Article Contributed by All Eyes Media
Published on 2026-02-19
The Big Easy Cruise announces the initial lineup for the 2027 voyage following two consecutive sell-outs in 2025 and 2026. In only its fourth year, StarVista Live’s Big Easy Cruise will set sail again January 16 – 23, 2027. The ship will depart from Ft. Lauderdale, FL and will stop in Half Moon Cay, Bahamas, San Juan, Puerto Rico and Philipsburg, St. Maarten aboard the luxurious Holland America Line m/s Eurodam.
The Big Easy Cruise has garnered a reputation as an authentic celebration of the spirit of New Orleans music, food, culture and community at sea. The initial line up for the 2027 voyage will feature 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, The Rumble, Mia Borders, John Boutté, Andrew Duhon, Pine Leaf Boys, The Tin Men, Joe Krown, New Orleans Suspects, River Eckert, Al “Lil Fats” Jackson, Frenchy, Chef Kevin Belton and many more to be added.
The floating music festival boasts a musical gumbo of more than 75 live performances. A multitude of special activities will be experienced by all including live artist interviews, themed parties, cooking demonstrations with Chef Kevin Belton, burlesque shows, wine tastings and so much more. The Big Easy Cruise is a joyous celebration of all things New Orleans. Much like its namesake, the music crosses a wide spectrum of styles that include R&B, blues, zydeco, rock, jazz, swamp pop, and brass bands all thoughtfully curated to deliver the sounds of the Crescent City, day and night.
“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. “Guests often come for the headliners but come back having discovered the wide variety of world class music from lesser-known artists.”
This year’s cruise included captivating performances from Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Little Feat, Samantha Fish, Larkin Poe, Anders Osborne, Cyril Neville with Omari Neville and The Fuel, Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen, Marc Broussard, The Soul Rebels, Cowboy Mouth, BeauSoleil Avec Michael Doucet, George Porter Jr. & Runnin’ Pardners, Chubby Carrier and more all reveling in the rich traditions, history and community of New Orleans and Louisiana.
Through onboard fund-raising initiatives that included wine tastings and auctions of signed musical instruments, StarVista Live and The Big Easy Cruise guests helped raise money to support important music-based non-profit organizations, such as the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation (Foundation), the nonprofit organization that owns the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell (aka Jazz Fest). The overall work of the Foundation is vital to New Orleans and Louisiana cultural communities with their year-round efforts made possible by the support of grants, donations, and funds raised from their numerous events. Please visit http://www.jazzandheritage.org to learn more.
Other beneficiaries of the generosity of The Big Easy Cruise guests were the Americana Music Association (AmericanaMusic.org), whose mission is to advocate for the authentic voice of American roots music around the world, and the Trombone Shorty Foundation (TromboneShortyFoundation.org)
For further information, please go to www.BigEasyCruise.com and sign up for the email list, follow Big Easy Cruise | Facebook or contact info@bigeasycruise.com.
