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At this stage of my life I could not imagine not doing paid dining on a cruise. Back in the day they used to give you lobster tails one night of a cruise in the general (free) dining room. You would see people, especially those part of the 'family reunion' literally eating 7 lobster tails each. My girlfriend (now wife) commented to me nobody should get 7 of anything at dinner, especially a public dinner. She was right is was gag worthy watching people so excited stuffing their face, and I have never sat in the general dining room on a cruise since. The great thing is if you book your paid dining online a few weeks in advance you generally get a 25% discount.

I personally like going to the shows. They are cheesy but that makes them enjoyable. I did end up on stage many years ago, Wheel of Fortune. I was so drunk I finished last, you see that show it seems easy on TV, right until their is a spotlight in your face. I had 10 drinks in me so you get what you get.
I lost a desire to go to the shows because it's a poor imitation of a Vegas show. Some of the acrobatics type shows used to be okay, I haven't seen one in awhile.
I know you hate Florida, and I kind of despise it now for the sheer fact its so fucking crowded. But if you go on Utopia of the Seas (their signature ship) out of Port Canaveral, they have a fabulous ice skating show. Now I hate ice skating, especially in the Olympics, but on this ship they are doing stunts that make you cringe because they are so risky, especially the women who are basically thrown up in the air, they somehow always get caught. The Jeopardy show is also funny because its so cringe worthy since most people on stage cannot even answer the most rudimentary questions. One question was about planets, can't remember the exact question but one lady wrote in "Moon".