Royal Caribbean International – the first cruise line to feature fully licensed, Tony Award-winning Broadway productions – today announced that guests onboard Quantum of the Seas will enjoy MAMMA MIA! – the smash hit musical based on the songs of Swedish pop sensation ABBA – when she sails from the New York area in November 2014. The first details of the new ship's entertainment offerings were revealed to viewers who tuned in to watch the cruise line's float, "A World at Sea," set sail down the streets of Manhattan as part of the 87th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
"The debut of MAMMA MIA! onboard Quantum of the Seas continues to raise the bar of what we offer our guests onboard our latest groundbreaking ship," said Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, Executive Vice President, Operations, Royal Caribbean International. "Since introducing Hairspray onboard Oasis of the Seas in 2009, our Tony award-winning musical productions have been incredibly well-received by guests, and we are proud to expand our Broadway at sea offerings with our fourth licensed main-stage production – more than any other cruise line."

More than 54 million people around the world have fallen in love with the characters, the story and the music that make MAMMA MIA! the ultimate feel-good show. The sunny, funny tale unfolds on a Greek Island paradise where on the eve of her wedding, a daughter's quest to discover the identity of her father brings three men from her mother's past back to the island they last visited 20 years ago. ABBA's greatest hits – including "Dancing Queen," "The Winner Takes It All," "Money, Money, Money" and "Take a Chance on Me" – propel this enchanting tale of love, laughter and friendship.

As the only cruise line to offer Tony Award-winning Broadway musicals at sea, Royal Caribbean guests can enjoy the 60's-inspired bebop of Hairspray on Oasis of the Seas, the jazz-infused score of Chicago: The Musical on Allure of the Seas, the toe-tapping disco beats of Saturday Night Fever on Liberty of the Seas and now, the storytelling magic of ABBA's timeless songs in MAMMA MIA! on the new Quantum of the Seas.

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Originally posted by joe at travelpage:
As the only cruise line to offer Tony Award-winning Broadway musicals at sea, Royal Caribbean guests can enjoy the 60's-inspired bebop of Hairspray on Oasis of the Seas, the jazz-infused score of Chicago: The Musical on Allure of the Seas, the toe-tapping disco beats of Saturday Night Fever on Liberty of the Seas and now, the storytelling magic of ABBA's timeless songs in MAMMA MIA! on the new Quantum of the Seas.

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Originally posted by Globaliser:
Does RCI do these as full length shows, or as stripped-down versions that allow them to do the show twice in an evening?

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Their usually the Vegas version. It's slightly shorter so that they don't have an intermission. They only do it once per night though because it is longer than the other shows. On Oasis class ships it's three days to accommodate everyone. Not sure if Quantum will take 2 or 3 days (or maybe shows with 2 one day) to fit everyone.

We still don't know how the MDR is being run. All of our reservations were changed about a month ago to say More Information Coming in Spring 2014 instead of early or late seating like it originally said after booking. They'll likely be doing prescheduled meals and shows that you reserve online to better manage everyone's different plans. The hard set seating times were a bit difficult to manage with the shows on Oasis when we did it in 2010.

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Originally posted by DEIx15x8:
Their usually the Vegas version. It's slightly shorter so that they don't have an intermission. They only do it once per night though because it is longer than the other shows. On Oasis class ships it's three days to accommodate everyone. Not sure if Quantum will take 2 or 3 days (or maybe shows with 2 one day) to fit everyone.

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