Wheel of Fortune coming to NCL

[hallux]

25 minutes ago, mendi said:

The Choir of Man lead guy did say last week to the audience they were going to be in the States very soon starting in FL doing their show. So assuming they are not long for the Escape. I believe he said February but not certain. And planned on multiple cities across US.

There are traveling groups for shows all the time.  Lion King recently had a run in the city where I work, but they didn't bring the show up from Broadway.  Also - the performers on the ship don't always change out at the same time, so the lead could possibly be going to a traveling group when his contract on the ship is up.

[cruiser2015]

49 minutes ago, PATRLR said:

They've already closed a number of shows and this is going into the theatres where the shows used to be.  I'm not sure how this is not a replacement for the shows.

The big production shows are generally no more than 2 nights per week. The other 5 days have to be filled with something. Crew show, singer, comedian, magician...game shows...

[graphicguy]

14 minutes ago, hallux said:

There are traveling groups for shows all the time.  Lion King recently had a run in the city where I work, but they didn't bring the show up from Broadway.  Also - the performers on the ship don't always change out at the same time, so the lead could possibly be going to a traveling group when his contract on the ship is up.

Yeah…the performers rotate in and out.

 

Syd’s and Cavern Club are both OUTSTANDING shows, also!!!!

Edited September 29, 2023 by graphicguy

[PATRLR]

34 minutes ago, Sand and Seas said:

The Price is Right on Prima didn't have a cost.   Hopefully 'Wheel' is complimentary.

Oh, wow, I wasn't aware of that.  That is encouraging news, let's hope this new one on the other ships is similar.  

[mugtech]

             Just saw Deal No Deal on Sky, the return on investment is almost as bad as bingo.  Not interested in any game shows, not entertaining.   NO DEAL!

[mugtech]

40 minutes ago, Sand and Seas said:

The Price is Right on Prima didn't have a cost.   Hopefully 'Wheel' is complimentary.

Hope the prizes are better than trivia, got me a genuine Norwegian Cruise Lines deck of cards.  Wow, 52 cards for free!

[ChiefMateJRK]

Good grief.  I would rather they bring back Priscilla and Kinky Boots.

 

disclaimer: I would actually sit through Wheel twice before either of those.

[Liljo22]

1 hour ago, PATRLR said:

Of course the audience participation will be at a cost, similar to Deal or No Deal, I assume.

Nice move NCL, replace a free broadway show with a revenue generating game show.  True to form, it's all about increasing that onboard spend (aka nickle and diming).

This is more like Price is Right audience participation which is free.  

[cruiser2015]

14 minutes ago, mugtech said:

Hope the prizes are better than trivia, got me a genuine Norwegian Cruise Lines deck of cards.  Wow, 52 cards for free!

Cool prize.

Over the years, I accumulated (from NCL & RCCL) a deck of cards, pens, a water tight pouch with neck strap, and, back in the good old days, caps and an umbrella. Can't wait to clean up some more primo loot.  😁

[laudergayle]

This seems like the Wheel will have less appeal on the itineraries outside of the US due to language differences.  Games that use numbers or knowledge are more universal.  Wheel uses words and phrases. Hmmm.

 

and, by no means will this be free.

[eileeshb]

Deal or No Deal is being advertised in the entertainment list for Bliss for my upcoming cruise, thankfully Six and Jersey boys will also still be on. I think the current cast for Six will be the last for that show on Bliss. The main production (broadway type) show casts change every 6 months or so. I saw brand new casts twice on Escape and Breakaway for 2 other shows, both had their teething issues on the first night. Another show that’s not renewing is Priscilla on Epic, they had a bunch of issues with that show after the covid resumption with cast members getting sick. 

[FlGoodShips]

7 minutes ago, laudergayle said:

This seems like the Wheel will have less appeal on the itineraries outside of the US due to language differences.  Games that use numbers or knowledge are more universal.  Wheel uses words and phrases. Hmmm.

 

and, by no means will this be free.

Price is Right on Prima was free. They randomly pick contestants from audience.

So hopefully Wheel will be free too.

[laudergayle]

6 minutes ago, FlGoodShips said:

Price is Right on Prima was free. They randomly pick contestants from audience.

So hopefully Wheel will be free too.

That would be nice for sure. But when the VP of Onboard Revenue puts out a press release about a new gaming opportunity, it would be counter-intuitive to believe this will be complimentary (at least in the current market).  Plus the equipment and partnership with Sony and Time Play come with a cost.  

[PATRLR]

43 minutes ago, Liljo22 said:

This is more like Price is Right audience participation which is free.  

22 minutes ago, FlGoodShips said:

Price is Right on Prima was free. They randomly pick contestants from audience.

So hopefully Wheel will be free too.

 

Reports from those who have played it on Escape is that audience participation is NOT free.  You have to pay to play, like Bingo or Deal or No-Deal.

Edited September 29, 2023 by PATRLR

[PATRLR]

49 minutes ago, mugtech said:

Hope the prizes are better than trivia, got me a genuine Norwegian Cruise Lines deck of cards.  Wow, 52 cards for free!

Deck of Cards?  That was many years ago, right?  Only prizes I've seen lately are pens.

[debenson0723]

2 hours ago, PATRLR said:

Of course the audience participation will be at a cost, similar to Deal or No Deal, I assume.

Nice move NCL, replace a free broadway show with a revenue generating game show.  True to form, it's all about increasing that onboard spend (aka nickle and diming).

On the Prima, they have the Broadway show and the game show. There is no cost.

[mugtech]

37 minutes ago, PATRLR said:

Deck of Cards?  That was many years ago, right?  Only prizes I've seen lately are pens.

9/1/23 cruise, have not opened them yet, figure worth more on E-Bay if in uncirculated condition.

[mugtech]

43 minutes ago, PATRLR said:

 

Reports from those who have played it on Escape is that audience participation is NOT free.  You have to pay to play, like Bingo or Deal or No-Deal.

The free part is you don't have to pay to watch.

[PATRLR]

28 minutes ago, debenson0723 said:

On the Prima, they have the Broadway show and the game show. There is no cost.

It's a different game show on Prima. 

[mugtech]

1 hour ago, cruiser2015 said:

Cool prize.

Over the years, I accumulated (from NCL & RCCL) a deck of cards, pens, a water tight pouch with neck strap, and, back in the good old days, caps and an umbrella. Can't wait to clean up some more primo loot.  😁

Won more key chains than I have keys.

[debenson0723]

1 hour ago, PATRLR said:

It's a different game show on Prima. 

I know that...my travel companion won $600 playing The Price is Right.

[cruiser2015]

1 hour ago, mugtech said:

Won more key chains than I have keys.

Hmmm...

Perhaps link them together and make a necklace.

[FlGoodShips]

2 hours ago, debenson0723 said:

I know that...my travel companion won $600 playing The Price is Right.

I also won playing Price is Right. Was picked and got to play Plinko. Won $250. Yay.

[laudergayle]

30 minutes ago, FlGoodShips said:

I also won playing Price is Right. Was picked and got to play Plinko. Won $250. Yay.

OMG… my wish!  Unfortunately, wasn’t called 🙁

[mking8288]

Different strokes for different folks, IMHO.  We paid to cruise, NCL will have to paid us to sit in that theater among hundreds to watch or participate ...

 

Some will like, others will not, others are indifferent, free to skip it - I suppose, that's not entirely against the spirit of "freestyle cruising"  paving & leading the changes for the industry.   

 

Our CAS friends that sometimes cruise with us commented, why bother going to the main theater or sit in that packed atrium like sardines ... head over to the casino, find the WOF bandit and play directly, nice payout, if & when hitting that big one.  😆 😊 😂