MIAMI, Florida — The Monsters of Rock Cruise have officially announced the dates for their next floating festival that will take place April 12th – 17th 2026.

The adventure will set sail from Miami Florida, with stops at Puerto Plata Dominican Republic and Great Stirrup Cay in The Bahamas.

The 2026 cruise will be number 16 for the world’s most popular rock music festival on water which first sailed in 2012.

The cruise like every year, will feature dozens of bands and entertainers from multiple countries drawing fans from all over the globe.

As of press time the following acts are already set to appear. *Listed in alphabetical order.

Almighty, The (from Scotland)
Black Label Society (Feat: Zakk Wylde of Ozzy Osbourne)
Black N’ Blue (from Portland)
British Lion (Feat: Steve Harris of Iron Maiden)
Cassidy Paris (from Australia)
Crashdïet (from Sweden)
Crazy Lixx (from Sweden)
D-A-D (from Denmark)
Dangerous Toys (from Austin)
Darkness, The (from England)
Ellefson-Soto (Feat: David Ellefson of Megadeth and Jeff Scott Soto)
Enuff Z’Nuff (from Chicago)
Great White (from Hollywood)
Heaven’s Edge (from Philadelphia)
Killer Dwarfs (from Canada)
Lita Ford (formerly of The Runaways)
Loudness (from Japan)
Nelson (from Los Angeles)
Nestor (Swedish)
Night Ranger (from The Bay Area)
Queensrÿche (from Seattle)
Quireboys, The (from England)
Quiet Riot (from Hollywood)
Paradise Kitty (All Female Tribute to Guns N’ Roses)
Slaughter (from Las Vegas)
SOTO (Feat: Jeff Scott Soto)
Soto-Bieler (with Jeff Scott Soto and Jason Bieler of Saigon Kick)
Spread Eagle (from New York City)
Steelheart (from Connecticut)
Stone Whisky (from North Carolina)
Stryper (from Hollywood)
Symphony X (from New Jersey)
TUFF (from Hollywood)
VAIN (from San Francisco)
Vixen (from Minnesota)
Y&T (from The Bay Area)

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