70000TONS OF METAL, the world’s greatest heavy steel cruise, will formally chart a brand new course for its 2026 voyage. The competition at sea, going down January 29 via February 2, 2026, will now sail from Miami, Florida to Nassau, Bahamas aboard Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas, changing the beforehand deliberate cease at Labadee, Haiti. The reroute was made in response to ongoing instability within the area, with security and luxury for followers, artists, and crew remaining the highest precedence.
“Whereas Labadee has been an important port of name on previous sailings, we’re intently monitoring the evolving scenario in Haiti and its surrounding areas,” stated Andy Piller, Skipper of 70000TONS OF METAL. “Making certain the protection and luxury of our Survivors is non-negotiable. With that in thoughts, we’ve made the proactive choice to alter course for 2026. Nassau offers a welcoming different that permits us to keep up the world-class expertise our Sailors count on — each on board and ashore.”
The preliminary lineup contains the next kickass steel bands as a part of the primary wave. Personally, I’ve by no means considered Dødheimsgard as a lot of a “cruise-time occasion” band, however hey – right here we’re:
- Amorphis
- Beast In Black
- Darkish Tranquillity
- Dødheimsgard
- Eluveitie
- Ereb Altor
- Firewind
- Gama Bomb
- Groza
- Haggard
- Harakiri for the Sky
- Heathen
- Hiraes
- Hirax
- Hour of Penance
- Insomnium
- Kamelot
- Orden Ogan
- Persefone
- Rhapsody of Hearth
- Saturnus
- Seven Spires
- Skeletal Stays
- Týr
- Vio-Lence
- Wind Rose
- Xandria
33 extra bands can be added to the lineup. For full lineup updates, cabin bookings, and information, go to the 70000TONS OF METAL web site right here.
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