Day 2 Show (Pictures)
After supper we changed and wandered around a bit and then went to the show around 8:50, mistake on our part. When we got there we tried to get a seat in the balcony so that if the show was no good we could easily slip out. When we walked in we found that once you were all the way in the seats were reserved for suite guests. So we sat on the stools behind the seats only to learn the whole balcony was reserved!
Big picture we aren’t mad that they reserve spots for the suite guests. What bothered us was it wasn’t clear to anyone but the suite guests that this was a thing. After we added it to our comment card we learned that the balcony was reserved for suite guests for the 3 Celebrity theater productions, but not the other 4 shows. I think it would be helpful to list this in the daily planner and/or announce it at the first nights show, because the theater ended up being standing room only pretty much for every late show. We felt like they needed to make the early showtime earlier so that more people could make the early time, because the 2 times our dinner service was quick enough the first show wasn’t as crowded.
Luckily we got a good seat for Kaleidoscope. I do want to a bit about my music preferences because I know our opinion of the show differs from many. I grew up listening to the oldies when with my dad, but my personal tastes were very wide. I listened to a lot of punk, hair bands, R&B, some country, and classic rock. My take on music is that I like great singers and great guitar. My ipod ranges from Roy Orbison and CCR all the way up to some of the latest pop songs.
The reason for the background is because Kaleidoscope flat out blew us away. The 4 main singers are incredibly talented and I apologize to those next to us because I was singing along. This was not only the best stage show I have seen at sea, it is second to seeing Joseph on Broadway in the 90s. The singing was on point, the dancing was great and the song selection was incredible. I really wish I would have video taped some of the songs or gotten to see both the 7 and 9 pm show. I don’t really have the proper words to explain how much we liked the show. I was definitely bummed though that the crowd didn’t seem to be into it or appreciate how talented the singers were.
Unfortunately while this show was a grand slam for us, I think it missed with a majority of the people at the show. I know that Celebrity was hoping to draw a younger crowd on the Edge, but that has not happened yet. At one of our meals, one of our retired table mates at the two top next to us asked my wife how it felt to be one of the younger couples onboard. She didn’t think about it too much till she looked and the crowd in the theater and realized that our table mates were right. I don’t fault Celebrity for the show choice, because you can’t just change a show when you realize that their target demographic is not sailing the ship yet like they expected.