I'm ready to book. The bands are just the icing on the cake for me. Whatever kind of clusterfuck it all looks like at this time of year, they've never failed to deliver a top-shelf experience once we're all on board. I'd be fine with the final band announcements happening while we're walking up the ...

Yo! More bands, let's go!

cowboy71 wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 18, 2019 4:13 pm

acidbasement wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 18, 2019 4:12 pm

I hope it's Hammerfall! I'd much rather see Gamma Ray over Helloween.

I want to see Pumpkins United because I've never seen them with Kiske

Would Kiske do 70K though? I thought someone said once that he's not into hanging with fans.

I hope it's Hammerfall! I'd much rather see Gamma Ray over Helloween.

cowboy71 wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 18, 2019 2:16 pm

acidbasement wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 18, 2019 2:14 pm

Edguy would make me really ducking happy.

Tobi NOT a fan of the cruise at all. Think it would take a shit-ton of money to get Edguy.

That's unfortunate. I guess he doesn't like the constant interaction with fans?
How many times has Edguy played 70K?

Edguy would make me really ducking happy.

It's very rare for the meaning of his hint to have any bearing on the band to be announced. The letter is the only thing we have to go on.

I don't even like black metal but I'm liking where this is going.

Looking forward to watching them from the side-stage hot tub.

I guess it's probably Epica next.

I hope it's blind booking for golds. Less competition for those sweet cabins.

Yussssss! Heavy birthday to meeeeeee!

#FORTHWITH

So, Day 4 recap today, "SOON" post tomorrow, bands on Thursday - my birthday!

Insomnium just posted on FB that they'd be adding more tour dates... soon. I'm gonna call that a clue.

Hey Andy, I'm glad you're recovering from whatever it was. I hope the trend continues!
I'm ready to book next week! Give us them bands!

Radio Bob in Germany also has a similar contest, I think. A friend who is now a gold survivor won her first cruise that way.

a) There are hardly any kids onboard. Fewer than 20.

b) They interviewed me for 70000tons.tv last year, specifically so that I could talk about how awesome it is to bring my kids onboard.

Andy, after announcing bands and booking codes in December:

I would be willing to bet that the cabin prices are planned based on these discounts occurring. They, in reality, are not really discounts. The cabins are priced higher and the discounts bring the price down to the "real" price. It's all about determining what that median price needs to be in order...

I was there for the very first edition in 2011, such a great experience! So, 9 years later, I was very excited to come back on the ship from France for the 10th anniversary. I still keep some hope that the festival will take place but if the booking starts too late (= not this month), I'm afraid I ...

Do we know for sure that they updated that page recently?

The Wayback Machine from archive.org doesn't have anything from that page since 2017, so there's no way to check it unless someone here has been actively looking at it in the last few weeks/months.

I'm starting to lose my "Andy will never fail us" attitude. This cruise is obviously a huge logistical undertaking with a lot of moving parts, and it looks like some of those parts aren't moving right now. He doesn't owe us an explanation, but after 9 solid years, he does owe us a 10th because he to...

Sept. 27: band announcements start.
Sept. 29: booking codes for golds, with the announcement about the payment plan date being changed.

So....
Soon then?

cowboy71 wrote: ↑

Sat Sep 21, 2019 4:37 pm

Definitely gonna be bands within the next 24 hours. EXCITEMENT BUILDS!

I hope so, but we haven't got the "SOON" post to start the megathread yet.

Aw shit, yeah. I've only seen the first John Wick. Gotta catch myself up.

Any good movies playing in theatres right now? I'm out of the loop.

Just fuckin' with you all.

Also, hey Andy, start a thread called "SOON". I just did it to show you how.

Do it today and I'll buy Jess a drink.

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Mon Sep 09, 2019 3:45 am

SUCKS!

TWO bands off my wishlist ruled out in one go :(

ELVENKING and BROTHERS OF METAL touring Europe together during the cruise dates :(

Yeah, that burns. I was really hoping for BoM.

Demons & Wizards would be worth all the waiting. I'm not happy about missing them when they played a mere 9-hour drive from my house last week.

I feel like Statsman just got beaten at his own game.

cowboy71 wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 30, 2019 1:52 pm

So its now, what? About 2pm Friday afternoon in Vancouver?

Think that we can nearly rule out 'announce some bands friday, send emails to gold survivors, open bookings monday' for another week.

Andy's binging Coronation Street and he's only on Season 6. Give him a few more weeks.

Here is one prediction: SALTATIO MORTIS Since 2015 Andy has been booking one of the big German Mittelalter metal bands (In Extremo, Saltatio Mortis and Subway to Sally). If we follow the same rotation, this year is Saltatio's turn. I really hope you're right. I loved them on the boat last time, and...

In retrospect, I realize the main reason (other than dates) I’m passing next year is that this year sucked for me, especially with the huge sticker shock that I described previously: - Due to late announcements I didn’t even finish filling up my band spreadsheet like I do every year, I stopped at 5...

The clock has run out for me. I've set my vacation dates, so I'm officially not going next year, unless something extraordinary happens during the next week. That sucks. But what were you waiting for? I've booked my vacation dates as well, and they coincide with Jan. 7-11. I've also coincidentally ...

I'm gonna throw in a late prediction that the first announcement will be Demons & Wizards on Sept. 9, which is the Monday after their tour wraps up at ProgPower.

Feuerschwanz are really fun! I saw them at Wacken Winter Nights this year, and I had their most recent album on repeat for a good chunk of the winter and spring. They are super gimmicky, in a good way. I'd love to have them on the boat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-A5clw2N3E https://www.youtube...

Avantasia
Borknagar
Brothers of Metal
Battle Beast
Deathstars
Demons and Wizards
Finntroll
Mono Inc.
Turisas
Saltatio Mortis
Stam1na
Teräsbetoni
Turmion Kätilöt
Vintersorg
Scarab
Kontrust
The Dread Crew of Oddwood
Grimner

Ugh. This was the best cruise for me out of the five that I've done.
I can't even really talk about it yet.
Probably see you bastards in 2020.

Ooooh YEAH!

Nodfyr is the only N band that would make me shit myself. At this point I'm cool with whatever. I've only heard one Dragony song and thought it was great.
Thanks for making sure I don't have time to listen to them before sailing, Skipper!