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    Pirate Show Cancún

    4.5 (63 reviews)

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    Some of the crew/cast as the show begins
    Whitney F.

    This was a great evening activity! I originally booked this for my husband who loves pirates, and the gentleman who we booked with via phone made me excited for this by time I ended the call; his actual words were "I'm a local and I recommend it!" First of all, the show is kid-friendly, but don't confuse that with it being a kiddy show, it's not. The entire crew is dressed in theme and the ship is truly decked out (even the restrooms are decorated!). The food was delicious; we got the deluxe package and I had the langostino lobster (comes with 2 lobster tails) and my husband had the surf and turf (lobster tail and steak), unfortunately I didn't get any pictures but it really was very tasty! It is a very audience interactive show and that helps to make it over the top. If you need an evening activity, I definitely suggest trying the Jolly Roger Pirate Show!

    Some of the fun.
    Fred M.

    We booked a show tonight, received incorrect address from Google and Uber. We called for a refund and they told us to come and they would get us on the ship. They sent the rescue boat back for us and took us to the ship and treated us great! This was the most fun of all the things we did an Cancún. They were also the only place that made a mango margarita on the rocks for my lady, and, she said it was the best she's had. 5 stars to the cast and crew for going ABOVE and BEYOND for us. It made our vacation!

    Tamarind agua fresca
    Dung N.

    This was the only tour that was available on our last night in Cancun. It was nice that they also provided transportation to and from our hotel. When we arrived, we had to pay the docking fee and choose the main entree for our dinner. My friend and I both chose the surf and turf and then waited to board the ship. During this time, some of the crew members will play around with you or try to scare you LOL. Non alcoholic drinks were also provided, so I tried the tamarind agua fresca. You are appointed to someone that will be taking care of you on the ship, so make sure you remember which "team" you belong to. Once you board, they take a professional photo of you with the captain while the lived band plays some familiar tunes. We decided to get a couple of margaritas to start with and then the show began! I liked that they speak in Spanish and English during the entire show. There was a lot of action packed scenes and a couple guys even jumped in the water! Beware that there were some gory scenes, so it might not be appropriate for little ones. When it was time for dinner, we were escorted downstairs. We made a line to get our side items with our main course at the end. The whole process was very organized! I also got to take a photo with the band, which was a pleasant surprise. I enjoyed my dinner and was stuffed! For dessert, I tried the cream puff and it was pretty good. Afterwards, our server/bartender made us some kind of slushy, which was refreshing! At the end of the show, you can take photos with the cast, so that was pretty cool. I recommend on attending this show if you are looking for something different and fun to do while in Cancun.

    Brittany A.

    We booked on the Jolly Roger at the actual pier and the guy who booked us was very kind and didn't try to up sell us at all which I appreciated. When we got to the ship, they were very organized and also had safety protocols in place for Covid. They provided everyone with face shields to make it easier to eat and drink. The show was impressive and the actors clearly care about their jobs. After the show we went down in the ship for dinner- I had the steak and my husband had the shrimp tacos, both of which were cooked to perfection! Our waiter (who was also part of the show) was extremely prompt and professional- we were very satisfied with his attentiveness to us even in the midst of his acting in the show. After dinner and dessert we went back on deck and were treated to a dance party while we made our way back to the dock. At the end of the trip the captain did an ask for tips for both the waiters and the actors which was done in a very professional manner. Because we went during off season and in the middle of Covid, there were probably only 60 or so guests. I think the ship can hold a couple hundred guests and I'm not sure it would have been as enjoyable had the ship been packed. All in all we had a great time.

    Just wow!!!! We were on the Jolly Roger and it was a fantastic show that was fine for adults and kids alike. The food was good, and the staff was excellent well worth the money! Where do it again in a heartbeat

    Jack H.

    The Jolly Roger experience overall averages 3.5 stars. Also don't pay full price for the show, see tips below for details! Food (2 stars): the food was cafeteria style dinning with buffet quality. You get your main course item slapped on top of a bunch of sides that everyone else gets. Ergo, the upgrade for the lobster or lamb is not worth the money. Drinks (3 stars): the drinks are "premium" and abundant, but don't get carried away ordering fancy mixed drinks. Any mixed drink with more than 2 ingredients won't taste right. However, they do make good blended drinks. The Pina colada and Mangonada are worth a try. Also shots are like triple the amount of an American shot...drink responsibly. Show (3 stars): The actors do put in a lot of effort to make the show interactive. However, the actors first say the line in Spanish and then say the same line in English. Although most people can follow the plot, a lot of dialogue is confusing and the jokes aren't as funny when told that way. Regardless, it's still entertaining and overall a good experience. Service (5 stars): the pirates are very friendly and definitely do try hard to make sure you're always attended to. Whatever you ask, if reasonable, they'll try to make it happen. Pro tip: try to be seated in the front row of the second deck. It has the best view and often has more privacy (i.e. less crowded). It is worth sliding a few bills for those seats on a busy night. If you want more interaction though, by all means, sit on the bottom deck. Also, spend time doing research to get the best price and definitely don't pay at the door. The cheapest tickets we found (the day of) was actually on their website. You can also call them (if you speak fluent Spanish) and negotiate a deal. However, if they sell out of tickets on their website, you can still try Tripadvisor. They some times have pre-purchased seats (although a little more expensive). Of note: feel free to tip your waiter throughout the night, but there's a designated time at the end where they go around collecting tips and all the workers split the tips evenly. All in all, the show is entertaining and an enjoyable night when you're with the right people. The show probably is a good place to take the family or just to chill with friends and a few drinks. But definitely not for dirty-30s or bachelorette parties. There are many other ways to celebrate the latter while in Cancun!

    Jenneffer B.

    This was my first time in Mexico Cancun and I came to Jolly Roger Pirate show in Cancun and it was definitely worth it. I paid 102$ per person plus 11.00$ per person for port fee that Mexico requires. The show is for all ages. Alcoholic drink and non alcoholic drinks are included, food is included and the show. The crew on board are so friendly, kind, super funny and wonderful hospitality. You can tell they honestly love there job and enjoy making people happy. I would definitely recommend this to anyone in Cancun Mexico ! Thank you Jolly Roger

    Chandra J.

    This tour is worth every cent as far as the entertainment portion. From sound, light, to the pyrotechnics everything hits its ques. From the moment you check-in and receive your wristbands you are now a part the extravaganza. The actors and waiters are out on the pier to introduce themselves, take pictures, and get to know each guest. Our personal pirate(waiter) Lucas even went as far as to take out drink orders so that the wait wouldn't be long once we were on board. This is customer service at its finest. The only reason that this tour isn't receiving 5 stars is because of the food. The food portions are bountiful, but the advertised food did not match the food received. More specifically the steak options. It is advertised as a New York Strip steak and we received a piece of steak that was not close to a New York Strip Steak. I ordered surf and turf and did not eat my steak. It was not what appeared in the advertised picture. Other than that minor setback, I would DEFINITELY recommend going on this tour!

    Jen B.

    Pros: (1) HILARIOUS show (2) Good variety of tasty drinks (2) Friendly/attentive staff (3) 4 hour activity in total, reasonably priced, 85-100 depending on your meal selection Cons: (1) Pasta dish is a step down from lein cuisine, my friend said the lobster/steak meat was tough and too $$, my other friend recommended the fish dish (not able to comment on the chicken dish) (2) The backless wooden benches you sit on for the majority of the night become very uncomfortable - if you can bring some type of cushion, your booty will thank you :) Recommendations: (1) Bring a hat or hair ties as you are in the open, windy air majority of the night (2) Eat something prior as drinks are served well before dinner which is towards the end of the night (3) Bring money to tip your drink server and actors (choose which pirate suited your fancy :) (4) If you wear a dress, note there are steep stairs to be mindful of (commando may not be the best route, for you!)

    Wife was taken to jail and I was "forced" to dance on top.
    Edgar R.

    The Jolly Roger Pirates Show was great! My son 13 and my daughter 9 had a great time! They enjoyed watching their parents get taken away by pirates. If you show up early enough you get to interact with the pirates. We met Barba Loca (Crazy Beard) who is one of the funniest stars of the show. The show is in both in Spanish and English so everyone gets to enjoy it. If you sit in the top deck you may have great views, but if you're at the bottom deck you are front row and become part of the show as soon as we discovered. The food was good, better than expected. The kids had chicken nuggets and fries and my daughter had spaghetti. My wife had surf and turf and her steak was tasty. I had the lobster and was surprised as how big the it was and how delicious it tasted. You also had access to salad and steamed vegetables as well as other sides. Our waiter was Kraken and he was very accommodating bringing everything we asked from the open bar. It's not just plastic liquor but it's top shelf and so Ron de Zacapa was my poison. The show was great and at the end they represented all of the different countries if the people on board which we thought was a cool move.

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    Two hooks up. Until the finale, the show was pretty sophomoric and low-rent, but fun. The finale was dope. The food was great. Recommended.

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    We were on the Jolly Roger and it was a fantastic show that was fine for adults and kids alike.

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    Captain Hook - Pirates fighting w/ swords

    Captain Hook

    2.9(71 reviews)
    0.1 kmZona Hotelera

    3hr night club with 15mins of sword battle sold as a Pirate Battle cruise. AVOID…read more This is NOT Medieval Times on a boat. It is literally a loud 3hr night club with a forced humor comedy show. Only at the last third of the trip do we have a pirate battle. First, i want to say the performers did their best to entertain. I want to commend them for putting in the effort (hence the 2nd star), but this cruise fails miserably to give you an entertaining pirate show with action and story while you eat. You depart at 6:30pm and from departure to 8pm, you listen to the captain (Jack Sparrow in our case) try to run a comedy show involving audience participation, games, karaoke, and music and dancing... A LOT of music and dancing. With extremely loud club music and strobe lights. At 8pm, you finally eat. The food is so-so. The surf & turf is a lobster tail with a large cut of carne asada, not fillet mignon, not ribeye or NY steak. Carne asada. All this for $120 USD/person. Then comes the ship battle which is the main event sword fight among various characters. It lasts for about 15-20mins. It's good, but then more loud night club music as you make your way back to the dock and arrive at 10pm. CONCLUSION: This is a cruise for young people and/or for those who LOVE clubs. I am 45 and have always hated the loud cacophony of clubs. I tried my best to get to quieter areas of the ship, which is hard because the ship is so small and there are a lot of people all over. Many dancing, some hunched over drunk with vomit on the floor (they serve unlimited alcohol up until a certain hour). This is NOT the place i wanted to take my kids at all. IMPROVEMENTS: I would have liked this cruise more if it was more like Medieval Times where there is an actual story told from start to end, and you get scenes with action/battles acted out during the cruise. I feel bad for the performers. They are doing their best, but there just isn't any cohesion presented in the show that interests anyone who doesn't like dance clubs.

    Oh such a horrible horrible experience, we went on this ship thinking we would enjoy and it was…read moresuch a drag, first of all it wasn't a pirate show it was more of Iike a rave party and they were even talking in Spanish so we couldn't understand a thing they said. The waiters were really nice but it was just pure nonsense. The food was horrible and there was barely any place to sit down. They served dinner at last 8:30pm we were so hungry and we were also with kids who were so hungry. Save your money and do not go here, it's a waste of money and time! I think a time share video would be better to sit and watch.

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    Cirque du Soleil - JOYA - Steak dinner

    Cirque du Soleil - JOYA

    4.1(90 reviews)
    45.7 km

    This show was amazing. Now I will say I booked through the hotel which probably could've been a…read morebetter deal booking on own as you can book directly through the site with transportation to and from your hotel. The only reason why I recommend that is because I was able to take a ride share to the venue however coming back taxis were the only option and it ended up being double the price of a ride-share. With that being said the whole venue is set up very nicely. You get there plenty of time to check in walk around the grounds. They have a lovely open air bar area and plenty of things to look at while you're waiting for the show to start. I ended up buying the VIP dining experience which includes a pre show cocktail ( with mini bartender performance), the three course meal along with half of a bottle of champagne and an appetizer as well. Every part of the meal from start to finish really was a presentation. Started off with a beautiful round plate that had an interactive portion with a flower that had edible petals. You took off the flower petals and then poured the dressing on top of it and mixed it up, which was one of my favorite things for the evening. The plates themselves were definitely custom-made as each item had a little indentation to make sure that they were properly aligned in the exact same spot for every single person who received. The main course I selected was the beef short ribs, which came out in essentially a rock covered plate that once lifted off, you could see the lovely presentation of the beef. The veggies were presented in a small bone and then also the sweet potatoes were in a ramekin that had a lovely lid on them. Last, but not least the desserts came out in a book that when you turned it and opened it, presented four different dessert options three of the four were ok there was one I was just not a fan of. The venue itself was set up so almost every seat in the house had a really good view of the stage. Upon entering the venue, they had live music with a quartet on the stage that had a harp of all things, and that was super amazing. The quartet played while the main portion of dinner was served and then right when the desserts came out was when the show started. From start to finish, the show was extremely entertaining. I can't believe that the 80 minutes went by so quickly you blink and the show is over with. Although I do not speak Spanish. It was easy enough to follow along the theme of the show as well as a lot of it really is the acrobatics and showcasing the talent of all of the individuals as part of the production. I really enjoyed the fact that they have three platforms inside of the seating area and the show really does take up the entire space of the venue multiple layers, multiple levels and multiple different activities going on. It really made you feel like you were in an immersive experience. Every section of the performance really gave you a great respect for the talent and the energy that it takes to create their craft but also how precise they are doing so. There is even one part of the show where an audience participant got pulled up on stage, which was quite hilarious and the whole thing was just so entertaining. Since everything's already prepaid, once the show is over with you're able to depart without any need for waiting around for a check Only downside is that there are not a lot of restrooms in the venue itself. The ladies room had three stalls and one of which was accessible so that made for a long line after the show was over. If you have the ability to go see this, I'd highly recommend taking the time and pre-booking your transportation to make it a little bit less stressful.

    Overall it was a decent show. Definitely have seen better ones. I agree with others viewers that…read morethe story line was weak and most of the performers were okay. Impressive yes, but nothing that wowed me like cirque du soleil usually does. Additionally, the start time of the show is misleading. Tickets state 8pm start time but that's not the case. Show didn't start until 9:15pm. You had to wait in an outdoor lounge in this humidity. Lastly, I would be weary of the food. I purchased a ticket that came with appetizers and oh my god. As soon as I ate them I started feeling awful. Fast forward to me throwing up several times that night. God only knows how long the food was sitting in that humid theater for. Overall, not worth the $200 ticket price.

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