Where is Chris - Virtual Vacation

As we enter another week of #SafeDistancing I'm continuing my daily posts of images that you can guess the destination.  Today that is fitting since it's #NationalVirtualVacationDay.

In case you've missed my past blog posts, here's a handy list for you to use:

• Where is Chris - Sacred Place
• Where is Chris - Eating Cake
• Where is Chris - Being Entertained
• Hope Floats in the Caribbean
• Where is Chris - Enjoying Nougat
• Where is Chris - Enjoying Waffles
• Where is Chris - Blue Ice
• Where is Chris - Everything in Bloom
• Where is Chris - Beach Day
• Where is Chris - What a View
• Where is Chris - Local Inhabitant Waves Hi
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We've posted many posts over the years about destinations we've visited.   The Cruise Diaries tab is the best place for you to find in-depth details about our trips.  Each diary includes a list of blog post links as well as photo albums and video links.

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Where is Chris?

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Here is today's post: See if you can guess where I am. 

As promised, we've updated yesterday's post, Where is Chris - Enjoying Cake, with the answer to the puzzle.  Revisit that post and just scroll over the image to reveal the answer.  You can also click on the link below the picture to read more.   We'll update this post tomorrow.

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Self-Playing Musical Instrument Collection

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Siegfried’s Mechanical Music Museum in Rüdesheim

We sailed from Mainz, Germany at 5:00 AM arriving in Rüdesheim around 8:00 AM.  Following breakfast, we boarded the mini City Train for the short ride to Siegfried’s Mechanical Music Museum.  Our Cruise Director told us this would be one of our favorite excursions, and he was correct.

Self-Playing Instruments

The "Siegfried Mechanisches Musikkabinett" is the first museum collection in Germany dedicated to self-playing musical instruments. From delicate musical boxes to a gigantic piano-orchestration, there are approximately 350 automatic instruments exhibiting one of the largest and finest collections from the 18th to the 20th century. The museum also includes tools and machines for manufacturing barrel organs, cardboard music, piano rolls and musical box plates. 



A few of the highlights on the 45 minute guided include: 

• A snuff box with a musical songbird which was produced in the first half of the 19th Century by J. Bruguier in Geneva. When the mechanism is activated, it opens the oval lid and a tiny bird appears, moving its beak and flapping its wings. 
• Bernhard Dufner’s band of 27 automatic dolls, each one playing a different instrument. This is the largest Doll Automaton calliope that was ever built. 
• The Hupfeld phono Liszt Violina are amazing mechanical violins. Because these instruments musically and technically surpassed all expectations they have been described as the eighth wonder of the world.

Rhine & Moselle River Cruise Play all

Video Diary of Avalon Rhine & Moselle River Cruise on Artistry II. This was a 13 day river cruise that started in Zurich, Switzerland and concluded in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Additional photos can be found on our Rhine & Moselle Shutterfly page

Rudesheim - Siegfried's Museum

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Rock Like a Norwegian

JUST ANNOUNCED! Five-time Tony Award nominated musical ROCK OF AGES will headline the entertainment on board Norwegian Breakaway, along with two additional Broadway shows, CIRQUE DREAMS JUNGLE FANTASY, and the dance sensation BURN THE FLOOR. The Second City, Howl at the Moon and New York’s own Slam Allen will also entertain on board.

Courtesy Norwegian Cruise Line

 ROCK of AGES

Exclusively on Norwegian Breakaway, this 5-time Tony Award nominated famed musical heads up the award-winning entertainment lineup by bringing back the days of the big bands and big hair. Rock out to the scorching hits of the 80s including “Don’t Stop Believin,” We Built This City,” “The Final Countdown,” “Here We Go Again” and much more. 

Set on infamous Sunset Strip in 1987, Rock of Ages tells the story of a boy from south Detroit and a small-town girl, both in Los Angeles chasing their dreams of making it big and falling in love. 

Get ready to experience the smash hit exclusively at sea aboard Norwegian Breakaway.


The 4,000 passenger Norwegian Breakaway will arrive in her year-round homeport of New York City in early May 2013. The ship will begin weekly summer seven-day cruises to Bermuda on Sunday, May 12, 2013. From October 2013 through April 2014, the ship will offer voyages from the heart of Manhattan to the Bahamas & Florida and the Southern Caribbean.

Norwegian Breakaway will be the largest ship ever to home port in New York City and will embark on weekly cruises from the Manhattan Cruise Terminal. The ship calls will bring an estimated 140,000 additional embarking passengers into New York City over two years, resulting in an estimated $35 million in additional direct spending in the City.

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Norwegian Breakaway Keel Laying

Introducing Norwegian Breakaway 

Lines Reduced Cruises to Bermuda 

Showtime on Liberty of the Seas

 

Saturday Night Fever 
Live on Royal Caribbean

Acclaimed West End-show "Saturday Night Fever: The Musical" has made its debut aboard Royal Caribbean International's Liberty of the Seas, the first Broadway show featured on a Royal Caribbean cruise in Europe.

"Saturday Night Fever: The Musical" premiered in the West End at the London Palladium in 1998 and has been seen by more than 10 million people worldwide. On Liberty of the Seas, the story of Tony, the ambitious Brooklyn teen who spends his Saturday nights disco dancing is played by the British actor Lucas Rush and is brought to life on stage in the ship's state-of-the-art, 1,320-seat Platinum Theatre. The show has been created by Royal Caribbean Productions in association with Robert Stigwood Organisation Ltd. as part of the ship's recent Royal Advantage revitalization and onboard enhancements.

"We are delighted to offer a West End hit aboard Liberty of the Seas, just in time for the ship's maiden season in Europe this summer," said Lisa Bauer, senior vice president, Hotel Operations, Royal Caribbean International. "Exceeding the expectations of our guests is part of the Royal Advantage that we deliver at Royal Caribbean International, and the new 'Saturday Night Fever: The Musical' show is set to be a real hit onboard. We can't wait to see our guests singing the catchy tunes while they are rock climbing, surfing, ice skating and enjoying all the other activities that Liberty of the Seas offers. With all this, and now a true West End show included in the cruise fare, there are more reasons for guests to vacation at sea."

Based on the hugely popular 1970's feature film, "Saturday Night Fever," the storyline and music that created the worldwide disco phenomenon includes cult-classic songs from The Bee Gees including "Stayin' Alive," "Tragedy," and "More than a woman," and KC and the Sunshine Band's "Boogie Shoes."

In addition to "Saturday Night Fever," Liberty of the Seas has received some of the most popular features that debuted aboard Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas as part of the multi-ship Royal Advantage^SM revitalization and enhancement program. The Royal Advantage^SM delivers a most memorable vacation onboard some of the world's most innovative cruise ships that sail to exciting destinations and feature the widest array of exclusive and cutting-edge onboard amenities.  Read more:  Introducing Royal Advantage

Oasis of the Seas - Entertainment

Hairspray the Musical Oasis of the Seas

Royal Caribbean International is known for their fantastic production shows, and when Oasis of the Seas begins sailing in December 2009, that tradition will continue. The Tony award-winning Broadway-licensed musical, 'Hairspray,' is set to debut in the ship's grand Opal Theater.

According to Peter Compton, RCI's Vice President Entertainment, "The show is licensed to Royal Caribbean International for three years aboard Oasis of the Seas with an option for a fourth year. Under the agreement, which was struck with the aid of New York City-based Music Theater International and Broadway Theatrical, the show will be available exclusively to the cruise line, ensuring the 'feel good' performance will be the only of its kind at sea."

'Hairspray' had a seven year run on Broadway, which ended this past January, and is still dazzling audiences at London's West End. The show is set in the 1960s and tells the story of Tracy Turnblad, a big girl with big aspirations who wins a spot on a local TV dance program and finds herself transformed into a teen sensation.

Rehersals are underway onboard the Oasis as she sails across the Atlantic. In the following two videos, you can get a glipmse of the rehersals as well as learn more about the musical entertainment onboard.

Captains Log Day 5 Video: Broadway Debuts at Sea (click here)

Captains Log Day 9 Video: Playing a Perfect Octave (click here)

The show will be offered three or four times on each seven-night cruise itinerary, ensuring that guests have the opportunity to see the show at their leisure during their vacation.

Other entertainment offerings include a yet to be announced aerial show, which will also appear in Opal Theater, jazz perfomances in Jazz on 4, a comedy show in Comedy Live, an ice show in Studio B, and two aqua shows 'Splish Splash,' a comedy dive show and 'Oasis of Dreams,' featuring aquatic acrobatics synchronized to a spectacle of music and lights which will performed in the AquaTheater.

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Oasis of the Seas vs North Atlantic
Oasis of the Seas Continues Journey
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Oasis of the Seas - Crossing the Atlantic
Oasis of the Seas Heads for Home
Oasis of the Seas Takes to Water

Watch Additional Oasis of the Seas Videos Here!

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