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ABOVE: The Stardust Theater features nightly shows thatrange from Las Vegas-style extravaganzas to musical acts. The theater hasentrances on two decks, with 1,042 seats on the main floor and balconies.
Entertainment
Onport-intensive cruises,entertainment may seem superfluous, but there's a long history of orchestras,pianists, magicians, and other entertainment at sea (as we can testify frompersonal experience, having traveled by ship in the 1950s and 1960s). Even onovernight ferries within Europe, it isn't unusual to have a dance band, a disco,and sometimes a movie theater.
The era of modern ship's entertainment may have begun with theS.S. France, which had atwo-deck theater(complete with proscenium stage and sloping floor) when it entered service in1962.
Today, large cruise ships have state-of-the-art theaters that can presenta different Las Vegas-style show every evening.
Casein point: Norwegian Jade's StardustTheater, which seats 1,042 passengers in a "Venetian Art Nouveau-styledopera house" that spans three decks.
On most nights, the theater presents twoidentical shows: one at 7:30 p.m, the other at 9:30 p.m. Some of the shows onour cruise included:
"BackbeatBeatles," featuring a top-drawer tribute band from Liverpool, England.
"Yuri& Nato," a European circus act that combined art with acrobatics. (Thecouple presented a show called "Angels" on another night that was evenbetter.)
"HainesMagic," an extraordinary show of "grand illusions" starring David andAbi Haines.
"4Ever,"a male vocal quartet with singers from Spain, Italy, and Uraguay.
"SHOUT!,The Mod Musical ," based on the Broadway musical of the same name.
"Elements,"NCL's signature production show, which combines music and modern dance withmagic and aerial surprises.
TheStardust Theater was also used for the International Crew Talent Show and a Circus atSea (featuring young passengers from thechildren's programs on board).
Other entertainment
Atnight, the ship's lounges and nightclubs come alive with musical shows, karaoke,family-friendly game shows, dance parties, and other activities.
Bottom line: If you like being entertained on sea days or when you aren'texploring ports of call, you won't have many opportunities for boredom on Norwegian Jade.
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