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New P&O Show Like Nothing Seen at Sea

P&OCruises has upped the ante on cruise performances with its first contemporarydance show – Twice Upon a Time. <?xml:namespace prefix="o" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"?>

A lyrical dance piece that takes adramatic journey through a post-apocalyptic world to a time of re-generationand splendour, Twice Upon a Time features a captivating original score andevocative choreography. With no dialogue, the story is told through movement andmusic, with elements of the soundtrack recorded in a fictitious language.

P&O Cruises Head of EntertainmentBrett Annable said Twice Upon a Time marked a turning point in P&O’sentertainment.

“We’retaking a big leap into uncharted territory with Twice Upon a Time. Unlikeanything Australian cruise guests will have seen at sea, it’s packed with rawemotion and the musical score and contemporary choreography is so powerful, ittakes the audience to another place,” Mr Annable said.

The show is all part of the cruiseline’s revamped onboard entertainment program, which also includes a fresh lineup of talented Australian musicians performing in onboard venues, and newparties including P&O’s Bianco party and Gatsby cocktail evening.

Inline with the new look and feel of Pacific Eden and Pacific Aria, Twice Upon aTime will only be performed on P&O’s latest ships and plans are currentlyunderway to develop innovative show concepts for the rest of the P&O fleet.

TwiceUpon a Time joins other recent P&O stage shows which also feature a more contemporaryapproach including Grammys-style pop concert Off The Charts and Sideshow Alley,a musical about the characters from a travelling sideshow.

TheVelvet Rope, thought-provoking production Disconnected and contemporary showLife As We Know It, will also feature in the entertainment line up ensuringthere is something for every taste, Mr Annable said.

For more information visit pocruises.com.au, or see alicensed travel agent.

Notes to editors: Theregion’s largest and longest-serving cruise operator, P&O Cruises Australialeads the way in cruising as Australasia's only 'home brand' and its favouritecruise line. P&O Cruises has been sailing the region for more than 80years, and has pioneered new destinations around Australia, the Pacific andAsia including Papua New Guinea, as reported in the New York Times’ 52 topdestinations for 2015. P&O Cruises is the nation’s largest cruiseline with five ships cruising from eight home ports in Australia, New Zealandand Singapore. In November 2015 Pacific Aria and Pacific Eden were added to thecruise line’s existing three-ship fleet and in 2017 P&O Cruises willwelcome its latest ship – Pacific Explorer. In another milestone, P&O willbecome the first cruise line to build a ship specifically for the local market,launching abrand new 135,500-tonne ship in 2019 - the biggest cruise shipever to be based fulltime in Australia.

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