JoCo Cruise 2025
The 14th JoCo Cruise will be a 7-night Eastern Caribbean cruise, sailing from Fort Lauderdale, Florida on March 2, 2025 aboard the Holland America Nieuw Amsterdam.
This cruise will be a full ship charter.
Itinerary
| Date | Location | Arrival | Departure | Theme | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2nd, 2025 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 5:00 PM | |||
| March 3rd, 2025 | Half Moon Cay, Bahamas | 8:00 AM | 4:00 PM | ||
| March 4th, 2025 | Sea Day | ||||
| March 5th, 2025 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 10:00 AM | 11:00 PM | ||
| March 6th, 2025 | Philipsburg, St. Maarten | 11:00 AM | 6:00 PM | ||
| March 7th, 2025 | Sea Day | ||||
| March 8th, 2025 | Sea Day | ||||
| March 9th, 2025 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 7:00 AM |
Performers
- Jonathan Coulton
- Paul and Storm
- They Might Be Giants
- Daphne Always
- Jim Boggia
- John Patrick Coan
- Everywhere is Queer
- Factorio
- Sarah Gailey
- Brian David Gilbert
- Hey Riddle Riddle
- Ai Jiang
- The JV Club
- Erin Keif
- Aimee Mann
- Griffin McElroy
- Rachel McElroy
- Mega Ran
- Mollylele (Molly Lewis)
- Emily Nussbaum
- Ify Nwadiwe
- Adal Rifai
- Riz Rollins
- Mo Ryan
- John Scalzi
- James Sheppard
- Nadine Smith
- Clive Thompson
- Jes Tom
- Paul F. Tompkins
- Um, Actually…
- Janet Varney
- Wonderful!
Key Dates
| Date | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| January 24th, 2024 | Cruise announced | |
| January 24th, 2024 | First guests announced | They Might Be Giants announced at same time as cruise announcement |
| January 30th, 2024 | Early booking opened | Technically open to all, but not widely announced |
| January 31st, 2024 | Public booking opened | Announcement via Jonathan Coulton mailing list |
| October 17, 2024 | Shadow Cruise event request form released | Form is located under “helpful links” when you log into your JoCoCruise account |
| December 11, 2024 | Staterooms and HAL booking numbers assigned |
Cruise Lore
Mystery of the Missing Namesake: C is for Control
Jonathan Coulton was ill for the first few days of the cruise and was quarantined to his cabin. It was believed that he had Covid-19, however it came to light that in his feverish state and with instructions only available in Spanish, he erroneously believed that the bright blue line next to the “C” meant “Covid.” He in fact was negative for Covid-19 and reappeared on the cruise once the symptoms of his illness had subsided.
Gold Team gets Sassy
Typically it is the Red Team who is more exuberant, with much chanting and rowdiness. During the first Gold Team concert this year, however, somebody shouted “Yeah!” and it caught on. Very out of character for the early show, but not nearly as ungovernable as the Red Team late shows, Paul dubbed this behavior “sassy.”
Large Hardon Colada
Many cocktails on the cruise are renamed in a geeky/nerdy fashion. This year, despite multiple people reviewing the copy for errors, a spelling error slipped through and the Large Hadron Colada was listed as the Large Hardon Colada
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