Music Cruises Are the Future of Festival Culture

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• Cruise Askew: Set sail with Jay & Silent Bob
• Welcome to Cruise Askew presented by Jay & Silent Bob!
• Princess takes delivery of newest ship, but has to cancel first cruise
• A message for you from Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes!
• Bedroom Family Penthouse Suite
• Featured Video
• Jay and Silent Bob Themed Cruise Sailing in 2024

The Jay and Silent Bob Cruise Askew made its debut voyage from February 23rd through the 26th aboard the Norwegian Pearl with Sixthman. The cruise began in Miami, Florida and sailed all the way to Nassau, Bahamas. The experience was hosted by Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes, and all their friends from the View Askewniverse. Guests will also have the opportunity to enjoy the Kevin Smith Me-seum, a “Mooby’s at Sea” pop-up restaurant and a script reading session of an unreleased version of the Clerks III. Comedians Jake Ruble and AJ Wilkerson will perform as well and there will also be live musical performances by Lo(u)ser, Mega Ran, Rebuilder, Roots of Mine, Telethon, and Shut Up & Dance.

Cruise Askew: Set sail with Jay & Silent Bob

This luxurious suite includes a living room, dining room, separate bedroom with king-size bed, TVs, mini bar, private bathroom with walk-in shower, and large private balconies. In the early aughts, fans begged the management of Central Florida band Sister Hazel to organize a weekend hangout with the musicians, which led to an inaugural Labor Day cruise. The Summer of ‘99 Cruise promises performances from Creed, 3 Doors Down, and a trip to the Bahamas this April, while the Rock The Bells Cruise promises to bring hip-hop heads together with Jadakiss, E-40, Talib Kweli, and more in November. And while there’s no official data on how big the industry’s gotten, the most successful production company in the game, Sixthman, started off hosting 13 music cruises in 2022 and is aiming to double that in 2025.

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Welcome to Cruise Askew presented by Jay & Silent Bob!

The ship even featured a pop-up restaurant, Mooby’s, made famous in Clerks 2. Once the ship sets sail, the voyage will be filled with Jay and Silent Bob fanfare, including live podcast recordings, stand-up comedy sessions and autograph and photo sessions. Other comedians on the cruise include Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Trevor Fehrman, Jennifer Schwalbach Smith and more. These modern balcony stateroom feature two lower beds that can be converted to a queen size bed, private bathroom, TV, sitting area, and floor-to-ceiling glass doors that open to a private balcony.

Princess takes delivery of newest ship, but has to cancel first cruise

The cruise will also give fans a chance to watch live tapings of such Smodcast Network podcasts as Jay and Silent Bob Get Old, Fatman Beyond, Hollywood Babble On, Edumacation, and Plus One. Cruisers can dive even deeper into Smith’s world with a spectacular schedule of “Silly Cinematic Shit,” including the Kevin Smith Me-seum, a “Mooby’s at Sea” pop-up restaurant (complete with late-night Hater Tots), and a script reading of an unreleased version of the Clerks III. The Jay and Silent Bob Present Cruise Askew will feature a range of activities, from live podcast recordings and stand-up comedy to autograph and photo sessions. Additionally, the cruise will see live tapings of Smodcast Network podcasts as Jay and Silent Bob Get Old, Fatman Beyond, Hollywood Babble On, Edumacation, and Plus One. Even more fun will be had via stand-up sets from comedians Jake Ruble and AJ Wilkerson, as well as live musical performances by Lo(u)ser, Mega Ran, Rebuilder, Roots of Mine, Telethon, and Shut Up & Dance.

Soul Asylum led by lead singer Dave Pirner played their biggest hits including “Black Gold.” I met several super fans who joined the cruise just to see the band perform live during their two appearances throughout the weekend. Live music was playing in the boat atrium with LO(U)SER and Telethon gaining new fans who enjoyed the live performances. During the podcast at sea, Kevin announced that he has been writing a new Jay and Silent Bob movie about a competing weed store opening across from their fictional store in Jersey. The mob is also involved for the first time in this movie. They did a cold read of a scene from the movie, which Jason had not seen before the cruise.

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We got to swim alongside them and interact with them for an hour. Brian O’Halloran, who played Dante in the Clerks movies, led his first Pub Crawl of the trip where fans could sample beers across multiple bars on the ship while Brian met everyone and told stories. The voyage aboard the Norwegian Pearl will set sail from Miami, Florida heading to Nassau, Bahamas. The voyage is the latest in a long line of themed cruises offered by Sixthman, including The Broadway Cruise 2023, Coheed and Cambria's S.S. Neverender cruise, Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea, and Flogging Molly's Salty Dog Cruise. Next up was the Plus One podcast featuring Kevin Smith and Jen Schwalbach Smith, who have been married for 24 years. They talked about how their life has been as a married couple, how Jen broke her hip in November, and their horrible experiences on their first cruise together to Alaska.

Bedroom Family Penthouse Suite

After the group photo, Smith brought out the actors and hosts that were joining him on the cruise for the weekend. He gave an introduction of each person and how they fit into the View Askewniverse. Friday’s activities began with Open Play Street Hockey on deck, based on Dante and Randal’s games of street hockey on the roof of the Quick Stop.

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Jay and Silent Bob Themed Cruise Sailing in 2024

Throughout the morning fans could go to autograph sessions with the actors onboard for them to sign the cruise poster that was provided by Sixthman. Lucky fans who booked during the original presale event also got the opportunity to have their photo taken with Jay & Silent Bob. That evening, the cast of Mallrats met up to do a live script reading of the next version of the movie called Twilight of the Mallrats. Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes, and co-stars Jason Lee, Renee Humphrey and Ethan Suplee all participated in the reading. Other Askewniverse stars also helped out in the reading including Brian O’Halloran (Clerks),  Jennifer Schwalbach Smith (Clerks 2/Jay & Silent Bob), Jeff Anderson (Clerks) and Ralph Garmen. Audience members were also chosen to participate as characters in the reading as well.

He told his daughter to put his face on t-shirts forever after he is gone. Kevin started off by saying that Sunday would be the six-year anniversary of the heart attack he had that changed his life, and that he is very happy to have the opportunity to be on the cruise. Jason brought some levity as always to the conversation when he talked about his love of bath bombs and how he gets bummed out when traveling and there is only a shower. He also mentioned that he is excited to be in Miami, where his favorite show, CSI Miami was based. Donald Wood is TravelPulse’s senior news editor, bringing nearly 15 years of experience to the desk.

The couple shared stories from their adventures together during the event in the Spinnaker Lounge. Renee works with her brother at his winery Eric Kent Wine Cellars. She hand-selected wines from the Norwegian collection for fans to sample during the tasting.

The Paid In Full Discount will only apply if the entire stateroom is paid for and is not available on a per person basis. Ridha, a.k.a. Boys Noize, has been a headliner on all four Friendship sailings, participating in Richards’ at-sea lineups as far back as the second Holy Ship In 2012. “For me, it's the best paid work ever,” he says, noting that on most of his trips, he makes sure to use the fitness facilities, book a massage, and race in the on-board go-karts.

Part of Sixthman's growing lineup of theme cruises created in partnership with Norwegian Cruise Line, the "Jay and Silent Bob Present Cruise Askew" voyage will set sail February 23-26, 2024 from Miami aboard Norwegian Pearl, with a single call on Nassau, Bahamas. Roving ragers like this—the kind where you could end up rubbing shoulders with the lead singer of your favorite band in line at the soft-serve machine—can really only happen on a music festival cruise. And what started off as a few boat-based events at the turn of the millennium has now given way to a robust industry. Sunday morning began with a motivational walk with Ethan Suplee. The walk commenced with the motivational poem, “Invictus” by Ernest Henley. The one-hour walk on Deck 13 of the boat on the track for fans to get moving and start the day.

He also discussed the importance of his month-long hospital stay in the Spring of 2023 when he had a mental health crisis. Kevin shared that the nature of Clerks III is as autobiographical as he is going to make any of his movies because of how close to home it hits for him. Kevin then took the time to talk about his heart attack and the amazing doctors that saved his life.