The Big Easy Cruise sets sail again January 16–23, 2027, departing Ft. Lauderdale aboard Holland America Line’s m/s Eurodam after two consecutive sell-outs. With stops in Half Moon Cay, San Juan, and Philipsburg, the floating festival continues its fourth year as a full-scale celebration of New Orleans music, food, and culture at sea.
The initial 2027 lineup reads like a Crescent City roll call, with Keb’ Mo’, Samantha Fish, Robert Randolph, The Record Company, Kenny Neal, Duane Betts & Palmetto Motel, Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen, Blind Boys Of Alabama, Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers, and many more. More than 75 live performances unfold across the week, alongside cooking demos with Chef Kevin Belton, artist interviews, burlesque shows, wine tastings, and themed parties. This is R&B, blues, zydeco, rock, jazz, swamp pop, and brass bands woven together into one nonstop musical gumbo.
“The cruise combines great music, passionate fans and a party dedicated to the music, food and culture inspired by America’s most unique city and region,” says Mike Jason, President of StarVista Live. Beyond the stages, the cruise supports organizations including the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, the Americana Music Association, and the Trombone Shorty Foundation. The Big Easy Cruise is not just a getaway. It is New Orleans, amplified and carried across open water.