Norwegian Aqua to debut first show at sea celebrating Prince in 2025

Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has announced “Revolution: A Celebration of Prince” and “Elements: The World Expanded” as the two new entertainment offerings set to debut aboard the company's new ship, Norwegian Aqua, in April 2025.

The brand-new and immersive Prince tribute show, developed in partnership with Prince Legacy, LLC and Primary Wave Music, will honour and celebrate the late singer during a concert-like experience featuring hits like “Let’s Go Crazy,” “Little Red Corvette,” “Delirious,” “Purple Rain,” and more. 

NCL says it is also taking its highest guest-rated show, “Elements,” and enhancing it with new surprises in “Elements: The World Expanded" with a blend of acrobatics, magic and 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. 

“For decades, NCL has set the standard in entertainment at sea, with worldclass productions and talent that rivals those found in major cities like Las Vegas, New York City and London,” said David J. Herrera, president of NCL. “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.

Revolution: A celebration of Prince

NCL says the hour-long show aboard Norwegian Aqua will be an in-house NCL production and concert experience celebrating Prince's music. 

Set in the Aqua Theater & Club, the show will feature performances both on stage and off. Guests will also have the option to enjoy the show on the dance floor with the cast or watch from traditional theater seating.

“I’ve always been inspired by Prince and the idea came to me, nearly seven years ago, to create a theatrical concert that would joyfully celebrate his music and exceptional artistry,” shared Patricia Wilcox, conceiver, director and choreographer of “Revolution: A Celebration of Prince.” 

Charles F. Spicer Jr., managing partner for Prince Legacy, LLC said "Collaborating with NCL to present a new show featuring the music of global icon Prince is an exhilarating journey into a world of timeless rhythm and electric energy. Our shared passion for his legendary sound transforms every performance into a celebration of his extraordinary legacy."

Elements: The World Expanded

According to NCL, 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 with the debut of Norwegian Aqua, shared Wilcox.

NCL says the all-new “Elements: The World Expanded” will be a more immersive version of the already production that revels in the four elements of earth, air, water, and fire, while featuring magic, visual acts of aerial acrobatics along with music and dance.

Vegas-style nightclubThe Aqua Theater & Club, similar to the Theater & Club aboard Norwegian Prima and Norwegian Viva, will transform from a three-story theater to a three-story Vegas-style nightclub featuring a dance floor, enhanced and interactive chandelier and state-of-the-art lighting. 

Boasting two different bars, the Aqua Theater & Club will showcase all nightclub programming through three different themed experiences: 90s Party, Livin’ La Vida Loca, and Pop Life. 

The programming also includes a brand-new in-house production for NCL, “The Welcome Aboard Show” where vocalists, dancers, and onboard crew provide guests a preview of all the offerings to come throughout their sailing. 

Immediately following this new show, guests can enjoy the "Ocean Music Fest,” an immersive concert and the jam session at sea, where multiple musicians merge their talents on stage.

Returning & enhanced guest favourites

Norwegian Aqua, set to be the 20th ship in the NCL fleet, will also feature returning guest-favorite 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". 

The "Syd Norman's Pour House" also returns to feature rock-and-roll tributes to Fleetwood Mac, The Rolling Stones, and other legendary artists of the Classic Rock genre. 

Additionally, the Fleetwood Mac tribute experience, "Syd Norman’s Presents: Rumours,” will now be offered in the main theater, accommodating over 700 guests in each show.

"From vibrant production shows to parties, musical performances, game shows, comedy and more, we have struck just the right balance of offering something for everyone to enjoy on board Norwegian Aqua," added NCL's vice president of entertainment production, Bryan Anthony White. 

Beginning April 2025, Norwegian Aqua will sail seven-day Caribbean itineraries departing from Port Canaveral, Fl., 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 Miaminbeginning October 2025 through April 2026.

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