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Cruise entertainment is being reshaped by a combination of technology, changing consumer tastes, competition, growing ship size and a revolution in the way dining works on ships. Pictured here, a Holland America Line show produced by RWS Associates.

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Cruise entertainment goes big

Cruise entertainment is being reshaped by a combination of technology, changing consumer tastes, competition, growing ship size and a revolution in the way dining works on ships. Pictured here, a Holland America Line show produced by RWS Associates.

Cruise entertainment is being reshaped by a combination of technology, changing consumer tastes, competition, growing ship size and a revolution in the way dining works on ships. Pictured here, a Holland America Line show produced by RWS Associates.

Blue Man Group in a performance on Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Epic.

1980s character Max Headroom on LED screens aboard the Carnival Freedom as part of the ship's ''80s Pop to the Max'' show in the main theater.

A rendering of Two70, the aft lounge on Royal Caribbean International's Quantum of the Seas.

Carnival Cruise Lines' Carnival Live program brings well-known acts onboard for in-port shows in Nassau, Cancun and California's Catalina Island. Martina McBride, pictured, was among the 15 performers tapped for the initial series of 49 concerts.

Carnival Live's initial series of 49 concerts concludes Dec. 15 in Nassau with a performance by REO Speedwagon, pictured.

A performance of ''Burn the Floor'' on Norwegian Cruise Line.

Dancers interact with high-tech LED screens during the ''80s Pop to the Max'' show on the Carnival Freedom.

Performers in ''Heart of Soul,'' a Carnival show featuring R&B and soul hits.

The biggest cruise lines operate facilities to recruit and train onboard entertainers.

Performers in training at Norwegian Creative Studios in Tampa.

Norwegian Cruise Line opened the 46,000-square-foot studio in January.

The 1,070-passenger Crystal Serenity is home to iLuminate, in which performers are costumed in wired suits that show only the outlines of lights in a darkened theater.

Performers in a Holland America Line show in front of an LED panel display. The show is produced by RWS Associates.