ShipRocked Sails Again in January 2027

After wrapping up its largest ShipRocked ever with more than 4,100 guests on board for the sold-out 16^th year, event producer ASK4 Entertainment recently announced the dates, ports and theme for the 2027 edition of the rock music cruise vacation. ShipRocked 2027 will depart from Miami on Carnival Horizon, sailing to Mahogany Bay in Roatan, Honduras, (a first-time visit for ShipRocked) and Cozumel on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. The Caribbean cruise will feature a ShipRocked Samurai theme, set for Jan. 24–30, 2027.

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This year, ShipRocked guests and bands enjoyed six days and nights of fun from Miami to Half Moon Cay; Celebration Key, Carnival’s newly opened private cruise port on the island of Grand Bahama; and Nassau. The Greek mythology-themed ShipRocked 2026 featured more than 30 bands onboard.

The music lineup for ShipRocked 2026 featured Halestorm, Motionless In White, Knocked Loose, Wage War, AWOLNATION, Suicidal Tendencies, Avatar, Starset, Sleep Theory, From Ashes To New, Kittie, ’68, Andy Wood Trio, Archetypes Collide, aurorawave, The Barbarians of California, Dead Poet Society, DeathByRomy, Dinosaur Pile-Up, Emi Grace, Fox Lake, The Funeral Portrait, GANG!, Holy Wars, House Of Protection, Kemikalfire (Arejay Hale and Taylor Carroll), Lowlives, LYLVC, Not Enough Space, The Pretty Wild, Shepherds Reign, UnityTX, Zero 9:36, and The Stowaways.

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During the 2026 cruise, the annual ShipRocked Cancer Sucks! onboard charity auction raised a record-breaking $200,000.

In addition to non-stop music, photo meet and greets, tropical port visits, wild activities and games, theme nights, an onboard tattoo parlor, and more, ShipRocked also embraces traditional cruise activities but adds a rock/metal twist, with activities such as ShipRocked Beach Wars, a blackjack tournament, dodgeball tournament, live band karaoke, game shows, singles mixers, trivia contests and heavy metal morning yoga.