How to Become a Cruise Ship Entertainer
If you love traveling the world and performing in front of thousands of people while eating gourmet food and roaming the open seas, then becoming a cruise ship entertainer might be for you. If you are a talented singer and dancer and wish to become a cruise ship entertainer the first step is getting an audition.
- Compile a professional resume. Include several different head and body shots, your physical traits, performing experience, performing arts training, athletic abilities and special skills.
- Find cruise ship auditions. A trade paper, called Backstage, lists current auditions. Call to set up audition times.
- Prepare to sing and dance at the audition. Choose two musical numbers, one ballad and one up tempo song. Only 16 bars should be prepared from each tune to sing during the audition.
- Arrive to the audition an hour before schedule. Sign in and wait for the monitor to call your name. Give the center person on the panel the headshot and resume when greeting the panel. Give the sheet music to the pianist, stand on the X, wait for the panels attention nod to the pianist to begin. The panel will guide the rest of the audition. When a "Thank you" is heard, it is time to exit the stage.
- Callbacks may be given at the time of the audition or they may phone you a day or two after the audition.