ROYAL CARIBBEAN’S NEWEST SHIP, ALLURE OF THE SEAS, STEALS THE SPOTLIGHT
WITH CHICAGO AS HEADLINE SHOW
Second Tony Award-Winning Broadway Musical Takes to the High Seas with Royal Caribbean
MIAMI, May 6, 2010 – This December, Royal Caribbean International will once again make waves on the
cruise vacation scene with the debut of the world’s next largest and most innovative cruise ship, Allure of the
Seas. As did sister-ship Oasis of the Seas, the arrival of Allure of the Seas will bring an unprecedented array of
brand new features and onboard amenities, including one of Broadway’s longest-running and most
recognizable theatric productions, Chicago: The Musical, which will headline in the ship’s main theater.
Reprising the lauded at-sea debut of Hairspray aboard Oasis of the Seas, Allure of the Seas’ Amber Theater will
join an illustrious list of venues, such as the Ambassador Theater in New York City and the Cambridge
Theatre in London’s West End, that have raised the curtain on the award-winning musical. A new webisode
about Chicago: The Musical aboard Allure of the Seas is now playing at www.AllureoftheSeas.com.
“Allure of the Seas will feature an unbelievable lineup of new entertainment options that will dazzle
and delight guests of all ages,” said Lisa Bauer, senior vice president, Hotel Operations, Royal Caribbean
International. “Chicago: The Musical will become the second Tony Award-winning musical that Royal
Caribbean debuts at sea and tops the list of award-winning caliber entertainment created by our own Royal
Caribbean Productions team.”
Chicago fans will find that Allure of the Seas’ version of the popular production includes the same
infamous cast of characters and one show-stopping-song after another, weaving together a universal tale of
fame, fortune and ‘all that jazz.’ Slightly condensed to fit an approximate run time of 90 minutes, the musical
will be brought to life on Allure of the Seas’ Broadway-style proscenium stage in the ship’s state-of-the-art,
1,380-seat Amber Theater.
“We’re very excited at the opportunity to partner with Royal Caribbean, and we look forward to
entertaining even more guests each week with the story of Chicago,” said Barry Weissler, Producer of Chicago:
The Musical on Broadway.
While Chicago: The Musical is the first production announced for Allure of the Seas, many more worldclass
entertainment options will be available for guests to enjoy at the wide variety of venues found shipwide
– including a spectacle of music, dance and aerial acrobatics called Blue Planet that also will run in the Amber
Theater; OceanAria, a signature aquatic production in the ship’s open-air AquaTheater, fusing high dive thrills
with dramatic aerial choreography; an ice show extravaganza planned for the ship’s ice-skating rink, Studio B;
spectacular and colorful parades in the Royal Promenade; and everything else in between, from jazz
performances to comedy.