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Hello, Star Princess!

All aboard...

SHE SINGS

...Star Princess...

It's massive! Shall we explore?

...where a young British...
Make some noise!

Big ship, big adventures.
...and international crew...

I'm so busy. There's always
adrenaline.

...work... That's one job ticked off
my list. On to the next.

...without ever leaving home.

There's a sea view on every shift...

Waking up in a new place every day,
that doesn't happen to most people.

Life feels like a big dream at
the moment.

...but it's not all plain sailing...

Louise has cancelled.

Who wants to swim back to the ship?

I'm being a grumpy leprechaun.

...for the hundreds of shipmates
and thousands of passengers...

Sun is out!

...sailing the stunning Caribbean.

You're getting to see the world
for free and getting paid for it.

It's hard work, but it's so
rewarding at the same time.

Whoo!

How are you? Good. You good? Hello.

The drinks are waiting. The bar is
waiting for you all.

Star Princess is the newest
of 17 vessels

in the Princess Cruises Fleet.

Yeah. Just try and mingle with the
guests as much as you can. Yeah.

On board, a crew of 1,500 work
around the clock...

It is endless. My list never,
never ends.

It's one after the other, so it's
chop chop, chop chop.

...to keep over 4,000 guests
entertained.

So this is the little chaos that
ensues right before the shows.

The ship is three weeks into a
28-day voyage,

cruising the Caribbean.

Twice calling at destinations

including the tropical islands
in the east...

...and Central America and Mexico in
the west.

Each week, the 177,000-ton ship
returns to Fort Lauderdale

in Florida to collect a new
batch of excited holiday-makers...

Hi, guys, welcome on board.

...to join others already aboard on
longer voyages.

Hi. Hello. How are you? Are you all
right? We had a good day.

Frequent cruiser Phil and his other
half, Erin,

have already been on board for a
week.

And last night, he surprised her
by popping the question!

We were just on the balcony, just
chatting and looking out on to sea.

And I thought, "Right, here we go."
And then I just went for it

there and then on the balcony. Hmm.
And obviously said, "Yeah."

It was 100,000,000% easiest "Yes"
I've ever said.

Yeah! After your tears. After I'd
stopped crying, yeah. Yeah.

And while thousands of guests
continue to board,

Phil snuck off on a secret mission.

Hiya. Are you Melissa? Yes, I am
indeed. How can I help?

Hiya. I've been sent to come and see
you. Nice to meet you. I'm Melissa.

At just 22, events and guest
services supervisor Melissa

is one of the crew's youngest
members.

Whereabouts are you from?
I recognise the accent.

It's not Liverpool! Oh, where is it?

Southport. No way! Yeah, yeah.
I'm from Southport.

No, you're not! I am! Behave!
I am!

Both of them are from Southport.
I couldn't believe it!

They literally live, like, five
minutes around the corner from me.

And I'm on the other side of the
world, so that's pretty exciting.

Definitely a small world.

So, how can I help? Well, I proposed
to my girlfriend yesterday, so...

No, you didn't! No way! We're look
at something to do,

but I know it's short notice as a
surprise for her. Yeah, no worries.

Let's see what we can do. How long
have you been together for?

About 18 months now. Oh, bless.
I took my mum on a holiday... Go on.

...and she worked in the travel
agents and took a liking to me.

She's only human, isn't she? Oi, oi!
That's it. Very nice.

And the rest is history, really.
Very nice.

I found you online and sent you a
message, didn't I? Yeah.

I said, "Have a lovely cruise.

"Don't forget to come back and see
me if you want to book another one."

I was thinking, "Well, poor thing,
she needs a friend, maybe."

But no, no. Jokes aside, she
made the move,

which is the best thing she's ever
done, I think. Yeah, I agree.

So what kind of things do you have
in mind? I don't know.

I was thinking maybe flowers or a
meal

or something special, somewhere
nice. Right.

So I would like something quite
personal, to be honest.

A personal touch. Yeah. OK.

What about a balcony dinner, just
for the two of you?

That sounds really nice.
It's... It'll...

We can get you on the balcony. Yeah?
And we can maybe get some flowers,

we'll get maybe a little cake
delivered. That's beautiful.

And that'll be really nice, just so
it's, like,

a nice, intimate moment
for the both of you. Yeah.

You can just be in your feels.
Yeah. That sounds amazing.

Cruising is meant to be romantic,
so just for me to help

make their dreams become reality is
really nice.

"A boiled tail of cold water
lobster." Now there's a thought.

She MIGHT like that, but I don't
want to order that.

Does she eat lobster?

See, I don't know, because we've
never had it. Oh!

But she might like that, you see?

It's not just Melissa who's making
wishes come true.

The ship's inaugural cast have been
wowing guests

for the past five months,
performing over 200 shows.

But this week, they're coming to
the end

of their action-packed contracts...

Give it up for the Star Princess
theatrical cast!

...and an entire new cast featuring
six Brits

will be stepping into their shoes.

Yeah. OK.

They've been rehearsing for nearly
two months,

and today they're finally coming
aboard

to kick off a comprehensive
handover.

Oh, some of them are on!

Amongst the new cohort are ten
cruising rookies.

Oh, my God!

This is HUGE!

23-year-old dancer Zahra from
Milton Keynes

has never even been on a cruise ship
before.

When we first stepped on the ship, I
was very excited, very overwhelmed.

I am literally, like, pinching
myself right now.

I don't know if I can believe it,
still. But, yeah, we're here.

And definitely a bit in disbelief
and a bit in shock

at how beautiful the ship is.

I had no idea how big it was.
It's insane.

Back in Britain, Zahra's nan, Mary,
played a big part in her upbringing.

I do miss my nan. She has a love for
the arts,

but she wasn't a performer herself.

So I think it was just our love of
arts and ballet and music

together that I think made me drawn
to dancing.

This is Zahra's first professional
contract since leaving college.

I'm ready to just be, like,
overwhelmed and lost. 100%.

Everyone gets lost on the
first day.

The job of heading up the new team
falls to South African-born Charles

who grew up in Leicestershire.

It's, like, it's really good to see,
like, everyone's excited. Yeah...

Everyone's just like, "Oh, my God!"
I've...

I got my first dancing job on a
cruise ship

and I fell in love with it ever
since. I think it's...

It's such a great way to actually
dance

and see the world at the same
time.

Let's get going! So, grab your
stuff.

We're heading to the dressing room.

You can also make so many friends
along the way

from different worlds,
different cultures.

Like, you've pretty much got the
whole world on a cruise ship.

This is bougie! Are you ready? Yeah.

Helping him get in the groove

is 24-year-old assistant cast
manager Mia from Stoke-on-Trent,

who's been performing at sea
for four years.

What I love about cruising is
that I get to entertain.

I get to put my costumes back on,

I get to put my stage make-up on
again

as well as we wake up every day

and we're in a new port,
a new country,

and I can then get off the ship
and I'm in these gorgeous places.

I absolutely love it.

So this is the backstage...

...and that's how you get on
and offstage. Awesome! Yeah.

It's very interesting seeing
the perspective of these new hires

in our cast, because I just remember
how overwhelmed I was.

Some people are a bit nervous,

but what's really fun is a lot of
people are just excited.

They're ready for that next step
now, which...

And I can't wait to see how they
find it.

- Oh, wow!
- Stop!
SHE GASPS

When I saw the arena for the first
time, I was just...

I was like, "Oh, my God.
This is amazing."

I can't wait for this to be full.

SHE EXCLAIMS

I was like, "Wow, I'm really here.
This is really magical."

We're going to spend a lot of time
in this corridor, aren't we?

While the new cast take in the
bigger picture...

Really steep stairs, we have to walk
up and down.

...Melissa's drilling into the
detail.

Did you want some flowers delivering
to the table?

I think that might be quite nice.

If you could do that, that'd be
fantastic.

Are you wanting maybe red roses?
Yes.

They're a little bit more romantic?

Yeah, that's more than I was hoping
for. The cake as well -

I was thinking maybe something
shaped like a heart?

With white buttercream on
and maybe lemon syrup? Yeah.

What do you think? I'll tell you
what. I'll leave it to you. Yeah?

Did you want to write something on
the top of the cake? Yeah.

Something like, "The future is ours
now." Oh, bless!

That's going to be really nice.
Yeah. She'll love it.

This is more than I was expecting,
to be honest.

I was just expecting... Excellent!

"Yeah. No problem. We'll sort you a
little table."

So, yeah, I'm a bit overwhelmed at
the moment.

I'm looking forward to this now.

Hopefully, it's going to be the
icing on the cake, as it were.

Erin's got no idea whatsoever.
She's going to be...

There's going to need tissues,
that's for sure.

I think I've got everything that I
need. Yeah? You just need

to make sure you keep her
distracted...

Under any circumstances, she cannot
come back to that room.

That's it. All right? Otherwise it's
going to ruin it.

Phil looks a bit nervous, to be
honest.

I hope he can keep it a secret from
Erin,

so we'll see how that plays out.
But I'm keeping my fingers crossed!

As Melissa works her magic in the
romance department,

down the corridor in the theatre,
Head of Entertainment Dan

is leading the charge with his new
recruits.

Welcome aboard. We're really looking
forward to seeing everything

that you can do. If you'll notice
when you come do the shows in here,

every one of them is going to be
packed. So then we kind of rely

on you guys to make sure you put on
the best show for the guests,

which I absolutely know that you're
going to do.

The new cast are going to have
a whole feeling of emotions

when they get on this ship.

Firstly, they're replacing the
inaugural original cast.

That's HUGE shoes to fill.

A lot of the new cast as well are
new to cruising.

Some of these have never worked on
a ship before.

Some of them have never worked
professionally before.

They've come straight out of stage
school

and they're going straight
into this job.

This is a massive learning curve.

That's it from me. Just wanted
to say welcome aboard, everybody.

All right? Thanks, Dan.
TOGETHER: Thank you.

They've now got a huge lifestyle
change to adapt to

over the next few weeks. So it's
going to be very busy for them,

but we're looking forward to helping
guide them through that.

Guys, first time onstage in the
Princess Arena.

The ship's state-of-the-art
theatre spans two decks,

and performing on it will take a bit
of getting used to for the newbies.

We've got a big rotating stage.

It's circular as well, so we know
there's going to be audience

everywhere you are, so that's really
exciting.

That's not something that many
dancers have got to experience.

It can go all the way down.

We can go down to the pit, we can go
back up again.

So there's a lot we can do with
that stage,

which is really interesting
and really exciting.

I'm also very nervous because I've
got no idea

what to expect, like, at all.

Helping the newcomers get acquainted
with their floating home

falls to previous cast manager
28-year-old Emma from New Zealand.

Rule number one...

We do have low fog that comes in

through those pipes on
the corners there.

I'm excited to have the new
cast coming on board.

Our time on board is definitely
coming to its end,

and I know that my team are looking
forward to their vacation.

This is your backstage wing area.

That's where a lot of your quick
changes will happen, back here.

So to have the new team come
in with, you know,

a bright new bunch of energetic
personalities,

I think that it'll be really nice
to kind of do that handover

and, you know, pass the shows on to
them and say goodbye.

And Emma's handing over the cast
manager baton

to someone she knows pretty well...

Boyfriend of nine months, Charles.

How are the team feeling?

They're deer in the headlights, just
put it that way.

Overwhelming. Overwhelming! That's a
lot, though, to just take in. It is.

Charles is super, super lovely.
He is so caring and loyal.

And he is... I would say he's one of
my best friends.

He's a nerd at heart!
SHE LAUGHS

And, yeah, I'm super excited to have
him here.

Getting on board is like pouring
a can of Coke into a glass.

Like, when you just pour it
in and just pour it in

and all the bubbles start coming
up and you're like,

"Oh, my God, it's going to go blow
over!" Yeah.

And it just settles. It settles.
Yeah. That's a good one.

We've been able to see each other on
the weekends

because the ship s docked on
the weekends.

But we've only been able to see each
other for, like, an hour or two.

So it's really nice to be able
to hold my beautiful girlfriend.

With all 4,000 guests now on board,

the 177,000-ton ship has set sail
once again

and the vibrant shores of Mexico
await.

While the guests party...
TOGETHER: Cheers!

...Melissa is on a mission.

So, which flowers are we going to
use? Is it these ones over here?

Yeah, this one. Wow!

It's so exciting knowing that
someone

has just proposed to someone.

Like, they're going to spend the
rest of their life with that person.

And to be a part of that is just
so nice.

How are you doing? Are you doing
well? All right, can't lie.

Oh, my God, that looks so good!

Kevin is the best pastry chef I've
ever met in my life.

That looks amazing.

The guests are going to love it.

With the relationships that I've
built on board,

I'd like to say I'm in a pretty good
position to get a cake very quickly.

What's the message, Melissa? The
message is, "The future is ours."

Wow! Let's see how we're going to
fit this message inside. Yes.

We might have to do the writing
a little bit smaller on the cake.

We're going to make it happen.
Perfect. Let's make it happen.

Thank you, Kevin. The team, they
pull together when I need it.

And it's really nice to have them,
people to rely on as well.

So I'm not just a one-woman show,
you know? One team, one dream.

As evening draws in, cruise director
Dan

is looking ahead to tomorrow's
itinerary.

And we're recording. Three, two...

Hello, seafarers, and welcome to The
Wake Show.

I'm Dan, your cruise director, here
on Star Princess.

The Wake Show is a TV show that I
record every single day,

which the guests can find on their
stateroom TV at any point.

It's on demand.

Each show is recorded in advance,
ready for the next day.

We have got a fantastic day and
evening of entertainment for you,

so let's talk about all of that and
more on today's Wake Show!

It's about a 15-20 minute, very
light-hearted TV show

where I get to introduce you to
different members of the team,

maybe have some guest entertainers
on. I always have fun.

I don't take things too seriously.
Very light-hearted.

Oh, your dad's on the ship.
My dad is on board. Yeah.

That's amazing. Yeah.

Today's main guests are no strangers
to taking centre stage.

We've got Charles and we've got
Emma. Hello. Hello. Hello.

How are you doing? Wonderful. Good,
thanks. Good.

Now we've got we've got two cast
managers on board

because we're currently going
through a cast handover.

Now, Emma, talk to us about what
it's like, then,

to have a second cast come on board
and what that feels like

because you guys are getting to the
end of your contracts... Yeah.

...the tiredness must be kicking
in... Mm-hm.

...somebody else is coming
in on your turf.

It's not too bad. It's just busy
backstage, you know?

My cast are trying to fix and clean
all their costumes.

These guys are trying to rehearse,

so it's a busy time for everyone,
but exciting.

And a new cast coming in, taking
over

from an existing cast. Taking over.
Big shoes to fill as well, right?

Very big shoes, especially that
these guys

are the first ones on the
ship, right? Inaugurals, yeah.

Inaugural. Inaugural cast. Yeah.
So it's very big shoes.

Let's be honest, the main reason I
do it is, "Who can I wind up?"

You know, my cast manager, Emma.

I will always bring her on and try
and make her just go, "What?"

And my favourite thing recently
was I outed them.

And then on top of all of that,
ladies and gentlemen,

it's also a bit strange because our
two cast managers

are in a relationship together!

I had a feeling that Dan would
sort of hard launch

mine and Charles's relationship on
The Wake Show.

I mean, look at them! What a
beautiful couple.

It makes the handover really
easy. Really easy. I bet it does.

He loves to sort of, like,

put it out where he can because the
guests do love it. They...

The guests love to see a love
story amongst the crew,

so we're happy to....happy to share
it.

Why hide it? We're together.
We love each other.

We try to keep it professional,

but sometimes other people have
different plans for us!

So we're just like, "OK. Cool."

Oh! What I'd like to do for the both
of you is to put you through

Dan's ten question speed round
challenge.

Texting or phone calls.

BOTH: Phone calls.

Have you made your bed this morning?

Nope. No.

And there's two of you to do it!

Having two cast managers in a
handover

who are also dating at the same
time

is certainly a unique experience,

but one that's been quite fun
to watch.

Our final question - which cast is
better?

- Cast one.
- Mine.
HE GASPS

And there we go. Strife in the
relationship begins!

When they ask, "How did it all end?"

They said, "Well, we went on The
Wake Show."

For me, it's great because I'll just
find ways just to poke them both

that they're in a relationship,
and that's the fun part.

But I think, honestly, from a
professional point of view,

it's been great which is slightly
annoying

because I'd love more material.

After an action-packed start to
the voyage,

this morning the sun has risen on
another dream-filled day.

The 21-deck Star Princess

has spent the last three weeks
sailing the Caribbean,

and today has arrived at the
tropical island

of Cozumel in Mexico.

With its sun-soaked streets,

vibrant culture and an endless
supply of tacos and tequila,

Mexico's largest Caribbean island

has all the ingredients
for a relaxing getaway.

While some of the guests
head ashore...

Hello, seafarers, and welcome to The
Wake Show.

...there's no time to chill for
cruise director Dan,

who's drumming up support for an
evening event

that's very close to his heart.

We're going to start in Princess
Arena

at 7:30 and 9:30 with some
British idiot.

Me, ladies and gentlemen!

I've got my own guest
entertainment show.

So it's going to be an emotional
one tonight. My dad is on board.

So if you're there tonight, you'll
know that I'll be performing it

for the first time in front
of my dad.

Also getting ready for their first
show is the new entertainment cast.

THEY GASP

Looks like Hannah Montana in here!

The current performers have been on
board for the past five months.

But with their departure looming,

they now need to hand over their
precious costumes to the newcomers.

TEAM CHATTERS
- I know.
- That's so cool!

We are currently doing our first
round of costume fittings

for the incoming team, ready for the
show

that they're going to premiere at
the end of the week.

All right, so the first test is,
like... This is a little...

You can't do that. Yeah.

The costumes that we have on board,
they stay on board

and then they have to get refit
for every cast.

So we currently have a team
of six wardrobe support people

who are on board who will take the
costumes in or out.

In just six days, the newbies will
be stepping into the shoes

of the inaugural cast.

And with up to seven costumes per
performer,

nothing can be left to chance.

It's very stretchy. Yeah. Oh,
brilliant. They're fine.

We've got the whole team of singers
and dancers in there,

and six wardrobe supervisors,

plus myself and the dance supervisor
and my assistant running around

trying to get zippers and get spare
fabric.

And, "Do we have a spare of this?

"Can we make this longer? Can we
make this shorter?"

It's, like... There's a lot going
on.

As a complete novice to performing
on cruise ships...

It's my skirt too short? It's meant
to be short. It's a little cheeky.

...Zahra is keen to make sure she's
in step with what's wanted.

I love this one. I love it. I know.
It's my favourite number, too.

Yeah. Is it? It's so weird that
we're meeting you guys because,

like, you guys are like these icons,
you know?

You're, like, these, like... Girl,
stop!

When I saw them all performing
in the videos

they've showed us in the rehearsal
room,

and you just look at them and you
think, "Wow, they are amazing."

And, "Wow, you know, I want
to be, like, as good as that."

You guys looked so fierce when you
did this. Oh, thanks. So fierce.

You're going to look fierce too.
Like, so fierce.

So definitely there's that aspect of
feeling inspired by them, for sure.

I look so pretty!

When it comes to the shows,

it's assistant cast manager Mia
who's replacing Emma,

and there's an added level of
pressure

in the form of a costume challenge.

I've heard about the famous skirt.

And I've seen the skirt and I was
expecting it to be worse,

but I haven't actually moved around
a right lot yet.

So when I get dancing, it could be a
whole different story.

In this routine, I'll be taking over
from Emma.

She's been amazing in reassuring any
little questions of, like,

"Did that work for you? How did this
work?"

She's been more than happy to help.

So, yeah, it's been really nice to
have that.

We're going to have to have some
little adjustments,

maybe on the waistband,

just because there's a lot of
that going on

and we don't want any popping skirts
off.

So I think we'll just make sure it's
extra secure here.

But everywhere else, we're in luck.

Of course, you're going to be
nervous, but there's definitely not

that pressure of, like, we have to
be them.

Oh, my God... It's not the nervous
of, like... "Ooh!"

It's the exciting nervous.

That looks good. Yeah. It's just
brushing the floor. Yeah. Perfect.

It's kind of, like, sentimental,
but I'm excited to watch her do it.

It's so big, it looks like a cake.
Yeah.

Yes! As Mia gets to grips
with her costume,

cast manager Charles is having some
struggles of his own.

I will probably need this taken
in a little bit. You've got it.

It's like... Is it possible also, if
I'm being blind,

can I get a popper here?

I don't want it to accidentally
flash people.

I've done that in the past where I
have done a quick change

and I've forgotten to do the zipper,

and a shirt has popped out right
from that zip

and it's been hanging around.

You see every nook and cranny of
each other in the changing rooms.

You know... You cannot... There's
nowhere to hide,

No. At all. At all. Oh, my God.

So it's all about being social,
being friendly. Yeah.

Being there for each other

Although they've got this
confidence, this bravado about them,

you can see that that's the nerves
kicking in.

Huey, it's all going to be fine.

That's right.

I don't know. We'll see.

OK. You know what? When in doubt...

Never enough hours in the day
for any of this.

And the fact that, like, we're just
finishing now

and in about two hours' time,
we have to grab everyone,

so we show them more around
the ship...

Rack!

While the 16 strong-cast are busy
getting stage-ready...

First try!

...on the shore, the guests are
relaxing.

It's very quaint.

Southport-born Phil is keeping
fiancee Erin distracted

from his surprise by exploring the
island's capital, San Miguel.

As we said, it reminds us of, like,
a Spanish town. Yeah.

And after making new friends on
board,

joining them today are best mates
Ronan and Alex from Birmingham.

We met probably 15 years ago on
an online computer game,

but it's like there's more
of a community to it.

And then, sort of... We became good
friends And we basically...

We moved in together, didn't we? A
few years ago.

And, yeah, I guess we just go on
holiday now.

I think it's good to go away as
often as possible.

See different places, film our
experiences as well

so we can share them with everyone
else online.

For a full flavour of the island,

they've swapped comfort for
something a little more compact.

But when it comes to cruising
the streets, size matters.

They're really small, aren't they,
like? Miniature.

I think it very much is like a
Mario Kart experience.

Oh, look at that. Vroom, vroom!

They're, like, little scooters.

They look like mini sort of
coupe boogie cars.

It was really weird because...
They sort of...

It was a
moped-slash-car-slash-tricycle.

They were smaller than I was
expecting.

A lot smaller than I was expecting.

The pictures had shown the
scoot-coupe

but didn't show people in it.

So when I got there, I was like,
"Hmm! Cosy..."

You're going to get in it.

As you can see, it's just gas
running all the time.

You're a petrolhead and anything
with wheels on... Hopefully.

You love driving.
If I can get in it!

As the guests ponder their fate...

...back on board, the new
entertainment team

are getting to grips with their
task.

In less than a week, they'll be
bringing their theatrical shows

to thousands of guests.

So the current cast is showing them
the ropes.

There's a lot for the new team to be
taking in there.

Even the stage itself is probably
different

for those who have worked on stages
before.

They've also got some aerial work
as well,

which is another workout in itself.
ALL: Yeah!

I'm really excited. It's really fun
to get to watch this team.

But it is overwhelming. So as much
information that we can give people,

the better so that they're feeling
a little less blindsided

when it gets to their turn.

While Mia has previously performed
on other ships,

for many of the team, it's a
brand-new experience.

I was absolutely blown away.

It made me go, "Oh, my gosh. I just
want to be them." And I AM them.

And I think it was a real treat to
be able to watch them,

because I've really got to see
from an outside perspective

how incredible we are going to look
when we get to be in that show.

It's going to be a vibe!
It's going to be a vibe.

It's crazy, like, being here in the
space and actually seeing, like,

almost the reality of what
we're going to be doing.

What we're about to be doing very
soon.

It's scary to think that we're
taking over from them,

and it will be our responsibility
to deliver.

Big shoes to fill. Yeah. Very big
shoes to fill. Yeah.

But it's exciting. Very cool.

BOTH:Yeah!
CHEERING AND WHISTLING

I feel like it will be good
for them to be up in the air

with an audience and all the
lighting and stuff,

because we haven't had a taste of
that yet.

I'm really excited, but soon we'll
be the ones up on there.

Over the next few days,

they'll take to the stage in a
number of technical rehearsals.

But with less than a week until
their debut performance,

the pressure is on.

The 200-foot-high Star Princess

is on a grand month-long voyage
sailing around the Caribbean.

It's currently docked at the island
of Cozumel in Mexico,

where guests are in a tight spot...

Oh. Oh, my gosh. It's a bit of a
tight squeeze. Oh, my gosh.

With couple Phil and Erin and
friends Ronan and Alex

squashed into their seats...

Let's go. Wish me luck.
Hands in the life.

...now comes the real challenge.

Let's go! Alex, what are you doing?!
Well, guess I'll let go. OK.

Got there eventually.

When we were pulling onto the main
road, we were a bit like,

"What the hell's happening?" It was
a fast bike as well.

So we're a bit like,

"Oh, are we going to be hit by a car
or something here?"

HE EXCLAIMS

SHE YELPS

Very nerve-racking. It was... "Got
to do this. Sit down. Pray."

We're not going to go over that
bump. Steady.

After a slow start...

There goes my tea. Hold it all.
It's not breakfast.

...the duos put pedal to the metal.

Give 'em a honk.
HORN HONKS

Bonjour! We were driving along
and all the locals there

and other tourists and we're like,
"Hello! Hello! Hola!"

Everyone was... Everyone was
waving... Everyone was just waving.

...beeping and, yeah. Yeah.
It was. It was fab.

Well, it's nice there's all the
graffiti, like, all up here.

It's not that big of an island,
so it was quite good.

You went to, like, the north of
the main city,

and then you went down to the south.

It was really nice, seeing different
parts.

It was an eye opener. It was a
lovely place.

I think, unless you do get out
and about,

you can't really say that,

"Oh, yeah, I've been to Cozumel.
I've seen this, I've seen that."

Well, that we definitely did,
didn't we? We definitely...

We can now.

As evening falls,
the 345-metre-long ship

continues its voyage around the
Caribbean.

And the guests get set
for a fun-filled night.

But on Star Princess, it's not just
the high-octane theatrical shows

that keep everyone entertained.

DJs, magicians and musicians all
share the spotlight,

and even cruise director
Dan struts his stuff!

Well, tonight is my show. I'm very
proud of it.

It's the story, kind of, of my life
up to this point,

and I've kind of put it all together
into one show that I get to perform.

Essex-born Dan's been working at sea
for the past 17 months...

...but tonight is a first for him.

His dad, Steve, and Steve's wife,
Deborah, are on board

and they've never seen his show
before.

I'm normally nervous for these
shows anyway.

This one, I'm super nervous!

Thank you. Thank you all so much
for coming to the show tonight.

Over the next 40 minutes or so,

I'm going to mark different chapters
of my life up to this point.

Really, the story charts how
I got here to Star Princess.

When I got on board the ships, I was
watching these guest entertainers.

And, you know, I've performed
in the West End

in shows like Guys and Dolls and
Book of Mormon.

And I'm relatively good at it,
I like to think.

And I thought, "Let's try
and put a show together."

Well, if we're going to start at the
very beginning,

there's no better way to break
the ice

with an audience than with a baby
photo!

So, let's put baby Dan on the
screen, shall we?

CROWD COOS

There he is. Little old chubby
cheeks, there. But this is actually

1992 East Anglia Baby Portrait of
the Year winner. Yeah.

My parents won a £25 gift voucher
for that, so... There we go!

It's a biographical, you know,
a light biographical,

story of kind of where my journey
went

because it had so many different
turns and twists in it

professionally that I thought,

"We can make that into an
entertaining way of telling it."

And the reason I bring up my
parents, ladies and gentlemen,

is tonight is the first time
that my dad will see the show.

He's in the audience somewhere.
CROWD CHEERS

And my dad is going to laugh
at this one.

When I was young, I wanted to be a
pro sports player.

As you can tell, that didn't work
out for me...

Then I wanted to be a
singer-songwriter.

I wanted to write songs that people
would sing all across the world.

I'd sing them in arenas

and women would throw their
knickers onto the stage.

I know, not gay. Shock!

As you can tell, that didn't work
out for me, either.

And then I started singing, and
suddenly I realised

when I was singing, people would
take notice of me.

I was very blessed and fortunate to
go and live my dream

and go perform in the West End.

And then suddenly, in my mid '20s,
I made the inexplicable decision

that I was going to start producing
musicals in the West End.

So I was producing a number of
West End shows.

I did OK. And then we had
that thing called a pandemic.

And overnight, I lost what I thought
was my career

and I lost the girl that I was about
to propose to.

A big culmination of the show was,
you know, the lows in my life

and the times that I found really
difficult

and the depression that I've gone
through...

...you know, a few years ago. And
I...I had this opportunity to go,

"Actually, I can tell a story and a
show where I can open myself up...

"..be vulnerable, talk about the
fact that

"I've not done everything
right in my life."

You learn from your mistakes
and you pick yourself up

and you find a way to get out of
the low spots.

I was on the ground and I'm very,
very open about saying

that I was this close to not getting
out of it, ladies and gentlemen.

And I couldn't see what way was up.
And two-and-a-half years later,

I was the inaugural cruise director
on a brand-new, billion-dollar ship.

So I thought, "Well, if I can do it,
then anyone can do it.

"Anyone can dig themselves out of
that hole."

I've been able to pick myself up
and put it into a positive spin

that has now started to allow other
people to deal with

their issues, experiences, problems
and negatives.

And I think that's been a really
wonderful thing that I've...

That I'm so, so very proud of.

Thank you all so much
for coming tonight.

You have no idea what it means to
me. Thank you.

A lot of pride. That's all I can
tell you.

Just... Lots of pride.
Can't believe he's...

You all right? Better than I thought
it was.

I just loved it. I can't say
much any more.

And to see that he's come through
it, you know,

working for Princess and all that.
Yeah. Though he's still disappointed

that I didn't make it as a singer
songwriter, aren't you? So...

Well, yeah, you know. But you've
been a disappointment, son,

all throughout it.

I love you, Dad. Thank you.

Now I got to go do a game show
and be funny! Ah...

Make a change.

I really resent that!

Fresh from their
adventures on shore,

Phil and Erin are
embracing the evening vibe.

I love you.
Love you.

But unbeknown to Erin,

Phil has plans
for a romantic balcony dinner...

...which is currently being set up by
Melissa and her team in their cabin.

Just decorating, just so
it's nice for when they come in.

I mean, this is like a
monumental moment in someone's life,

so it's really nice
that we get to be a part of it.

So, yeah.

It has to be perfect.

T-minus half an hour,
so we gotta go.

Where you wanna go for tea?

Do you want to go
anywhere in particular?

No.

As long as there's food and as
long as I'm with you, I'm all right.

Perhaps I've already
sorted something out for us.

Where are we going?

Somewhere nice.

Where? Just me and you.

Where are we going?

You'll have to follow me,
won't you?

It's a surprise?

A little one.

Ooh!

Yay!

We got the last
touches going on now,

and then I need to get going,

cos they're literally going
to be here in a couple of minutes.

After a hectic handover day
for lovebirds Emma and Charles,

they're grabbing the
opportunity for some time alone

in the plush surroundings of one
of the ship's lavish restaurants.

Hello. Hello.
How are you? Good evening.

Dinner for two? Yes, thank you.
Dinner for two, yes.

I'm really excited to be
able to have a night out

with Charles tonight.

Thank you.

It's been so busy.

It's so nice to kind of
get an evening together

and just relax and
be away from the chaos

that is the handover period.

Cheers, love.
Cheers.

It's so good to have you back.

I've missed you, babe.
I've missed you.

It's really great to be with Emma

and to actually get a date night
with her and be able to sit down,

grab a meal together,
and actually just,

like, just chat it out.

So how do you feel
about opening your first show?

I feel excited. Yeah?

Yeah, I feel excited.

I feel nervous,
like there's good nerves. Yeah.

I've got a lot to learn,
got big shoes to fill.

Yeah. You'll be OK.

Do you think I've got good in heels?

You fit my shoes anyway.
We're the same size.

THEY LAUGH

Yum!

Oh, my gosh.

This beats the
crew mess for sure.

Oh, my gosh. Yes!
SHE LAUGHS

How is it?

Mm. Mm?

Oh, my gosh. That's so good.

Do you remember that first day
that we properly hung out?

You were looking for sports bras,

and I was just... Yeah.

...I was just with you,

watching, uh...

...watching you buy sports bras.

THEY GIGGLE

We met each other in LA, California
in rehearsals for different ships.

And we just, we hung out.

We just chatted.

Maybe a kiss was passed,
no, actually, I'll lie.

I will start that one again,
cos that is...

...that is... that's
not what happened.

We made out.

I remember you
walking me home, actually,

walking back to my apartment.
Mm-hm.

And that was the last time
I thought I was going to see you.

You just finished rehearsals.
Yeah, you were ready to go.

We split ways.

Yeah. Cos...

...we knew that it
wasn't going to happen.

I didn't think I'd ever see you
again after you left on your ship,

and then I went to mine.

Often when you are
dating somebody on board,

you might get a couple
of months together before

one of you has to
go into another contract,

and then you have to try and fight
to sort of line your schedules up.

It is... it's quite sad,

and it really doesn't get easier.

Separation isn't an issue for newly
engaged sweethearts Phil and Erin.

Even though
they're joined at the hip,

Phil still managed
to organise a big surprise.

Oh!

Oh!

SHE GASPS
Oh, so we're having dinner?!

Yeah.

And this cruise wouldn't
have been possible without you.

Oh!

Mm! Love you.

Oh...

Crying, again.

- Do you want a tissue?
- Yeah.
SHE CHUCKLES

Oh, it's lovely.

You deserve it.
Thank you, baby.

It was just amazing.

Her reaction was priceless.

Absolutely over the moon.

I don't think it
could've gone any better.

Oh! It's gorgeous!

CORK POPS
Oh, that's a good sound.

Oh, this is so beautiful.

Cheers.
Cheers.

I don't even know how you
hid everything from me.

Cos I'm good. Can you tell?

Very sneaky. Yeah.

In a good way. Exactly.

Thank you.

More than welcome.

I remember when you said that
you also got offered this contract

after I had told you I got it.

Yeah! That day, I remember
being in my room being like this,

WHISPERING: "Please, please,
please, please, please, please.

"I need to get this contract.
I need to get this contract"

For work purposes, obviously.
Obviously.

But bonus would be like,

"I need to do this
because I really want..."

What a twist of fate...

Twist of fate!
...that we ended up here.

I definitely think it's fate that
we ended up on the Star together.

I don't think things like
that just happened by chance.

The stars aligned
on the Star Princess.

After that day of
seeing you again...

Just not being apart.

And it's, what,
coming up to nine months?

Nine months.
HE GASPS

Nine months of being together.

I feel really lucky

to know that I can spend

as much time with him as I have,
and as I will get to as well.

We've now got this handover period,

where we can spend a
lot of time together.

And I'm really excited
to have him on board

and have him part of my day to day,

even if it's just for a little bit.

I haven't even started packing yet.

You haven't even
started packing yet? No.

No. That's all right!

I don't think you need to even pack,

cos you're gonna... you're
gonna go away back home,

back to New Zealand... Yeah.

...and then you're just
gonna be back next week.

I'm just gonna have
you sign back on.

Maybe not next week, but...

I don't know about that.

I'm gonna go home
and spend some time

with my family and my friends.

A week. Yeah, yeah, 100%.

And I've got to book my flights,
cos I'm gonna come see you.

Yeah, in a week's time.

SHE GIGGLES

Unfortunately, we're going
to be apart from each other.

It's gonna be sad.
I'm not gonna lie.

I'm gonna miss her very much.

But luckily, with my job,
I get a little perks,

and I get to sign her on
for a sort of vacation.

So she gets to be what's
called a "passenger princess",

uh, for maybe a month or two.

So I'm excited for her to
come back and just have a vacation.

Let's see your contract out,
and then who knows?

Australia.

Move to Australia? Yeah.

Let's move.
Let's start our life together.

Let's start our life together.

Start our life finally together, right?

It's always a tough one when your
time on board comes to an end,

because there's always
that burning question of,

"What do I do next?

"Do I come back on board again?
"Do I do something else?"

I'm looking to probably settle
my feet on land for a little bit.

So, planning on
making some roots at home,

and I've convinced
Charles to join me.

Hi!

Congratulations.

Oh!

Thank you.
No worries.

So nice to meet you.

You too!

Oh, thank you so much.

Thank you. Oh! Thank you.

"The future is ours."

Oh, brilliant.

You are a big softie.

You're a sneaky little sausage, too.

Everyone's pulled all the stops out.

You know,
I feel privileged.

Feel overwhelmed and, yeah.

Little man cry later, probably.

What a way to celebrate.
What a holiday.

It's just been
absolutely phenomenal.

I couldn't have asked
for anything more perfect.

I felt like a princess.
Yeah. So you should.

It was absolutely amazing.

Magical. Yeah.
Absolutely magical.

It's so rewarding knowing
that someone has chosen this ship

and myself to be a
big part of their day.

And just to know that

they're going to leave here happy
with a massive smile on their face,

and they're going to remember
that for the rest of their lives.

Cheers, baby.
Cheers.

Next time,
Star Princess docks in Belize...

So what are we doing today?

Crocodile hunting and ziplining?

Ciao!

...while the old cast
make a break for freedom...

THEY CHEER

...it's showtime...

...for the new entertainers.

Places, people!
Yes!

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