Classic Rock Music Cruises
Music Cruises have become a popular vacation option for classic rock fans with a wide variety of themes and artists to enjoy on the high seas every year. They provide a chance to see your favorite acts up close and rub shoulders with and even meet them while shipboard and interact and party with your fellow fans.
Most all provide affordable all-in packages (except for alcoholic beverages, of course) with a variety of onboard recreational activities, casinos, duty-free shopping and more in addition to concerts, intimate shows, jams and other musical events.
They typically sell-out fast! (Note: We do our best to update the listings; please confirm the details with the individual provider.)
November 2026
11/1-8 High Seas Rally Departs Miami, FL
11/3-7 Otherside of Paradise at Sea with the Revivalists, Saint Motel, Dawes. Departs Miami
11/7-14 Soul Train Cruise with En Vogue, Johnny Gill, the Temptations, Tavares, El Debarge, Midnight Star. Departs Ft. Lauderdale, FL
January 2027
1/9-16 Sandy Beaches Cruise with Keb’ Mo’, John Hiatt, Jimmy Hall, the Mavericks & Friends St. Paul & the Broken Bones. Departs Ft. Lauderdale
1/16-23 Big Easy Cruise with Keb’ Mo’, Samantha Fish, Robert Randolph, The Record Company, Duane Betts & Palmetto Hotel, Blind Boys of Alabama. Departs Ft. Lauderdale, FL
1/31-2/7 Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise #46 with Taj Mahal, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Keb’ Mo’. Departs Ft. Lauderdale, FL
1/23-31: Concerts at Sea with the Grass Roots, Jay & the Americans, Jay Siegel’s Tokens, Peter Rivera, Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods. Departs Ft. Lauderdale, FL
February
2/4-10: Jam Cruise 23 with Parliament Funkadelic feat. George Clinton, Stephen Marley. Departs Miami, FL
2/11-15: Sail Across the Sun #9 with Train, Jet, KT Tunstall, Lisa Loeb. Departs Miami, FL
2/14-21: Soul Train Cruise with the Isley Brothers, Stephanie Mills, Maze, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Patrice Rushen, Evelyn “Champagne” King, The Chi-LItes, Booker T. Jones. Departs Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2/21-25: Rock Legends Cruise #14 with Foreigner with special guest Lou Gramm, Bret Michaels, George Thorogood and the Destroyers, Collective Soul, Alan Parsons Live Project, Michael Schenker, The Fixx, Gin Blossoms, the Devon Allman Project. Departs Miami, FL
2/21-26: Ultimate Disco Cruise with Kool & the Gang, Gloria Gaynor, The Spinners, Jody Watley, Lisa Lisa. Departs Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2/23-31: Concerts at Sea with Jay & the Americans, the Grass Roots, Jay Siegel’s Tokens, Bo Donaldson & the Heywood’s, Peter Rivera. Departs Ft Lauderdale, FL
2/26 – 3/5: Cayamo with Jeff Tweedy, Molly Tuttle, Suzanne Vega, Hurray For the Riff Raff, Ruthie Foster. Departs Miami, FL
2/27 – 3/6: The 80s Cruise with Bret Michaels, Nile Rodgers & Chic, Billy Ocean, OMD, Gary Numan, Berlin, Taylor Dayne, Sugarhill Gang, Quiet Riot, Glass Tiger, Donnie Iris, Dazz Band, Heaven 17, Men Without Hats, Aldo Nova, Rob Base, Kool Moe Dee. Hosted by MTV VJs Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter and Downtown Julie Brown. Departs Port Canaveral, FL
March
3/5-10: Outlaw Country Cruise 11 with The Knitters (Dave Alvin, Exene Cervenka, John Doe, and others), The Mavericks, Steve Earle, Lucinda Williams, Carlene Carter. Departs Miami, FL
3/13-20: ’70s Rock & Romance Cruise with .38 Special, Christopher, Cross, Three Dog Night, Welcome Back My Friends – An Evening With Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Grand Funk Railroad, Todd Rundgren, Orleans, Climax Blues Band, Exile, Nazareth. Departs Ft Lauderdale, FL
3/15-29: Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea XII with Joe Bonamassa, Wayne Shepherd, Experience Hendrix. Miami to Grand Cayman
3/20-27: Flower Power Cruise with Three Dog Night, Judy Collins, Lulu, the Letterman, the Cowsills, Vanilla Fudge, the Troggs, with host Peter Asher. Departs Ft. Lauderdale to San Juan and Tortola
April
4/2-8: Cruise To The Edge with Kansas, Steve Hackett, Big Big Train, Asia. Departs Miami, FL
4/24-28 Little Steven’s Underground Garage Cruise with The Damned, X, Buzzcocks, Stiff Little Fingers. Departs Miami
4/8-15: On the Blue Cruise with TBA. Departs Miami, FL
May
5/6-11 Monsters of Rock with Tesla, Extreme, Sebastian Bach, Winger, Queensryche, Y&T, LA Guns, Vixen. Departs Los Angeles, CA
May 13-16 Latin Legends Cruise with Los Lobos, War, Lisa Lisa. Departs Los Angeles
September
9/11-16 Super Legends Cruise with Jody Watley, Dru Hill, Zapp, Sister Sledge, Cameo. Departs Long Beach, CA
9/14-21 Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea Alaska with Joe Bonamassa, Grace Potter, Larkin Poe, the Fabulous Thunderbirds. Departs Seattle
October
10/31 – 11/7 Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise #45 with Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’ Band, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Booker T’s Stax Revue, Ruthie Foster. Departs San Diego
10/30 – 11/6 Malt Shop Memories with Dion, Tony Orlando, Tommy James and the Shondells, Little Anthony, the Lettermen, Peter Asher. Departs Ft. Lauderdale, FL
January 2028
1/29 – 5/5 Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise #48 with TBA. Departs Ft. Lauderdale, FL
February
2/27 – 3/5 Concerts at Sea with Canned Heat, the Lettermen, Little Anthony. Departs Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2/28 – 3/4 Rock Legends Cruise #15 with TBA. Departs Galveston, TX
March
3/3-8 Flogging Molly’s Salty Dog Cruise with TBA. Departs Miami
May
5/27-31 Headbangers’s Boat with Lamb of God. Departs Southampton, UK
3 Comments so far
Jump into a conversationYou should do it. Cruise ships easily accommodate handicap folks — piece of cake. Do it while you can. We did our first theme cruise— rock and romance. It was fabulous! I , too, am disabled vet by I get around pretty good.
I did On the Blue cruise in 2019. No regrets, just many great memories. Highly recommend going if you can.
I’ve been on both of the Rock N Romance (in 2021) and the On The Blue cruises (in 2022) and enjoyed them both! In 2022, I was able to rent a scooter which really helped my mobility.