2019 Country Music Cruise
Not only will talented musical artists take to the stage on the 2019 Country Music Cruise but so will hilarious comedian Jeff Foxworthy aboard Holland America Line's Nieuw Amsterdam on January 27 to February 3, 2019.
For the theme sailing's sixth anniversary, the lineup of country musicians is set to include The Oak Ridge Boys, Patty Loveless, Ronnie Milsap, Ricky Skaggs, Joe Diffie, The Bellamy Brothers, Shenandoah, Jimmy Fortune, Johnny Lee, David Ball, TG Sheppard, Jeannie Seely, Wade Hayes, Chuck Mead and His Grassy Knoll Boys and Elvis Tribute Artists.
Performances-including a Grand Ole Opry at Sea event-will be presented on a total of seven stages across the ship, and, of course, guests will have the opportunity to meet their favorites. Other activities will encompass theme nights, panel discussions, cooking demos, jam sessions, autograph sessions and even performances in port.
The itinerary is scheduled to head roundtrip from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Key West, St. Thomas and Half Moon Cay, Bahamas.
Reservations can be made by visiting countrymusiccruise.com or calling 866-476-2879.
2019 Cruise to the Edge
If progressive rock is more your thing, the 2019 Cruise to the Edge will kick things off for its sixth year with YES aboard Royal Caribbean International's Brilliance of the Seas in the Caribbean. The theme cruise will set sail on February 4-9, 2019 from Tampa, Florida to Key West, Florida and Cozumel, Mexico.
Along for the ride will also be Steve Hackett, Mike Portnoy, Riverside and FISH, as well as Jordan Rudess from Dream Theater, Pendragon, Gazpacho, Brand X, Marbin, UniKuE, Magic Pie, Alan Hewitt's One Nation, PFM, Frost, Soft Machine, Spock's Beard, Enchant, Airbag, Baraka, Electric Asturias, IO Earth, Dave Kerzner's In Continuum, District 97, the David Cross Band, John Lodge of The Moody Blues and his 10,000 Light Years Band. Set to emcee and moderate the voyage will be UK journalist and YES historian, Jon Kirkman.
Also, fans can anticipate photo-ops, question-and-answer sessions, theme nights and CTTE Late Night Live. In the latter, guests can actually play with headliners and other musicians as well as select songs to be performed.
For more information, visit CruiseToTheEdge.com.
Groove Cruise Miami
Its lineup of artists has not even been announced yet and already Groove Cruise Miami is 65 percent sold out for 2019. That just goes to show how popular the exciting dance music sailing is from past events.
What is known is the ship and date. Celebrity Cruises' Celebrity Infinity will host the theme cruise on January 10-14, 2019.
To give a sense of what guests can soon expect, past headliners have included Cosmic Gate, Dada Life, Gryffin DJ Set, Ilan Bluestone, Jamie Jones, Mark Knight, Markus Schulz, R3hab, Shiba San, SNBRN and Thomas Jack.
Similarly, previous activities have featured Dada Life Rave Spa, Wave Jet Tours with Bonnie X Clyde, Deep House Yoga with alissa.jo, games of Twister, fashion shows and bar crawls.
For more information, visit groovecruise.com/en/miami.
Salsa Cruise
Appropriately heading to Havana is the sizzling 20th annual Salsa Cruise on October 29 to November 2, 2018 onboard Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Sky. It will mark the first Latin American charter to sail to Cuba.
Onboard the already 90 percent sold out sailing will be Tony Vega, El Gran Combo, Havana D' Primavera and lots more amounting to more than 100 salsa musicians. Also highlighted will be DJs as well as comedians, all hosted by J.J. Starr.
Nightly theme parties will follow Represent Your Country, Pajama Party, Havana Nights, Gala Night and, naturally, Halloween. Guests will also be able to take advantage of the ship's all-inclusive food and drinks.
Besides Havana, the route leaves from Miami, Florida for Great Stirrup Cay.
For more information, visit salsacruise.com.
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