Prima Vista The M . S . Prima Vista is a luxury liner with theater used by the Tantalus Theater Troupe in " Final Fantasy IX " . It measures 8 , 235 tons and has a guest capacity of 288 . It runs off a veil energy propulsion system and was built in Zebolt Shipyards . The " Prima Vista " is registered in Lindblum and acts as Tantalus ' s mobile base of operations . The theater ship ' s stage is used to perform " I Want to Be Your Canary " . Story . Zidane meets up with Marcus , Cinna , and Blank in the " Prima Vista " cargo room , and is attacked by Baku wearing a dragon mask . After the sparring match the thieves of Tantalus gather in the meeting hall and review their plan to kidnap Princess Garnet of Alexandria . After the ship docks the play begins , with Baku playing the role of King Leo , Marcus playing the lead role , and Cinna , Blank , and Zidane playing the roles of supporting characters , the latter two slipping into Alexandria Castle as part of the play to kidnap the princess . Despite events not going as planned , Zidane gets the princess onto the theater ship , where she requests that Zidane kidnap her . Accepting , Zidane , Cinna , and a disguised Blank evade a persistent Steiner making their way onto the stage , where Garnet improvises for Princess Cornelia , and a clueless Steiner inadvertently plays Prince Schneider . When Vivi is chased onto the stage by guards and accidentally burns Garnet ' s cloak in an attempt to ward them off , the ruse is revealed , and Queen Brahne reacts furiously . When Steiner ' s assault fails , the ship pulls out of dock as Alexandria Castle fires weapons to keep it from leaving . A bomb explodes onboard , and the ship pulls out of harbor but not without taking significant damage . Unable to stay airborne , it crash lands in the Evil Forest . Tantalus puts out the fire and removes anything they can use from the ship . After being sprayed by the seeds of the Prison Cage , Steiner and Vivi rest and recover in the ship before attempting to rescue Princess Garnet . When the Plant Brain is defeated , the ship is presumably petrified along with the rest of the forest . A year later Tantalus returns to Alexandria to perform " I Want to be Your Canary " . The ship interior and the stage are identical to the airship from the year before , but whether the " Prima Vista " was salvaged and repaired , or if Tantalus has a new airship , is unknown . When Eiko and her new family are heading for Alexandria , it is implied that Cid either had the " Prima Vista " repaired , or had a new ship built for Tantalus . Location . The " Prima Vista " has a number of in - game locations ; some are only explored before the crash , some are only explored after the crash , and some cannot be explored , only appearing in cutscenes . Quests . " I Want to be Your Canary " scenes . The player can partake in a sword fight minigame as part of the play near the beginning of the game . There is also a short extra ending scene related to the play . Other appearances . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . The central stage of the " Prima Vista " is one of several new arenas . Cloud speaks here to Kuja about keeping his memories safe and their mutual reluctance to fight , and in another scene , Firion speaks to Lightning about his rose , which she says holds significance to her as well . The arena consists of a main stage area with a flat castle prop in the background . The trap doors used to ascend to the stage in " Final Fantasy IX " can be seen on the floor , but are mere aesthetic features . Fighters can climb up the walls and battle on and behind the prop as well as on the stage . The edge of the stage marks the arena ' s borders , an invisible wall keeping characters over the ground . The North Gate and Alexandria Castle look over the stage , indicating the " Prima Vista " is floating somewhere near the village of Dali . The Mallet , a reference to Cinna ' s hammer , is the battlegen item obtained through stage destruction in this area . It was previously the second battlegen item in Ultimecia ' s Castle in " Dissidia " . " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call " . The " Prima Vista " appears as the Battle Music Sequence for " Swords of Fury " and " Battle 1 " arrange from " Dissidia Final Fantasy " . " Final Fantasy Record Keeper " . Our story begins with a performance in celebration of Princess Garnet ' s birthday that brings Zidane , Vivi , and the princess together . Etymology . Given that " Prima Vista " uses Mist as its fuel source , it could also stand for " Mist Ship " . Its Japanese prefix , " Gekijō - tei " , means " Theater Ship " .