An immersive tribute show to the late musical icon Prince will make its debut on Norwegian Aqua in 2025.
Developed in partnership with Prince Legacy, LLC and Primary Wave Music, "Revolution: A Celebration of Prince" will honour and celebrate the late Oscar-winning and seven-time Grammy Award-winning artist during a concert-like experience featuring chart-topping hits including "Let's Go Crazy," "Little Red Corvette," "Delirious," "Purple Rain," and more.
NCL says that with more variety of entertainment options including only-on-NCL productions and returning guest favourites, there will be something for everyone to enjoy on board on the new Aqua.
NCL is also taking its highest guest-rated show in its history, "Elements," and enhancing it with new surprises in "Elements: The World Expanded." Blending acrobatics, magic and intrigue, this show draws inspiration from the four elements – earth, wind, water and fire.
Both productions were developed by NCL's in-house production team at the Creative Studios by Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings in Tampa, Fla., in partnership with Patricia Wilcox, an award-winning Broadway choreographer, director and long-time NCL partner. From original costumes to one-of-a-kind entertainment, the Creative Studios has produced in-house shows since 2008.
"For decades, NCL has set the standard in entertainment at sea, with world-class productions and talent that rivals those found in major cities like Las Vegas, New York City and London," said David J. Herrera, president of Norwegian Cruise Line.
"For Norwegian Aqua, we are thrilled to build on our legacy of excellence in entertainment to offer our guests more options across the ship, including exclusive original productions that cannot be seen anywhere else on land or at sea."
Other new and returning entertainment venues and shows include The Aqua Theater & Club, "The Improv at Sea" comedy club, "The Price is Right LIVE on NCL" game show and "Syd Norman's Presents: Rumours" – a Fleetwood Mac tribute experience that will be offered in the Aqua Theater & Club to accommodate more guests for this always jam-packed show.
The first show at sea celebrating global icon Prince is coming to Norwegian Aqua. (Photo Credit: Norwegian Cruise Line)
Revolution: A Celebration of Prince
The hour-long show aboard Norwegian Aqua will celebrate Prince's music, energy, and life. At its core, the show will embrace the global icon's rise to popularity, as one of the leaders of soul, rock and pop music.
Set in the Aqua Theater & Club, the show will feature performances both on stage and off for a fully immersive experience. Guests will also have the option to enjoy the show on the dance floor with the cast or watch from traditional theatre seating.
Fifteen years after its inception aboard Norwegian Spirit, Patricia Wilcox's "Elements," has become one of NCL's highest-rated guest shows of all time and is featured across four of the Company's ships. Now, it will be revamped and reimagined with the debut of Norwegian Aqua. The all-new "Elements: The World Expanded" will be a more immersive version of the already dazzling production.
The Aqua Theater & Club
The Aqua Theater & Club, similar to the Theater & Club aboard Norwegian Prima and Norwegian Viva, will transform from a three-story theatre to a three-story Vegas-style nightclub featuring an expansive dance floor, enhanced and interactive chandelier, state-of-the-art lighting, and more.
The entertainment programming also includes a brand-new in-house production for NCL, "The Welcome Aboard Show" where vocalists, dancers, and onboard crew provide guests a tantalizing preview of all the offerings to come throughout their sailing. Immediately following this new show, guests can continue the fun at the popular "Ocean Music Fest," an immersive concert and the ultimate jam session at sea, where multiple musicians merge their talents on stage for one world class concert experience.
Norwegian Aqua is the first of the expanded Prima Plus Class. (Photo Credit: Norwegian Cruise Line)
Returning & Enhanced Guest Favourites
Norwegian Aqua, set to be the 20th ship in the NCL fleet, will also feature returning guest-favourite venues and shows, including the expanded "Improv at Sea" comedy club with more seating, and "The Price is Right LIVE on NCL" where guests will "come on down," for the opportunity to spin the wheel and win big in the "Showcase Showdown."
Beginning April 2025, Norwegian Aqua will sail seven-day Caribbean itineraries departing from Port Canaveral, Fla., featuring calls to Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic; Tortola, British Virgin Islands; St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands; and Great Stirrup Cay, NCL's private island in the Bahamas.
Following the ship's Caribbean season, Norwegian Aqua will offer five and seven-day voyages to Bermuda from New York City from August 2025 through October 2025 and then cruise five and seven-day Eastern Caribbean itineraries from Miami beginning October 2025 through April 2026.
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