heathermiller86nj

EXTREME CUTS, SEVERE CUTS, DISGUSTING, HORRIBLE....yet they still keep booking cruises:D

We continue to book based on what's advertised. We booked based on varied, rotating live music at Music Hall (extensively advertised, with more bands and live music than all other ships, not significantly less live music with just 1 house band, 1 reggae, band and 1 piano entertainer). We booked being told that a 10-night cruise would have 2-3 comedians and 6 fly-on acts, not 1 comedian and 4 acts with multiple nights on no professional entertainment. We booked for a new dining experience with dynamic, had we known it would be repetitive with traditional, we would've tried NCL for a change.

Music Hall was created for a live music venue, illustrating Royal Caribbean's dedication to live music per Richard Fein, not as a Kareoke venue with repetitive, nightly silent discos.

Not complaining, just concerned that all of these cuts have been made after booking, let alone for such an expensive holiday sailing.

Hi All,

Have an upcoming cruise on the Anthem and am very concerned by the ongoing cuts to entertainment. Given a longer, holiday sailing, I would've hoped for more entertainment than on a 7-night cruise, not less. Also, since we booked the cruise, there have been numerous, material changes to the cruising experience.

-First, we booked hoping for a dining and menu change and had been greatly looking forward to the rotating dining with varied menus with dynamic. Now we're back to traditional with the fleet-wide menus that can practically be recited after the 5+ year old food options. At least had hoped for menu changes even with the switch from dynamic to look forward to some enticing options from dynamic, but several have reported fleet-wide menus with little to no difference from other ships.

Aside from dining, we really were looking forward to the tribute bands at Music Hall. We know they were subtly eliminated. Now Music Hall with a house band is the same a Viking Lounge on every other ship, just a new venue. Also, it's disappointing to hear that most nights after 10pm is either Karaoke or a "silent disco". A silent disco is fun ONE night of a cruise, not multiple. Wasn't the whole point of this venue to have changing, ongoing LIVE music?

Finally, it's very disappointing to see the fly-on acts change and become depleted for our sailing to now:

Original Schedule:

AJ Jamal - Comedian

Finis Henderson - Impressionist

Ronn Lucas - Ventriloquist

Resurrection: A Journey Tribute - Tribute Act

Darrell Joyce - Comedian

Rick Novell - Juggler

Updated schedule:

Welcome, AJ Jamal, Comedian

Finis Henderson, Impressionist

Ronn Lucas, Ventriloquist

Stephani Parker, Female Vocalist

I get that "entertainment is subject to change" but I didn't think it would go from 6 acts to 4, maybe one would cancel and be substituted for another performer.

We've gone from 6 specialty acts to 4. We've gone from a live tribute band to a soloist. We've gone from 2 comedians to 1. I just don't get it, on every 7 night we've been on, there are at least 2 comedians. Now on a 10-night sailing we will have one comedian, fewer than planned and fewer than every other ship in the fleet?

What is going on? Very concerned and disappointed. Trying to keep an open mind, but when looking forward to a trip and paying holiday premiums, it's alarming to see such drastic cuts.

Thanks!