NancyIL Posted February 15, 2015 #26 Share Posted February 15, 2015 :) We purchased the tickets through the phone number on their web site - can't remember if they spoke English when we called for the tickets. I think we paid less for the tickets than what the ship were charging. The show was in English - I guess they know when the cruise ship is in town that most passengers will be English speaking. When we got to the theatre our tickets were at the box office. The show was great and everyone we spoke to about it on the ship agreed it was not to be missed. We got off the hop-on/hop-off bus close to the theatre and then got a taxi to the theatre - was not far. After the show ended there were lots of buses going to our ship so it was very convenient. Do you recall what you paid for the tickets? Royal Caribbean is charging $80 US pp for our October Serenade cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberta Quilter Posted February 15, 2015 #27 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Do you recall what you paid for the tickets? Royal Caribbean is charging $80 US pp for our October Serenade cruise. It looks like the performances outside of their regular season (July/Aug) are for cruise ships only and, I assume, can only be purchased through the cruise line. See this website:http://www.diffusion.saguenay.ca/la-fabuleuse/la-fabuleuse-cruise-version/schedule.html In May, HAL is selling the tickets for $74.95. On the website, not the link I provided above but another spot in the website, they're selling tickets in July & August for ~$55. However, I have made an assumption based on the fact that it doesn't appear that one can purchase tickets outside of the July/August timeframe. You may want to call them yourself to confirm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizzalady1 Posted February 15, 2015 Author #28 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Do you recall what you paid for the tickets? Royal Caribbean is charging $80 US pp for our October Serenade cruise. It looks like the performances outside of their regular season (July/Aug) are for cruise ships only and, I assume, can only be purchased through the cruise line. See this website:http://www.diffusion.saguenay.ca/la-fabuleuse/la-fabuleuse-cruise-version/schedule.html In May, HAL is selling the tickets for $74.95. On the website, not the link I provided above but another spot in the website, they're selling tickets in July & August for ~$55. However, I have made an assumption based on the fact that it doesn't appear that one can purchase tickets outside of the July/August timeframe. You may want to call them yourself to confirm. I contacted the La Fabuleuse website in January and they said that the only way to see the show outside of their normal times is to go on a ship tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolie_Cruiser Posted February 18, 2015 #29 Share Posted February 18, 2015 (edited) Well, this comes as good news for people in Saguenay during this ultra cold winter. This small port has worked so hard to gain international recognition ( 3x "Best Port Welcome" international awards). Cunard's QM 2 will visit them in October of 2016. Here is an article about that: http://www.cruiseandferry.net/articles/queen-mary-2-to-make-first-call-in-saguenay-in-october-2016-1#.VOSvR_90zIV Edited February 18, 2015 by Jolie_Cruiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyIL Posted February 19, 2015 #30 Share Posted February 19, 2015 It looks like the performances outside of their regular season (July/Aug) are for cruise ships only and, I assume, can only be purchased through the cruise line. See this website:http://www.diffusion.saguenay.ca/la-fabuleuse/la-fabuleuse-cruise-version/schedule.html In May, HAL is selling the tickets for $74.95. On the website, not the link I provided above but another spot in the website, they're selling tickets in July & August for ~$55. However, I have made an assumption based on the fact that it doesn't appear that one can purchase tickets outside of the July/August timeframe. You may want to call them yourself to confirm. I contacted the La Fabuleuse website in January and they said that the only way to see the show outside of their normal times is to go on a ship tour. Thanks to both of you for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanandjoe Posted February 19, 2015 #31 Share Posted February 19, 2015 It looks like the performances outside of their regular season (July/Aug) are for cruise ships only and, I assume, can only be purchased through the cruise line. See this website:http://www.diffusion.saguenay.ca/la-fabuleuse/la-fabuleuse-cruise-version/schedule.html In May, HAL is selling the tickets for $74.95. On the website, not the link I provided above but another spot in the website, they're selling tickets in July & August for ~$55. However, I have made an assumption based on the fact that it doesn't appear that one can purchase tickets outside of the July/August timeframe. You may want to call them yourself to confirm. Interesting. The show charges $55 (Canadian), HAL $75, Royal Carib $80, and my cruise line (Oceania) $129 US. I guess we'll do something else in Saguenay - $129 is outrageous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizzalady1 Posted February 19, 2015 Author #32 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Interesting. The show charges $55 (Canadian), HAL $75, Royal Carib $80, and my cruise line (Oceania) $129 US. I guess we'll do something else in Saguenay - $129 is outrageous! Can't wait to see what NCL charges. We have about decided to rent a car and drive part of the Route du Fjord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberta Quilter Posted February 20, 2015 #33 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Interesting. The show charges $55 (Canadian), HAL $75, Royal Carib $80, and my cruise line (Oceania) $129 US. I guess we'll do something else in Saguenay - $129 is outrageous! I wonder if the different pricing has more to do with the number of passengers on the various ships. The show gets their attendees from ships, townspeople and other tourists when they hold their regular performance. When the show is offered only to ships, there are fewer attendees. I would think that the cruise line is charged more for their tickets and then they need to cover the transportation costs. Plus, they add on a bit to make a profit. That's all fairly normal. But only, say, 10 or 20% of the ship pax attend the show. The Maasdam holds ~1200 pax, 10% would be 120 so they have to spread the cost of the show/transportation/profit over 120 people. Is the Oceania ship smaller, in terms of pax? That might explain the price difference between HAL and Oceania. But that's all supposition on my part. I haven't yet decided what we're going to do in Saguenay. We're there in May. Last time we were there, we just strolled about La Baie. There was a farmer's market that day that was very interesting and fun. I'm thinking of walking about again and maybe going to the show. It does have great reviews and it is unlikely we'll be back. But we have a little more incentive to spend the $150 to attend the show as we are close to achieving a loyalty level with HAL and spending on shorex gets us closer. But, I agree, it is a lot of money, even at $75/person and it kind of sticks in my craw to pay in USD to see a Canadian show, when I am in Canada (and Canadian so my dollars are at par). The only good thing is that I still have some USD from prior trips so it won't cost us the extra 15% in the exchange rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted February 20, 2015 #34 Share Posted February 20, 2015 The Oceania ship is 1250 pax but they always charge a lot more for their excursions We will be there in May so hoping the HOHO bus is in service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizzalady1 Posted February 20, 2015 Author #35 Share Posted February 20, 2015 NCL Dawn just published some of their excursions. La Fabuleuse is $79 and the Dawn has 2300 passengers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberta Quilter Posted February 20, 2015 #36 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Well, so much for my theory!:p We discussed this last night and we're going to book the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizzalady1 Posted February 20, 2015 Author #37 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Well, so much for my theory!:p We discussed this last night and we're going to book the show. Please come back and let us know if it was worth it. I will still have time to change my mind! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberta Quilter Posted February 20, 2015 #38 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Please come back and let us know if it was worth it. I will still have time to change my mind! I'll try to remember to do so. It will be later in May as I won't get home until around the 21st. Although I am thinking about doing a Live From report as I cruise up the coast from FLL. Watch the HAL forum in early May. Then you would get the report within a day or two. I think we're in Saguenay on May 14th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizzalady1 Posted February 20, 2015 Author #39 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I'll try to remember to do so. It will be later in May as I won't get home until around the 21st. Although I am thinking about doing a Live From report as I cruise up the coast from FLL. Watch the HAL forum in early May. Then you would get the report within a day or two. I think we're in Saguenay on May 14th. Marked my calendar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted May 26, 2015 #40 Share Posted May 26, 2015 We did the HOHO buses last week it was fine you do not get to see as much as the tour mentioned above but it was fine for $20 pp for both routes Some did the La Fabuleuse show I think they said it was $40 at the door could be wrong on that but it was still a lot cheaper than the ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveOKC Posted May 27, 2015 #41 Share Posted May 27, 2015 We did the HOHO buses last week it was fine you do not get to see as much as the tour mentioned above but it was fine for $20 pp for both routes Some did the La Fabuleuse show I think they said it was $40 at the door could be wrong on that but it was still a lot cheaper than the ship The $20 for the Ho-Ho bus was the same price in either US or Canadian dollars, so it would obviously be best to have Canadian money available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted May 27, 2015 #42 Share Posted May 27, 2015 The $20 for the Ho-Ho bus was the same price in either US or Canadian dollars, so it would obviously be best to have Canadian money available. Since we are Canadian I never thought to use anything but CAD ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveOKC Posted May 28, 2015 #43 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Since we are Canadian I never thought to use anything but CAD ;) True, but I thought that others reading this might want to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dblane Posted June 1, 2015 #44 Share Posted June 1, 2015 We are cruising with pizzalady. Thanks everyone for all the helpful info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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