The popular Love and Harmony Cruise will set sail from April 2 to 7, featuring some of the biggest names in reggae.
The popular five-night cruise has remained in port since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic that forced all cruise ships to cease operations. This year’s voyage will mark its fourth trip to the sea and feature a slew of popular Jamaican and wider Caribbean musical acts.
The cruise will depart the MS Nieuw Amsterdam, a Signature-class cruise ship sailing for Holland America Line. It will depart Fort Lauderdale, Florida, sail to Ocho Rios, Jamaica, then to Nassau, Bahamas, before returning to Fort Lauderdale.
Buju Banton, Nadine Sutherland, Wayne Wonder, Cocoa Tea, Beenie Man, Edwin Yearwood, and the unmatched Beres Hammond are all slated to perform this year. Famous stand-up comedian Majah Hype will also be a part of the live entertainment offerings.
Other events onboard will include basketball and domino tournaments, 80s and 90s retro parties, sail-away party, lingerie party, the formal captain’s ball as well as a masquerade after-party. The organizers will offer an all-Caribbean menu specially catered by Chef Richie Rich from Caribbean Taste Restaurant in New York to maintain an authentic Caribbean feel aboard the vessel.
Organized and promoted by a group of New York businessmen and personalities, including noted media personality and selector Steven “DJ Jabba” Beckford. Love and Harmony is an annual reggae music cruise sailing to various Caribbean islands from South Florida. It is a getaway perfect for sharing with family, friends, and loved ones.
Over the years, the acts who have performed onboard have included Marcia Griffiths, Sanchez, Beenie Man, Vegas, Chaka Demus, and Pliers, Kerwin Dubois, Kevin Little, Rupee, LUST, Elephant Man, Oliver Samuels, the late Volier Johnson, and the comedic duo Ity and Fancy Cat.
