As part of the ACE conference finale last Saturday, Celebrity put on a small taster show for the 450 travel agents who were on Celebrity Eclipse with me in Southampton, to give them an idea of the kind of entertainment the cruise line is offering these days.
Can't say the rendition of "We will rock you" did anything for me - very much the usual cruise ship show stuff - but I was impressed with slack-rope walker (yes, there is such a thing) Peng Fei Su, who reckons anyone can walk on a tightrope but only clever people can perform on a slack rope.
He's clearly one of them and here's a pic to give you an idea of what he was doing. I couldn't help wondering how he gets on if the sea is a bit rough.
We also had someone whirling and twirling on a bungee above the audience, which was novel, and a muscle-bound duo, who balanced and leaned on each other using only their bulging biceps and rippling ribs to hold them. I've seen that type of act several times now on cruise ships but it's good for all that.
I must also mention Nick Weir, cruise director and brother of Simon, who opened the show. Like Simon, Nick has brought out all the new Solstice-class ships so I've met him many times, but I never knew he could sing - and so well.
Jane Archer
