Since dance is what this cruise is about, at least for most of the members of the Dancers at Sea Group, the idea is to dance non-stop from after dinner till midnight. On various evenings some folks may choose to attend the song and dance shows which are at 8:30 or 10 pm in the huge Princess Theatre or hit the casino or whatever but dancing is on for anyone in the group who prefers to dance.
There are two main venues we use for dancing, at either end of Deck 7, the Promenade deck. The Wheelhouse lounge features a band called PASSION who play a reasonable mix of music in sets which run about 45 minutes. The dance area, seen in the photograph, is a fairly small semi circular space - fine for Latin and Swing but less great for the dances that move around the floor like quickstep, Viennese waltz or even samba. So how does this work?
Well, in between sets when the band PASSION took their breaks, the group would pick up purses, water glasses and drinks and move over to Club Fusion. The dance space there was great - a large almost circular floor where one could dance a proper quickstep or Viennese waltz or really flow with an open style waltz and foxtrot. The band in Club Fusion called XTASEA also played approximately 45 minute sets. In between sets there was either music by DJ Jesse - or else the ship programmers, in my not so humble opnion, wasted that fantastic dance space by putting on a Karaoke contest or bingo! Both of which could have been better held in the Wheelhouse or Explorer's Lounges
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