{"id":99,"date":"2015-04-09T17:03:03","date_gmt":"2015-04-09T17:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.gothcruise.com\/?page_id=99"},"modified":"2026-03-13T22:13:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T22:13:54","slug":"gothcruise","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"soliloquy-outer-container\" data-soliloquy-loaded=\"0\"><div aria-live=\"polite\" id=\"soliloquy-container-17_1\" class=\"soliloquy-container soliloquy-transition-fade soliloquy-fade soliloquy-arrows-active  soliloquy-theme-classic no-js\" style=\"max-width:800px;margin:0 auto 0px;max-width:100%;max-height:none;\"><ul id=\"soliloquy-17_1\" class=\"soliloquy-slider soliloquy-slides soliloquy-wrap soliloquy-clear\"><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-1 soliloquy-id-2215 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"soliloquy-image-2215\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-1\" src=\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/GC20-Teaser-Card-pre-800x406_c.png\" alt=\"GC20 Teaser Card pre\" data-soliloquy-src-mobile=\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/GC20-Teaser-Card-pre-800x406_c.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/li><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-2 soliloquy-id-2268 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"soliloquy-image-2268\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-2 soliloquy-preload\" src=\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/soliloquy\/assets\/css\/images\/holder.gif\" data-soliloquy-src=\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/GC20-Card-3-800x406_c.png\" alt=\"GC20 Card 3\" data-soliloquy-src-mobile=\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/GC20-Card-3-800x406_c.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/li><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-3 soliloquy-id-2267 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"soliloquy-image-2267\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-3 soliloquy-preload\" src=\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/soliloquy\/assets\/css\/images\/holder.gif\" data-soliloquy-src=\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/GC20-Ports-Card-800x406_c.png\" alt=\"GC20 Ports Card\" data-soliloquy-src-mobile=\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/GC20-Ports-Card-800x406_c.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/li><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-4 soliloquy-id-2270 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"soliloquy-image-2270\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-4 soliloquy-preload\" src=\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/soliloquy\/assets\/css\/images\/holder.gif\" data-soliloquy-src=\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/GC20-Ship-Card-800x406_c.png\" alt=\"GC20 Ship Card\" data-soliloquy-src-mobile=\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/GC20-Ship-Card-800x406_c.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/li><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-5 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"soliloquy-image-2269\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-5 soliloquy-preload\" src=\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/soliloquy\/assets\/css\/images\/holder.gif\" data-soliloquy-src=\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/GC20-Title-Card-800x406_c.png\" alt=\"\" data-soliloquy-src-mobile=\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/GC20-Title-Card-800x406_c.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/li><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-6 soliloquy-id-2010 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"soliloquy-image-2010\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-6 soliloquy-preload\" src=\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/soliloquy\/assets\/css\/images\/holder.gif\" data-soliloquy-src=\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GC19-Teaser-2-800x406_c.png\" alt=\"GC19 Teaser 2\" data-soliloquy-src-mobile=\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GC19-Teaser-2-800x406_c.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/li><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-7 soliloquy-id-2218 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"soliloquy-image-2218\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-7 soliloquy-preload\" src=\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/soliloquy\/assets\/css\/images\/holder.gif\" data-soliloquy-src=\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/GC20-Dark-Tides-800x406_c.png\" alt=\"GC20 Dark Tides\" data-soliloquy-src-mobile=\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/GC20-Dark-Tides-800x406_c.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><noscript><div class=\"soliloquy-no-js\" style=\"display:none;visibility:hidden;height:0;line-height:0;opacity:0;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/GC20-Teaser-Card-pre.png\" alt=\"GC20 Teaser Card pre\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/GC20-Card-3.png\" alt=\"GC20 Card 3\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/GC20-Ports-Card.png\" alt=\"GC20 Ports Card\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/GC20-Ship-Card.png\" alt=\"GC20 Ship Card\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/GC20-Title-Card.png\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GC19-Teaser-2.png\" alt=\"GC19 Teaser 2\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/GC20-Dark-Tides.png\" alt=\"GC20 Dark Tides\" \/><\/div><\/noscript><\/div><em><strong><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: -55px 0 0 0;\"><\/strong><\/em><div id=\"x-content-band-1\" class=\"x-content-band border-bottom man\" style=\"background-color: transparent;\"><div class=\"x-container max width\"><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-2\" style=\"\" >\n<h5  class=\"h-custom-headline\" ><span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">GothCruise XX News<\/span><\/span><\/h5>(tl:dr) &#8220;<em>GothCruise XX: Noir Noir Sails Again&#8221; is departing San Juan, Puerto Rico heading for the warm water ports of the Eastern Caribbean Islands on January 31, 2027 for 7 nights. Hope to see you on board!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>(Cue a moody saxophone, fog, flickering neon, and a voice that\u2019s seen too much, for some reason everything is grainy black &amp; white.)<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s that time.\u00a0 It&#8217;s been a long moment since the last time we met. But, in other ways, it&#8217;s been like that pause on an amusement park roller coaster ride, right before the first drop, when the chain clinks stop and all you\u2019ve got is gravity&#8230; and anticipation.<\/p>\n<p>The wait is over. You asked for it.<\/p>\n<p>Are you ready?<\/p>\n<p>Well, ready or not, &#8220;GothCruise XX:<em> Noir Noir Sails Again<\/em>&#8221; is voyaging on our old friend, Royal Caribbean&#8217;s <em>Vision of the Seas<\/em>, on January 31, 2027.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Jan. 31, &#8217;27 &#8211; San Juan, Puerto Rico<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Feb. 1, &#8217;27 &#8211; Tortola, B.V.I.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Feb. 2, &#8217;27 &#8211; St. Johns, Antigua<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Feb. 3, &#8217;27 &#8211; Roseau, Dominica<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Feb. 4, &#8217;27 &#8211;\u00a0 St. Croix, U.S.V.I.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Feb. 5, &#8217;27 &#8211; Basseterre, St. Kitts &amp; Nevis<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Feb. 6, &#8217;27 &#8211; At Sea<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Feb. 7, &#8217;27 &#8211; San Juan, Puerto Rico<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you&#8217;re new to GothCruise, read on. We got lots to tell you. You can go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/?page_id=149\">FAQ<\/a> page and dig in.<\/p>\n<p>If you wanna to join us, go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/?page_id=145\">Book Now<\/a> page. Read it. Things are a little different this year. See? We &#8220;eliminated&#8221; the middle man, if you know what we mean. We&#8217;re talking directly to the big cheese. Yeah, that&#8217;s right, we got Royal Caribbean&#8217;s ear.<\/p>\n<p>Hurry. The ship is filling up fast, and, like gravity, it won&#8217;t wait until you\u2019re ready.<\/p>\n<p>Get big news on our facebook page:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheOriginalGothCruise\/\">The Original GothCruise<\/a><br \/>\nHang out with us on our facebook group:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/OriginalGothCruisers\/\">Original GothCruisers<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a  class=\"x-btn\"  href=\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/?page_id=145\" title=\"Don't wait... Book Now!\"  data-x-element=\"extra\" data-x-params=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;tooltip&quot;,&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;hover&quot;,&quot;placement&quot;:&quot;right&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;content&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\"  data-options=\"thumbnail: ''\"><i  class=\"x-icon x-icon-chevron-right\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf054;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>Click here for details and itinerary<\/a>\n<hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 20px 0 0 0;\">\n<\/div>\n<div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-2 last\" style=\"\" ><h5  class=\"h-custom-headline\" ><span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Welcome to the<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Home of the<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Original GothCruise<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><em>The idea is simple: get a group of Goths, their friends, and like-minded people we haven&#8217;t met yet, put them all on a boat, add rum, hilarity ensues!<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>SINCE 2004!<hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: -55px 0 0 0;\"><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">A fun, friendly vacation for Goths, Non-Goths, Freaks, Geeks, their families, their friends and everyone in between!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>WE GO WHERE THE DARK TIDES EBB AND FLOW!<hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: -35px 0 0 0;\"><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Alaska, Europe, Caribbean, Pacific Northwest, New England, Canada, Bermuda, and more! (There&#8217;s a map! Scroll down and see, then scroll back because the rest of this text is brilliant and full of exclamation points!!!)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>ALL ARE WELCOME!<hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: -55px 0 0 0;\"><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Low drama, good vibes, and gloriously unpretentious! (Well&#8230; as unpretentious as Goths can be, anyways.)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>EVENTFUL!<hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: -55px 0 0 0;\"><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Exclusive themed parties with our own DJs, Pub Crawls, Gaming Nights, and other fun group stuff &#8211; on ship and off!<\/span><em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>BOOKING DIRECTLY WITH ROYAL CARIBBEAN!<hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: -35px 0 0 0;\">\n<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Eliminating the middleman! Yay! See the <a href=\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/?page_id=145\">Book Now page<\/a> for details!<\/span><em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>WANT TO KNOW MORE?<hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: -55px 0 0 0;\"><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Look below the map for more info on what makes GothCruise GothCruise!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Join us on a cruise with your friends and friends to be!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a  class=\"x-btn\"  href=\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/?page_id=145\" title=\"Don't wait... Book Now!\"  data-x-element=\"extra\" data-x-params=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;tooltip&quot;,&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;hover&quot;,&quot;placement&quot;:&quot;right&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;content&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\"  data-options=\"thumbnail: ''\"><i  class=\"x-icon x-icon-chevron-right\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf054;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>Click here for details and itinerary<\/a>\n<p><em><strong>YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em>The Original GothCruise is not a travel agency. You are booking directly with Royal Caribbean. Please read the <a href=\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/?page_id=145\">Book Now page<\/a> THOROUGHLY before you decide to join us.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div><\/div><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: -20px 0 0 0;\"><div id=\"x-content-band-2\" class=\"x-content-band bg-image border-bottom man\" data-x-element=\"content_band\" data-x-params=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image&quot;,&quot;parallax&quot;:false}\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Background-Old-Paper-1200x1815.jpg); background-color: transparent;\"><div class=\"x-container max width\"><h3  class=\"h-custom-headline\" ><span><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em><span style=\"color: #993300;\">&#8220;Where the dark tides ebb and flow.&#8221;<hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: -50px 0 0 0;\"> \u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><strong><em><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cruise-map-2025-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2209\" src=\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cruise-map-2025-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1110\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cruise-map-2025-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cruise-map-2025-300x136.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cruise-map-2025-1024x465.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cruise-map-2025-768x349.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cruise-map-2025-1536x698.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cruise-map-2025-2048x931.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cruise-map-2025-100x45.jpg 100w, https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cruise-map-2025-688x313.jpg 688w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div><\/div><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: -50px 0 0 0;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div id=\"x-content-band-3\" class=\"x-content-band man\" style=\"background-color: transparent;\"><div class=\"x-container max width\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: -70px 0 0 0;\">THE ORIGINAL GOTHCRUISE:<br \/>\nSAILING SINCE 2004<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-4\" style=\"\" ><div  class=\"x-counter\" data-x-element-counter=\"{&quot;to&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:&quot;1500ms&quot;,&quot;selector&quot;:&quot;.number&quot;}\" ><div class=\"number-wrap w-h\" ><span class=\"number\">0<\/span><\/div><span class=\"text-below\" >Voyages<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-4\" style=\"\" ><div  class=\"x-counter\" data-x-element-counter=\"{&quot;to&quot;:&quot;74&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:&quot;2000ms&quot;,&quot;selector&quot;:&quot;.number&quot;}\" ><div class=\"number-wrap w-h\" ><span class=\"number\">0<\/span><\/div><span class=\"text-below\" >Ports of Call<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-4 last\" style=\"\" ><div  class=\"x-counter\" data-x-element-counter=\"{&quot;to&quot;:&quot;29309&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:&quot;2250ms&quot;,&quot;selector&quot;:&quot;.number&quot;}\" ><div class=\"number-wrap w-h\" ><span class=\"number\">0<\/span><\/div><span class=\"text-below\" >Miles Traveled<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-4 last\" style=\"\" ><div  class=\"x-counter\" data-x-element-counter=\"{&quot;to&quot;:&quot;860&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:&quot;2500ms&quot;,&quot;selector&quot;:&quot;.number&quot;}\" ><div class=\"number-wrap w-h\" ><span class=\"number\">0<\/span><\/div><span class=\"text-below\" >Goths Served<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: -10px 0 0 0;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a  class=\"x-btn\"  href=\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/?page_id=145\" title=\"Don't wait... Book Now!\"  data-x-element=\"extra\" data-x-params=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;tooltip&quot;,&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;hover&quot;,&quot;placement&quot;:&quot;right&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;content&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\"  data-options=\"thumbnail: ''\"><i  class=\"x-icon x-icon-chevron-right\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf054;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>Click here for details and itinerary<\/a><div id=\"x-content-band-4\" class=\"x-content-band man\" style=\"background-color: transparent;\"><div class=\"x-container max width\"><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: -70px 0 0 0;\"><h5  class=\"h-custom-headline\" ><span>GothCruise Events and stuff.<\/span><\/h5>GothCruise is a vacation on the high seas for Gothy folks, their friends, their families and anyone else who want to go on a cruise with us. It is very much about traveling with your friends and taking in the sights and excursions that are available on the ship and in the ports we visit, with most of your time spent enjoying the cruise experience. (Want to know more? <a href=\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/?page_id=149#:~:text=What%20is-,the,-Original%20GothCruise%3F\">Click Here<\/a>) Having said all that, what makes it &#8220;GothCruise&#8221; is the opportunity for us to have our own fun. So, in no particular order:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Exclusive GothCruise Formal and Costume Dance Parties:<\/strong> Usually occurring on the voyage&#8217;s &#8220;at sea&#8221; days, we reserve space in one of the ship&#8217;s music venues and have private themed pre-dinner parties where you can dance to great goth, industrial and related genre music provided by our own DJs. Many cruisers usually go all out, dressing to match the theme of the dance. Previous dance party themes included dystopian futures, haunted old west ghost towns, the roaring 1920s, your favorite apocalypse,\u00a0 superheros, doomed voyages, fantasy realms, dreams and nightmares. <a href=\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/?page_id=1898\">Click here or go to the Events page to see what we&#8217;ve got going on this year.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Group Dining:<\/strong> After a busy day either in port or on the ship, you have the option of joining the rest of your fellow GothCruisers in the Main Dining Room for a lovely dinner provided by the wonderful Royal Caribbean chefs. While eating a sumptuous three course meal, you can tell tales of your grand adventures from that day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Themed Pub Crawls:<\/strong> Most Royal Caribbean ships have specialty bars that serve a variety of potions, elixirs, brews, and concoctions; with and without alcohol. At least once on each cruise, we dress up and try to go to each of them to sample their wares.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Black Hole:<\/strong> This occurs randomly throughout the cruise. A Black Hole is declared when ever two or more GothCruisers are hanging out somewhere aboard the ship and desire to attract more GothCruisers to their locale. Communication methods vary. When more people join, the Black Hole gains mass and hilarity often ensues.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Game Nights:<\/strong> Break out the dice, cards, game boards and score sheets. If you bring it, chances are you\u2019ll find someone to play it with you. At least one night can be set aside for game play.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pre-cruise Meet-up:<\/strong> For those folks who arrive at our departure port early, we\u2019ll have a gathering of cruise-bound folks at a local gathering place.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meet \u2018n\u2019 Greet:<\/strong> (Sail-Away Day) Pick up your laminate and have your first fruity rum drink. Meet old friends and make new ones. This is the best way to get to know the folks with whom you\u2019re spending your vacation.<\/p>\n<p>All of these are very much dependent on how many cruisers book with us and space availability on the ship. We will have more details when we are much closer to the sailing date.<\/p>\n<p>Keep scrolling for more fun stuff.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a  class=\"x-btn\"  href=\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/?page_id=145\" title=\"Don't wait... Book Now!\"  data-x-element=\"extra\" data-x-params=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;tooltip&quot;,&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;hover&quot;,&quot;placement&quot;:&quot;right&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;content&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\"  data-options=\"thumbnail: ''\"><i  class=\"x-icon x-icon-chevron-right\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf054;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>Click here for details and itinerary<\/a><\/div><\/div><div id=\"x-content-band-5\" class=\"x-content-band man\" style=\"background-color: transparent;\"><div class=\"x-container max width\">\n<h4><em><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: -150px 0 0 0;\">Goth Cruise: the Movie<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tigerlilyproductions.com\/gothcruise\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2206\" src=\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Goth-Cruise-Screen-Cap.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"676\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Goth-Cruise-Screen-Cap.png 954w, https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Goth-Cruise-Screen-Cap-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Goth-Cruise-Screen-Cap-768x423.png 768w, https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Goth-Cruise-Screen-Cap-100x55.png 100w, https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Goth-Cruise-Screen-Cap-688x379.png 688w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yes. We were featured in a full length documentary called <em>Goth Cruise: The Movie. <\/em>\u00a0It was originally aired on the IFC channel in 2008 and it&#8217;s now available on Vimeo. The documentary follows us on GothCruise IV in 2007 and explores the the allure of the Goth subculture and what it really means to be Goth.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;d like to thank the director, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jeaniefinlay.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jeanie Finlay,<\/a> (and TigerLily Films) for choosing to use The Original GothCruise and our friends as inspiration for the beautiful movie she created. We can think of no better way to show what the true enduring spirit of this thing called Goth (and our humble GothCruise) is all about. For more information about the movie and to watch it on Vimeo, go here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tigerlilyproductions.com\/gothcruise\">http:\/\/www.tigerlilyproductions.com\/gothcruise<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the years since this movie&#8217;s release, Jeanie Finlay has gone on to shoot several highly acclaimed, award winning documentaries including <em>Your Fat Friend, Game Of Thrones: The Last Watch, ORION: The Man Who Would Be King, The Great Hip Hop Hoax, Sound It Out<\/em>, and more. We congratulate her on her numerous accomplishments and we are happy that we were part of something bigger than ourselves that will outlive us all.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a  class=\"x-btn\"  href=\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/?page_id=145\" title=\"Don't wait... Book Now!\"  data-x-element=\"extra\" data-x-params=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;tooltip&quot;,&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;hover&quot;,&quot;placement&quot;:&quot;right&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;content&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\"  data-options=\"thumbnail: ''\"><i  class=\"x-icon x-icon-chevron-right\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf054;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>Click here for details and itinerary<\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: -10px 0 0 0;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2267,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-blank-4.php","meta":{"rs_blank_template":"","rs_page_bg_color":"","slide_template_v7":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-99","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Home - GothCruise<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"&quot;GothCruise XX: Noir Noir Sails Again&quot; is departing San Juan, Puerto Rico for the warm water ports of the Eastern Caribbean on January 31, 2027 for 7 nights.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Home - GothCruise\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&quot;GothCruise XX: Noir Noir Sails Again&quot; is departing San Juan, Puerto Rico for the warm water ports of the Eastern Caribbean on January 31, 2027 for 7 nights.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"GothCruise\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/OriginalGothCruisers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-13T22:13:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/GC20-Ports-Card.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"957\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"485\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@GothCruise\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"7 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/\",\"name\":\"Home - GothCruise\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/GC20-Ports-Card.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-04-09T17:03:03+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-13T22:13:54+00:00\",\"description\":\"\\\"GothCruise XX: Noir Noir Sails Again\\\" is departing San Juan, Puerto Rico for the warm water ports of the Eastern Caribbean on January 31, 2027 for 7 nights.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/GC20-Ports-Card.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/GC20-Ports-Card.png\",\"width\":957,\"height\":485},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Home\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/\",\"name\":\"GothCruise | Nice Boats...\",\"description\":\"Where the Dark Tides Ebb and Flow\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"GothCruise\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"\",\"contentUrl\":\"\",\"caption\":\"GothCruise\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/OriginalGothCruisers\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/GothCruise\",\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gothcruise\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Home - GothCruise","description":"\"GothCruise XX: Noir Noir Sails Again\" is departing San Juan, Puerto Rico for the warm water ports of the Eastern Caribbean on January 31, 2027 for 7 nights.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Home - GothCruise","og_description":"\"GothCruise XX: Noir Noir Sails Again\" is departing San Juan, Puerto Rico for the warm water ports of the Eastern Caribbean on January 31, 2027 for 7 nights.","og_url":"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/","og_site_name":"GothCruise","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/OriginalGothCruisers\/","article_modified_time":"2026-03-13T22:13:54+00:00","og_image":[{"width":957,"height":485,"url":"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/GC20-Ports-Card.png","type":"image\/png"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@GothCruise","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"7 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/","url":"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/","name":"Home - GothCruise","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/GC20-Ports-Card.png","datePublished":"2015-04-09T17:03:03+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-13T22:13:54+00:00","description":"\"GothCruise XX: Noir Noir Sails Again\" is departing San Juan, Puerto Rico for the warm water ports of the Eastern Caribbean on January 31, 2027 for 7 nights.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/GC20-Ports-Card.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/GC20-Ports-Card.png","width":957,"height":485},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Home"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/","name":"GothCruise | Nice Boats...","description":"Where the Dark Tides Ebb and Flow","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/#organization","name":"GothCruise","url":"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"","contentUrl":"","caption":"GothCruise"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/OriginalGothCruisers\/","https:\/\/x.com\/GothCruise","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gothcruise"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/99","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=99"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/99\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2298,"href":"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/99\/revisions\/2298"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2267"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gothcruise.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=99"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}