For a holiday that centers around binging turkey and carbs, why is Thanksgiving so lean in the ’80s pop culture department? Come December, we’re bloated with “Christmas Vacation,” “Scrooged” and “A Christmas Story” as well as dozens of songs and TV specials. What gives? Faced with that dilemma, our trivia pros at Stuck in the […]

By Steve Spears Australia and The 80s Cruise seem gracefully intertwined in recent sailings. The Church and Colin Hay from Men at Work have sailed previously. In 2024, we’ll get a taste of Real Life and Air Supply. Russell Hitchcock of Air Supply joined me for a Zoom chat recently and we talked about the […]

The 80s Cruise is a celebration of an amazing decade of music, fashion, and world events (some good, some bad). What do you wish would return from that era? What are you glad we left behind? I’m glad to have left behind the shoulder pads and the big hair but I miss the great songs. […]

The Ramones are often cited as the first true punk rock group with a sound that would go on to influence scores of other bands that followed. Who were the bands that influenced you as you began your drumming career? Growing up I watched The Beatles on Ed Sullivan tv show and decided that I […]

By Steve Spears What is it about pop music that Australian musicians have a complicated relationship with? A month ago, I interviewed Steve Kilbey of The Church. The Sydney-born band had just performed on this year’s voyage of The 80s Cruise, and he confessed to me he was no longer a fan of “Unguarded Moment,” […]

Listen to Trevor from Escape Club speak about his upcoming set list on The 80s Cruise! They will be playing their best known songs, Wild, Wild West, I’ll Be There, Shake for the Sheik, Call It Poison, Walking Through Walls, and many more!  

Marky Ramone is Excited to be Onboard The 80s Cruise! Listen to Marky Ramone speak about what he is most excited to see onboard his first The 80s Cruise! Marky Ramone’s Blitzkrieg will be playing two shows onboard The 80s Cruise and they will most definitely be rockin’ the ship! Gabba Gabba Hey, Hey Ho […]