Sirens of Treasure Island

Treasure Island… what have you done to yourself?
Embarrassing.
One of my fondest memories from my childhood visits to Las Vegas had to have been the ever popular British vs. The Pirates battle at the front of the hotel.
The British arrived to try and rain on the pirate parade, but the pirates triumphed and told you to come join them in their paradise. the hotel behind them…
It was by far (and yes, even more so than the Bellagio.) the most popular free show on the strip. The crowd would gather and make it nearly impossible to move with 15 minutes to go to show time. It was a spectacle every hour.
Then someone got the bright idea to pretend that Treasure Island was just a clever name for a adult club and people would pretend it wasn’t meant for kids. So you slapped some half naked women on the boats and made that your thing… and it didn’t work out.
Now. there is no more show. The pirate ships sit being dismantled. and in their place. exactly what Vegas is dying to have more of. shops.
For shame. and a waste of the best free show in Vegas (before they turned it into a burlesque show)

The area is really nice. A bit hot to visit during the day but towards evening it was beautiful.
The show was good and it was free. It featured singing and dancing. I loved the costumes and it was entertaining. It was loud and exciting.
The performers and pirate ships were good.

I found this show so-​so. I never saw the old version so I don’t have anything to compare it to, but after seeing the current version once, I wouldn’t want to watch it again. (I would much rather spend my time at the Bellagio Fountains.)
The thing that really concerned me was trying to leave after the show ended. There was just a massive traffic jam creating a fire hazard along the street. I’d advise crossing the street a little before the show fully ends to avoid being trapped in the hold up.
Performance times :
5:30 p.m. (fall/​winter only)
7:00 p.m.
8:30 p.m.
10:00 p.m.
11:30 p.m. (spring/​summer only)

Wow… a lot of hate for the sleazy pirate women of Sirens, huh?
I have NEVER in my dozens of times going to Vegas over the past 2 decades seen the T.I. pirate show so I have nothing to compare it to. Apparently it was better a long time ago and was more «pirate» themed and less «porno» themed. I recently saw it with my wife and 5 year old.
I was a little disappointed because I never knew it was so skanky and always thought it was more of a pirate show, I guess like it used to be.
Was it entertaining? I guess it was… who doesn’t like half naked chicks jumping around? would I see it again Nah… probably not.
I understand it is Vegas and Vega is all about sex, skanks, sex, more skanks and more sex but Vegas is very kid-​friendly too and with the success of Pirates Of The Carribean and that stuff, they really need to tone it down. I read someone suggested that they have a tamer one early in the evening and a raunchy one later in the night… I guess that would work but that would make more work for the folks at T.I. and that’s not gonna happen.
I’m curious but why the lip syncing? is it hard for these girls to memorize some lines while they dance? or is it like chewing bubble gun and walking… some people just can’t do it.
So I guess its fine to see it once but it wasn’t anything like I thought it was gonna be.

I used to go see this show as a kid and loved it… Many years later, I happened to be walking by as the show was on and saw a few minutes of it.
Yeah, it’s definitely changed! REALLY cheesy, and an awful script. The thing that disturbed me the most is how slutty the girls acted and were dressed. They looked like they were in a pirate porno. Not only that but from the few minutes I saw the show, the script sounded very sexist – and I’m not even particularly feminist. It made me mad. There were also HOARDS of people standing around watching, it made it really difficult to wiggle through and get by. The show is not at all worth dealing with the crowds… And it was sad to see parents had brought their kids to watch the girls dance around like strippers.
Very disappointing as I think most parents will assume a pirate show will be good for their kids… I do NOT recommend this! I think they switched it up to appeal to the horny douche-​bag drunks wandering around the strip instead.
Forget the Sirens of Treasure Island show and go next door to see the volcano show outside the Mirage! Much better use of your time.

I had never made it to this show in 10 years of trips to Vegas, now that I have I wish I had done something else. It is similar to a lame theme park show, maybe good for kids but not worth the time for an adult. If you happen to be walking by, sure stop and watch but don’t make a special trip.

For the love of pete and moss don’t waste your time standing around waiting for this burlesque type show. My husband said he and my son had watched it and wanted to take my dad over to see it. We got down there early to get up front, stood around talking, and had been there about 30 minutes and it was five minutes before show time and suddenly looking around you realize you are packed in like sardines with tons of people.
They announce they may cancel the show due to high winds. But, no, they go about five minutes late. It is not even cheesy, it is just plain stupid. The girls are pretty the guys are nice looking, it is just really a sad attempt at something, I am not sure what, raunchy rumor? That doesn’t bug me, I can roll with the best and some of it was funny, but it was hard to get past because for some reason, it was just so stupid in general. It is harsh, but if it saves you from running all the way down there, it is worth it. I would have never went back if I had saw it once.
My dad liked it though, of course, girls barely dressed dancing on a stage with some special effects thrown in. That is why I threw an extra star at it, because some people do enjoy whatever that was.

I am there nearly every night for the 8:30pm show. Everyone on our tours is impressed with the Sirens show. Even more when weather does not allow a show to happen, the guests can take pictures with the Sirens and the Pirates.
Our passengers like this. One man with his little son asked the pirates to strike a pirate type of pose for a picture, and they gladly did. I don’t know them all by name accept Brett. But everyone of the guys and the beautiful girls put it all on the line for the enjoyment of the guests.
Thank you Sirens and Pirates.

Parents out there who think this is a «Pirate» show, be forewarned! This isn’t that kind of show. Please don’t bring your kids here. From the skimpy costumes, awful script, porn-​like actors, and terrible special effects, this show is just horrible! It’s free but definitely not worth your time. It’s very crowded and because this is Vegas, you’ll encounter so many drunk and rowdy people here.
If you’re still interested, it’s every 1.5 hrs starting at 7pm to 11pm.

Every hour and a half from 7pm to 11pm.
It’s a free show put on outside Treasure Island by the pirate ship. The crowd that started to assemble on the street before the show caught our attention. Must be good, right? We stopped to watch.
It’s cheesy. It’s poorly scripted and painfully executed. The effects are mediocre. The actors are Z-​list quality and uninspiring. It’s a shipwreck that I couldn’t help but stare at. What a piss-​poor way to waste 20 minutes in Vegas.

After gazing at the scantily clad actresses (and actors – for the ladies) for the duration of the show, the only thing I could say to my wife was «Wow, we can never unwatch that.»
This show is just awful. Horrible plot (or lack thereof), painfully annoying songs and minimal action. I wonder if originally the cast was more clothed, but then they realized nobody wanted to watch this garbage and decided to «skin it up.»
The drunks standing next to us were more entertaining than this disaster.
I’m getting irritated just writing. «Free» is too much to pay to see this show. Give me back my twenty minutes!

So when my family came into town they wanted to bring all the kiddos to see the Pirate show. I’ve been here 5 years and I’ve only seen and heard bits and pieces and never gone to see the whole show.
Who writes these songs? They’re so pop and cheesy. The dialogue and trying to be sexy was kind of awkward. At the end the guy pirate and the Siren captain goes to the upstairs and they said they have some «business to do». I overheard a kid, «What kind of business? Where did they go?» Haha. I’m sure that parent was mortified.
I remembered the old pirate show and how awesome it was for me as a kid. It probably was bad acting and just as cheeseball, but it was you know, actual pirates. I guess a majority of kids seemed happy with this in the same way… so points for pleasing kids and drunk leering men (and raging closet lesbians) alike?
It is cheap entertainment that is FREE! I guess there is value in watching a wreck if you didn’t put a dime on it? I just made fun of it the whole time with the BF, so there’s that. I decided to relish in how bad it is if I’m going to be here and play tourist in all it’s glory.
I do not think it’s worth planning your day around to go see this free show if you’re across the strip, but if you’re walking the strip and happen to be here at showtime then decide if you have the 15 minutes to spare for it or not.
Performance times :
5:30 p.m. (fall/​winter only)
7:00 p.m.
8:30 p.m.
10:00 p.m.
11:30 p.m. (spring/​summer only)
If someone else comes visits me and wants to go see it — you go have fun with that. I will be at the mall. I think I’m glad I saw it and know that it is, but it has not repeat value for me.
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Meh, at least it was free.
A few sorta scantily clad ladies danced around and made a poor effort to lip synch to bad music. If I were a pirate captain in strange waters, I certainly wouldn’t be lured off course by these hussies.
A few explosions and high dives made it a little more interesting, but I hear that the older version without the sirens was a lot more fun. Too bad they felt the need to sexy up everything.
If you do stop by, be sure to grab a giant skull mug of alcoholic slush. It was around $ 18 for 32 oz. with $ 12 refills. Best part of the show.

I remember first watching this show back in 1994 when was Vegas was kid friendly and Treasure Island had that Pirates of the Caribbean theme. Originally the show was a battle between the British and the Pirates over the island (Treasure Island) and so they would battle back and forth shooting cannons having a mock battle but as always the Pirates of Bucaneer Bay win. In the end of the show, one of the pirates would shout to the audience, «Come inside to Treasure Island… and I forgot the rest of the line… =\ But anyways, the old show had a better storyline, great acting and good comedy.
Fast forward 18 years and the show has completely changed and now the show has been revamped to make it sexy and sleazy with a horrible story line. The acting was horrible and the singing was just laughable!

Like other people have said, this isn’t quite the family show… however, it is free. And if you’re at señor frogs restaurant at the right time, you have a pretty sweet view!
I went around 8 and it was definitely crowded so we didn’t have the best view, but it can get pretty interesting towards the end… I don’t wanna spoil the ending so go check it out ;)

I do not remember this show being as horrible as it was from when I visited TI a few years ago. Since when did it become overly cheesy, tacky, and just plain stupid???
I was super excited to fight my way through the crowd to watch this show at TI… I wish I just stayed back at our hotel. Lousy… just straight up lousy and a waste of time. It was more like a really bad soft porn than a show. A show at the front of the hotel should represent something great about the hotel. For example, the elegance of the water show at the bellagio… the volcano at the mirage… beautiful!
And then there’s treasure island… sleezy, not much effects, horrible pre-​recorded singing, crappy acting.
Please, don’t make everyone in your party suffer by coming to this show.

NOT FOR KIDS! It’s a bunch of raunchy maidens dancing around half naked, talking in sexy voices. I don’t know why they can’t have two shows, the earlier shows cater towards families and the R-​Rated after hours.
To make matters worse, on our way out to see the show we ran into so many drunk idiots coming out of the honky tonk located near the entrance so our family got to see all the hillbilly’s staggering out.
With that being said, we left early before the show ended. Plus the fireballs during the show are enough to light your hair on fire, good thing I stopped using Aqua Net!
If you absolutely have to come, go watch it from sidewalk away from the main stage so kids can look at the big pirate ship as it sails in with all the guy pirates on it instead of watching the Pussy Cat Doll rejects.
It’s so sad because my kids loved seeing the fireworks and the pirate ships.
Some of us live in Las Vegas due to millitary obligations so this is our «home» we didn’t just bring our kids here on vacation. I am not an advocate for Vegas as a place for kids-​but we’re stuck here for now so with that comes reviews of places that other families may consider as family-​friendly so this is just a heads-​up.
Great photo ops during the day when there’s no ho, I mean show.

As I am setting up my next business trip to Las Vegas I am thinking about some of the things I want to see on my free time. The free Pirate’s Show at Treasure Island came to mind as I have seen it at least a dozen times. Honestly, I won’t waste my time to see it again.
Embarrassingly bad and cringe inducing. What they heck did they do to the Pirates show that we all used to love? It is just awful and non-​watchable now.
Hey, I am the first to admit I like free, cheesy, campy, kitschy stuff. That’s why it pains me to hate on this show. Sure, the girl pirates look hot, but the guy pirates seem like effeminate douches now, the piped in music is lame that they lip sync to, and the crowds are always annoying. Even last year when I walked by as the show was going on I just did not even bother to look. It also gets too crowded, and you need to get there early to secure a good spot to view one of the multiple shows each night. Halfway through you wonder why you wasted your time when it could have been better spent seeing something else on the strip.
It’s just not worth it anymore. The older show with the pirates battling the British Empire ship was so much more fun. This is like watching the staff of a local Hooters try to act out Shakespeare — and failing miserably.
At least the pyrotechnics are cool, and it’s still fun to watch one of the ships sink, but whoever redesigned and rewrote this show should be walked off the plank.

OK, before I even go into it, I have to first say — I absolutely ADORE kitch and cult. I love crappy Sy-​Fy movies. I love Troma. I find chewing the scenery hilarious. And William Shatner is one of my favorite actors of all time.
This show?
SO BAD THAT EVEN I CAN’T LOVE IT OR FIND ANY REDEEMING VALUE IN IT.
It’s actually so embarassing that I think I sobered up from watching this. And I also felt horribly bad for the actors/​actresses. To the point where I wanted to mentor them and offer some career counciling. Yes… just that bad.

Hum, cette attraction a peut etre connu jadis son heure de gloire, mais aujourd’hui, ce n’est plus vraiment ca…
Les chorégraphies sont basiques, les danseurs tres moyens et le tout assez vulgaire, meme pour Las Vegas.
Ceci étant dit, les effets spéciaux sont plutot réussis, notamment le canon incendiaire des sirènes, ainsi que le naufrage du bateau pirate.
Le spectacle etant gratuit, on peut toujours y jeter un coup d’oeil en passant sur le Strip…

Tacky. I guess that’s appropriate considering it’s Vegas. Also, the girls/​guys are very attractive. Still, it’s tacky. And I even had a few drinks in me to make the experience that much more interesting. Even so, it’s tacky.
I do, however, agree that this is a must-​see-​once thing.
(I remember it being a lot more entertaining when I first watched it at the age of 12.)