Choose Your Cruise is already co-presenting next year’s inaugural Hellbound metal cruise, but how about a cruise for classic rock fans?

Rock The Boat has you covered. In 2026, an all-star line-up of international rock heroes performing as a supergroup will be accompanied by Aussie rock heroes. This is an event rock music fans won’t want to miss.

Playing as part of the Kings Of Chaos supergroup are ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons, Deep Purple’s Glenn Hughes, Cheap Trick’s Robin Zander, Extreme’s Nuno Bettencourt, Guns N’ Roses/The Cult’s Matt Sorum on drums, Bon Jovi’s Phil X on guitar, and Megadeth’s James Lomenzo on bass guitar.

In addition to the Kings Of Chaos, next year’s Rock The Boat has locked in Australian headliners James Reyne, The Angels, Kate Ceberano, Baby Animals, Rose Tattoo, Killing Heidi, The Superjesus, and The Radiators. More acts will feature on the multi-day event, with over 35 artists confirmed.

Over 3,000 punters can secure tickets to Rock The Boat 2025, with numerous packages available to fans. You can make your booking here.

Rock The Boat 2026 will take place over a week, starting on Sunday, 25 October, and concluding on Sunday, 1 November. You can find out more about cabins, pricing, and more on the Rock The Boat website.

Happening on the Carnival Splendor cruise ship, the boat will depart Circular Quay, Sydney, on 25 October before spending two days at sea, two days at New Caledonia, and another two days at sea before returning to Sydney.

Earlier this year, Rock The Boat secured two major at-sea events for 2025. One features Jimmy Barnes and James Reyne, while the other stars Suzi Quatro, Baby Animals, Jon Stevens, and more—both are happening this October.

Back in May, bookings for the inaugural Hellbound cruise sold out in just seven minutes.

The inaugural event is headlined by Australian metal royalty and one of our most successful heavy exports, Parkway Drive. It also stars some of the country’s most beloved heavy and alternative acts, such as Polaris, Northlane, The Butterfly Effect, Make Them Suffer, and In Hearts Wake.

As well as the more established acts, Hellbound has locked in some of Australia’s most exciting up-and-comers, including Belle Haven, Diamond Construct, Future Static, Reliqa, The Beautiful Monument, Windwaker, and more. Plus, Taking Back Saturday DJs and the official Hellbound stage host, Manov, will keep the party going.

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