Playbill: The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the biggest arts festival in the world, featuring the newest and most adventurous works across theatre, musicals, comedy, and even opera. It’s a must-visit destination for any arts lover. If you’ve never been and have always wanted to go, Playbill wants to help you get there.
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This is super cool! when I first saw this I was like a floating Hotel, that is so cool! I was thinking about a feat of architecture not a boat, but I was not disappointed. A boat is a very very cool way to travel, and just have fun! I know nothing about the Edinboro Festival so I was kind of like what is this? but then when I was reading up on it it seemed really really interesting. I think the fact that there is a ship dedicated to traveling through the Edinboro festival, and having all of these amazing performances is so awesome. This is like a dream come true honestly, because I used to travel on cruises with my family when I was younger. However, I know this trip would be ridiculously expensive and not plausible, but maybe if it is still around when I am older and have the resources to afford it, I would love to try it out.
I love this idea as it attempts to accomplish both the feats of making theater more accessible and benefitting both audiences and performers. I have never been to The Edinburgh Festival Fringe, but it is something I have always hoped to do. My uncle lives in the United Kingdom and has been before and said great things about it. The idea of having a cruise ship dedicated to allow more people to access the festival is an amazing idea. As the article mentioned, Edinburgh's lodging prices can become very expensive. I am always worried when I hear things like this that these events will eventually become Coachella-like, where only very rich people can afford to go to them. This would take away so much of the culture of theater, so the cruise ship operating at lower prices and allowing a greater number of people to get to Edinburgh seems like a great idea. I also love that it allows for even more performances, giving actors and audiences more opportunities.
Honestly, my first thought was that it was going to be some frivolous purchase that doesn't matter and isn't actually helpful for anything but I am delighted to see that I was wrong because the fact that it's for the purpose of facilitating attendance to art festivals is really cool. I also think it's really cool that it's like around the same price as things in the area if not even cheaper 225 per day is really not that bad hotels on land cost significantly more so often this price including meals is actually a good price. I’m hoping this hotel does its job of alleviating the issue of finding somewhere to stay for this festival. If it did it’ll help all who want to attend and those who live in the area. I have never been in a cruise but I also just think the idea of being in a hotel on the water is cool in and of itself
The concept of Playbill's FringeShip is a very unique and innovative solution to their accommodation shortage. The idea of a floating hotel is sure to add some excitement to the festival experience for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. I think that having a complete cruise-ship like experience with private cabins, exclusive performances, and amenities is sure to draw in festivalgoers who want the full immersive experience. I think that being able to have their own exclusive on-board entertainment will be the driving factor for people. However, I wonder how this will change the festival's dynamic. Though the festival already had a diverse amount of accommodations like local establishments in addition to their hotels, I wonder how incorporating a floating hotel that has all these bonuses could alter the social dynamics and experience of the festival because it seems like they will be getting an unfair amount more of experience. I also wonder if there are any safety issues that come with this as festival goers under the influence of so many things are on a ship in the middle of the sea.
I LOVE THIS SO MUCH! My highschool the year before I was a freshman went to the Fringe festival and they raved about how amazing it is to experience all of the art and the passion that is put in from around the world. I am also a cruise frantic because my parents love them. I have gone on multiple cruise lines and ships and I have made so many valuable memories on them. I can only imagine going on a cruise where you are there to experience professional art that is also showcased at this festival. I think taking this opportunity to create a cruise of the festival is such a smart choice since it gives the festival a bigger audience because it is well known that the accommodations in Edinburgh sell out so quickly because of how famous and well known it is. It is important to try new things and new experiences and new places to perform is a perfect place to start.
This is super cool, and it seems like a pretty smart way to deal with the struggle of sufficient lodging during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. I honestly don’t know very much about the festival, but from the size and scale of the festival as described in the article, I can definitely imagine how housing all of the festival's attendees would be a big struggle that has only become more difficult with each passing year. With every city that hosts a major event, from fringe festivals to concerts to stuff like the Olympics, the mass of people attending are also looking for places to stay, food to eat, things to do outside of the main event, and it’s a big logistical deal to prepare a city for something like that. I think that something like the Fringe Ship is a cool way to sort out some of those issues, while also offering below-average prices to make the festival more accessible.
I’ve heard about the floating fringe festival ship, but I didn’t know that playbill was the company operating it. I’m not entirely sure how well tickets to a cruise is going to sell to the theater community and audience, but it would be cool to do things like this in the future. I’m broadly in support of anything that brings people of differing groups together under one shared roof, and even better if they can still disagree calmly under that roof. I think that if playbill is doing this, they clearly see some huge business opportunities in this, so this hopefully will be a success for fringe. I’m really glad they’re using this to try to make the festival more accessible for people who don’t have that much money, and doing it on a cruise line is something that I personally would never have considered. I hope one day I’m able to attend the fringe, not just as a spectator, but as an artist.
UGH I LOVE THIS IDEA SO SO SO MUCH. I read the headline and honestly didn't know what to expect, but once I read the article, I had a smile going ear to ear, it was great. As a frequent traveler of concerts and other live entertainment performances, it is crazy difficult to get hotels and any type of logging accommodation
near the venue. Some people go as far to buying hotel tickets well before they get concert tickets in hopes for a cheaper price (personally, I think this is pretty dumb because it could end up being a waste of money if you can't get tickets and can't get a full refund on your hotel). The thing is, this may not be on the cheaper end at all, but compared to a hotel, it's much more immersive, and you get a lot more for your money as you also get the experience of travel, different foods, your stay, and the performances too. I think that is incredible, and this is a fantastic idea.
I have been on 2 cruise ships in my life, one when I was 5, which went to Costa Rica, and one when I was 9, which went to Cozumel, Mexico. I have never heard of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe before reading this article. I am very intrigued by it and I would really love to go in the future because it sounds interesting and fun. I think that this cruise ship is a really smart business move by Playbill. Having the ship be the stress-free experience that gets you there is a commodity that most people would take, especially if the lodging and meals are cheaper than what most people spend at this festival. The commodities that are included in the experience make the ticket well worth the price, considering the live entertainment, gyms, and pools. I might think about buying a ticket on the ship in future years and may think about taking my future family on this adventure.
When I first read the title of this article, I too asked “Why Playbill Is Opening a Floating Hotel in Edinburgh” and I was very intrigued. This article was very interesting. I have heard about a theatre esk festival in Edinburgh but I honestly knew nothing about it. Well now I do! The Fringe Festival sounds very interesting and I will definitely do more research to learn more about it because it seems very interesting. After reading the article I do in fact now have the answer to my initial question of “Why Playbill Is Opening a Floating Hotel in Edinburgh,” well the answer is to hold people. I think this is very good of them. 200 something dollars does seem like a lot per day but I guess not really when compared to the hotel prices during that time in Edinburgh. Overall, I think this is really interesting and I can’t wait to hear how it went.
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