Entertainment on a cruise

Depending on your experience of cruise travel and what’s usually on offer in your home town, entertainment on cruise ships can either thrill you or appall you.



If you live in New York, for example, and have seen all the latest shows, nothing on board any cruise ship is going to satisfy you. If you live in the heart of the midwest and haven’t seen a decent show in a long time, almost anything offered by the major cruise lines will probably make your trip a very memorable one.



The entertainment you’re going to be offered depends entirely on the type of cruise line you will be sailing with, and whether you enjoy it or not depends entirely on your experience of entertainment and what is offered at home – and of course your personal taste in what makes “quality” entertainment.



The contemporary or budget cruise lines that are continuously recognized for their entertainment are Royal Caribbean International who is often cited as offering the best in entertainment, Norwegian Cruise Line and Carnival. They offer everything from Broadway shows to nightly presentations inspired by today's popular theatre hits that pay tribute to show biz greats and musical eras.


Premium cruise lines such as Princess, Celebrity and Holland America showcase less elaborate productions but feature celebrity performers and leading popular musicians on selected sailings.



The more luxury of the cruise lines, such as Silversea, Crystal, Regent Seven Seas and Seabourn offer an even higher standard of entertainment and very often present local and regional folkloric troupes on board for performances that are designed to enhance the destination experience.



These cruise lines tend to offer another step up the ladder with stars of classical music as well as the “easy listening” alternatives.



Other cruise lines like those on rivers or the Arctic offer very different entertainment as well.



If cruise ship entertainment is important to you, study the brochures and their web sites very thoroughly to make sure you won’t be disappointed in what is on offer.

Most cruise lines feature smaller lounges and showrooms where cruisers can enjoy cabaret singers, classical quartets and piano recitals. Again, the quality of the performers tends to match the tastes of the majority of passengers that each cruise line caters for.



Depending on the cruise line you sail with, cruise ship entertainment has become much more sophisticated and choices of the type of entertainment on offer is much wider than before.


Regent Seven Seas Cruises Escape to the Tropics

Bringing its all-inclusive luxury experience to the tropics with 10- and 11-night Eastern and Western Caribbean cruises, Regent Seven Seas Cruises offers many convenient roundtrip departures from Fort Lauderdale.

The 10 Tropical Escapes aboard the all-inclusive Regent Seven Seas’ all-suite Seven Seas Navigator are available from January through April 2012. Two-for-one fares start at $4,999 per guest and include free round-trip air and bonus savings of up to $2,000 per suite on select sailings if you book by December 30.

As part of the deal, guests will enjoy a free one-night luxury hotel package before sailing and choose from as many as 51 complimentary shore excursions. Depending on the port of call, guests can learn to scuba dive on the world-renown reefs of Cozumel or discover the secret Mayan underworld by trekking and rappelling through a maze of caves in Belize.

For more information on Regent Seven Seas Cruises visit www.RSSC.com or call toll-free 800-285-1835.

Find out more about Regent Seven Seas Cruises at Prow's Edge Cruise Magazine, your favourite Internet cruise magazine source at www.ProwsEdge.com

New Regent Seven Seas Cruises Concierge Program

Guests booking suite categories E and above on Seven Seas Voyager and Seven Seas Mariner and category D and above on Seven Seas Navigator will receive the following services:

*priority specialty restaurant reservations

*25% off premium purchased wines & liquors

*priority spa reservations

*10% off pre-or-post hotel or land packages

*priority embarkation

*space available upgrades at time of sailing

*priority luggage delivery

*complimentary binoculars

*15 min. worth of free phone calls per suite

*complementary Regent Seven Seas tote bag

*one free hour of internet per suite

*printed air boarding passes

For an overview of Regent Seven Seas Cruises take a look at the Prow's Edge Cruise Magazine Regent Seven Seas Profile or to receive a brochure or for more information on Regent Seven Seas Cruises, see a professional travel agent, visit www.RSSC.com or call toll-free 800-285-1835.

Best Cruise Line Food - Prow's Edge Results

The results are in!

Gathering information and feedback from our readers in various polls over the past year, as well as taking their unsolicited comments into consideration, and adding to the mix, the opinions of our regular professional travel writers and contributors, Prow’s Edge Cruise Magazine is pleased to announce the cruise lines that top their lists for BEST CRUISE LINE FOOD for 2010.

The Best Cruise Food to be found on CONTEMPORARY CRUISE LINES in 2010






Royal Caribbean and Disney Cruise Line vie for joint leader position in both food and food service on a contemporary cruise line for the year 2010.

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The Best Cruise Food to be found on PREMIUM CRUISE LINES in 2010



Celebrity Cruises consistently comes to the top of the list of the premium cruise lines for 2010 in both the food and food service categories.

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The Best Cruise Food to be found on LUXURY CRUISE LINES in 2010





Crystal Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises are at the head of the list in 2010 of best cruise food on a luxury cruise line. Crystal Cruises score slightly higher in food service.

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The Best Cruise Food to be found on ULTRA-LUXURY BOUTIQUE CRUISE LINES in 2010







SeaDream, The Yachts of Seabourn, and Silversea Cruises top the list of offering the best cruise food in the ultra-luxury cruise line sector in 2010 with SeaDream leading the way in food service.

For more information about crusie line food, with recipes from the cruise line chefs - take a look at the Prow's Edge Cruise Magazine Cruise Food section.

2-for-1 Fares, Free Air and Free Shore Excursions

It doesn't get much better than this - as Regent Seven Seas offers super savings on select 2010 Europe cruises.

Limited space remains on an array of cruises to the Mediterranean, Greek Isles, Black Sea, Holy Land, Scandinavia and Russia.

Rates for seven-day cruises start at $5,550 per person. Guests who book by June 30 will receive bonus savings of up to $1,000 per person. Fares include free round-trip air from 22 cities, free unlimited shore excursions, open bars throughout the ships, and open-seating, gourmet dining with no surcharges. Staff gratuities, airline fees and government taxes are also included in the fare. Business Class Air Upgrades are available from $999 per person.

A handful of suites remain on the following cruises:

Eastern Mediterranean – Six cruises showcase the best of the Aegean and Adriatic, including idyllic Greek Isles and the Dalmatian Coast resorts:

June 28: 12 nights Istanbul to Rome – Mediterranean Mosaic
July 10: 11 nights from Rome to Venice – Vintage Mediterranean
July 21: 10 nights from Venice to Barcelona – Mediterranean Passage
Aug 7: 12 nights from Rome to Venice – Mediterranean Odyssey
Aug 19: 7 nights from Venice to Athens – Adriatic & Aegean Adventure
Oct 17: 10 nights from Venice to Athens – Mediterranean Rivieras

Western Mediterranean – Four voyages to jet-set yacht harbors and storied ports:

Sept 22: 10 nights from Istanbul to Monte Carlo – Mediterranean Sojourn
Oct 2: 7 nights from Monte Carlo to Rome – Riviera Rendezvous
Oct 9: 12 nights from Rome to Istanbul – Mediterranean Medleys
Oct 27: 12 nights from Athens to Barcelona – Gems of the Mediterranean

Scandinavia and Russia – Four voyages to choose from: Arctic Adventure, 15 nights round-trip from Copenhagen, departing June 19: Russia & the Baltic, 7 nights from Stockholm to Copenhagen, departing July 28; operates in reverse Aug 4 and 21


Black Sea and Holy Land – Cruise the Black Sea, 10 nights from Istanbul to Athens, departing June 11 (operates in reverse Aug 26) or discover Aegean Wonders & Israel, 10 nights from Istanbul to Athens, departing Sept 5

Travelers cruise Europe aboard the award-winning Seven Seas Voyager and Seven Seas Mariner, considered among the most luxurious ships afloat. The all-suite, all-balcony vessels are fresh from a multi-million-dollar makeover; rich fabrics and furnishings highlight their sophisticated new décor.

For more information, visit www.RSSC.com or call toll-free 800-285-1835.