How to Become a Fly-In Entertainer on Cruise Ships

Fly-In entertainers on cruise ships are commonly called “guest entertainers.” Guest entertainers may fly in to perform for a day or so and off they go to the next gig. On most cruise ships, you won’t find big name entertainers, but this doesn’t mean the acts are not good! Cruise ships routinely hire comedians, dancers, singers, variety acts, and more. Many cruise ships prefer to work with an agent or agency, so please keep this in mind if you are considering taking the plunge into cruise ship entertainment.

To sign up with an agency or agent, you must submit a polished resume and sample of your work. This means, you must submit a video of your act or routine directly to the agency. If they like what they see, you will get a call for an audition. If the audition goes well, you will be placed on their list of talent. You may request the venue you would like to work for whether it’s a cruise ship or if you prefer to work a land-based circuit such as parties and other social gatherings.

To sign up with an agency, you can try an of the entertainment agencies listed below, provided by Red Bird Studios. You can also try a placement agency such as:

Page & Moy Cruises
Website: www.pageandmoy.com
Phone: 0116 217 8005

Address
Compass House,
Rockingham Road,
Market Harborough,
Leicestershire,
LE16 7QD

PPI Group
Website: www.ppigroup.com
Phone: 954 377 7777
Fax: 954 377 7000

Address
4517 NW 31st Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL
33309-3403

Entertainment Agencies List U.S. and UK

Above All Entertainment
15 Eastport Lane,
Lewes, East Sussex
BN7 1TL UK
Tel: 01273 486 622, Fax: 01273 486 633

African Safari Club
275 Baslestrasse Allschwille
Switzerland CH41 23
Tel: 0041 614 867777

Basa Productions
1 Furness Avenue
Dunstable
Bedfordshire LU6 3BN
Tel: 01582 476 213

Belinda King Presents Ltd
3 Notre Dame Mews
Northampton
NN1 2BG, England
Tel: 01604 601442

Blackburn International
Allan Blackburn
Le Montaigne
2 Avenue de la Madone
98000 Monte Carlo
France
Tel: (377) 93 30 67 98

Blackburn International
Johnathan Blackburn
Suite B
26 Craven Court
Stanhope Road
Camberley
Surrey GU15 3BS. UK
Tel: 01276 686661

Blue Moon Talent, Inc.
Ken Fine
1153 Bergen Parkway, Suite M-181
Evergreen, CO 80439
USA

Bramson Entertainment
630 Ninth Ave. – Suite 203
New York,10036 USA
Phone :(212)265 – 3500
Fax:(212)265-661 5

Broadway Bound
830 Broadway, 3rd Floor,
New York City NY 10003 USA
Tel. 212-674-8631
Fax 212-475-1567

Chancery Cruising
2-3 Cursitor Street
Chancery Lane
London EC4A 1NE
UK
Tel: 020 7405 7056
Fax: 020 7405 0903

Costa Cruises
Zergone Sal
Via de Marini
60 Nuova Darsona
10149 Genoa
Italy
Tel: 0039010 5483664

Cruising Musicals Consortium
Suite 3, Waldorf Chambers,
11 Aldwych,
London WC2B 4DG UK

Deja Vu
Casa Verde,
8 Coppice Way, Droitwich Spa,
Worcestershire
WR9 9JB. UK
Tel and Fax: 01905 771627

Don Casino Productions
20880 West Dixie Highway
Suite 105
Miami FL 33180 USA
Tel: (305) 935-0137 or (305) 935-9094

Elaine Avon Ltd
Montage
127 Westhall Rd, Warlingham
Surrey CR3 9HJ UK
Tel: 01883 622 317

Elite Artiste Management Ltd
2, Fieldsway House
Fieldway Crescent
London
N5 1QA UK
Tel. +44 (0)207 619 0220
F. +44 (0)207 619 0330

ESI Entertainment
Kurt Glenn
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Tel: 952.470.9000
Email: [email protected]
Bookers and agents for national music talent, artist’s and Bands for Cruise Ships.

First Class Entertainment, Inc.
Howard Beder
483 Ridgewood Road
Maplewood, NJ 07040-2136 USA
Tel: (973) 763-0591
Fax: (973) 763-0570
Email: [email protected]

Excellent Entertainment
Suite 2, The Business Centre,
120 West Heath Road
London NW3 7TU UK

Garry Brown Associates
27 Downs Side
Cheam, Surrey, UK
SM2 7EH
Tel: 0208-643-3991
Tel: 0208-770-7241
Job Tel: 0208-643-8375
Email: [email protected]

Gary Parkes Music
172 Haverstock Hill,
London NW3 2AT UK
Tel: 0207 794 1581. Fax: 0207 431 5537

Grosvenor Productions
Don Jones,
The Cafe Royal,
68 Regent St,
London UK
W1R 6EL

Ian Clark Entertainments
20 Blackwall Road
Ashford
Kent TN24 0NY
UK
Tel: 012133 635422
Specialists in Ferry entertainment for Brittany Ferries and P&O Stena Line Irish Ferries.

Innovative Cruise Services
36 Midlothian Drive
Glasgow G41 3QU
Scotland
tel: 0141 649 8644)

Island Cruises
First Choice House
London Road
Crawley
West Sussex RH10 2GH

Jean Anne Ryan Productions
308 SE 14th St
Fort Lauderdale
FL 33316 USA
Tel 305 523 6399

Key Signature International
Suite 550 Andover House,
George Yard, Andover,
Hampshire SP10 1PB, UK.
Tel: +44 (0)1264 335344

KMC Agnecies
P.O BOX 122,
4th floor, Ghulam House,
16 Blossom Street,
Manchester, M4 5AW UK
Tel: +44 (0) 161 237 3009
Fax: +44 (0) 161 237 9812

Live Business International
(Incorporating Grosvenor Productions)
6 Calico Row
Plantation Wharf
Battersea
London SW11 3UF UK
Tel:+44 (0)20 7801 1735

Maritime Leisure Group
The Lloyd’s Building
1 Lime Street
London EC3M 7HA
tel: 0207 929 5533, fax: 0207 929 5534.

Matrix Entertainments Ltd
PO Box 222
Esher, Surrey
KT10 9YB
UK
(tel: 01372 464 829)

Mike Maloney Entertainment
PO Box 371059,
Las Vegas, Nevada
89137. USA
Tel: 702-243-7456

Molyneux Musick
312 9th Avenue South,
Nashville, Tennessee 37203 USA
Tel: 615-254-5411

Morag Productions
P.O. Box 80-1736
Aventura
FL 33280 USA
Tel 305-937-2586

Musicianship Entertainment
4896 N Paulina
Chicago, IL 60640 USA
Tel: (773) 728-5956

Noble Caledonia
2 Chester Close, London SW1X 7BE
tel: 020 7752 0000)
Solo pianists and lecturers only

Openwide International
7 Westmoreland House,
Cumberland Park,
London NW10 6RE UK
Tel: 0208 962 3418. Fax: 0208 962 3440

Partnership Events and Entertainment
North Barn
Broughton Hall
Skipton
North Yorkshire BD23 3AE
tel: 01756 796 176)

Pepperpot Promotions
Suite 20b, 20-22 Orde Hall Street,
Holborn, London WC1N 3JW, UK
Tel: 020 7405 9108

PGT Entertainments
1353 N.Courtenay Parkway,
Suite Y, Merritt Island,
Florida 32953 USA
Tel: 321 453 2313, Fax: 321 953 6511

ProShip Entertainment
5253 Decarie Boulevard
Suite 308
Montreal,
Quebec
Canada H3W 3C2
TEL : (514) 485-8823 FAX : (514) 485-2675
Specialist cruise ship entertainments agency which supplies major lines like Cunard, Celebrity Cruises, Princess Cruises etc., All styles of performer and technician are required. Jobs are posted online along with a handy guide to types of acts and the audition process.

Ray Cornell Artistes & Productions Ltd
Applause House,
56 St Annes Road,
Blackpool.
FY4 2AS UK
Telephone : 01253 402463
Fax : 01253 404006

Ray Kennedy Production Company
244 South Academy St
Mooresville
North Carolina
28115, USA

Resident Entertainers
PO BOX 74
Frodsham
WA6 9XB, England
Tel: (0)1928 723387

Roger Kendrick Cruising Entertainments
National Westminster Chambers
6 Orchard Rd
St Annes on Sea
Lancashire FY8 1RH UK
UK Tel 01253 726046

Showbiz International Cruising Ltd.
Rossall Point Fleetwood,
83 Princes Way,
Nr Blackpool,
Lancashire.
FY7 8DX UK
Telephone : 01253 777711
Fax: 01253 773358

Showcase Entertainments
63 North Hill
Colchester
Essex, UK
Tel: 01206 571311

Sixth Star Entertainment &Marketing
21 NW 5th Street,
Fort Lauderdale,
FL 33301 USA
Tel: (954) 462-6760; fax: (954) 462-0737

Stiletto Entertainment
8295 S La Cienega Boulevard,
Inglewood, California CA 90301 USA
Tel: (310) 957 5757. Fax: (310 957 5771)

Stadium Theatre Company
c/o P &O Cruises
Richmond House
Terminus Terrace
Southampton SO14 3PN
Hampshire, UK
Tel: 01703 534200

Valentine Productions
51 Wern Goch
Llanederyn
Cardiff CF23 7AB
Tel and fax: 029 20 311 476

Voyages of Discovery
Lynnem House
1 Victoria Way
Burgess Hill
West Sussex RH15 9NF
Tel 01444 462 160, fax: 01444 462 160

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