The special music cruises departing from Helsinki and Turku are in full force. For years now, shipping companies have been organizing special cruises under different musical themes, which often gather sold-out audiences. The popularity of cruises seems to grow every year, and they are also held more and more.
Special music cruises are organized almost every week with the most diverse themes. For example on 28-29 September, there was an Electric Carnival cruise focused on machine music on Tallink's Victoria ship. Next weekend, 5-6 October, it's time for the jazz-focused Flame Jazz Cruise 24 on Viking Grace.
- We have been running the versatile and successful Electric Carneval cruise focusing on machine music for eight years already. Soon it will be our 30th cruise with techno music and electronic dance music. There are 4-6 departures from Helsinki and Turku every year. The cruises' program is focused solely on Finnish artists, who perform on the ship's two stages from 9pm to 6am, says event producer Heikki Liimatainen from the Events 365 company.
As the newest event concept in the field of machine music, the Bass Boat charter cruise organized for the first time at the end of August was realized, bringing two thousand lovers of techno, hardstyle and trance music to the sea.
Jazz music, among other things, also has its own well-established cruise ensemble. The event called Flame Jazz Cruise will take place in the Baltic Sea at the beginning of October for the 24th time.
- Jazz cruises have been more and more popular every year. On our early October cruise, six amazing artists will perform again, and the jams will traditionally continue until the wee hours of the morning. Cruises are organized twice a year, and the demand for them shows no signs of abating, says Jussi Fredriksson, executive director of Jazz City Turku ry, responsible for the jazz cruises program.
Special music cruises are also significant employers for musicians and artists.
- The machine music special cruises alone employ dozens of artists each year. For example, 15 artists will perform on the upcoming weekend's Electric Carneval cruise, nine of which are from our own Luxonia Family collective, says Luxonia's artist manager Tomi Lindblom.
The pace of the special music cruises accelerates as we move towards the end of the year and towards Christmas. In addition to the cruises of various radio stations alone, these include the Kasari cruise, the Ysäri Pre-Halloween cruise, Bailupaatt and MeriRock Vol. 13.
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