ShipRocked Adds More Bands

Various activities have been announced for ShipRocked--the ultimate rock music cruise vacation--which sails roundtrip between Port Miami andGreat Stirrup Cay in the Bahamas from February 2-6, 2015 onboard Norwegian Pearl.

In addition, the ShipRocked band lineup has been expanded to include Gemini Syndrome, Icon For Hire, Three Years Hollow, Daybreak Embrace and Sidewise. Rex Brown (Kill Devil Hill/ex-Pantera), Troy Sanders (Mastodon) and Alex Skolnick (Testament) are among the special guests confirmed to perform with Metal Allegiance on ShipRocked.

ShipRocked 2015--fueled by Monster Energy--will be headlined by Limp Bizkit. The sixth ShipRocked will also feature Chevelle (Pre-Party only), heavy metal all-star band Metal Allegiance, Black Label Society, Buckcherry, P.O.D., Sevendust, Tremonti, Andrew W.K., Living Colour, Filter,Lacuna Coil, Nonpoint, Otherwise, Zach Myers of Shinedown with J.R. Moore & Zack Mack, Crobot, Thousand Foot Krutch, Wilson, Gemini Syndrome, Icon For Hire, Andy Wood, Letters From The Fire, Cilver, Daybreak Embrace, Sidewise, Three Years Hollow, and DJ Lippy Rage.

ShipRocked guests are invited to start their vacation early with the ShipRocked Super Sailgate Pre-Party on February 1, 2015. The Pre-Party will feature Chevelle’s only ShipRocked performance, as well as sets from Sevendust and Wilson.

A limited number of staterooms for ShipRocked 2015 are still available at www.ShipRocked.com.

ShipRocked 2015 will be hosted by satellite radio host Kayla Riley, as well as Ralph Sutton of The Tour Bus Radio and The SDR Show.

Each night, guests will be treated to a late night taping of The SDR Show (Sex, Drugs & Rock & Roll Show; www.theSDRshow.com) hosted by Ralph Sutton and comedian Jay Oakerson, who will interview various band members.  

Comedians Jay Oakerson and Luis J. Gomez will also perform various stand-up sets throughout the cruise.

New to ShipRocked this year will be a tattoo parlor hosted by Spaded & Jaded Tattoo (http://spadedandjaded.com) and yoga with Mari Dew ofRock My Yoga (www.RockMyYoga.com).

ShipRocked on-board and beach activities also include the usual photo meet and greets, pool-side games, artist Q&A sessions, trivia challenges, game shows, parties, contests and more.

ShipRocked will continue its tradition of featuring various theme nights for guests (listed below). Visit http://www.shiprocked.com/experience/theme-nights/ for full details. 

• Superfans Sports Night - Sunday, February 1
• Heroes vs. Villains – Monday, February 2
• Mardi Gras Maskarade - Tuesday, February 3
• People Of Walmart - Wednesday, February 4
• ShipRocky Horror Picture Show - Thursday, February 5

Also onboard, the ShipRocked charity auction will benefit Cancer Sucks (www.cancersucks.com), a nonprofit organization dedicated to funding innovative medical research and finding a cure for cancer. The auction will feature one-of-a-kind rock memorabilia from current and past ShipRockedbands and more. ShipRocked guests have a history of generosity. In 2014, ShipRocked Cancer Sucks! onboard charity auction raised over $100,000.

Each ShipRocked is a once-in-a-lifetime experience that provides guests with the opportunity to vacation with their favorite bands, meet new friends, and reunite with old friends year after year. ShipRocked guests will enjoy multiple performances from bands on different stages throughout the ship or on the beach stage.

Guests will spend two full days enjoying concerts and activities on a private beach on Norwegian’s private island Great Stirrup Cay in the Bahamas (http://www.ncl.com/freestyle-cruise/great-stirrup-cay). The island features a large performance area on the beach and offers various island excursions such as parasailing, snorkeling and more. Onboard, Norwegian Pearl offers guests access to 13 bars and lounges, 19 dining experiences, one outdoor pool, four hot tubs, a fitness center, and a well-appointed spa.  Those looking for more adventurous activities can bowl a few frames at the on board lanes, shoot hoops on the sports court or tempt lady luck at The Pearl Club Casino.

Comments

[Metalboy!]

ShipunRocked Adds Even More Reasons To NEVER Go On It!

[Him]

Agreed, Metalboy! Nothing about this news changes what I thought when Allyson first posted about this a few months ago. A bummer (for me, at least, as I always wanted to experience it).

I'll take a pick-and-choose day at Aftershock to this floating debacle of clashing styles, trends, genres, and eras. At least I am land-locked and not fighting for scrambled eggs with the guy that looks like he stepped out of a 5FDP recruitment poster.

I won't recycle my comments from a month ago (I think I depressed Rita). But it stands to reason that this is what we are facing going forward. This, and a chance to catch some truly wonderful moments with older bands and new ones in small clubs and out-of-the-way (at least for me) sheds.

[Metalboy!]

All hope is not lost, HIM... There will always be The Monsters of Rock Cruise, where the only time you'll really need to take a nap is during TeslUGH!, Whinery Cogs and anything Frank Cannonfodder opportunitistically coatails in on.

That's the one you should go on, even though there's no Cinderella or RATT this year. Though it tends to

And in all fairness (read "Seriousness"), Sh*tCrocked does one or two real glints of hope in it's "star studded line-up, especially the stalwart Buckcherry, the band I credit with saving Rock & Roll when they struck gold (and Platinum!) in 1999 ("Lit")!

But Neanderthal cannot live on Buckcherry & Black Label Society alone, so go for MORC, where ya got yer Cheezemetal (Europe plus 80's AOR kings, Honeymoon Suite), yer Sleezemetal (Faster Pussycat), yer Altmetal (Bang Tango), yer Almost Forgot Metal (Babylon A.D., Heaven's Edge), GLAM Metal (KIX, Black & Blue, KEEL, Lita Ford), Christian Metal (the almighty Stryper!), 80's Hard Rock (Krokus, Zebra, Leatherwolf) and a couple of Classic Rockers (Derek St. Holmes, Cherrie Currie!), the latter of which is nearly worth the price of the cruise, when you know she's gonna jump on stage with Lita to do "Cherry Bomb"!

[Rita]

Too funny Him! That is an accurate statement, though. As much as I love reading your posts, you have to stop talking about aging and death. No fun. And yes, deny, deny, deny. That's my motto these days.

I saw something recently about MOR 2015 in Argentina with KISS, Ozzy, Judas Priest and Steel Panther on the bill. I guess that's a festival and not a cruise but it sounds pretty awesome. Unlike this line up.

[Shawn]

@ Metalboy "fighting for scrambled eggs with the guy that looks like he stepped out of a 5FDP recruitment poster" Killarious almost as bad as fighting the blue hairs for food on a normal cruise those wheelchair bound vixens can be dangerous. Thanks for making me laugh ....

[Dj]

There's only three good bands on here. Buckcherry being the best. Otherwise and Geneni Syndrome are cool bands too. Not big on the rest. Generic and boring for my taste.

[Metalboy!]

Shawn: HIM is to be credited with the killarious comment about fighting over scrambled eggs with a member of The Great Unwashed.

I, on the other hand, experienced a food fight WITH scrambled eggs on one of the cruises not long ago, though I won't delve into any more details for fear of further retaliation.

Whoa!, Rita... Wish they would do an MOR festival with that line-up here!

[dalern63]

Buckcherry Otherwise and Geneni Syndrome in ft. wayne sat the 20. I am going!!!

[Him]

You made me laugh and talked me down a scootch, Metalboy! There are glints of greatness in that line-up. And, to my mind, you named them.

MOR, at sea or on land (that would be great Rita), will be my bucket/wish-list focus. If I had the money . . . and, in the meantime, I will just take Rita's advice and "rage against the dying of the light." Whatever age we are as 2015 draws close, it is the new 20. Now I just need to wander down to my local Tower Records to get my annual calendar! It's right there, next to the safari hats and Julbo Drus sunglasses, just an aisle over from the cassette singles.

Still, I tend to think I will look towards Europe as a more realistic possibility, even though there is a bit of over-saturation and some of the same sorts of problems. I continue to see some great small and large festivals over there, some years old and some relatively new. I wish there was that same sort of magic here in terms of concerts/festivals. But now I am starting recycle some of my previous comments. So I will stop.

[Sidebar: speaking of different climes, is it just me or has Christian been scarce as of late? I always enjoy his perspective on metal, even when I don't agree.]