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Matchbox Twenty Announces Three-Night Cruise Aboard the "S.S. Matchbox"

Some say "happiness is a mat that sits on her doorway." But in reality, happiness is a three-night cruise with Matchbox Twenty's Rob Thomas at the helm. For the first time ever, the 2004 People's Choice Awards selection for Favorite Musical Group is hitting the high seas aboard the Carnival Imagina ... More >>

Holy Ship!! 2013 Announces Set Times and Full Cruise Schedule

Holy Fucking Ship!! The three-day activities and music schedule for the most massive EDM cruise was just released. And now our pants are a little heavier. There are some returning favorites, like A-Trak's DJ lessons and Dillon Francis's mini-golf tournament. There will be wet-dream back-to-back s ... More >>

Napalm Death Invites Miami Aboard Barge to Hell, "World's Most Extreme Metal Cruise!"

The thought of being grabbed by the throat and dragged through a tunnel to Hades is a nightmare for most people. But it's a curious and enticing invitation for metalheads. Especially when Napalm Death's doing the throat-grabbing. Later this year, English thrashers Napalm Death are set to embark o ... More >>

Who Wants a Free Cabin on the ShipRocked Cruise 2012? Beg Nikki Sixx!

In the non-Miami parts of America, bands like P.O.D., Godsmack, and Sevendust are still on the radio, and the ShipRocked Cruise is an alt music event of such mythical proportions that rocker chicks get head-to-toe wet just thinking about it. On November 27, the MSC Poesia will sail from Fort Lauder ... More >>

Lawsuit: Carnival Cruise Employee Strip Searched a 17-Year-Old Girl

Carnival Cruise Lines hasn't had much good PR recently, what with that protest against its tax shenanigans and labor policies, the horrific and deadly Costa Concordia accident, and its plummeting stock. A lawsuit claiming that employees forced a 17-year-old girl to remove her tampon and then str ... More >>

South Beach is Now America's Top Spring Break Destination

​Ugh, get ready for the arrival of a bunch of drunk, unruly college students (and not the FIU and UM variety we're already used to dealing with) in a few weeks, because according to a top travel agency, South Beach has now become the third most popular Spring Break location for college students. W ... More >>

Pitbull Cancels Club 305 Cruise, Avoids Maritime Disaster

​Following Costa Concordia's horrific disaster-at-sea, competing cruise line Royal Caribbean has managed to avoid their own maritime mishap thanks to Mr. Worldwide, Pitbull. Armando Christian Perez's Club 305 Cruise has been cancelled, but questions as to why the "magical voyage" with Pitbull, P ... More >>

Bruise Cruise 2012 with Fucked Up, King Khan & the Shrines, Thee Oh Sees, and others February 10-13

Bruise Cruise 2012 Party Plan: An Unofficial, Expanded, Five-Day Guide

​Ahoy, hipsters! Welcome to the second annual Bruise Cruise Festival, "a three-day tropical rock extravaganza" set to sail outta the Port of Miami and straight for Nassau, Bahamas, like some kinda dream ship for cool kids in search of a Spring Break that doesn't suck. The passenger list: You an ... More >>

Mickey Mouse vs. Micky Arison: Disney Bringing Cruises to Port of Miami

​Micky Arison's Carnival Cruise Lines has another Mickey with a cruise empire about to encroach on its turf. Mickey Mouse that is. Disney Cruise Line has announced that beginning later this year, it will be sail ships out of the Port of Miami for the first time.

R. Kelly Announces Love Letter Cruise, Sailing From Miami on October 1, 2012

​Pitchfork stepped all over Crossfade's toes today, jumping onto our musical vacation beat and scooping us on the Love Letter Cruise. Hosted by R. Kelly, this slow-jammin' cruise is a romantic five-night getaway aboard the Carnival Destiny, setting sail on October 1, 2012. For about $1,500 per ... More >>

Pitbull's Lawyers Question Lindsay Lohan's Residency, Cite TMZ and Wikipedia in Court Documents

​Lindsay Lohan's out of jail. But her legal problems aren't even close to being over. The LiLo v. Pitbull, Nee-Yo, and Afrojack saga continues as Mr. 305's lawyers have presented a notice of removal in an effort to shift the case from county to federal court. The document, filed last week in ... More >>

Paul Oakenfold and Flo Rida Join Pitbull on Club 305 Cruise

ScreenshotHey Pit, you bringing those two girls with you on the Club 305 Cruise? ​The first tidal wave of artists joining Mr. Worldwide on his Club 305 Cruise has been announced, and it's fucking huge. Electro master and commander Paul Oakenfold is joining Pitbull aboard Royal Caribbean's Majest ... More >>

Scenes from the Bruise Cruise aboard the Carnival Imagination

Tortuga's Rum Cakes Can't Get You Drunk, But They Do Pack A Punch

via Niehoff Marketing Associates4 oz. rum cake with berries​Recently, a friend delivered a six-pack of 4oz. Tortuga rum cakes ($66.95 for 2-six packs shipped to the U.S.) from Nassau, Bahamas. They came in an ornate, hexagon-shaped box vacuum-sealed to lock in freshness. I first smelled rum and th ... More >>

Bruise Cruise: An Internet Recap of All the S@!T We Missed

Photo by Reed FischerThe view from the back of the room.​The Bruise Cruise set sail last weekend sans Crossfade, and while we were totally bummed El Jefe didn't swing us the $500 cabin fee, we were stoked to be part of the Grand Central kickoff party last Thursday. And honestly, after eight-hours ... More >>

Bruise Cruise Kickoff Party at Grand Central February 24

Bruise Cruise Travel Tip: Don't Smuggle Drugs Onto the Ship

Torben Bjorn Hansen, Flickr ​The Bruise Cruise sets sail from the Port of Miami on Friday. And while there's plenty of dope coming through Dodge Island, y'all better think twice about sneaking some out; narcs like to prey on unsuspecting travelers, especially theme cruise passengers. In January, ... More >>

Bruise Cruise Kickoff Party at Grand Central With Black Lips, Surfer Blood, Vivian Girls

The Black Lips​As if the promise of a big hipster party out at sea isn't reason enough to pack up your favorite American Apparel swimsuit and head to sunny Miami in February ... Now the Bruise Cruise  (the world's first-ever hipster cruise?) is throwing a pre-party at Gran ... More >>

NKOTB Cruise 2011 From Miami Announced; Tickets On Sale Friday

photo by Sayre BermanExpect all the classic Kids-style choreography on board!​We love musical cruise season every winter. It brings such a random assortment of sea-bound voyages, from the by-now-an-institution Jam Cruise to our new favorite, the garage-rock-soul-themed Bruise Cruise. Well, here's ... More >>

Air Platinum Club owner Mickael Cohen under siege from creditors and business associates

Sacre Bleu! A High-Flying Frenchman Is Accused of Owing Beaucoup Bucks

Is this racist?​Mickael Cohen is a 36-year-old self-professed millionaire from France who wears linen suits and looks like a Lothario version of Jon Lovitz. In July, he showed off a Gulfstream jet, a Rolls Royce, a Lamborghini, an Aston Martin, an 80-foot yacht, and a Sunny Isles condo that, ... More >>

Keyshia Cole, Morgan Heritage, Etana and More Rock the Bahamas

Jah Cure, Keyshia Cole, and Yolanda Adams to Headline Concert in Nassau Bahamas Oct 31-Nov 2

Jah Cure Announces Concert in the Bahamas Nov 3rd!!

Tales of Teele: Sleaze Stories

Male prostitutes and multiple mistresses, drug money in Gucci shopping bags, bribery and extortion conspiracies. And you thought you'd heard it all about Art Teele.

Pain & Gain, Part 2

Miami's Sun Gym gang developed a taste for blood and money. The police could have stopped them before they killed somebody. But they didn't.