In all seriousness - everyone needs to chill tf out. I totally agree that UMC should have started announcements far earlier this year, that having almost half the lineup unannounced by the refund cutoff date is poor business, and that Andy holds the reigns far too tight. But there's an entire UMC st...

The boat is more $$$, but I don't think it's unreasonably more expensive. My first year, 2016, and every subsequent year, I got in on Gold bookings, so I've always received that 10% off. From 2017 on I've always paid in full for that additional 5% off. All 4 previous sails I was in the cheapest inte...

Has there ever been in the history of all music festivals, a festival where tickets have yet to go on sale with 100 days to go? Or, IF they even go on sale with 100 days to go, or 99 days to go. This must be a world first. Outside of metal and some EDM, the average start time for lineup details and...

cowboy71 wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 13, 2019 11:14 pm

BUT, the Australian dollar has dropped from $0.93 US, to currently just under $0.68!!! That makes the upfront payment for a JS for us now:

$AUD6,755.00(!!!!)

Thanks Australia for making me feel better about my shit Canadian exchange rate. At least you have it far worse!

Sorry.

What’s so special about having them come back 9 years later? Shouldn’t this logic apply to 2021? “Guys, this was great, let’s promise to meet again every nine years” While Andy will probably feel sentimental on January 24th 2021 since it'll be the 10th anniversary of UMC's first sailing, it's certa...

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About the new tier though, last year was also the first year we've ever seen black cards, and they weren't only given out to people who have been on every year, if I'm not mistaken it was people who have been on 8+ times. I'm pretty sure because the cruise is a charter, UMC gets to make up their ow...

Godflesh wrote: ↑

Sat Jul 27, 2019 10:38 am

He can still win if announcements come before Friday, so technically not dead yet.

No way - you gotta be bang on.

My #New prediction is an announcement from HeavyMTL. If not during the festival, then on Monday. But that still means nobody wins.

Hey - adding Lucifer's Child to my wishlist.

Because George Emmanuel is leaving Rotting Christ, this is his band, and they are fucking awesome;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xwx0MgQX-FM

My entry disappeared from here, so here's an update list, myself included - THANKS COYBOY71 :cry: :lol: March 2nd jaimie38 - all 60 bands March 28th Castroh March 31st cowboy71 April 12 jodionline April 15th Slayergeek April 30th downvod May 1 Marmotte May 4 Ethrivas May 5 Speedy May 10 Jeyrow May 1...

I don't believe any band is "too big" for the boat. I think the uniqueness and special atmosphere this cruise provides is actually additional incentive for bands we consider "too popular" to play it one day. We're coming up on Round X; 70k can no longer be considered just a novelty festival, it's th...

I'll throw my hat into this;

March 31st cowboy71
July 3rd meshuggah
July 9th Ti7aNiC
August 5th mbob
September 10th Tiki108

Abbath Amon Amarth Anaal Nathrakh Batushka Behemoth Be'lakor Blind Guardian Belzebubs Candlemass Cattle Decapitation Children Of Bodom Death Angel Demons & Wizards Devin Townsend Dimmu Borgir Gojira In Flames Inquisition Insomnium Into Eternity Jinjer Judas Priest Mgła Opeth Powerwolf Protest The He...

...

Maybe Andy died.

Alright Statsman; 1 week before cruise, what's the Bands Remaining average on that one?

I dunno guys - 51 bands means slightly less overlap which means I can probably catch more sets!

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Alright Andy - get your shit together. Give us something today. 10 bands to go, 15 days. You did the 3-in-1 countries announcement but still got the 3-in-1 "cripper" announcement. Plus I presume we're getting a band the night before boat (Wintersun?). That means we're getting announcements on 8 of t...

Tyr, Tankard, Tengger Cavalry, or Trollfest Annihilator Three more Cripper bands, one of which will be Cirith Ungol One band some people will consider to be black metal - Venom, Keep of Kalessin, or similar, but NOT Dimmu Borgir. Annihilator A band completely out of left field One doom metal band W...

You can argue that 6000 people at Maryland Deathfest demonstrates the commercial viability, but that's an event in a densely populated area where ticket prices are as low as $33 for one day passes, and those bodies are counted in the attendance total. Ah - real conversation on the matter! You make ...

My best guess is that we'll sail on the same ship and the same time as these last years, but we'll have one day more, so departing already on Wednesday January 29th and returning Monday February 3rd. Could that mean two destinations? Nice research. I actually agree that a safe "bigger and better" w...

cegr80 wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 26, 2018 12:22 pm

OK, back to normal. Svartsot is on. @bodomdragon still wins his unlimited Sorrento's

I totally call shenanigans on that! The "official" announcement came today! I, at the very least, deserve half of the unlimited Sorrento's.

November 26 - slayergeek (Nope) December 1 - Jeyrow (Kaput) December 7 - cegr80 (Dangnabbit!) December10 - PotatoPotahto :death: December 13 - Azazel101 (Aarghh) December 15 - Godflesh (Oh God please no! Nooooo....) December 18 - Jaimie38 (How you doin’? <nervous/>) December 20 - Pellaz (Fail) Dece...

22 bands in less than 44 days? Don't forget that some bands are usually announced three at a time; usually Cripper ones but sometimes others for whatever reason. For example: - Diablo Blvd, Revenge, & Seven Kingdoms on 01/26/2018 - Dalriada, Striker, & Witchtrap on 01/18/2017 - Cryptex, Total Death...

What everyone here said. I think 30-35 full sets is the ideal when you also want to hang out with friends and do other boat things like chill in a hot tub, pub, casino, karaoke, or play mini golf, eat a fancy meal, etc. I consider myself as having seen a set/band if I've caught at least three songs,...

November 26 - slayergeek (Nope)
December 1 - Jeyrow
December 7 - cegr80
December 15 - Godflesh
December 20 - Pellaz
December 26 - Ti7aNiC
December 30 - cowboy71

I'm not trying to start a fight, but you've presented an argument and I'm at least presenting my point of view. Me either, and I know things sound more harsh/argumentative via Forum than they would in person. I'm just trying to express my POV, too. Andy literally told us that he would start the pro...

Yeah, I'm probably not coming again after this. I find the late start AND a long period of silence a big slap in the face. And after In Vain and Mors, the only band I'm missing on my bucket list is Soilwork. A North American tour is likely imminent, with their new album release, so I'll be covered....

Guess I could finally do one of these since 2019 is #4 for me and I lurk here enough, aha. City/country: Halifax, NS, Canada Age (optional): 31 What first got you into metal? I've been into music my whole life. One of my brothers (9 years older) got me into bands like Nirvana, the Beatles, Cake and ...

Still waiting for that "OMG!!!!" band to be added. My bet is NeO is the "OMG" band. For how much they've been requested every year and now they are finally on the boat - it makes sense to me. I'm happy with that. Even if they aren't headliner-worthy. I think NeO is one of the best metal acts in the...

Really hoping for Rivers of Nihil; they deserve it. Where Owls Know My Name is easily one of the best albums of the year. Tech death with a sax... who knew it'd be so damn good.

I'll settle for Rotting Christ coming back onboard, though.

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Iconix wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 06, 2018 7:24 pm

Gratch wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 06, 2018 7:19 pm

So...are body slams and ladder hits a "yay!" or a "boo!"

I don't really speak wrestling.

I think the ladder is bad because he's taking it, and the body slam is good because he's delivering it

Oh I bet he loves both giving and taking! hyuk hyuk

I get that it's essentially false advertising, but they have this clause in their ticket contract: - "UMCruises reserves the right to increase published prices without notice. In the event of an increase, the Guest has the option of accepting the increased fare or canceling the reservation without p...

My wife's biggest wishlist band, but we definitely can't go given we'll have a 1-2 week old baby at the time... She's super bummed to miss this one My son was 3 weeks old when I left for the boat in '17... Baby needs mommy (e.g. boobs) more than daddy. I'm not sure why I haven't been murdered yet.....

My wife's biggest wishlist band, but we definitely can't go given we'll have a 1-2 week old baby at the time... She's super bummed to miss this one My son was 3 weeks old when I left for the boat in '17... Baby needs mommy (e.g. boobs) more than daddy. I'm not sure why I haven't been murdered yet.....

And UMC didn't change the booking process even after Andy himself said the system no longer worked (and he's right). I'm sure they have picked the announcement order purposefully. Especially with a good chunk of repeats. I bet they are hoping it discourages some Survivors from booking, while still ...

Do people actually wait to see what bands are announced before booking? I'll be honest, I'm just too old and cranky to deal with tents, mud, and 100K people at a big metal festival. 70K is as much about the cruise ship vacation as anything else, and it's one that I'm sure I'll enjoy regardless of w...

Okay, I'm a newbie and was hoping to get onboard this year, but it looks like, I'm wasting my time. What are the chances of any suites being left for the general public sale. What the other guys already said. But in all seriousness, if you can't find a Survivor to get in a cabin with, book a single...

There's still 47 bands to come you know. And UMC didn't change the booking process even after Andy himself said the system no longer worked (and he's right). I'm sure they have picked the announcement order purposefully. Especially with a good chunk of repeats. I bet they are hoping it discourages s...