Amalu wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 11, 2019 3:46 am

cegr80 wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 10, 2019 2:29 pm

I say we use the other sticker design this time, the one with the Grim Reaper on a pink flamingo float. What say you?

Sounds cool!

Do you have it as a file lying around somewhere?

#whynotboth ?

Grand Suites are suddenly gone. Does that translate to some big name bands being signed? We can only hope. Or maybe they've moved some bands/VIPs to Grand Suites to free up less expensive rooms for bookings. Might be too little too late at this point unless your hypothesis is correct and they're bo...

Do many people take a taxi to go a little beyond the immediate area ? How has that worked out ? Yes, unlike at Grand Turk or Labadee, there is no beach right by the cruise pier at Cozumel (and at most ports, really). Taxi rates aren't too outrageous, and are set by law. There is a large sign after ...

I'll do my best to be there, for sure! Is the place 100% decided yet? I won't have any cash for stickers btw. Hopefully someone will step up and make free stickers (or cards or something) for us. If someone needs to charge for 'em, hell...I'll gladly buy ya a $2 or $3 sticker. $5 is RIGHT OUT, thou...

Gee, a 30-day post from the Skipper, with no mention of any problems or other issues that would cause an announcement drought with 20+ bands left and less than a month to go. :evil: I haven’t followed the room availability very closely in years past but it feels like there are a lot of rooms left wi...

I would be more likely to assume that they are not playing, as they are playing an event which is informally associated with 70K. It would be kinda weird for them to play an informal pre event then to play the actual cruise as well. Or is that just me? No it’s not just you haha, I kinda thought the...

I'm on the fence about doing this for a few reasons. It's my first time, so I wanna explore everything. and the other is I know my wife doesn't give a shit about you people, and won't want to waste time doing this, lol. lol. By the time 3 pm rolls around, you'll have had enough time to explore ever...

Another reason why I didn't want to do it for all the categories :P Figured doing once or twice on those two categories doesn't hurt much, considering those cabins have been sitting there available for weeks and weeks now :) EXACTLY. It's not like people are breaking down the doors to book 70K room...

cowboy71 wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 05, 2019 6:16 pm

VERY MINOR update. I'm removing the * from the 1N category as there are at LEAST 3 of these available now.
3B I'm leaving with the * as there appears to be only one of those.

It'll be interesting to see if this changes after the "drop-dead no refunds at all" deadline comes up in a few days.

Now I need to talk my PPUSA boat-friends into having THAT group photo at a different time. :D This year it worked. Wasn't the PPUSA pic at 3:45pm-4:00pm? I think so. It was on the helipad at the very front of the ship. Unfortunately, very far from the back. :twisted: I believe Alexander T. is the p...

I'm in for 3pm in VC. I'll just bring up a bucket of beer from the Schooner. Awesome! Let's begin making the RSVP list to see how we can manage the amount of Hail Satan labels/stickers/nametags: toby cegr80 Pellaz Now I need to talk my PPUSA boat-friends into having THAT group photo at a different ...

Totally! Saw them on that 2015 cruise too! Even though I don't like that small theater they played. I think they played a first-day show in the theater or the ice-rink, and it was awesome. As I hazily recall, that was the site of the infamous Big Red Dog incident. Important safety tip: please don't...

But what for? What is their advantage in late announcements? Is it because of the interest rate on the bank or what? I don´t understand this weird tactic, not to tell consuments what they are buying! 1 or 2 surprise acts are okay. But why are we not allowed to know which bands we are goin to see on...

Totally! Saw them on that 2015 cruise too! Even though I don't like that small theater they played. I think they played a first-day show in the theater or the ice-rink, and it was awesome. As I hazily recall, that was the site of the infamous Big Red Dog incident. Important safety tip: please don't...

I have one positive comment , the line staff for 70000 Tons that answer the phones and give guidance are always very positive and helpful ! :cheers: :viking: Absolutely THIS. And also the folks who handle the emails. I had a problem with my email on the morning Gold sales started. They were able to...

This is still the best festival out there Well, THAT's pretty fucking arguable.... Name another major festival that pulls the same announcement-delay bullshit that 70K does. And if announcements are delayed because bands just haven't been contacted yet...calling this the "best" festival out there i...

Melechesh are out! They begin a tour in January, starting in Germany on the 10th! https://www.facebook.com/melechesh/photos/rpp.106561116046/10157539301321047/?type=3&theater :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: I saw an old melechesh shirt in my closet the other day and I was like, they seem like a band that w...

I definitely think having the cruise so early in January is a huge problem for a lot of people. It is for us and we live in Florida! The prices going up and the announcement process hurts as well. The other thing is people just get bored and move on. Progpower kind of went through this around year ...

is there a free shuttle from FLL? I thought i read that somewhere. The hotel I'm at has a shuttle to/from the airport so I was thinking of just taking that to the airport then the airport shuttle to the port Ramada Airport/Cruise Port motel has a shuttle like that. Picked me up at the airport, back...

Aeternam has responded to a comment on FB indicating that if they were invited they would be here. While I know Andy tries to keep the 2 year repeats to a 3-4 band minimum, they were really well received last time so I hope they come back again! They are highly ranked on the wishlist as well. I'm t...

cegr80 wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 02, 2019 4:10 pm

Next letter is E, right?

Eternal Tears of Sorrow would be dope

AND they'd already have their work-visas in order. Not that they are NEEDED for 70K, but....

I’m really hoping Andy hasn’t had a recurrence of whatever health issue sidelined him for a few months. it's absolutely unprofessional when it's all on one person. time to sell the 70k brand to a professional agency.... Sixthman, one of the largest ship charter companies around, would pick 70K up i...

Sad to say that we lost another forum veteran this week. Krystyna Maville (known as KRYS here on the forum) has gone on to join those other souls that have left us and entered the halls of Valhalla. She was an absolute darling of a soul and will be greatly missed, but I hope she has finally found p...

Heavy Metal Beach Party is a 3 day event in Miami - January 4 - 6, 2020. We are excited to have a new location on Sunday where we will have 8 live bands, including Goatwhore! Tickets: http://bit.ly/BeachPartyTickets Website: www.HeavyMetalBeachParty.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal...

cegr80 wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 02, 2019 6:06 am

Belzebubs got announced for Hellfest next year, surely we could have them on the boat as well?

Yes, PLEASE.

What a great album.

i missed this last year...too much going on with Noobs. lol! to save money and hassle, could someone not just come out with a printable name tag that would fit inside a plastic holder on a lanyard? a lot of people just wear one with their room card in it anyway... Has anyone indicated they'd be abl...

Yesterday I got to talk for a while to Cristina Scabbia from Lacuna Coil after her gig in Barcelona. She told me that they are taking a small break at the beginning of 2020 and that it is completely ruled out that they will be onbroad. By the way, she's absolutely awesome, nice and down-to-earth. G...

Yesterday I got to talk for a while to Cristina Scabbia from Lacuna Coil after her gig in Barcelona. She told me that they are taking a small break at the beginning of 2020 and that it is completely ruled out that they will be onbroad. Well, of course she'd SAY that. :twisted: . By the way, she's a...

I predict Monday morning we'll get the E we've been waiting for. --still waiting.. But it's still morning in Vancouver. :twisted: Even I would be okay with that E. Because their lead singer is also the lead singer of TROUBLE, and I would LOOOOOVE to have TROUBLE back! Are ya lookin' for Trouble, mi...

Those handful of cheap quad cabins are STILL available and have been for several weeks now. Can only assume that if THEY are not moving, then sales of all the other remaining categories have stagnated as well. Can't see too much in the way of movement now unless they manage to book a drop-dead AMAZ...

I can only assume Andy is sick or something. He was reportedly sick and that's why this whole process started late anyways. "Droughts" are normal and honestly,5 days? That's downright tame. downright lame. Nope, she had it right. In the grand scheme of 70K announcement delays, 5 days is a baby. :tw...

I definitely 100% agree that the cruise is not sold out strictly because of the late rollout, not because of the band announcements/lack there of. There was easily enough people ready to book over the summer that this thing woulda sold out crazy fast. where are they now? If you're anticipating some...

Lala wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 22, 2019 2:11 pm

cholernik wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 22, 2019 1:51 pm

pool, hot tub whatever. whatever water that isn't the sea

i don't hink there is much real water in the tubs. or did you see anyone leave to go pissing?

Yep, and also, it all gets splashed out.

I definitely 100% agree that the cruise is not sold out strictly because of the late rollout, not because of the band announcements/lack there of. There was easily enough people ready to book over the summer that this thing woulda sold out crazy fast. Yep. As (un)official statistician I concur you ...

Nope - due for another weenie band! EX LIBRIS, EVERTALE, EXIT EDEN or EDGUY :D You used my lexical convention of using all caps for bands for the first time, hence you implicitly accepted my verbal dominance. :lol: Ignore those other bands for the moment Andy, EX DEO is clearly the people’s choice ...

cegr80 wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 20, 2019 9:51 am

cholernik wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 20, 2019 9:37 am

that's a really stupid way to do things, but whatever, not my cruise, not my break even point.

That's the way Andy handles this. He works in mysterious ways

Truer words have never been spoken.

I just refuse to believe that bands aren't confirmed this far out yet. Don't know what to tell you, man. Dozens of sailors, myself included, have been told by band members themselves that they've been asked with less than a week to go in the past. In 2019, Nekrogoblikon was asked at about 6 days to...

So much depends on how many cabins are actually sold, and the answer is impossible to know. Statsman guesstimates the cruise is about 70% sold out. Is that enough for a break-even, or a profit? Is it enough to convince Royal to continue? After all, Prog Nation at Sea AND Barge to Hell were dropped ...

clegane wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 18, 2019 7:56 am

Exodus!!!!

They would scratch a pretty big thrash itch for 2020, yep. We are notably lacking on marquee thrash and power-metal acts.

Danny24601 wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 18, 2019 12:37 am

Pellaz wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 18, 2019 12:34 am

Eternal Tears of Sorrow assuming that the cruise doesn't count as a U.S. debut....

Ihsahn was advertised by PP as a US exclusive, so it would seem that it does not count as a US show to them?

Yep. So, EToS would be on the table.