Pass the Trapeze, Please

NCL recently held a sneak peek at the new Cirque Dreams and Dinner show being prodced exclusively for the new Norwegian Epic. It is the first ocean going show that combines interactive, cirque entertainment with a three-course meal.

The show will be performed twice a night, six days a week on the 4,200-passenger Epic. Much of the show will be performed on a 10-foot diameter stage under a 20-foot-high ceiling. Tables and chairs will surround the stage, but the performers will also be integrated with the dining experience: They will put hats on audience members, sit on their laps, bring them drinks and perform aerial acrobatics over their heads.

NCL is allowing the show’s producer to bring on the entire cast of the show and even designed the Epic’s Spiegel Tent with the production in mind.

An NCL spokesperson said “significant investment” in the show and we made a decision to change the face of cruise ship entertainment,” pointing to both the Cirque Dreams show and other acts that will perform on the Epic, such as Blue Man Group and Legends in Concert.

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