On The Blue Cruises, Inc. (the OG masters of making boomers relive their mullet days at sea) just dropped news about the Monsters Of Rock Cruise (MORC). This floating time capsule of spandex and power ballads will set sail for its 14th(!) voyage April 12-17, 2026. Five days of “I can’t believe that’s still a band?!” energy departing from Miami, featuring:
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY (Zakk Wylde’s beard alone could headline),
NIGHT RANGER (still feeding your inner 80s teen with “Sister Christian”),
THE DARKNESS (because every cruise needs a frontman in leopard leotards),
QUEENSRŸCHE (operatic metal kings – bring your own imaginary dragons),
STRYPER (yellow-and-black Bible rockers who’ll throw scripture at you instead of picks),
…and 30+ other acts smart enough to know cruise buffets > festival porta-potties.
Full lineup flex:
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY
NIGHT RANGER
THE DARKNESS
QUEENSRŸCHE
STRYPER
SYMPHONY X
Y&T
SLAUGHTER
D-A-D
GREAT WHITE
LITA FORD
QUIET RIOT
THE ALMIGHTY
BRITISH LION
NELSON
VIXEN
LOUDNESS
CRAZY LIXX
THE OUIREBOYS
DANGEROUS TOYS
KILLER DWARFS
SOTO-ELLEFSON
SOTO
SOTO/BIELER
STEELHEART
NESTOR
HEAVENS EDGE
CRASHDÏET
BLACK ‘N BLUE
VAIN
TUFF
CASSIDY PARIS
SPREAD EAGLE
PARADISE KITTY
ENUFF Z’NUFF
STONE WHISKEY
You’ll “rock” two whole ports (Puerto Plata and Great Stirrup Cay) between air drumming contests and the real MVP: open bars. Book at MonstersOfRockCruise.com before your dad buys all the tickets.
Last year’s cruise had artists doing karaoke WITH fans. Imagine belting “Cum On Feel The Noize” while QUIET RIOT side-eyes your pitch. They also introduced “Painting With Rock Stars” – probably the only time GREAT WHITE’s ever been associated with watercolors.
In 2025, they turned a cruise dining room into THE MANHATTAN ROOM festival stage. Because nothing says “metal” like shrimp cocktails and chandeliers. Norwegian Joy’s pool deck stage was so big, it probably had its own zip code.
On The Blue Cruises has been herding rock cats onto ships since Y2K was a concern. They’ve hosted everyone from DAVE MATTHEWS (hippie vibes meet seasickness) to DEF LEPPARD (one-arm drumming jokes write themselves). Over 130,000 passengers have sacrificed eardrums to the cause.
