We'll be holding events specifically designed to make our first-time JoCo Cruisers feel welcome and to help them ease into the swing of things. Make a particular effort on this day to seek out new attendees and help show them what a great decision they've made by joining us!

If you need information, well heck we have information! Come here for any JoCo Cruise-related questions or issues you may have. If you have questions or problems relating to the ship—your cabin, billing, etc—please go to the ship’s Guest Services Desk, located on the opposite side of the Atrium on Deck 1.

Please come to the Lido Pool Area once you board to pick up your badges and lanyards. These will function as nametags, you can add your pronoun information, and will be required for entry to the Main Concert events that correspond to your assigned team (Red or Gold).

Our team will be on hand to help answer any support questions you may have.

The Nieuw Amsterdam will begin boarding at approximately 12 noon. (Might be a little earlier, might be a little later; boarding can only begin after the ship reaches "zero count"—i.e. all previous passengers are officially off the ship—and US Customs has fully cleared the ship. So the actual boarding start time can vary.

HAL offers their Kids Club youth activities program for kids and teens 3-17 years old. See the HAL Kids Club page for details. Note that operating hours for JoCo Cruise are different than those listed on that page.

You must check in at your muster station between 1 pm - 3:30 pm. (Your muster station is listed on your stateroom keycard.) You can view the safety procedures video on HAL's Navigator app or on your stateroom TV.

Are you anxious about being on a big boat with a bunch of strangers? What if they WEREN'T strangers - but the friends in this friendSHIP! FRIENDSHIP ASSEMBLE! Speed Meeting is a facilitated and casually structured event that allows you to cross that barrier and meet new people! This is a drop-in, drop-out event. Come whenever you can, leave when you need to!

High Score, the ship's arcade, is open daily from 1 pm to 11 pm. All ages are welcome at all times. Pinball, multicades, Skeeball, and more!

A basic walkthrough of the main logistics of JoCo Cruise, and we'll answer as many of your questions as we possibly can. Show up when you can, leave when you wish. Recommended for new JoCo Cruisers, but open to everyone.

The Shadow Cruise Production Team will be on the back deck answering any questions you have about your scheduled shadow events.

Come up topside and watch the land go bye-bye! The mysterious DJ Krustoid will play us out by the Sea View Pool.

All helpers, please attend this brief Day 1 meeting with Cruise Mom Thera.

All are welcome in this collaborative art piece to create a giant wall mural over the course of the cruise. Each day we'll add more pages onto the mural, creating a larger and more robust canvas for everyone to build on and add to their previous day's work. At the end of the cruise, we'll have a final, Glorious (we hope) product! Artists and non artists are invited to come add their creativity to this project! The mural is located on the forward wall of the Atrium on Deck 2.

Which team is the best at strategy? Find out by throwing your lot in as the two teams of JoCo match wits in an epic series of chess matches! Add your brainpower to the match to out think your fellow cruisers. Be careful on your move though! Each player only gets ONE move per day in these games!

HAL offers their Kids Club youth activities program for kids and teens 3-17 years old. See the HAL Kids Club page for details. Note that operating hours for JoCo Cruise are different than those listed on that page.

Stop by and see what video gaming has to offer this year! World 9 Gaming staff are here all week to help you relive your childhood with games new and old. Come get an introduction to the game library and learn about our scheduled events and meet ups.

The starboard side of the Lido Marketplace will be designated the "quiet side" after 9 pm. Other than at the designated 24/7 gaming tables in the aft section, no gaming, no meetings, no loud noises, please. Take yer excessive noise over to the port side, please—or to the back deck, where the late-night pizza is!

If there were a liiitle tiiiny bayyyybeee Jonathan Coulton who was just sleeping sooo soundly, "Good Morning, JoCo" is what you would say to wake him up, so he could cheerfully start his day trying to escape from the terrarium where you keep him next to a scale model of the Gowanus Canal. "Good Morning, JoCo" is ALSO a daily live-to-tape late-night-format morning show filmed in the Rolling Stone Lounge. The late night format comes from filming it right after the main concert each evening, which is later at night. So listen here, join your hosts River Butcher and Daphne Always and their surprise guests—and their planned guests like StormCenter5 Host Storm DiCostanzo. Come to our live taping for blue jokes, stupid props, jargon related to television production that may or may or not be necessary, reshoots, people wearing gnome hats, and adult themes. We aren't checking ids, but don't yell at us if someone drops a swear that's related to a complex topic you're not ready to explain to an audience member in your charge. And catch the finished show the next morning! Presented in glorious 1080p at a blistering 3,000 kbps, Good Morning JoCo is a PG-ish delight for the whole family when viewed in your stateroom.

Calling all TTRPG enthusiasts! We're all gonna be on a boat for a lot of hours, and what better way to while those away than to scheme, trick, murder and rampage through a (hopefully) fictional adventure?! The Tabletop Jamboree is a meetup where all TTRPG lovers can meet one another and set up games to play throughout the cruise. We've set up this time and space for everyone looking to RUN a campaign to pitch their session to potential victims players!. If you are looking to GM a campaign and want to get players, come to this! If you are a player and would love to take part in a TTRPG, come hear some pitches and join up!

Lay in a course for the Goodtime System, Warp Factor FUN! (Ugh, we already apologize for all this.) Four drinks, four bars (Crow's Nest Bar, Lido Pool Bar, Ocean Bar and Billboard Onboard), lots of people making friends. Hop, hop, hop, hop! Sign up via any bartender or bar server, or at the ship's Guest Services Desk. (This event is run by the ship's staff and costs a $29 surcharge plus 18% service charges, which will be charged to your onboard account)

We have the ship turn off the lights overhead and clear away the deck chairs up here each night from 10 pm to 12 am, for those who want a more unobstructed view of the night sky. NOTE: the Observation Deck is only accessible via stairs, there is no elevator or other accessible entry method.

What is a puzzle hunt? How do I play? Meet the organizers of this year's week-long event and get your first puzzle! Attendance not required; players may join at any time throughout the week without missing anything. Just visit our drop box in the Explorer's Lounge.

Mark Sonnenblick (song co-writer for KPop Demon Hunters) hosts a special event where everyone might watch something fun and sing along with it. No recording of this event is permitted, thank you for your cooperation.

A time-honored Cruise Tradition! Head to the back of the back deck and bring your pent-up feelings. Pro-tip - you can wander back here to scream any old time you would like!

Get your sing on in the Rolling Stone Lounge with this JoCo Cruise tradition. For this intro session, everyone may (and should) attend, but only first-time attendees may perform. Come cheer on our new JoCo Cruisers!

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From the Rockaways to the Ballet, this nautical cabaret features singer/pianist James Sheppard and his favorite NYC stories.