Who wins the cruise ship entertainment smackdown?

TV talent show judges love to poke fun at cruise ship entertainment, but we're guessing they haven't been on the latest crop of vessels. From top-tier Broadway musicals to big-ticket Las Vegas shows, the new generation of mega-ships is dazzling passengers with a quality and quantity of acts never before seen at sea. Here, USA TODAY's Gene Sloan compares the three new entertainment titans of the waves: Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas, Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Epic and Disney Cruise Line's Disney Dream. Which ships deserves the title of cruise ship entertainment king? Read on

By Gene Sloan, USA TODAY