an anniversary, that indulgent breakfast in bed, that private sea view. There are lots of ways we can make you feel special. You can choose your cabin number, for example, or upgrade to a roomy Suite. Plus, we line up some fantastic shore excursions. As for other finishing touches, our onboard beauty salons and spas have a great range of treatments, and all our ships come with an à la carte restaurant for dining with a flamboyant edge.
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What else is going on?
Away from the big theatrical stage productions and the live music and quizzes, there’s plenty more to dip in and out of. There’s quiet time by the pool or in the library, fitness time in the gym, and time for games and quizzes in the lounges. By day, you can sign up to a behind-the-scenes tour on some of our ships. By night, you can dice with Lady Luck over a game of blackjack or roulette in the casino. Plus, every sailing has at least one weekly auction of unique sports memorabilia, where you’re invited to bid for boxing gloves, cricket bats and shirts signed by big-name stars.
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