Jump to content
  • We'd love for you to participate.

    Create an account

    Ask questions, share experiences and connect.

    Register a new account

    Sign in

    Already have an account? Sign in here.

    Sign In Now

Is this the end for karaoke on cruise ships?

Rate this topic


Recommended Posts

Norwegian Cruise Line's much-discussed new mega-ship, the Norwegian Epic, is chock full of just about every type of amusement ever conceived for an ocean-going vessel, from a spa to a rock climbing wall. It offers 20 eateries, 20 bars, multiple showrooms and three of the biggest water slides at sea.

 

But there's at least one traditional element of big, mass-market cruise ships that the largest Norwegian vessel ever built is missing: A karaoke bar.

 

A mainstay of the 10 other Norwegian ships sailing from the Caribbean to Europe, karaoke won't have a big presence -- if any -- on the line's new, 4,100-passenger flagship, say Norwegian staffers (unlike on the line's Jewel Class ships, where passengers' karaoke crooning wafts into a main thoroughfare almost nightly from a prominently-placed lounge). Karaoke is, they hint, no longer the hot commodity it used to be.

 

A Norwegian spokeswoman said passengers looking for an impromptu, karaoke-bar-type musical vibe on Epic have Headliners, a lively club on Norwegian Epic that is home to a Howl at the Moon dueling piano.

 

Bigger than all but a handful of Royal Caribbean ships, Epic is scheduled to be christened Friday in New York City by country music's Reba McEntire before heading to Miami to operate seven-night Caribbean cruises.

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 1 month later...
  • 1 year later...

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...