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Calling all adventure seekers! Ready to amp up your adrenaline and share an unforgettable experience with your favorite artist? Look no further! Choose from our exclusive Artist-Hosted Excursions, designed to elevate your day with thrilling adventures and lasting memories.
All Captains will have a chance to sign up for 2026 Artist-Hosted Activities later this year.
Groove Games is your ultimate shipwide showdown, where decks transform into teams and friendly competition rules the waves! Each team has a unique mascot to rally behind:
• Disco Dolphins: Decks 12, 14, 17, 18
• Jellyfish Jammers: Decks 10, 11
• Turbo Turtles: Decks 8, 9
• Cosmic Crabs: Decks 3, 6, 7
Earn points for your team by diving into silly challenges, playful competitions, and outrageous antics throughout the weekend. There’s a role for everyone, whether you’re competing, hyping up your squad, or showing off your mascot. You might even spot your favorite artist joining in on the fun! No gear or costume is required, but feel free to let your team inspire your door décor, Animal Instincts ‘fit, or Represent Day look.
Full game details will be shared closer to sailing. Get ready to show off your team spirit on the high seas!
Please note: Door decorations must be magnetic, no tape or glue, peep holes cannot be covered, and no nudity or offensive materials.
Navigated By: Suzie & Chris Carey
A Groove Cruise fan-favorite, Crusher Camp brings 80s workout vibes to life with a playful, high-energy boot camp led by certified trainer Chris Crusher. Keith Christopher fuels the session with an electrifying soundtrack as captains sweat, dance, and laugh through a workout that’s as fun as it is energizing.
Navigated By: GoGo Hoop Dance Stars
Join the GoGo Hoop Dance Stars to learn fun hoop, poi, and fan moves! Bring your favorite prop, or borrow one of ours! We will add style, flair, and performance tips and create a routine you can bust out on any dance floor!
Navigated By: The Marvelous Marvin Team
Step up to the table for a no cash, no limit barter jackblack experience, where the value of your wager isn’t in dollars but in creativity and whatever you’re willing to trade. From sunglasses to silly dares, jokes to jewelry, every hand sparks wild bets, hilarious moments, and unexpected connections.
Navigated By: Spectacle Entertainment Co.
Captains shake, strut, and shine as they learn fun, flirty moves that bring out their inner star, perfect for lighting up the dance floor all cruise long and beyond.
Navigated By: Ade Ramos
Guiding Groove Cruise family through an intention-setting practice for them to connect on what they’d like to get out of the weekend. This workshop allows the Groove Cruise family to connect with a deeper meaning as to what they’d like to get out of this experience. When we go within and align with the experience we’d like to have, it allows us to come together with a vision in mind and raise the energy up for the experience we’re about to embark on together.
Navigated By: Shuffolution
Captains learn to move and groove with the signature shuffle style, building rhythm, footwork, and flow while dancing to high-energy beats.
Navigated By: Fit 2 Rave
Join Shannon Sierra, personal trainer to EDM artists and founder of Fit 2 Rave, for a motivational workshop that blends fitness wisdom with festival life. Shannon will explore how strength training and discipline fuel confidence, creativity, and resilience on stage and in the crowd.
Navigated By: DRISHTI BEATS
Step into a sanctuary of movement, music, and mindfulness, where you can flow through yoga, dive into meditation and sound healing journeys, stretch and recover, explore breathwork, and experience blindfolded yoga—all to the soulful rhythms of live downtempo and spiritual house music. Recharge, connect, and let your weekend reach new heights.
Navigated By: Pretty Cool Productions
Pretty Cool Productions embodies creativity, collaboration, playfulness, and artistry. This year, Pretty Cool Productions is curating an experience filled with laugh-out-loud comedy, eclectic musical performances, intentional activities, and workshops designed to foster genuine community connections.
Navigated By: Venus Alexander, Carmella Monet Monroe, Kylee Ohara, Lilli Frost
When the sun sets, Venus rises. Watch our queens slay the stage with fierce performances, dazzling looks, and unstoppable energy—then keep the night alive with a high-voltage DJ set. Pure glamour. Pure liberation. Pure Groove Cruise.
Navigated By: Venus Alexander, Carmella Monet Monroe, Kylee Ohara, Lilli Frost
Start your day with electrifying energy at the Whet & Wild Drag Brunch hosted by the Whet Drag Queens. Enjoy a meal of brunch classics, bottomless Mimosas, Bloody Marys, and dazzling drag performances. Sign up through your Whet Travel account under Captain Connections, starting October 3rd through December 12th. Seating is limited, so ensure you secure your spot now for a show you do not want to miss!
DRAG BRUNCH SIGN UPSNavigated By: Emma Kapotes
Get ready to compete in Family Feud GCFam edition! Join us for a hilarious, high-energy showdown as the GCFam goes head-to-head to guess the most popular answers to the epic Groove Cruise-themed questions! If you are ready to reign supreme in this ultimate clash of music and mind, sign up now through your Whet Travel account under Captain Connections starting October 3rd through December 12th.
FAMILY FEUD SIGN UPSNavigated By: Fit 2 Rave
Shannon Sierra, personal trainer to many EDM artists and owner of Fit 2 Rave, helps artists and fans build strength, confidence, and endurance for music and life. HIIT the Decks – A high-energy 30-minute full-body circuit led by Shannon Sierra (Fit 2 Rave) with a guest EDM artist. Dumbbells, kettlebells, and bodyweight moves combine to build strength, endurance, and festival-ready vibes.
Navigated By: Ade Ramos
Curious to know more about your purpose in life or who you are meant to be in this life? Human Design is an amazing tool that provides a roadmap to your purpose and path in your life. In this workshop, you’ll learn what human design is, how to get your human design chart, and some initial basics of your own unique design.
Navigated By: Ade Ramos
Guiding Groove Cruise family through an intention-setting practice for them to connect on what they’d like to get out of the weekend. This workshop allows the Groove Cruise family to connect with a deeper meaning as to what they’d like to get out of this experience. When we go within and align with the experience we’d like to have, it allows us to come together with a vision in mind and raise the energy up for the experience we’re about to embark on together.
Navigated By: Captain Jack of Raveival
Dive into a one-of-a-kind fashion swap where festival ‘fits set sail for a second life and the spirit of sustainability shines. Bring your rave wear and themed outfits to the Gem Altar, where you’ll earn gemstones based on each item’s quality and uniqueness. Then, use your gems to claim fresh looks from the Treasure Chest.
Open throughout the sailing, Treasure Hunt is more than a fashion exchange — it’s a community adventure that fuels self-expression, connection, and ocean conservation.
Drop anchor, trade treasures, and discover your next statement piece. One captain’s castoff could be your ultimate festival find!
Navigated By: Venus Alexander, Carmella Monet Monroe, Kylee Ohara, Lilli Frost
Step into the spotlight and get ready for a show-stopping spectacle as our dazzling queens bring Broadway to the high seas! Featuring iconic numbers, over-the-top glamour, powerhouse vocals, and jaw-dropping performances, this drag show is packed with all the drama, comedy, and sparkle.
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