Best Cruise Ships for Ballroom Dancing

Crystal Cruises: Before and after dinner hours, musical entertainment and dancing are offered in a number of venues around the ship. Each lounge features a diverse array of performances from classical artists to ballroom dance bands. Crystal Cruises musical trio serenades you with classical melodies during Afternoon Tea and plays requests as they stroll through the Crystal Dining Room each evening. There is a large dance floor in the Starlite Club on the Crystal Symphony perfect for ballroom dancing. Single partners can take advantage of the Ambassador hosts on board. There an equally large dance floor in the Stardust Club on the Crystal Serenity.

Crystal Cruises also offers Big Band and Ballroom Dance themed cruises with live big band music with guest entertainers, concerts, and lectures, plus ballroom dance competitions and instruction. Currently only offered on voyage 7327

Costa Cruises: The Costa Cruise ships are fast gaining a good reputation for large dance floors suitable for ballroom dancing. Their newest cruise ship, Costa Magica, has a very large grand ballroom and caters to both individuals and private dance tours. Also, Costa Europa has a large ballroom on Deck 8 called the Medusa Ballroom fully equipped with a stage and a proper hardwood dance floor which can accommodate up to 450 people. Costa's other ships that have large dance areas are Costa Fortuna and Costa Concordia. We hope to get more information about these ships soon.

Royal Caribbean - Voyager of the Seas: Royal Caribbean offers a variety of ballroom dance venues performed live in their bars and lounges. Big Band Dance Music is played in the Safari Lounge on Deck 7 on the Serenade of the Seas most evenings. At least one evening is dedicated to a Big Band Theme night called "Strictly Cruise Dancing" offered in their largest dance lounge, the Safari. Ballroom dancing and music is also offered in the Centrum on Deck 4.

Royal Caribbean recently introduced "Invitation to Dance," the cruise line's newest production show featuring guests as stars aboard Explorer of the Seas. International guests can Rumba, Samba, Cha-Cha, Waltz or Swing as stars aboard the Explorer. This show was created in conjunction with Louis van Amstel, Emmy-nominated choreographer for ABC-TV's "Dancing with the Stars," and Cheryl Burke, two-time winner on the show, "Invitation to Dance" transports the world of professional ballroom dancing to the high seas.

Cunard Cruises - Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria :  The dance floors on the Queen Mary 2 are among the largest at sea as the passengers in the British tradition have always loved to dance.  The Queens Room on the Queen Mary 2 is perfect for traditional social ballroom dancing.   Plan to dance the night away at one of Cunard's famous "Royal Nights" formal balls. Expect an Orchestra on board as well as a band. Both orchestra and band play wonderful ballroom dance music. There are always experienced dance instructors onboard offering both group and private dance lessons in everything from social ballroom, salsa, cha cha, Latin to Line dancing. 

The dance floors on the Queen Victoria are no exception. There is also a large Queens Room Ballroom where you can enjoy the "Royal Nights" themed balls such as the Captain's Black and White Ball. They also offer dance classes during the day in the Queens Room along with tradtional Afternoon Tea and scones. There is also another large contemporary dance floor called Hemispheres.