John, Paul, George and Ringo grew up with the River Mersey and Liverpool's docks as the backdrop to their live and music and now, for the first time, the Beatles will be permanently honoured on a cruise ship.
The Cavern Club served as a venue for The Beatles and number of other rock acts in the 60s
Monday
sees the unveiling of the Cavern Club on the newly refurbished
Norwegian Epic - a replica of the cellar venue where the Fab Four played
a frenetic residency in the days before their hit records.
It was also the venue where the likes of Cilla Black and Gerry and the Pacemakers performed back in the early 1960s.
The on-board
Cavern is a joint venture with the club in Liverpool, where crowds are
daily entertained by tribute bands and original acts.
Launching
the Norwegian Cruise Line version are the original's regular act, the
Cavern Club Beatles, with a high energy rock 'n' roll set - although
whether they play Yellow Submarine isn't known.
Cruise passengers
will be able to enjoy the Beatles music daily with live acts along with
regularly changing tributes to other artists as well as original bands
and singers.
The colour and atmosphere of the
original club - the warm, dark setting with trademark brick arches, the
brightly-coloured posters, the 1960s style - have all been recreated in
the ship's version.
Also on board for
the special occasion will be Jon Keats, a director of the Cavern Club,
himself a musician and actor who plays in Beatles and John Lennon
tributes and has appeared in stages shows about stars such as Billy Fury
and Roy Orbison.
The Cavern is just the latest music offering on Norwegian Epic, which is fresh from a major refit.
The
ship's entertainment includes the West End musical Priscilla Queen Of
The Desert, the ballroom dancing extravaganza Burn The Floor, comedy,
duelling pianos and circus daredevils in the Cirque Dreams dinner show.
After The Cavern Club unveiling Norwegian Epic, which carries 4,100 people, leaves Southampton for a six-night cruise to Spain.
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