Festival At Sea Cruise
The Festival At Sea Cruise 2025
Date: JULY 18-26, 2025
Where: LABADEE • LA ROMANA • CURACAO • ARUBA
HERE IS A SMALL SAMPLE WHAT YOU MISSED IN PREVIOUS YEARS
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FESTIVAL AT SEA - BLACK CRUISE WEEK VIDEO TESTIMONIAL
I'm excited to share my experience cruising on Festival at Sea. The African American Cultural Cruise that's been creating events designed for us by us since 1992. Festival At Sea’s African American Cultural Cruise is a celebration of family, music, dance, religion, comedy, family structure, literature, art and so much more. It is about our individual and wonderful differences, families, and our community.
The Festival At Sea is the longest running African-American Themed Charter Cruise in the World!
Festival At Sea’s African American Cultural Cruise is a celebration of family, music, dance, religion, comedy, family structure, literature, art and so much more. It is about our individual and wonderful differences, families, and our community. African American minorities are the second largest minority group, and we are traveling and exploring the world.
Festival at Sea is the ORIGINAL Black Culture Cruise.
For over 32 years we have brought Cruising with African-American Twist to the Caribbean Sea.
Thanks to our passengers we have been truly blessed to be able to bring our brand of cruising with an African-American Twist to the oceans, seas and rivers of the world since 1991. Today, the spirit of our Black culture cruise is as strong as ever as we prepare to embark on our 33rd Caribbean sailing.
In 2024 we were joined by over 2,900 of our #FASFamily to sail the Caribbean for 8-nights on the Celebrity Reflection. In 2025, we will do it again! First visiting Labadee and La Romana and then heading to Curacao and Aruba before returning to our port of origin in Fort Lauderdale. The Reflection is a luxurious vessel appointed with stylish accommodations, luxury boutiques and elegant event spaces. Offering vast ocean views, it is designed in a way that accentuates the Festival at Sea experience. You can see more details about the ship here.
What else can you expect? Here’s the short list:
· Aqua Zumba and other fitness programs to get your day started right
· Our Celebration Choir and Gospel Brunch will help you get your praise on
· Bid Whist and Dominoes anyone?
· Steppin’ classes with some of the finest instructors you will find at sea
· Lace ‘em up for our King of the Court and 2v2 Basketball Tournaments
· Do not miss our yearly Frat and Sorority Stomp the Deck Step Show
· Our UNCF Bachelor Auction is always a crowd favorite and for a great cause
· Business networking with our Women’s Hour of Power and Black Wall Street seminars
· DJs from around the country keep the parties going every night with the music you want to hear
· Our Festival at Sea Rock the Boat DJ Battle and Last Comic Sailing competitions
· Take the stage yourself at our African-American Idol talent show
· Get your friends and family on stage to compete for prizes playing FAS Feud
· Celebrate your love and Jump The Broom at our Renewal of Wedding Vows ceremony
Or you may opt to take a more relaxed approach by the pool, grab a drink, kick your feet up and enjoy the vibes until one of our top-name entertainers steps on stage. Some past performers include: After 7, Keri Hilson, Roy Wood Jr., Robin Thicke, Charlie Wilson, Kem, Ledisi, Bill Bellamy, DJ Jazzy Jeff, The Isley Brothers, Babyface, Fantasia, Cedric the Entertainer, Anthony Hamilton, and many others!
As you might be able to tell, we curate a jam packed itinerary that can only be described so much with words. For the rest, you have to cruise with us and experience being immersed in the camaraderie and culture to realize that the heartbeat of this cruise is not the music, the shows or the events…it is the people. That is why we have a simple honest saying for the Festival at Sea experience:
“Once you go…then you know!”
Some of our exclusive events include:
Speed Dating, Gospel Brunch, Worship Service, Bible Study, Bid Whist, Dominoes, Aqua Zumba, Steppin' Classes, Urban Line Dancing, UNCF Bachelor Auction, Boot Camp Workout, African-American Idol, Urban Ballroom Dancing, Family Feud, Jewelry Raffle Giveaway, Stomp The Deck Frat and Sorority Step Competition, 2 on 2 Basketball Tournament, Gospelcise, African Attire Evening & Fashion Show, Renewal of Wedding Vows & Beach Parties.
Our Festival at Sea staff plans events for cruisers young and old alike, including our top name entertainment ... old school and new school clubs (with the music you wanna listen to) ... family friendly activities ... games for singles and couples ... theme nights ... costume parties ... there's a reason we call it FESTIVAL at SEA!
"The camaraderie of cruising with over 2000 other black folks from all around the country is what truly makes Festival at Sea the special event that it is."
There's also Love Connection and Speed Dating games for singles, plus Funk Aerobics and African Dance Aerobics classes. Join the Ahneva Ahneva Fashion Show, the Spoken Word Poetry Cafe or participate in a Bid Whist, Dominoes, Golf or Tennis tournament. And that's just the beginning.
Festival at Sea brings it's own DJ teams to rock the clubs on board all week long. Our professional MC's and DJ's play the music you wanna hear whether you're Old School, New School or anywhere in between.
And with several clubs to choose from each night, you can change it up
Perhaps the best thing about a Festival at Sea cruise however, is YOU. You make the experience possible. The camaraderie of cruising with over 2000 other black folks from all around the country is what truly makes Festival at Sea the special event that it is.
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