Music fans from Down Under will once again head out to sea in Asia for the second annual IT’S THE SHIP music festival onboard Mariner of the Seas.
Around 3,800 party goers will go aboard the Royal Caribbean vessel to soak up the sun during the day and party throughout the night with some of the biggest international names.
This year, the four-day cruise will depart Singapore on 20 November. It will cross international waters on the straits of Malacca to tropical Langkawi for a beach party, before returning to Singapore shores on 23 November.
It will be the second time the floating festival will be held, with the first taking place in November last year.
Organised by the Livescape Group, Chief Executive, Muhammad Iqbal said said Australians made up around 10 percent of the crowd on last year’s cruise.
He expects even more Aussies to join the party in v2015, particularly those that miss out to major Australian festivals like ‘Meredith’ and ‘Splendour in the Grass’.
“As a result of these fast sell-outs and we are seeing growing evidence of Australians travelling overseas to regions such as Asia to attend alternate world-class music events.”
Muhammad Iqbal, Livescape Group Chief Executive
He said 60 percent of the attendees to last year’s floating festival came from outside Singapore from across 49 countries.
The phase one artist lineup for IT’S THE SHIP 2015 will be revealed in May.
The inaugural event featured music acts like Basement Jaxx, CHVRCHES, Dash Berlin, Lil Jon, Alex Metric, Sasha Grey and many more.
IT’S THE SHIP 2015 will take place aboard the 15-deck Mariner of The Seas. which features a casino, a rock climbing wall that overlooks the sea, a full sized basketball court, ice-skating rink, mini golf course, a duty-free shopping promenade, full service day spa, 10 pools and whirlpools, and 17 bars, clubs and lounges.
Tickets went on sale on 13 April 2015 and Australian travel agents are being offered a new payment option for their customers where guests can opt to pay for their cabins via a monthly installment plan.
Cabins for IT’S THE SHIP 2015 are priced per person from $541 for an early bird interior stateroom ($772 after early bird savings) to $2,379 for a Royal Family Suite with balcony ($3,398 after early bird savings).
The cabin sale ends on 10 November 2015.
