On the first night of our 2023 cruise on Britannia we’d booked into the Limelight Club, an additional charge venue on P&O’s larger and newer ships that offered up the chance for a meal followed by entertainment. We’d visited the same venue during our cruise on Iona in 2021 (see: Iona food and entertainment) and it had been a highlight of an immensely disappointing cruise.
The meal before the show was perfectly fine even if, as on our previous experience at the Limelight Club, it didn’t exactly excel. What we most enjoyed was that we’d arrived to queue early enough that we were seated with a great view close to the stage. Each table was nicely-spaced from neighbouring ones too, making Britannia’s design of the club far superior to that on Iona, in our opinion.
And after the meal, Chesney Hawkes took to the stage. There’s not a lot to say about this other than he was very talented, had a very polished set, was very funny, and had some great anecdotes. A very good performance that I think anyone would enjoy whether you like his music or that of his dad’s band, the Tremeloes, and if you get a chance to see him perform then we’d definitely recommend it.
Photos of parts of Chesney Hawkes’ show in Britannia’s Limelight Club are below. I have video too and may add that in at some point.
In the next post in this cruise travelogue series it’s a sea day aboard Britannia and a chance to take a look around this new ship for us.