Ahoy! It's a great night! (Pirates, Mallorca)

Member Name: stellaandjoey

Product:	Pirates, Mallorca
Date:	13/09/08 (86 review reads)
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Advantages: Fun, unlimited sangria

Disadvantages: Food is very average and costs can be high for a family

I went on a clubbing holiday to Maguluf back in 2000 and then again in 2005 and both times I was there myself and my friends went to the Pirates show. So I thought I'd share my thoughts on this show with everyone as it really is an excellent evening out!

What is it?
The show is a mix of entertainment including acrobatics, music, dancing and staged fight scenes between groups of pirates. The whole evening takes place in an arena where guests enjoy the show whilst being served dinner and drinks. The show is quite action packed and also quite fast paced too with lots of audience involvement. The arena is laid out with huge benches and long bench type seats for everyone to sit on.
The show runs from April through to October with two types of show; an afternoon show ideal for families and an uncut show aimed more at adults in the evening. It has now currently been running in Maguluf for 21 years.

Whereabouts is it?
The show is held in the arena which is in Maguluf, Majorca. It is set back from the main strip but only by a few minute's walk and is close by to the two main water parks. You cannot fail to see the arena really as most coaches pass by it on the way into Maguluf or Palma Nova and it is very eye catching and in my opinion looks like a giant rock with waterfalls and flags everywhere!

If you book through a rep prices do normally include the transport to it if not directly in the area or if in one of the local hotels then you can normally make your own way there. We stayed in hotels within walking distance both times but went as part of a group and was taken in by the club rep.

How do I book it?
Well there are a number of ways to book and how you book can make a huge difference to the cost too! The obvious choice is to book directly with Pirates which can be done on their website. There are a couple of seating options so you can choose to sit in the 'main deck' area or the 'quarter deck' which is closer to the stage. I have sat in both areas and I can honestly say that for the extra money it is definitely worth paying more for the better seats. However this kind of brings me to the other option of booking as I actually booked through the tour rep once I was in resort. Now both times I bought a package along with my friends where we paid for so many excursions and nights out, including Pirates, in one go and it was at a minimal cost which when I worked out what each was worth, it meant that I didn't pay nowhere near the cost advertised on the Pirates website. However I think this may have been because the tour rep will obviously receive a discount for booking so many people!
So if booking I would probably advise to book through the reps in the hotels as they can probably get a good group deal and with this option the seating I had was one of each section and yet I didn't pay any higher as I would have done by booking directly! However if you are going to book directly then you are looking at the following costs:

April:
Quarter deck - Euro52.80/35.60
Main deck - Euro40.80/23.60


May/June/Sept/Oct:
Quarter deck - Euro59.00/40.00
Main deck - Euro46.00/27.50

July/August:
Quarter deck - Euro66.00/44.50
Main deck - Euro51.00/29.50

As you can see there is not a huge difference between seat sections and to be honest as I said before it is definitely worth paying the extra for the quarter deck.

What exactly is included in the price?
Well if booking the uncut show which is the evening one the food normally includes things like chicken basket, chips, bread rolls and such along with unlimited sangria or soft drinks. The food is ok but, nothing spectacular. Also the way they do it is to give each person their own glass and then a huge jug of sangria in the middle of the table. When the jug becomes empty they just take it off of you and come back with another full one meaning that you don't even need to leave the table! The show lasts approximately 2 hours if I remember rightly with an interval in between.
The show tries to get everyone involved and as the evening show is geared more towards the adults they try to get people up on stage at certain points and will also try and get everyone to join in shouting at the pirates on stage! At the beginning they will get a pirate to go to each section and tell the guests in that area that every time they come on stage they have to shout out a particular word so as you can imagine it gets quite noisy with all these different groups shouting and cheering along their own pirate! You also used to get a bandana and plastic sword as a souvenir too but, I think you know have to pay for these. You can also buy eye patches and other pirate type stuff to wear which is guaranteed to get people shouting out 'Me hearties!' and you can be sure you'll hear that plenty of times throughout the evening!

Overall -
I love the show as I think it is fun and definitely worth the money. The cost can obviously mount up if paying for a whole family and if you have got children travelling with you I'd definitely say it's best to go to the day show as because of the location it is in it is a prime attraction for the clubbers who flock to Maguluf and the evening one can get a bit loud and obviously they do advertise that it is more geared towards adults and so will swear during the show and also do more adults games such as the one we saw where they do musical chairs with a difference on stage! Participants have to go and grab boxers shorts, condoms and other things like that and get back to a chair or they are out if they are the last one back. I imagine on the day show if playing this game it would be toned down. I think it is good they have realised they can appeal to two type of audiences by doing two different shows and I think this is part of the reason they have been going for so long too. The actors and actress used have changed over the years as some will just perform for one season and some for more but each and everyone is chosen for their high ability in acrobatics enabling them to perform with ease during the show.
I highly recommend you go and see this show if in Majorca as it certainly is a fun night out! The website contains lots more information and is www.piratesadventure.com .

Summary: A great night out in Majorca