There are a variety of different themed cruises for vacationers, from Disney to adventure cruises, from couples cruises to boozy, singles cruises. Concert cruises are another popular type, and Cruise to the Edge is one such example.
Cruise to the Edge is a five-day progressive rock festival aboard the cruise ship MSC Divina. It features the iconic bands Yes and Marillion, along with more than 25 other bands of the genre, which according to allmusic.com, traces elements back to some of Bob Dylan's work and the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
This year's festival, the second annual edition, will begin with an April 7 departure from Miami, Fl. towards destinations in Mexico and Honduras.
Yes, a legendary progressive rock band of 45 years, with 20 studio albums under their belt, returns to Cruise to the Edge after headlining the 2013 event debut. Alan White, a longtime drummer of Yes, talked to TheCelebrityCafe.com about what the upcoming Cruise to the Edge has to offer, and what it's like being a part of it.
TheCelebrityCafe.com: How did you hook up with Cruise to the Edge?
Alan White: We did this last year and it was really favorable among the fans. The fans and the bands had great fun. The promoters said do it again so we said okay. We've done a few types of cruise with different bands and we had great time and the band played really well, all the bands played fantastic.
TCC: What is the purpose of the festival — why a cruise?
AW: The point is kind of like it's a vacation for people. People who are music connoisseurs can just then be on a cruise boat and you get to meet the bands one on one because most of the bands go out there and just hang with the people, and have a great time talking with the fans and just being part of the cruise basically. It was a lot of fun.
TCC: How successful was the festival last year?
AW: It did relatively well for the first time we've done it with progressive rock bands. It wasn't completely sold out, but this one I believe is getting close to kind of selling out. There's not too many cabins left, but there are still cabins available, but it seems as if it might sell out pretty soon and we'll have a full boat.
TCC: How does this festival compare to last year's in terms of participating bands?
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