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Holy Ship!

Holy Ship! is an annual electronic dance music (EDM) festival previously held aboard a 4,000+ capacity cruise ship, with two back to back sailings leaving out of Port Canaveral, Florida with stops in the Bahamas. It was originally set up by Destructo and eventually absolved by Insomniac Records after infighting. The event is put on by music production companies Cloud 9 Adventures, HARD, and The Bowery Presents.

Holy Ship! was cancelled in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It returned in January 2022, but instead of a cruise ship the entire festival took place at the Hard Rock Resort in Riviera Maya. All subsequent events have taken place on land.

Before 2020, when Holy Ship! took place in a cruise ship, the festival was split into two back-to-back trips on the same route. The cruise would start from Port Canaveral and travel to the Bahamas, making a stop on a private island for an all-day beach party. From there it would either spend a day at sea, or stop in Nassau, then ultimately return to Cape Canaveral.

The private island party features a daytime dance party, with a lineup of DJs performing and an un-announced artist arriving by helicopter. Historically, the event sold out in the pre-booking phase, in which previous guests received a token and were allowed to book prior to ticket sales opening to the general public.

Previous headliners for the festival cruise include Skrillex, Knife Party, A-Trak, Zedd, Flume, Boys Noize, Rusko, Steve Aoki, Fatboy Slim, and Pretty Lights. Special guest appearances include Pharrell Williams, Kaskade, Disclosure, and Tiësto. In addition to music, the event hosts a variety of artist-led activities and workshops.

The non-profit division of Holy Ship!, Positive Legacy, holds a silent auction during the event, in which the proceeds are donated to current Positive Legacy service projects. Positive Legacy is a 501(c)(3) charity organization committed to integrating live music and service by taking actions that positively impact people and the environment in the communities they visit. In addition to the auction, Positive Legacy also offers guests the chance to offset their carbon emissions from traveling on the cruise, as well as holding a donation drive for the Bahamas Children's Emergency Hostel in Nassau.

Dates: December 12–16, 2023

Location: Riviera Maya, Mexico

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