70000 Tons of Metal sets 2027 dates

70000 Tons of Metal has now put firm dates on its 2027 voyage after a staggered rollout of announcements over the past week. The heavy-metal cruise’s organizers first posted the dates on May 27, then named the destination on May 29, and trade coverage on June 1 pulled the details together into a single itinerary update. The sailing is scheduled to leave PortMiami on January 14, 2027, call at Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic, and return on January 18. The lineup has not yet been announced. ### When did the 2027 plan actually become official? May 27 was the first clear marker. On its official website, 70000 Tons of Metal told fans to “mark your calendars” for January 14–18, 2027, and said the destination and further details would follow. May 29 added the missing port. In a second post, the cruise said the 2027 edition would depart from PortMiami and sail to Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, over the same January 14–18 window. June 1 brought outside confirmation. Late Cruise News reported that the organizers had officially confirmed both the sailing dates and the Caribbean destination for the 2027 voyage. (70000tons.com) ### What route is the cruise taking in 2027? PortMiami is the departure point listed by the organizers. (70000tons.com) The official destination post says the ship will sail from Miami, Florida, to Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, and back. Puerto Plata is the only destination named in the official announcement now visible on the event website. (latecruisenews.com) Late Cruise News described the itinerary the same way, saying the ship would head to Puerto Plata on the northern coast of the Dominican Republic before returning to Miami. January 14 through January 18, 2027, makes this another four-night sailing. (70000tons.com) The event homepage also continues to frame the format in familiar terms: “60 Bands, 4 Days, 1 Cruise Ship, and only 3000 Tickets.” ### What has the cruise said about tickets and onboard scale? The official site is still advertising the event as a 3,000-ticket sailing built around 60 bands. That language appears on the homepage and in the booking ecosystem tied to the cruise. (70000tons.com) The booking portal for the 2027 event is already live. It identifies the sailing as 70000 Tons of Metal 2027 and directs users to book cabins and manage reservations, though the retrieved page text available here does not show a full public price grid. (70000tons.com) ### Has the band lineup been announced yet? The lineup has not been published in the official date and destination posts. (70000tons.com) The May 27 announcement said only that more details were coming, and the May 29 destination post did not add artist names. June 1 coverage also indicated that further event details were still to come. (bookmusiccruises.com) Secondary reports repeating the announcement said lineup news, ship information and sales timing would follow later. ### What should fans watch next? January 14, 2027, is the scheduled departure date now posted by the organizers. (70000tons.com) Between now and then, the most concrete next steps are future lineup announcements and additional booking updates on the official 70000 Tons of Metal site and its reservation portal. (kronosmortusnews.com)