Gothic Cruise


Gothic Cruise is a small, annual electronic gothic-styled music festival that host oversea events relative to the goth culture. It has been operated continuously from a variety of ports within the United States of America with live entertainment venues since 2007. It was founded in 1989 by license advisor Zaida Browne, as she was largely to partly active in the early to mid 1980's, which was when the expansion of the style began to rise in countries, mostly the United Kingdom. The group began to widely expand during the early 2000's, but began to dissipate in passengers in between 2004 until it resumed its festivals in 2007. Like many cruises at the time, the yearly tradition was broken in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sailing resumed for 2021 and 2022, however the company opted for a land-based party in 2023 before resuming cruises in 2024.

History

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:

2008

Vessel: Carnival Glory on Carnival Cruise Line
Passengers: 174
Port: Port Canaveral, Florida.
Live Acts:

2009

Vessel: Carnival Legend on Carnival Cruise Line
Passengers: 149
Port: Tampa, Florida
Live Acts:

2010

Vessel: Carnival Liberty on Carnival Cruise Line
Passengers: 237
Port: Miami, Florida
Live Acts:

2011

Vessel: Norwegian Sun on Norwegian Cruise Line
Passengers: 112
Port: Port Canaveral, Florida.
Live Acts:

2012

Vessel: Explorer of the Seas on Royal Caribbean
Passengers: 291
Port: Newark, New Jersey
Live Acts:

2013

Vessel: Freedom of the Seas on Royal Caribbean
Passengers: 142
Port: Port Canaveral, Florida.
Live Acts:

2014

Vessel: Carnival Breeze on Carnival Cruise Line
Passengers: 265
Port: Miami, Florida
Live Acts:

2015

Vessel: Carnival Dream on Carnival Cruise Line
Passengers: 147
Port: New Orleans, Louisiana
Live Acts:

2016

Vessel: Carnival Legend on Carnival Cruise Lines
Passengers: 68
Port: Seattle, Washington
Live Acts:

2017

Vessel: Carnival Legend on Carnival Cruise Line
Disclaimer: From this point forward, the Gothic Cruise website doesn't include a passenger count.
Port: Long Beach, California
Live Acts:

2018

Vessel: Carnival Glory on Carnival Cruise Line
Passengers: 184
Port: Miami, Florida
Live Acts:

2019

Vessel: Carnival Conquest on Carnival Cruise Line
Port: Miami, Florida
Live Acts:

2020

Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2021

Source:
Vessel: MSC Divina on MSC Cruises
Port: Port Canaveral, Florida
Live Acts:

2022

Vessel: MSC Divina on MSC Cruises
Port: Port Canaveral, Florida
Live Acts:

2023

Source:
The 2023 event wasn't a cruise, but rather the company's first land-based meetup.
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
Live Acts:

2024

Source:
Vessel: Norwegian Escape on Norwegian Cruise Line
Port: Port Canaveral, Florida
Live Acts:

2025

Info TBD

2026

Info TBD