2026 was a monumental year for the 16th annual festival on the water. It marked the largest ever edition of ShipRocked with a completely sold-out boat, over 30 bands, surprise performances, and more. Now, ASK4 Entertainment has revealed the dates, ports, and theme for ShipRocked’s 2027 voyage.
ShipRocked 2027
Following the record success of 2026, ShipRocked has planned its return in 2027 to make history again. They will set sail on January 24 and return on the 30, departing from Miami on the Carnival Horizon. Then, they will travel to Mahogany Bay in Roatan, Honduras, for the first time ever before landing in Cozumel on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. “ShipRocked Samurai” has been dubbed the official theme for the voyage.
Guests who attended ShipRocked 2026 are already pre-registered for the 2027 sailing; all others can find information on the ShipRocked 2027 public pre-sale on their website.
Unforgettable Voyage
This year, fans of rock and metal traveled from around the world for six days and nights of immersive performances, meet & greets, travel, and more on the Carnival Horizon from Miami to Half Moon Cay, Celebration Key–Carnival’s newly-opened private cruise port on the island of Grand Bahama–and Nassau in The Bahamas.
The Greek-mythology-themed rendition featured a meet & greet and ShipDocked with Halestorm, a surprise acoustic set from Wage War, a guitar clinic with Marcos Curiel of P.O.D., and more. On board, fans could venture to the VIP spa for a relaxing escape, or to the on-board tattoo parlor where featured artists from Paradise Tattoo in Florida, and Chris Bishop (Crobot) of Snake Eyes Tattoo in Austin could provide a lifelong souvenir.
Along with the unforgettable experience, ShipRocked also worked to change lives by raising a record-breaking $200,000 through their Cancer Sucks! onboard charity auction. This brings the total to $1.2 million going toward medical research in order to find a cure for cancer.
Amy Harris with Consequence.net described ShipRocked, saying it “wasn’t just a party at sea; it was a living, breathing ecosystem of metal, community, and collective release…this isn’t just a music festival on a boat — it’s a full-blown community forged at sea.”
The overall music lineup for ShipRocked 2026 featured Halestorm, Motionless In White, and Knocked Loose, along with Wage War, AWOLNATION, Suicidal Tendencies, Avatar, Starset, Sleep Theory, From Ashes To New, and Kittie. The full SR26 lineup was rounded out by ’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 & Taylor Carroll), Lowlives, LYLVC, Not Enough Space, The Pretty Wild, Shepherds Reign, UnityTX, Zero 9:36, and all-star band The Stowaways.
