The Rock Boat XXVI — festival guide

At a glance

Dates

2–7 Feb 2027 (6 days)

Location

Norwegian Jewel, Miami, United States

Sound

Rock

Tickets

€551 · 1 tier tracked

Venue type

Festival site

Best nearby base

Miami · 0 km · about 0 min

On-site camping

Not listed

Line-up announced

6 artists so far

The story

The Rock Boat XXVI is a floating music festival that takes place on the Norwegian Jewel, sailing from Miami, United States. It offers five days of continuous performances and artist interactions, featuring venues on board as well as stops at Key West and Cozumel. The festival is anchored by the band Sister Hazel, emphasizing the importance of music and discovery throughout the journey.

The Rock Boat XXVI is a 6-day rock festival at Norwegian Jewel in Miami, United States. The February 2027 edition runs 2–7 Feb 2027.

Announced so far: Walk The Moon, American Authors, Barns Courtney, Red Wanting Blue, Switchfoot and The Strumbellas. The line-up is spread across the 6 festival days, so a full-weekend ticket is the only way to catch every name.

Everything happens at Norwegian Jewel, in Miami. Miami · 0 km · about 0 min is the organiser's practical nearby base for accommodation and transfers to the festival site.

The Rock Boat XXVI keeps the same calendar slot each year: February 2027 for this edition, opening on a Tuesday and closing on a Sunday. It is a winter date, so indoor stages and a warm place to sleep matter more than they would in July — and off-season travel is often cheaper. That slot matters for the budget — flights and rooms in Miami are priced for the festival weekend, not the week around it, so shifting your arrival by a day often saves more than any ticket tier does.

• Anchored by Sister Hazel
• Headliners include WALK THE MOON and Switchfoot
• Stops in Key West and Cozumel
• Hosted on the Norwegian Jewel cruise ship

Venue, camping & access

Venue type

Festival site

Best nearby base

Miami · 0 km · about 0 min

Camping

No on-site camping is listed by the organiser.

Getting to the gates

Guests board the Norwegian Jewel from Miami.

What the trip costs from Paris

Door to door from Paris, a trip to The Rock Boat XXVI works out at roughly €1,840 per person on the cheapest combination we track — a higher-budget weekend, mostly because of the travel leg.

The ticket is only 30% of that: the rest is getting there and sleeping somewhere, which is exactly the part most ticket sites leave out.

Cheapest travel we price is air · 13h 43m each way, at €911 return.

Planning the trip, step by step

1. 1Book the ticket first: tiers at The Rock Boat XXVI are sold in waves and the cheapest wave is gone long before the line-up is complete.
2. 2Then price the travel from Paris — Cinderella compares train, bus, car and flight for the same dates, and the cheapest option is not always the obvious one.
3. 3Reserve 7 nights rather than 6: the last night of a festival almost always ends after the last train home.
4. 4Follow The Rock Boat XXVI on Cinderella to be emailed when a ticket price drops or a new tier opens.

Line-up, day by day

• Day 1 — Tuesday 2 February

  Walk The Moon

• Day 2 — Wednesday 3 February

  American Authors

• Day 3 — Thursday 4 February

  Barns Courtney

• Day 4 — Friday 5 February

  Red Wanting Blue

• Day 5 — Saturday 6 February

  Switchfoot

• Day 6 — Sunday 7 February

  The Strumbellas

Full line-up

Ordered as the poster reads it — headliners first, then most booked to least. Each name opens that artist's festival dates.

Past editions

Dates are the event's recurring calendar slot, so treat them as approximate — the organiser keeps the official archive.

• 2026

  2–7 Feb 2026 (approx.)

  Regulars: Walk The Moon, American Authors, Barns Courtney

• 2025

  2–7 Feb 2025 (approx.)

  Regulars: American Authors, Barns Courtney, Red Wanting Blue

• 2024

  2–7 Feb 2024 (approx.)

  Regulars: Barns Courtney, Red Wanting Blue, Switchfoot

Travel tips from Paris

• The site itself is Norwegian Jewel, in Miami.
• Guests board the Norwegian Jewel from Miami.
• Book a bed in Miami early — rooms around a festival sell out before the last ticket tier does.

• air13h 43m · €911