Gothic Cruise

Gothic Cruise is a small, annual electronic gothic music festival operating since 1989. It has been continuously from a variety of ports within the United States of America with live entertainment since 2007.

1989–2003
In 1989 the first event sailed with 10 people and the company claims to have had and average 140 people per sailing by 2003.

They sailed on Premier Cruise Line, Regal Cruise Lines, and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines.

There were no live bands during this time.

2004–2006
2004–2005 there were no sailings.

2006 – Collide was scheduled to play as the first live band on the cruise, but that sailing was cancelled due to Hurricane Katrina.

2007
Vessel: Carnival Glory on Carnival Cruise Lines.

Passengers: 211

Port: Port Canaveral, Florida.

Live Act:
 * VNV Nation

2008
Vessel: Carnival Glory on Carnival Cruise Lines.

Passengers: 174

Port: Port Canaveral, Florida.

Live Acts:
 * Combichrist
 * Deepest Symphony (No Showed
 * Asmodeus X
 * Phase Theory
 * Red Flag

2009
Vessel: Carnival Legend on Carnival Cruise Lines.

Passengers: 149

Port: Tampa, Florida

Live Acts: Deepest Symphony had been scheduled, but cancelled, and were replaced with Phase Theory and Asmodeus X
 * The Crüxshadows
 * Cruciform Injection
 * State of the Union
 * Modulate

2010
Vessel: Carnival Liberty on Carnival Cruise Lines.

Passengers: 237

Port: Miami, Florida

Live Acts:
 * Covenant
 * Funker Vogt
 * The Crüxshadows
 * Panzer AG
 * DuPont
 * Prognosis

2011
Vessel: Norwegian Sun on Norwegian Cruise Line

Passengers: 112

Port: Port Canaveral, Florida.

Live Acts:
 * God Module
 * Imperative Reaction
 * System Synn

2012
Vessel: Explorer of the Seas on Royal Caribbean

Passengers: 291

Port: Newark, New Jersey

Live Acts:
 * VNV Nation
 * Icon of Coil
 * Aesthetic Perfection
 * SITD

2013
Vessel: Freedom of the Seas on Royal Caribbean

Passengers: 142

Port: Port Canaveral, Florida.

Live Acts:
 * Ayria
 * Bella Morte
 * 00tz 00tz
 * Sonik Foundry

2014
Vessel: Carnival Breeze on Carnival Cruise Lines

Passengers: 265

Port: Miami, Florida

Live Acts:
 * VNV Nation
 * VNV Classic
 * The Crüxshadows
 * Ego Likeness
 * Ayria
 * Bella Morte
 * Rain Within

2015
Vessel: Carnival Dream on Carnival Cruise Lines

Passengers: 147

Port: New Orleans, Louisiana

Live Acts:
 * Angels & Agony
 * Ego Likeness
 * Velvet Acid Christ
 * Stoneburner

2016
Vessel: Carnival Legend on Carnival Cruise Lines.

Passengers: 68

Port: Seattle, Washington

Live Acts:
 * The Gothsicles
 * Stoneburner
 * Voltaire

2017 (planned)
Vessel: Carnival Legend on Carnival Cruise Lines.

Passengers: N/A

Port: Long Beach, California

Live Acts:
 * Covenant
 * Haujobb
 * Lights of Euphoria
 * Hopeful Machines

2018 (planned)
Vessel: Carnival Gloryon Carnival Cruise Lines.

Passengers: 184

Port: Miami, Florida

Live Acts:
 * The Birthday Massacre
 * Diary of Dreams
 * iVardensphere
 * The Rain Within
 * Stoneburner