Survivors! Like every year it has been a blast and makes me feel so good to sail the Caribbean with my Metal Cruise Family. Seeing that you have such a great time is the biggest motivation for me to continue and keep on improving what I do.

Last year we had 70 Nations from around the Globe on board 70000TONS OF METAL, The Original, The World’s Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise and I truly thought there is no way we will beat that. But you proved me wrong! This year you brought that count to 72 Countries! Wow, fucking awesome! All you Survivors from ANDORRA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BAHAMAS, BELARUS, BELGIUM, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, BULGARIA, CANADA, CHILE, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CROATIA, CUBA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, ECUADOR, EGYPT, EL SALVADOR, ESTONIA, FAROE ISLANDS, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, ICELAND, INDIA, IRAN, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, JORDAN, KYRGYZSTAN, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, MEXICO, MOLDOVA, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NICARAGUA, NORWAY, PALESTINE, PANAMA, PERU, POLAND, PORTUGAL, PUERTO RICO, QATAR, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SERBIA, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SRI LANKA, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, TURKEY, UKRAINE, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, USA and VENEZUELA made 70000TONS OF METAL 2016 once again truly feel like the United Nations Of Heavy Metal At Sea! My apologies for overlooking Malta in the first count on board! Sorry about that!

A special Thank You to all the members of my incredible crew! Despite the storm and the resulting last minute rescheduling, you made it possible that all 60 Bands could play their second show! Last but not least, Thank You to all the Artists and their Crew for 121 fantastic live performances including Jamming With Waters In International Waters, the Clinics, holding all the Meet & Greet and Signing Sessions and participating in all the other Special Events.

Survivors! I am looking forward to welcoming you back on board for Round 7 of 70000TONS OF METAL, The Original, The World’s Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise sailing from Miami/Ft. Lauderdale to Labadee, Haiti and back, February 2-6, 2017.

Thank you and Cheers! Your Skipper