Entertainment 

With our great cruise packages, every night is a celebration. As the night sky begins to sparkle so does your holiday experience.

Start with a pre-dinner drink or catch up with friends over cocktails in one of our themed bars. Then take your seat in the Marquee Theatre for a spectacular musical production, laugh your head off at a comedy show, rock on to our live bands, singers, specialty acts and musicians. Or watch the stars on the big screen at a recent-release movie.

Cocktail Nights give you the chance to dress up and dance the night away. Everything's open till late, including our on-board casino.

Every cruise features a variety of stage shows. These high-energy Las Vegas style revues are choreographed and produced especially for P&O Cruises Australia.  Our specially designed Show Lounges mean you can sit back and relax in perfect comfort, while you enjoy a drink and the show. Here are some of the highlights of our current shows:

Motor City

Captures the soul sounds of the legendary Motown performers. Enjoy classic hits by superstars like Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross & The Supremes and Marvin Gaye.

Do You Wanna Dance

So you think you can dance? Sit back and enjoy as our Pacific Entertainers present dazzling production numbers with dance styles from around the world.

Pirates of the Pacific

A fast-paced, entertaining, interactive show taking you on a true Pirate voyage! This fun, family friendly show is hugely popular on Pacific Dawn and will feature in the production show line-up on Pacific Jewel.

Cinematastic

Be transported into your favourite movies by this colourful show featuring spectacular production routines from famous movies like The Pink Panther, All That Jazz, Flashdance, Titanic and more.  Fantastic Cinematastic will make you feel like dancing.

The Sit Down Comedy Club*

Knowing you love a good laugh, we've introduced The Sit Down Comedy Club. This 'adults only' event features twice each cruise, with some of Australia's funniest stand-up comedians in a comedy club setting.

Guest Entertainers

From Illusionists to instrumentalists our entertainment line up is sensational. Each cruise, our special guest performers will delight audiences of all ages.

Pacific Cirque™*

A floating circus complete with effortless juggling, daring acrobatics and hilarious clowning. On each of our cruise packages, Pacific Cirque performers present stunning 'roving' street entertainment and teach circus skills like juggling, hula-hoop, acrobatics and clowning in classes to amuse everyone. On Pacific Jewel a spectacular live open air deck show will be presented featuring the Pacific Cirque performers in an exciting new show.

viZion + Laser Dance

These unforgettable laser light shows have been created especially to showcase in Pacific Dawn's spacious three-level atrium. In an Australian cruise industry first, viZion combines bright, energetic strobes of light dancing around the darkened atrium to the beat of powerful music.

Adding to the excitement, we've introduced 'Laser Dance' where performers from the Pacific Entertainers dance in specially designed mirrored costumes that interact with the laser beams. viZion and Laser Dance add unique entertainment to your cruise experience. In November 2009 the viZion laser show and Laser Dance will be introduced on Pacific Sun, presented in spectacular style in the Atlantis Showlounge.

*Available on selected cruises only. The Sit Down Comedy Club is an Adults-only event.

If you like your entertainment a bit more on the interactive side, have we got some great options for you.

Theme Nights

Whether it's Country and Western, Pirates of the Pacific, Island Night deck parties or a Rock 'n' Roll dance party, get into the fun of our two theme evenings on Cruises of seven nights or more.

Voyage to the Stars

This exciting experience gives you some fascinating insight into the stars you can see in the crystal clear skies out at sea. Written by a true star, Dr Stephen Hughes, one of Australia's most notable astronomers. (Weather permitting).

Let  Me Entertain You

Coming soon is P&O Cruises' brand new gameshow where you are the star! In this fully produced extravaganza passengers sing their hearts out  for the chance to win big. It's not about how well you sing - it's about how well you know the words!

Cinema and Casino

In addition to the one of a kind performances and experiences listed above, our ships come equipped with movie theatres and exciting casinos.

Feature Movies

Enjoy recent release movies on our big screen on board. A selection is also available on your in-cabin television.

Casino

Our on-board casinos offer the most popular table games*, including Blackjack, Roulette and Three Card Poker. We also feature a full range of exciting poker machines*, as well as regular Snowball Jackpot Bingo* sessions held throughout the cruise. Complimentary gaming lessons for poker machines and table games are held each cruise, along with exciting tournaments.

Entertainment for Kids

P&O Cruises provides a world of fun and varied entertainment options for kids of all ages. Learn more in the Family portion of this Life On Board guide.