Melissa Etheridge is ready to rock your boat in 2016

It’s a long time away, but if you want to make the year 2016 memorable, you can catch Grammy award-winning artist Melissa Etheridge rock in a concert cruise.

The concert, ‘Melissa Etheridge & Friends Rock the Boat’, will be held on board Royal Caribbean’s Brilliance of the Seas. The cruise will last from October 31 when it leaves Tampa, Florida and is scheduled to return on November 5.

Event-packed cruise with Melissa Etheridge

While on its 5-day run, the ship will make stops in Key West, Florida and Cozumel, Mexico, before heading back to Florida.

Passengers can watch Melissa Etheridge play two performances during the trip. Likewise, the singer will interact with the passengers during a meet and greet.

Passengers will also get a chance to listen to performances by Melissa Etheridge’s musician-friends, like Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, The Cains, Lucy Angel, New Hollow, and Olivia Lane.

There will also be nightly events like costume parties, with top-notch spin-master DJ Tracy Young running the turntables during the events.

Lastly, passengers can listen to guest speakers discuss health, wellness, and even financial tips.

Enjoying the cruise with Melissa Etheridge

But there’s more to the music as passengers will be riding Brilliance of the Seas, a Radiance-class ship.

This category of The Royal Caribbean’s ship has sleek swiftness, panoramic vistas, and wide-open spaces all rolled into one.

It has acres of glass enclosing a nine-story central atrium, elevators facing the sea, and floor-to-ceiling windows throughout.

Likewise, passengers can enjoy the Solarium pool, the VitalitySM Spa, and their signature rock-climbing wall.

There are also Broadway-style shows, the Casino Royale, and 16 bars and lounges with top-notch cuisine.

Melissa Etheridge: rockin’ your socks off

But really, who wouldn’t want to watch Melissa Etheridge sing if you’re on the same boat?

Since the release of her critically-acclaimed eponymous RIAA double-platinum debut album in 1988, Melissa has been singing memorable songs like “Bring Me Some Water” (from her debut), “No Souvenirs” (from Brave And Crazy) and “Ain’t It Heavy” (from Never Enough).

The last song in particular won her first Grammy for Best Female Rock Vocal.

From there, she’s had commercial and artistic hits with her fourth album, Yes I Am, like “I’m the Only One” and the iconic song of love, lust, and longing, “Come to My Window,” (which won her a second Best Female Rock Grammy).

Her highest charting album to date, Your Little Secret, included the hit single, “I Want to Come Over.” With her achievements, she’s received the Songwriter of the Year honor at the ASCAP Pop Awards and honored with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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