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Standing in front of the theatre at the front of the ship and looking towards the back. |
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The start of the Promenade on the upper floor (deck 5), the Schooner bar and the Casino in the middle (deck 4). Just before the entrance to the casino is also an entrance to the Dungeon night club. Below (deck 3) is the photo display area, followed by studio B, the ice rink. |
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Above the theatre, on deck five, is the Ixtapa Lounge, where a number of the game shows are played, as well as presentations about shopping on the islands and tireless Bingos. Not my cup of tea, so I don�t think I ever went to an event there. |
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The theatre. Come early to get good seats. The view is great from wherever you sit, unless you get obstruction by a post. Whether on the balcony or in front of the stage, the view is perfect. I highly recommend to go to all the shows, as every one is in a different style and every one is memorable. |
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The Schooner Bar is a nice place to sit down and listen to some piano music favourites, such as the Piano Man. To my surprise, it is also a smoking area, so if you are squeamish about smoke, you may want to choose a different venue. I had no idea that the ship had public areas where smoking was allowed. Living in Canada, I really lost the tolerance for smoke, so this was a bit of a culture shock. So are the constant drug commercials on US TV, so maybe I am just sensitive. |
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The Dungeon is just an amazingly designed night club. I would give it five stars for design and worth visiting just for that. Most of the day it is unused, though, and the party gets started very late. Once it is going, the lighting is great and the music not too bad either. Going there two nights in a row, I was suspicious that the music mix was prerecorded. |
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Continuing to the back of the ship, the Champagne Bar was a place to sit back and relax. |
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The Boleros was the only place where one could dance to latin music, so the small dance floor (in front of the piano) was always very crowded. I always equal caribbean cruise with dancing to latin or caribbean music at night on the deck. It was very disappointing to have that opportunity only once during the whole week. The rest of the time the deck was deserted after dinner, although the pool bar was open late on a few ocassions, but without dance music. |
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The pool bar and dance floor after dinner. |
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The ice show was truly memorable. The hockey themed piece was different, but nothing special. Probably just an introduction to the rest of the show, which was truly world class. The difficulty of the jumps and figures presented by the skaters was amazing, especially since the rink is fairly small. It was a beautifully choreographed, highly challenging and gracefully and professionally presented performance. I would definitely rate it 10/10. |
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