Joco Cruise 2019

JoCo Cruise 2019

G Gaming L Live Podcast M Main Concert O Ofﬁce Hours P Party Q Q&A / Panel

R Reading / Performance S Shadow Cruise N Signing W Workshop

MARCH 9 • SATURDAY

7:00am – 12:00am Theme: Welcome, New Monkeys! Whole Ship We'll be holding events speciﬁcally designed to make our ﬁrst-time Sea Monkeys feel welcome and to help them ease into the swing of things. Make a particular effort on this day to seek out new Monkeys and help show them what a great decision they've made by joining us!

11:00am – 11:00am Boarding Begins (Approximately) Public boarding of the Oosterdam will begin at approximately 11 am. It might begin a little sooner or a little later (hence "approximately"), depending on when Customs and Holland America ofﬁcially clear the ship for boarding.

11:00am – 5:00pm JoCo Cruise Info Desk Hours Atrium (Deck 1, Midship) Come here for any JoCo Cruise-related questions or issues you may have.

(If you have questions or problems relating to the ship—issues regarding your cabin, shore excursions, etc.— please go to the ship's Guest Services Desk, located on the opposite side of the Atrium on Deck 1.)

11:00am – 5:00pm Twit-arr Help Desk Hours Atrium (Deck 1, Midship) Your Sea Monkey Twit-arr developers will be on hand to help answer any support questions you may have.

2:00pm – 3:00pm G Game Library Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Upper Main Dining Room (Deck 3, Aft) There's not really so much of an ofﬁcial ceremony, but the proverbial ducks will be in metaphorical rows by 2 pm, and the library will be ofﬁcially open for "business."

2:00pm – 3:30pm G Cardboard Concierge Hours Upper Main Dining Room (Deck 3, Aft) The Game library is open 24 hours and is self-service. During Cardboard Concierge hours, members of the tabletop team will be there to provide assistance and advice on all things tabletop.

2:00pm – 3:30pm S Speed Meeting Crow's Nest ("Ten Forward") (Deck 10, Forward) Back by popular demand! Join us for a facilitated and casually structured event where you will get to meet all sorts of people! In each 15 minute round you will have the opportunity to meet 3 new strangers and ﬁnd out all about them. Nametags and prompt cards will be provided.

3:00pm – 4:00pm Orientation The Main Stage (Deck 2, Forward) A basic walkthrough of the main logistics of JoCo Cruise, and we'll answer as many of your questions as we humanly can. Show up when you can, leave when you wish. Recommended for new Sea Monkeys, but open to everyone.

4:10pm – 4:30pm Safety (Lifeboat) Drill Whole Ship This drill is mandatory for all passengers.

4:30pm – 5:00pm All Helper Meeting B.B. King's (Deck 2, Midship) Performers / Speakers: Thera Heller All Helper Monkeys Meet! Get your swag, some information, a lot of hearty thanks!

1 4:30pm – 5:30pm P "Houston, We Have a Cocktail" Sail Away Reception Lido Deck (Deck 9) Come to the Oosterdam's upper decks as we wave goodbye to Real Life for the week. Free champagne and mimosas!

4:30pm – 6:30pm G Cardboard Concierge Hours Upper Main Dining Room (Deck 3, Aft) The Game library is open 24 hours and is self-service. During Cardboard Concierge hours, members of the tabletop team will be there to provide assistance and advice on all things tabletop.

5:00pm – 6:00pm Sail Away Whole Ship See ya in a week, Regular Life!

5:30pm – 7:30pm Dinner (Red Team) Main Dining Room (Both Floors) (Decks 2 & 3, Aft)

5:30pm – 7:30pm M Main Concert (Gold Team) - "Alexa: Play 'JoCo Cruise' on Shufﬂe" Opening Night Sampler Performers / Speakers: Jonathan Coulton, Paul Sabourin, Storm The Main Stage (Deck 2, Forward) DiCostanzo, Jim Boggia, Molly Lewis, Aimee Mann Jonathan Coulton and Paul & Storm kick things off with an informal, freewheeling concert, sitting in on each other's songs, and bringing out some pals (including Molly Lewis, Jim Boggia and Aimee Mann).

8:00pm – 10:00pm Dinner (Gold Team) Main Dining Room (Both Floors) (Decks 2 & 3, Aft)

8:00pm – 10:00pm M Main Concert (Red Team) - "Alexa: Play 'JoCo Cruise' on Shufﬂe" Opening Night Sampler Performers / Speakers: Jonathan Coulton, Paul Sabourin, Storm The Main Stage (Deck 2, Forward) DiCostanzo, Jim Boggia, Molly Lewis, Aimee Mann Jonathan Coulton and Paul & Storm kick things off with an informal, freewheeling concert, sitting in on each other's songs, and bringing out some pals (including Molly Lewis, Jim Boggia and Aimee Mann).

8:00pm – 3:00am G Console Game Library Hours EXC (Deck 10, Forward) The console game area staff will be on hand during these hours to help you check games in and out of the library, and to aid with any technical issues.

9:30pm – 10:30pm Billboard Onboard Happy Hour Billboard Onboard (Deck 2, Forward) Happy Hour! Your second drink is only $2!

9:30pm – 3:00am Nighttime Quiet Zone Lido Market (Deck 9, Aft) The starboard side of the Lido Marketplace will be designated the "quiet side" after 9 pm. No gaming, no meetings, no loud noises, please. Take yer noise over to the port side, where the late-night pizza is!

10:00pm – 11:00pm S Tarot Readings and Q&A Stuyvesant Room (Deck 3, Forward) Want to provide readings? Bring your cards and your smile! Interested in what might be in store for the next week? Have a burning question you want some insight about? Come get a reading from one of our volunteer tarot or oracle readers! Want to learn more about this art of interpretation? Ask away! All ages, abilities, and interest welcome!

10:00pm – 11:30pm New Monkey Karaoke B.B. King's (Deck 2, Midship) Get your sing on in B.B. King's Blues Club with this JoCo Cruise tradition. For this intro session, everyone may (and should) attend, but only ﬁrst-time Sea Monkeys may perform. Come cheer on our New Monkeys!

10:00pm – 11:30pm VR Relaxatorium and Deagitation Chamber Board Room (Deck 2, Aft) Plug in, turn on & tune out in our VR Relaxatorium & Deagitation Chamber with relaxing VR from Virtual Therapeutics calibrated to your biometrics to help you chill out.

2 10:00pm – 11:30pm S Escape Room: An Epic Quest Explorer's Lounge Stage (Deck 2, Aft) Solve puzzles, petition mythical creatures, enchant magic relics, and perform a ritual to save the world! A low- tech portable "escape room" designed for groups of 6 to 10. Advance sign-up recommended (sheet posted by room), last-minute sign-ups accommodated as space permits. DO NOT BE LATE!

10:30pm – 10:45pm Yelling At the Moon Sea View Bar (Deck 9, Midship) Performers / Speakers: Thera Heller What a great time to air some grievances. If you have any land stress that you've carried with you onto the ship we can scream it into the void, or directly at the moon. However the spirit moves you is how you should holler. (We'll meet at the Sea View Bar and then head up to the Observation Deck.)

10:30pm – 11:30pm S There Might Be Jamming {Musician Meetup} Ocean Bar (Deck 3, Midship) Excited to play music with new & old friends? Drop by TMBJ, meet other musicians, play some songs. Pro, enthusiast, novice -- all welcome. We'll have a contact sheet so if you can't stay you can at least sign up {share your cabin # & instrument(s) you play} so other jammers can let you know when & where jams are happening.

10:30pm – 11:45pm Bar Crawl Crow's Nest ("Ten Forward") (Deck 10, Forward) Four drinks, four bars (Crow's Nest Bar, Lido Pool Bar, Seaview Pool 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 $22 surcharge plus bar service charges, which will be charged to your onboard account)

11:00pm – 12:00am R Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes The Main Stage (Deck 2, Forward) Kicking off Ofﬁcial Late Night Cruise, several of your celebrity guests will play this tense, fun computer game. One player can see the (ticking) bomb, but doesn't know how to defuse it; the other players have defusing instructions, but can't see the bomb. There may be some drinks involved, as well as probably some degree of yelling and explosions.

11:30pm – 1:30am P New Monkey Dance Party w/Riz Rollins B.B. King's (Deck 2, Midship) Performers / Speakers: Riz Rollins Riz spins tunes for everyone, but we especially encourage our ﬁrst-time Sea Monkeys to come and let your metaphorical (and/or actual) hair down and dance the night away!

12:00am – 12:30am S Midnight MacGufﬁnship Ocean Bar (Deck 3, Midship) Up late? Sleevs the Shrugmaster invites you to meet fellow night owls & see who can Get the MacGufﬁn.

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R Reading / Performance S Shadow Cruise N Signing W Workshop

MARCH 10 • SUNDAY

7:00am – 12:00am Theme: Science! Whole Ship It’s a fact: science should be celebrated! Cosplay as your favorite alien/space pirate/researcher/theorem/astronaut/astronomer/etc.; take some time to stargaze tonight; and generally Get Excited About Science!

7:30am – 11:00pm S Puzzle Haunt on the Ghoosterdam Explorer's Lounge (Deck 2, Aft) What room do ghosts avoid? 20-8-5 12-9-22-9-14-7 18-15-15-13 There’s always room for one more puzzle player in Ghost Patrol!

8:00am – 3:00pm Daytime Quiet Zone Crow's Nest ("Ten Forward") (Deck 10, Forward) No gaming, no meetings, no loud noises before 3 pm, please! (There may be some sound bleed from the console gaming area, coffee bar and/or events in the Holodeck; but it's a large enough space that it should accommodate everyone's needs.)

8:00am – 4:00pm Port of Call - Half Moon Cay Half Moon Cay, Bahamas

8:00am – 6:00pm Outdoor Quiet Zone Observation Deck (Deck 11, Forward) The Observation Deck (the large "sun deck" area on Deck 11, Forward—not to be confused with Deck 10, which is named the "Observation Deck", sorry this is so complicated) is designated a Quiet Zone during the days. No gaming, no meetings, no loud noises before 6 pm, please!

9:30am – 9:45am R Good Mourning! with Yeshmin Blechin B.B. King's (Deck 2, Midship) Performers / Speakers: Greg Benson Time Magazine’s Person of the Year 1947 goes deep inside the cruise’s hottest special guests. (with his interviews)

10:00am – 11:00am Friends of Bill W. Board Room (Deck 2, Aft)

10:00am – 5:00pm JoCo Cruise Info Desk Hours Atrium (Deck 1, Midship) Come here for any JoCo Cruise-related questions or issues you may have.

10:00am – 6:00pm G Console Game Library Hours EXC (Deck 10, Forward) The console game area staff will be on hand during these hours to help you check games in and out of the library, and to aid with any technical issues.

11:00am – 1:00pm Twit-arr Help Desk Hours Atrium (Deck 1, Midship) Your Sea Monkey Twit-arr developers will be on hand to help answer any support questions you may have.

1:00pm – 2:00pm S Mermonkey Gathering Half Moon Cay, Bahamas Bring your merperson tail and join us for a swim in the ocean. Meet on the beach just past the food pavilion. Spectators Welcome!

4 2:30pm – 3:30pm G Poolside Party Game Social Hour Lido Pool Area (Deck 9, Midship) Would you like to play a game? This hour-long event focuses on party games, like Telestrations, A Fake Artist Goes To New York, Codenames, Monikers, Action Cats!, and more! Guess words and draw pictures poolside. No experience is required, and all games will be taught.

2:30pm – 4:30pm S JoustMania! (Formerly Johann Sebastian Joust) Hudson Room (Deck 3, Midship) JoustMania is a real life video game. Combining music, motion controllers, and a little skulduggery. Protect your controller from being jostled, while trying to jostle others. The music sets both the tempo and sensitivity of your controller. NOTE: While we insist on civility and courteousness while playing, this is a full contact game. Please plan accordingly.

2:30pm – 5:30pm G Cardboard Concierge Hours Upper Main Dining Room (Deck 3, Aft) The Game library is open 24 hours and is self-service. During Cardboard Concierge hours, members of the tabletop team will be there to provide assistance and advice on all things tabletop.

3:00pm – 4:00pm G Game Mixer: Light Rules Big Fun Billboard Onboard (Deck 2, Forward) Would you like to play a game? Do you want to learn how to play in thirty second or less? This event focuses on games that provide a lot of fun without a lot of rules. Come play Actions Cats, Monikers, Cards Against Humanity, Superﬁght, Smack Talk Showdown and more! No experience is required, and all games will be taught.

4:00pm – 5:00pm S Sea Monkey Mail Meetup Crow's Nest ("Ten Forward") (Deck 10, Forward) Opportunity for everyone to meet fellow team mates participating in Sea Monkey Mail

4:00pm – 9:00pm S Super Battle Arcade Screening Room (Deck 3, Forward) Super Battle Arcade is a tribute to 80s gaming. Two players go head to head for 5 minutes in six arcade challenges (Tetris, Asteroids, Invaders, 100m Dash, Tron and Pong) in random order. With the simplicity and familiarity of games, it takes little to no gaming experience to enjoy this challenge – and the console requires no instruction. Visuals are put at a super low rez 96x64 pixels to give the game a fun and retro feel, the bigger the screen the better!

4:40pm – 4:55pm Promenade on the Promenade Ocean Bar (Deck 3, Midship) Performers / Speakers: Thera Heller When I think of promenading I think of the "Elegance" number in Hello Dolly. Wikipedia informs me that there are a WIDE variety of ways to promenade. Join me at the Ocean Bar on Deck 3, and we'll go promenade around the promenade deck. Your personal preference for promenading is just ﬁne. We should all compliment each other heavily while taking this stroll.

5:00pm – 7:00pm Dinner (Red Team) Main Dining Room (Both Floors) (Decks 2 & 3, Aft)

5:00pm – 7:00pm M Main Concert (Gold Team) - Hastily-assembled Entertainment Burrito The Main Stage (Deck 2, Forward) A fun variety grab-bag evening of events.

7:30pm – 9:30pm Dinner (Gold Team) Main Dining Room (Both Floors) (Decks 2 & 3, Aft)

7:30pm – 9:30pm M Main Concert (Red Team) - Hastily-assembled Entertainment Burrito The Main Stage (Deck 2, Forward) A fun variety grab-bag evening of events.

8:00pm – 2:00am G Console Game Library Hours EXC (Deck 10, Forward) The console game area staff will be on hand during these hours to help you check games in and out of the library, and to aid with any technical issues.

9:30pm – 10:30pm Billboard Onboard Happy Hour Billboard Onboard (Deck 2, Forward) Happy Hour! Your second drink is only $2!

5 9:30pm – 10:30pm VR Relaxatorium and Deagitation Chamber Board Room (Deck 2, Aft) Plug in, turn on & tune out in our VR Relaxatorium & Deagitation Chamber with relaxing VR from Virtual Therapeutics calibrated to your biometrics to help you chill out.

9:30pm – 10:30pm S Cosplayers & Costumers Cocktail Mixer Billboard Onboard (Deck 2, Forward) Come meet fellow Cosplayers & Costumers on JocoCruise 2019 for Happy Hour.

9:30pm – 10:30pm S Hypnosis Show/Class Explorer's Lounge Stage (Deck 2, Aft) Hypnosis is fun to watch and participate in. Depending on interest this will be a show/demonstration or a more directed class if people want to learn. Led by a (semi)professional hypnotist :)

9:30pm – 11:00pm S Scavenger Hunt Explorer's Lounge (Deck 2, Aft) The geekiest scavenger hunt of them all! Teams of 3-5 race the clock and each other to collect a unique list of items found in abundance only on board the JoCo vessel. A great way to meet new friends.

9:30pm – 11:00pm S Sea Monkey Podcasting Society Stuyvesant Room (Deck 3, Forward) Do you have a podcast or are you interested in starting one? Let's get together, talk about our shows, and share questions and answers about podcasting.

10:00pm – 11:00pm R Katie Mack Answers Your Many, Many Astrophysics Questions The Main Stage (Deck 2, Forward) Performers / Speakers: Katie Mack We know you have, like, hundreds of questions about astrophysics. Well, you're in luck, because Katie Mack is an astrophysicist, and she's here to answer every single one of them! (time permitting)

10:00pm – 11:00pm R Learn to Dance along with Quelle Crow's Nest ("Ten Forward") (Deck 10, Forward) Performers / Speakers: Quelle Christopher We'll let Quelle describe this event himself: "I'm terrible at doing all modern dances and would like to learn a series of dances and attempt to create a full dance routine with a group of willing cruisers."

10:00pm – 11:00pm S Adam Rivera - Geeky Original and Cover Songs! Ocean Bar (Deck 3, Midship) Solo acoustic songs. A little comedy, a little “Filk” and a splash of covers from They Might Be Giants, Weird Al, etc.

10:00pm – 12:00am Sea Monkey Karaoke B.B. King's (Deck 2, Midship) Get your sing on in B.B. King's Blues Club with this JoCo Cruise tradition.

10:00pm – 12:00am S Introduction to Improv Workshop Hudson Room (Deck 3, Midship) Wanna give improv a try? It is a creative way for adults to play! This workshop will focus on basic exercises and the fundamentals of improvisational theater. Join us to have fun and expand your mind! All experience levels welcome!

10:30pm – 12:00am S Escape Room: An Epic Quest Explorer's Lounge Stage (Deck 2, Aft) Solve puzzles, petition mythical creatures, enchant magic relics, and perform a ritual to save the world! A low- tech portable "escape room" designed for groups of 6 to 10. Advance sign-up recommended (sheet posted by room), last-minute sign-ups accommodated as space permits. DO NOT BE LATE!

11:00pm – 11:15pm Yelling At the Moon Sea View Bar (Deck 9, Midship) Performers / Speakers: Thera Heller What a great time to air some grievances. Are you upset at the sun because you got burned on Half Moon Cay? Is the coffee the wrong temperature? Do you just really like yelling? (We'll meet at the Sea View Bar and then head up to the Observation Deck.)

6 11:00pm – 12:00am Q Some Guys Talking about Some Guys The Main Stage (Deck 2, Forward) Performers / Speakers: Jim Boggia, Jonathan Coulton The marital inﬁdelities and breakups, the excessive booze and drug binges…were all things that happened during the making of Fleetwood Mac’s "Rumours". But Jim Boggia is sure that Jonathan Coulton and producer Christian Cassan will have some great stories about the making of his new album of '70s soft rock covers, "Some Guys", too.

11:00pm – 12:00am S Dating and Sex Beyond the Gender Binary Billboard Onboard (Deck 2, Forward) David Mackenzie shares lessons learned from searching for romantic and sexual connections while navigating a changing gender identity and presents a vision for online dating centered on honesty, diversity, and respect. Might not be suitable for parents who wish to shield their children from alternative lifestyles.

11:00pm – 12:00am S Stargazing Observation Deck (Deck 11, Forward) Learn some astronomy from a veteran star-gazer! I've held star-gazing shadow events for the last several cruises and will provide maps, point at things in the sky, and describe them with mostly-accurate information. Going as far south as we are means you may be able to see some stars not visible from your home town, including Alpha Centauri and the Southern Cross! Lights will be dimmed to preserve night vision, so please do not use bright phone screens or ﬂashlights around the event area.

11:30pm – 1:00am S Polymonkey Meet-up and Mixer Crow's Nest ("Ten Forward") (Deck 10, Forward) Did you know that there are a bunch of us polyamorous SeaMonkeys on board? Come say hi, have a drink, and do a social with some of your fellow Polymonkeys!

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MARCH 9 • SATURDAY

12:00am – 1:30am S Swing Dance Lesson and Social Dance! B.B. King's (Deck 2, Midship) Come swing out with us! We'll lead a 45 minute beginning swing dance lesson, followed by 45 minutes of open social dancing with nerd- inspired swing music. Bring your own music if you have some to share! No partner or experience necessary! Wear comfortable shoes (slip-on shoes/sandals NOT recommended.)

12:00am – 2:00am S Knobs and Noise Explorer's Lounge Stage (Deck 2, Aft) Electronic musician meetup and possible jam session. Come share your adventures in making music. Bring your synthesizer or laptop and show us your latest tracks. Maybe we'll even do a jam together. All skill levels welcome. Whether you're just learning what a LFO is or if you're a master of music theory and sound crafting, you're welcome to come and chat, hang out, and make some noise.

Power strips will be provided.

Oscillate Responsibly

12:00am – 2:00am S Night Owl Adventures Holodeck (Crow's Nest Presentation Area) (Deck 10, Forward) Watch a seasoned group of adventurers adventure their way through an adventure! A late night live role-playing game in the style of Critical Role, Force Grey, Dice, Camera, Action, or...I feel like there's another one I can't think of right now. It'll come to me. Our party includes writers, game designers, and comedians from cruises past! There will be dice, there will be laughter, there will be alcohol! (alcohol sold separately)

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MARCH 10 • SUNDAY

1:00am – 2:30am S Afterhours Blueish Jam Ocean Bar (Deck 3, Midship) The late-night jam is back! Bring your instruments &/ singing voices. If you want, come ready with a few songs to lead. Call a song & the key -- blues, bluegrass, or otherwise. 3- & 4-chord songs encouraged.

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MARCH 11 • MONDAY

7:00am – 12:00am Theme: Cosplay Day Whole Ship We have a bunch of terriﬁcally talented cosplayers every year, and today is your day to really pull out all the stops. Sky's the limit; show off your best!

7:30am – 11:00pm S Puzzle Haunt on the Ghoosterdam Explorer's Lounge (Deck 2, Aft) How often do ghosts manifest? ObNoCoEmIoNoAn Experience an alternate world with daily Ghost Patrol puzzle encounters!

8:00am – 8:30am S Morning Mindfulness Stuyvesant Room (Deck 3, Forward) Start your day with quiet mindfulness. We'll gather for guided meditation, a thoughtful reading, and brief sharing. Pajamas and bedhead are welcome!

8:00am – 9:00am S Running Monkeys Promenade Deck (Deck 3, Forward, Port) Want to join other monkeys who do insane things like run when not being chased? Come speed-walk/jog/run at your own pace for your own distance. Ask questions. Get insight into what a half or full marathon training might look like. Very casual - drop in atmosphere.

8:00am – 3:00pm Daytime Quiet Zone Crow's Nest ("Ten Forward") (Deck 10, Forward) No gaming, no meetings, no loud noises before 3pm, please! (There may be some sound bleed from the console gaming area, coffee bar and/or events in the Holodeck; but it's a large enough space that it should accommodate everyone's needs.)

9:00am – 10:00am O Writing Dates Sea View Pool Area (Deck 9, Aft) Performers / Speakers: Mary Robinette Kowal Join Mary Robinette Kowal and get words done on your work-in-progress through the magic of peer pressure. In these sessions, come up, grab a seat, and ignore your fellow writers while you write. If you procrastinate, they will silently judge you.

9:30am – 10:30am S Let's Talk Photography Stuyvesant Room (Deck 3, Forward) We'll have an informal discussion about photography and tips to make your photos better. All skill levels are welcome, and all devices from DSLRs to phones. Come with questions, share favorite subjects and moments.

9:30am – 11:00am S Library Lovers on the Lido Lido Market (Deck 9, Aft) Work in a library? Used to work in a library? Like hanging out in a library? Join like-minded book nerds by the Lido Market for breakfast/brunch!

10 9:45am – 10:45am S Reasoning Your Way to Happiness with Science & Logic Reasoning your way to happiness: using science and Holodeck (Crow's Nest Presentation Area) (Deck 10, Forward) logic to help you understand and manage emotions and relationships.

Emotions and relationships. We all have them, but they can be scary and unpredictable. Sometimes things go well, but other times—seemingly randomly—they devolve into bad situations. We don’t feel in control ( a lack of agency as the psychologists call it) and so it’s often easier just to do more introverted nerd stuff like reading. You are not alone. We have all been there. There is nothing wrong with you, and it is ok. This is a safe space to explore what is going on, to learn some techniques on how to have healthy experiences around emotions and relationships, and to practice them. We are a couple of fellow nerds who ﬁnally got tired of the old ways and did a bunch of research, work, and practice to get to a place of fulﬁllment. Well, not all the time; we are still works in progress. But we at least have a solid understanding and framework, and we want to give you some shortcuts to get there too in ways that are more easily relatable to folks in the JoCo demographic. Please don’t be shy. Come and connect with your cruise mates and get more connected to yourself too!

JoCo Cruise does not vet, nor can they vouch for the qualiﬁcations of, anyone presenting health/therapy-related Shadow Cruise events. Please exercise your best judgment if/when attending.

10:00am – 11:00am Friends of Bill W. Board Room (Deck 2, Aft)

10:00am – 11:00am G D&D 101 For Players B.B. King's (Deck 2, Midship) Performers / Speakers: Keith Baker Are you curious about Dungeons & Dragons? Do you want to play in, or are you signed up for, the big D&D night event, but you've never played before? No worries! D&D Eberron creator Keith Baker is here to explain the absolute basics of both Dungeons and Dragons, and to tell you everything you need to get ready to roll some dice!

10:00am – 11:00am S Trade Me a Poem (story, picture, etc.) Lido Pool Area (Deck 9, Midship) I have many small toys (age 3 and up friendly). Bring me a poem, or a tell me a story, or draw me a picture in exchange for a toy (or two). Open to all ages—basically if you like small toys feel free to come trade me. (i.e. very child friendly).

10:00am – 11:00am W Beginning Crochet Digital Workshop (Crafting Room) (Deck 3, Forward)

10:00am – 11:30am S Seamonkey Slimdown Meetup Explorer's Lounge Stage (Deck 2, Aft) This meetup is for seamonkeys that have had, are going through, or are considering weight loss surgery. A meetup for support, put names and faces together, and discuss healthy food options while on the cruise.

10:00am – 12:00pm G Game Mixer: Hidden Identity/Social Deduction Games Upper Main Dining Room (Deck 3, Aft) Are you a good liar? Do you enjoy solving puzzles? Then join the tabletop team for two hours of social deduction games! We'll be playing Secret Hitler, Coup, Love Letter, Mascarade, and many more! No experience is necessary.

10:00am – 5:00pm JoCo Cruise Info Desk Hours Atrium (Deck 1, Midship) Come here for any JoCo Cruise-related questions or issues you may have.

10:00am – 5:00pm G Cardboard Concierge Hours Upper Main Dining Room (Deck 3, Aft) The Game library is open 24 hours and is self-service. During Cardboard Concierge hours, members of the tabletop team will be there to provide assistance and advice on all things tabletop.

11 10:00am – 6:00pm G Console Game Library Hours EXC (Deck 10, Forward) The console game area staff will be on hand during these hours to help you check games in and out of the library, and to aid with any technical issues.

10:30am – 11:30am Q Explaining Science The Main Stage (Deck 2, Forward) Performers / Speakers: John Scalzi, Mary Robinette Kowal, Katie Mack, Annalee Newitz It's always an exciting time to write about science—so many discoveries and breakthroughs to explain and explore. But are there challenges in writing about science, in ﬁction and in journalism, in a time when the science has become a political and cultural football? Our panelists look at the joys and challenges of explaining science to contemporary audiences.

10:30am – 11:30am S Transgender Social Hour Billboard Onboard (Deck 2, Forward) Are you trans, transgender, non-binary, genderqueer, gender-nonconforming, etc.? Then come on down and hangout with other such folks. Allies welcome!

10:45am – 11:45am S Space Team Phone Game Session (SPONSOR EVENT) Stuyvesant Room (Deck 3, Forward) Do you like pushing buttons and shouting at your friends? Do you like discharging Clip-jawed Fluxtrunions? Come play Spaceteam, a cooperative shouting game for phones and tablets (as opposed to the Spaceteam card game) with other Sea-Monkeys. Never played? Doesn't matter!

Asteroid! Everybody shake!

11:00am – 12:00pm G [Mega Game] Two Rooms & A Boom Upper Main Dining Room (Deck 3, Aft)

11:00am – 12:00pm S Crider Talks Cancer (And Probably Poop, Too) Sea View Pool Area (Deck 9, Aft) Jim Crider talks about why he missed JCC 2018 and why he poops in a bag stuck to his stomach (the answer is the same for both), the importance of paying attention to your body and early screening, and what's happened since he was diagnosed with Stage IV Metastatic Colon Cancer in December 2017.

Content warning: unﬁltered language, frank discussion of the mental health impact of just about everything going sideways at once, poop.

11:00am – 12:00pm S Gabby Duran Book Signing and Reading (SPONSOR EVENT) Daryle Conners, author of the Gabby Duran children's Holodeck (Crow's Nest Presentation Area) (Deck 10, Forward) book series published by Disney/Hyperion, will read from the 3 books, followed by a book signing. The Gabby Duran series are beginning chapter books for kids 7-11 years old. They tell the story of the world's greatest babysitter, 12-year old Gabby Duran, who is drafted by a secret government agency to babysit alien children living among us. The Disney Channel will release Gabby Duran, a live-action series, in Spring of 2019.

11:00am – 12:30pm G Learn to Play Magic: the Gathering Upper Main Dining Room (Deck 3, Aft) Ever wanted to learn one of the world's most popular trading card games? Here’s your chance! No cards or experience necessary--we'll have free intro decks and a crew of expert coaches to get you started on your Magic journey.

11:00am – 12:30pm S Strings & Things with Fiber Friends Pinnacle Bar (Deck 2, Midship) Informal meetup for those interested in the fiber arts, broadly defined. Bring your knitting, crocheting, spinning, cross stitch, or otherwise busy yourself with friendly fellow fiber folks of all skill levels. Bring your latest project and a beverage for casual communal crafting. This is very casual but there will likely be folks who are willing to help you learn new techniques if you're interested.

11:00am – 12:30pm W Crochet Creatures Digital Workshop (Crafting Room) (Deck 3, Forward)

11:00am – 1:00pm Twit-arr Help Desk Hours Atrium (Deck 1, Midship) Your Sea Monkey Twit-arr developers will be on hand to help answer any support questions you may have.

12 11:00am – 1:00pm S CircleSinging Ocean Bar (Deck 3, Midship) CircleSinging is like a drum circle—but for voices! Come sing with us as our facilitator, Ben Silver, leads us in an exhilarating improvised vocal music jam. No experience needed, all voices and experience levels are welcome! Ben is a professional singer, vocal improviser and teacher whose music slides through R&B, jazz, folk, funk, world music and more. Ben has been performing and teaching Vocal Improvisation, Ensemble Skills and other singing workshops for over 25 years. Ben has also been a frequent guest leader at Sing for Your Life, an annual CircleSinging marathon in the SF Bay area as well as having been a guest teacher at the week-long Circlesongs workshop headed up by Bobby McFerrin at Omega Institute.

11:00am – 1:00pm S Improv Playdate Hudson Room (Deck 3, Midship) Wanna give improv a try? We will play improv performance games and improv scenes. All experience levels welcome. It is a creative, fun way for adults to play! So, come and let your imagination expand on the high seas!

11:00am – 1:00pm S NOMIC- a Game of Rapid, Casual Game Design Upper Main Dining Room (Deck 3, Aft) The democratic game of making up new rules and convincing the other players to vote them into play. This is a pull-our-chairs-into-a-circle, drink, and yakkety-yak game. Each player gets 2 chips to begin. Who wins and who loses is up for a vote. So is everything else.

11:30am – 12:00pm S Vegan/Vegetarian Meet-Up Lower Main Dining Room (Deck 2, Aft) Meet-Up (and maybe lunch!) for like-minded people to see if we would like to get together for future meals during the cruise.

11:30am – 12:30pm Q The Craft The Main Stage (Deck 2, Forward) Performers / Speakers: Sammus Music, Danielle Davis, Jean Grae, Emily Nussbaum, Ashley Rodbro Jean leads a panel discussion of women talking about their crafts. This is the one and only time we will mention being women. Tech. Nerding out. Passion. GREATNESS.

11:30am – 1:30pm W Ask a Puppet B.B. King's (Deck 2, Midship) Performers / Speakers: Mary Robinette Kowal This is part demonstration of how video puppetry works—you know, the stuff they do on Sesame Street—and part play time, where folks actually get to put a puppet on and try it. It's led by Mary Robinette Kowal, who can, yes, tell you how to get, how to get to Sesame Street.

12:00pm – 1:00pm S JCC Snack Exchange Lido Market (Deck 9, Aft) The JCC Snack Exchange is an opportunity for Sea Monkeys to share and exchange snacks from wherever they hail from.

12:00pm – 1:00pm S Nerdﬁghter Meetup Stuyvesant Room (Deck 3, Forward) Nerdﬁghters assemble! Come meet other Sea Monkeys with a shared goal of decreasing world suck. Make friends and discuss the community that has grown around Hank and John Green. New and veteran monkeys welcome! DFTBA

12:00pm – 1:00pm S Optimizing Your Hanabi Conventions Upper Main Dining Room (Deck 3, Aft) The cooperative card game Hanabi may be billed as a memory and logic puzzle, but repeat players discover the metagame of devising and ﬁne-tuning an additional "language" of information-laden conventions. We invite veteran Hanabi masterminds and curious newbies alike to come learn, share, and play. This informal session will be tailored to attendees' interests and led by a software engineer and a learning scientist who have played Hanabi almost daily for four years.

12:00pm – 1:00pm S Road Map for Revolutionaries: 2020 Edition Explorer's Lounge Stage (Deck 2, Aft) A sequel to the 2018 shadow cruise event, and with the 2018 midterms behind us, this session will talk about how to set activism and advocacy goals for 2020 so that you can stay engaged, stay sane, and instigate the changes you want to see in your community, your country, and the world.

13 12:00pm – 1:00pm S RPG Meetup Billboard Onboard (Deck 2, Forward) Come and meet people who are interested in tabletop role playing games! All levels of experience welcome, including the RPG-curious. Maybe arrange a game or two for later during the cruise.

12:00pm – 1:30pm Sponsor Spotlight - Greater Than Games (SPONSOR EVENT) Shops (Deck 3, Midship) Stop by the display area in the ship's Shopping Arcade (Deck 3 Forward) to check out Greater Than Games' products—and meet the friendly folks who make them. (No purchase necessary, but you'll probably want to!)

12:00pm – 1:30pm Thai Specialty Lunch Lower Main Dining Room (Deck 2, Aft) The Oosterdam's culinary staff are preparing this specialty meal of Thai cuisine as a one-time-only event for our passengers. Seating is limited, so sign up early if you are interested.

This event is run by the ship's staff and costs a $10 surcharge that will be charged to your onboard account. You can sign up in the Main Dining Room, or by calling 88 from any phone.

12:00pm – 1:30pm S How To Play Partnership Dominoes Upper Main Dining Room (Deck 3, Aft) Learn to play partnership dominoes, a version of the game practiced in Latin America and the Caribbean. We'll be learning variants commonly played in Puerto Rico, speciﬁcally Quinentos and Doscientos.

12:00pm – 2:30pm S Star Trek Roleplaying Upper Main Dining Room (Deck 3, Aft) A short adventure set during the time of Star Trek: TOS, using a modiﬁed Fate Core rules system. Players take the roles of junior ofﬁcers aboard a Federation destroyer. New players welcome.

12:00pm – 4:00pm VR Relaxatorium and Deagitation Chamber Board Room (Deck 2, Aft) Plug in, turn on & tune out in our VR Relaxatorium & Deagitation Chamber with relaxing VR from Virtual Therapeutics calibrated to your biometrics to help you chill out.

12:15pm – 1:15pm S Reading - The Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons Holodeck (Crow's Nest Presentation Area) (Deck 10, Forward) Jenn Lyons will read an excerpt from her 2019 debut epic fantasy, The Ruin of Kings, about a street-wise orphan who discovers that a happily-ever-after as a long lost prince is anything but as he ﬁnds himself a pawn of terrible powers.

12:30pm – 1:30pm R Reading - Charlie Jane Anders & Annalee Newitz The Main Stage (Deck 2, Forward) Performers / Speakers: Charlie Jane Anders, Annalee Newitz Charlie Jane Anders and Annalee Newitz will read from novels and stories, some of which may not even be published yet. Which means you are getting the piping hot beta versions that will be awesome but may crash your soul. Technicians will be on hand to reboot you. There might also be some non-ﬁction writing about ancient skulls or alien planets. And a Q&A! And banter! Plus they will literally sign anything.

12:30pm – 2:00pm G Trogdor!! The Board Game - Demo Upper Main Dining Room (Deck 3, Aft) Performers / Speakers: Matt Chapman Come play Trogdor!! The Board Game with co-creator Matt Chapman (Homestar Runner) and probably puppet Strong Bad. Work together in this cooperative area control game with up to 5 other players as you try to burninate the countryside, the peasants, and the thatched-roof cottages! 90 mins. BYOCHR (bring your own creepy hooded robe)

12:30pm – 2:00pm W Painting with Colored Pencils Digital Workshop (Crafting Room) (Deck 3, Forward)

1:00pm – 2:30pm G Funderdome: Quidditch Sports Deck (Deck 11, Forward) Which house will win the first ever JoCo Cruise Caribbean Rules Quidditch tournament? Drop in, get sorted, and play a five minute round of Caribbean Rules Quidditch on the sports deck. The games team will provide the Sorting Hat, Caribbean brooms, and coaching. Sorry Gryffindors, Caribbean Rules Quidditch is not played at Hogwarts and not recognized in the slightest bit by the US Quidditch Association. Here's the rules of play so those Slytherins can figure out their strategy.

14 1:00pm – 3:00pm S Omicron Protocol Demo Upper Main Dining Room (Deck 3, Aft) A near-future, "intra-apocalyptic", sci-ﬁ miniatures arena combat game played on a 2’x2’ hex board. Fight as rival factions trying to survive the deadly crisis affecting the city of San Lazaro.

1:15pm – 2:15pm S Event Organizer Meetup Stuyvesant Room (Deck 3, Forward) Do you organize events like conventions or festivals? Let's meet so we can have more connections to talk with going forward.

1:30pm – 2:30pm Single Malt Scotch Tasting Pinnacle Bar (Deck 2, Midship) Performers / Speakers: Christopher Badell Enjoy a ﬂight of ﬁve high-quality scotches, because you're fancy and you like nice things. Hosted by Christopher Badell. This event is subject to a $49 surcharge, which will be charged to your onboard account; sign up via any bartender or bar server, or at the ship's Guest Services Desk. Seating is limited!

1:30pm – 2:30pm R Reading - John Scalzi The Main Stage (Deck 2, Forward) Performers / Speakers: John Scalzi

1:30pm – 2:30pm S Dance and Sculpt Hudson Room (Deck 3, Midship) Dance ﬁtness class that incorporates fun music and some body weight strength-training. Appropriate for all levels of skill.

1:30pm – 2:30pm S Hardly Strictly Sea Chanteys and Irish Music Session Ocean Bar (Deck 3, Midship) Get together with like-minded musicians to sing sea chanteys and other folk music, play instruments and jam on Irish tunes! We will have sheet music available.

1:30pm – 2:30pm S Kuiper Visits Apollo: a Brief History of the American Space Program I spent the summer taking pictures of my dog with Holodeck (Crow's Nest Presentation Area) (Deck 10, Forward) space artifacts (including 7 ﬂown craft from Mercury, Gemini & Apollo.) I will present them in chronological order and tell some cool stories about how we got to the Moon and beyond.

1:30pm – 2:45pm Q RPG Worldbuilding B.B. King's (Deck 2, Midship) Performers / Speakers: Patrick Rothfuss, Keith Baker, Clint McElroy, Elisa Teague One of the great unsung joys of roleplaying games is exploring and interacting with unique, dynamic worlds. What goes into good RPG worldbuilding, and how does it differ from worldbuilding for the page or the screen. Come listen to masters of this particular craft share the tricks of their trade. Also, Pat Rothfuss will be there, trying to look smart.

1:30pm – 3:00pm S Diceborn Heroes Learn-n-Play Upper Main Dining Room (Deck 3, Aft) Diceborn Heroes is a 1-4 player cooperative fantasy dice game. Together you will go on 3 different quests then face the ﬁnal boss. If you defeat the boss you have saved the kingdom of Dievalice. The choices you make in the game will change the deck and change your chances of success...

1:30pm – 3:30pm S Backwater Bandits’ Tricks and Treasure Explorer's Lounge Stage (Deck 2, Aft) Learn the tricks of trade from the Backwater Bandits, and if you’re clever enough you’ll earn some treasure for yourself.

1:55pm – 2:55pm S Sea Monkey Fantasy Football Meetup Billboard Onboard (Deck 2, Forward) This is a chance for the participants of the Sea Monkey Fantasy Football League to put a face to a team name. We also welcome anyone who might be interested in joining next year and anyone who enjoys fantasy football in general.

15 2:00pm – 2:30pm Gin and Gratitude Ocean Bar (Deck 3, Midship) Performers / Speakers: Thera Heller Join me for a drink and to verbalize something positive! Gin not required. You can show up and celebrate Whiskey and Wheeee! or Bourbon and Blessings, or Tequila and Terriﬁc, or Club Soda and Current Smiles. You get the picture. Also, there will be Irish music and sea chanteys going on, so that'll be fun!

2:00pm – 3:00pm O Ofﬁce Hours - Nathan Sawaya Atrium (Deck 1, Midship) Performers / Speakers: Nathan Sawaya

2:00pm – 3:00pm W Styling Wigs Digital Workshop (Crafting Room) (Deck 3, Forward) Curious about wigs but not sure where to start? Need help with a wig? Just want to have some fun and try on some wigs? Wigs 101 is for you! Learn the basics about wigs and try out some new looks. Bring your wig if it needs help!

2:30pm – 3:30pm G Poolside Party Game Social Hour Lido Pool Area (Deck 9, Midship) Would you like to play a game? This hour-long event focuses on party games, like Telestrations, A Fake Artist Goes To New York, Anomia, Codenames, and more! Guess words and draw pictures poolside. No experience is required, and all games will be taught.

2:30pm – 3:30pm R Reading - Mary Robinette Kowal The Main Stage (Deck 2, Forward) Performers / Speakers: Mary Robinette Kowal

2:30pm – 3:30pm S Lock Picking 101 Stuyvesant Room (Deck 3, Forward) Ever wanted to learn how locks work? Want to have a fun hobby? Lock Picking is for you. We learn about the basics of how a lock works, and then use real picks to open some simple locks! All tools supplied.

2:45pm – 3:45pm S Search and Rescue Stories: The Camp Fire Holodeck (Crow's Nest Presentation Area) (Deck 10, Forward) Ever wondered about what happens when you get lost/injured in the forest, on a mountain top, or perhaps a volcano? We are the ones that 911 calls when that happens. We will talk about how SAR teams work in the U.S., how we train, how we respond, and how we are funded. We will also provide an on-the-ground perspective from the Camp Fire, the most destructive wildﬁre in California history. This will be mostly a Q&A format, plus bonus pictures of our search dogs at work.

3:00pm – 3:45pm Afternoon Tea Ocean Bar (Deck 3, Midship)

3:00pm – 4:00pm O Tabletop Round Table Pinnacle Bar (Deck 2, Midship) Performers / Speakers: Christopher Badell, Dave Chalker, Carol Monahan, Elisa Teague Come meet and hang out with some of the fascinating folks who create and make amazing and popular tabletop games.

3:00pm – 4:30pm G Mario Kart 64 Tournament EXC (Deck 10, Forward) Come test your mettle at this classic racing game!

Rules: 150cc, 4 player races. A total of four races will be played in each 4-person match. The top 2 players will advance to the next match. Tracks will be chosen by consensus, if a consensus can not be reached course will be chosen at random.

3:00pm – 4:30pm S Acro Yoga Jam Session Hudson Room (Deck 3, Midship) Acro Yoga is a fun way to balance and play with others. What could possibly go wrong trying to balance on a swaying boat? Jam session, so no particular curriculum, just getting acro folks together!

3:00pm – 4:30pm S Speed Meeting Crow's Nest ("Ten Forward") (Deck 10, Forward) Back by popular demand! Join us for a facilitated and casually structured event where you will get to meet all sorts of people! In each 15 minute round you will have the opportunity to meet 3 new strangers and ﬁnd out all about them. Nametags and prompt cards will be provided.

16 3:00pm – 4:45pm S Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) Screening B.B. King's (Deck 2, Midship) A screening of the 2002 They Might Be Giants rockumentary "Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)", directed by AJ Schnack. Run time: 102 minutes.

3:00pm – 4:45pm W Polymer Clay Magnets Digital Workshop (Crafting Room) (Deck 3, Forward)

3:10pm – 4:10pm S AI & Supercomputers & Quantum 101 Billboard Onboard (Deck 2, Forward) Everyone of all knowledge levels is welcome!!!! Last year's AI meetup was awesome. Welcome to the sequel, with supercomputers and Qubits. Please stop by and chitchat about anything from recognizing cats, to cryo electron microscopy (a real thing, I swear) to the insane temperatures that quantum computers run at. Hope to see you there!!

3:30pm – 4:30pm Poolside Happy Hour Lido Bar (Midship) (Deck 9, Midship) Happy Hour! Your second drink is only $2!

3:45pm – 4:45pm S Genealogy Roundtable Stuyvesant Room (Deck 3, Forward) Have you ever thought about exploring your family tree? Or do you want to share your genealogy knowledge with others? Come and talk to like minded people who can help get you started or break that brick wall, and share your expertise with others. Open to all who have an interest in genealogy, regardless of skill level.

4:00pm – 4:15pm Fancy Pants Parade Lido Pool Area (Deck 9, Midship) An annual tradition. Bring your fanciest pants and vie for the trophy. Who will be the best in terms of pants?

4:00pm – 5:00pm G DM Brigade Huddle Explorer's Lounge Stage (Deck 2, Aft) If you've signed up to be a dungeon master for the D&D Event, this is your chance for ﬁnal preparations and ﬁst bumps. Keith and Jenn will answer any questions that you have about the event and discuss what's going to happen. And as a thank you for your time and efforts, we'll have a drawing for a host of prizes from Twogether Studios and Wizards of the Coast!

4:00pm – 5:00pm S Caribbean Sea Life Holodeck (Crow's Nest Presentation Area) (Deck 10, Forward) Understand and enjoy some of the sea life that you see when you snorkeling or diving.

4:30pm – 5:00pm S Monkey Postcard Trading Alliance Billboard Onboard (Deck 2, Forward) There are a group of monkeys that send post cards to each other.

5:00pm – 7:00pm Dinner (Red Team) Main Dining Room (Both Floors) (Decks 2 & 3, Aft)

5:00pm – 7:00pm M Main Concert (Gold Team) - Ophira Eisenberg; Solomon Georgio; Aparna Nancherla Performers / Speakers: Ophira Eisenberg, Solomon Georgio, Aparna The Main Stage (Deck 2, Forward) Nancherla No audio/video recording permitted at this event.

7:30pm – 9:30pm Dinner (Gold Team) Main Dining Room (Both Floors) (Decks 2 & 3, Aft)

7:30pm – 9:30pm M Main Concert (Red Team) - Ophira Eisenberg; Solomon Georgio; Aparna Nancherla Performers / Speakers: Ophira Eisenberg, Solomon Georgio, Aparna The Main Stage (Deck 2, Forward) Nancherla No audio/video recording permitted at this event.

9:30pm – 10:30pm Billboard Onboard Happy Hour Billboard Onboard (Deck 2, Forward) Happy Hour! Your second drink is only $2!

17 9:30pm – 10:30pm S Angela Brett & Phil Conrad with Friends Explorer's Lounge Stage (Deck 2, Aft) Phil and Angela are staples of the Open Mic scene in Vienna, Austria. Their ridiculous songs and fartasmic poetry put smiles and tears on all the faces in the kingdom. Phil sings songs about heartbreak, while Angela raps rhymes about fart-breaks. Phil thinks he‘s special because he‘s been on tour with antifolk legends while Angela knows she‘s special because she is a world record holder for an escape room in Vienna. Angela thinks you should know Phil was also stuck in the room. Phil thinks you should know Joey will be singing with Angela. Joey thinks you should know that Phil wrote this stupid description of the event.

9:30pm – 11:00pm S At-sea Munch Billboard Onboard (Deck 2, Forward) A munch is an opportunity for adults with an interest in kink to get together and talk and meet one another in a no-pressure social situation. If you're such an individual, or interested, we'd love to meet with you!

9:30pm – 11:00pm S Ukulele Meetup / Jam Session Stuyvesant Room (Deck 3, Forward) A general music jam. A list of songs/songsheets from various Genres will be provided (and a projector to show them on, hopefully) There is a quick review of how we’re gonna play it, then we PLAY! Difﬁculty levels will vary but all will be encouraged to participate.

9:30pm – 11:30pm S JoustMania! (Formerly Johann Sebastian Joust) Hudson Room (Deck 3, Midship) JoustMania is a real life video game. Combining music, motion controllers, and a little skulduggery. Protect your controller from being jostled, while trying to jostle others. The music sets both the tempo and sensitivity of your controller. NOTE: While we insist on civility and courteousness while playing, this is a full contact game. Please plan accordingly.

10:00pm – 11:00pm VR Relaxatorium and Deagitation Chamber Board Room (Deck 2, Aft) Plug in, turn on & tune out in our VR Relaxatorium & Deagitation Chamber with relaxing VR from Virtual Therapeutics calibrated to your biometrics to help you chill out.

10:00pm – 11:00pm R Disney Sing-along with Travis II: The Re-Disney-Sing-alonging The Main Stage (Deck 2, Forward) Performers / Speakers: Travis McElroy, Mary Robinette Kowal, Clint McElroy, Patrick Rothfuss, Paul Sabourin, John Scalzi Alright folks, it's happening again so BE PREPARED! Last year, the Disney Sing Along went so well (YOU'RE WELCOME!) that were back with round 2! Don't be like those POOR UNFORTUNATE SOULS who miss out! Come sing along to some of your favorite Disney tunes led by some of your favorite performers! Get stage fright? LET IT GO! Everyone is singing along and it's gonna be great! So, be there and BE OUR GUEST!

10:00pm – 11:45pm Sea Monkey Karaoke B.B. King's (Deck 2, Midship) Get your sing on in B.B. King's Blues Club with this JoCo Cruise tradition.

10:30pm – 12:00am S Open Phil Returns Explorer's Lounge Stage (Deck 2, Aft) The Open Mic for people who dare to be different. The Open Mic for people who showed up too late to sign up for the JoCo Open Mic. The Open Mic for people not named Mike. The Open Mic that made it‘s debut on Royal Caribbean years ago in the Presidential Suite. The Open Mic that dives in deep into the minds of those performing. The Open Mic with sea monkey veteran Phil Conrad as a host. THE renowned underground Open Mic from Vienna, Austria. All types of performance welcome.

11:00pm – 11:15pm Yelling At the Moon Sea View Bar (Deck 9, Midship) Performers / Speakers: Thera Heller If you too bear emotional scars from watching Dead Poets Society at a young age this your chance to sound your BARBARIC YAWP. (We'll meet at the Sea View Bar and then head up to the Observation Deck.)

18 11:00pm – 1:00am S Geek Out! Team Tournament (SPONSOR EVENT) Crow's Nest ("Ten Forward") (Deck 10, Forward) Performers / Speakers: Elisa Teague Join game designer Elisa Teague for the 2nd annual special auction-style team tournament of Geek Out! Come in teams of 3-4 (or we will put you with a team) and get ready to strut your geeky knowledge as you bid to list as many things of a given topic (say, JoCo song titles?) as you can! The winning team takes home prizes and bragging rights as the 2019 JoCo Geek Out! Team Tournament Champions!

12:00am – 1:00am R "Rothfuss after Dark" Reading and Q&A B.B. King's (Deck 2, Midship) Performers / Speakers: Patrick Rothfuss No audio/video recording permitted at this event.

12:00am – 1:00am S Midnight Comedy Monkeys Ocean Bar (Deck 3, Midship) End the day with stand up comedy performances from fellow Sea Monkeys (plus exciting, nerdy door prizes)! Our cadre of experienced comics will bookend open mic Monkeys, so if you always wanted to give stand up a shot, here’s a great opportunity!

If you’d like to perform a 3-5 minute spot, please use the signup sheet at the information desk or at one of the shows (ﬁrst come, ﬁrst served).

G Gaming L Live Podcast M Main Concert O Ofﬁce Hours P Party Q Q&A / Panel

R Reading / Performance S Shadow Cruise N Signing W Workshop

MARCH 12 • TUESDAY

7:30am – 11:00pm S Puzzle Haunt on the Ghoosterdam Explorer's Lounge (Deck 2, Aft) How does a ghost stay in shape? IHWT A RACSE ERATMS Scramble over to Ghost Patrol to get your brain exercised!

8:00am – 9:30am S Escape Room: An Epic Quest Explorer's Lounge Stage (Deck 2, Aft) Solve puzzles, petition mythical creatures, enchant magic relics, and perform a ritual to save the world! A low- tech portable "escape room" designed for groups of 6 to 10. Advance sign-up recommended (sheet posted by room), last-minute sign-ups accommodated as space permits. DO NOT BE LATE!

8:00am – 3:00pm Daytime Quiet Zone Crow's Nest ("Ten Forward") (Deck 10, Forward) No gaming, no meetings, no loud noises before 3pm, please! (There may be some sound bleed from the console gaming area, coffee bar and/or events in the Holodeck; but it's a large enough space that it should accommodate everyone's needs.)

10:00am – 11:00am Friends of Bill W. Board Room (Deck 2, Aft)

10:00am – 5:00pm JoCo Cruise Info Desk Hours Atrium (Deck 1, Midship) Come here for any JoCo Cruise-related questions or issues you may have.

10:00am – 6:00pm Port of Call - Tortola Tortola, British Virgin Islands

12:30pm – 1:30pm W Talkin' Taco Tech Lido Pool Area (Deck 9, Midship) Performers / Speakers: Molly Lewis Taco, or not taco? That is the question at Talkin' Taco Tech™, a poolside symposium where seasoned taco tacticians swap shop talk & toss off top taco technical tips. Come with an empty stomach & an open mind!

1:00pm – 2:00pm G Keith Baker Playtest (SPONSOR EVENT) Upper Main Dining Room (Deck 3, Aft)

20 2:00pm – 3:00pm G How to Play Illimat (SPONSOR EVENT) Upper Main Dining Room (Deck 3, Aft) It's a game we found in your grandfathers attic and we're here to teach you how to play. Designed in partnership with the band The Decemberists, Twogether Studios and fellow Society of Luminaries members teach you how to play this game that feels like a classic card game from another time. If you've every played Hearts or Cassino, Illimat will feel both familiar and like nothing you've played before!

3:00pm – 5:30pm G Cardboard Concierge Hours Upper Main Dining Room (Deck 3, Aft) The Game library is open 24 hours and is self-service. During Cardboard Concierge hours, members of the tabletop team will be there to provide assistance and advice on all things tabletop.

5:00pm – 7:00pm P LGBTQ+ Cocktail Meetup and Sunset Dance Party w/ DJ Riz Rollins Sea View Pool Area (Deck 9, Aft) Performers / Speakers: Riz Rollins Begun on the ms Westerdam during JoCo Cruise 2012, the annual LGBTQ+ cocktail meetup celebrates its 8th year of hoping it has a long enough initialism and being a low key get together for Sea Monkeys of all persuasions. Music provided by Riz Rollins and his boo, DJ Lux, "fresh off the heels of decades of illegal, and now legal, matrimony—30 years total, love won!"

5:00pm – 9:00pm Dinner (Open Dining) Main Dining Room (Both Floors) (Decks 2 & 3, Aft) Dinner on this evening is "Open Dining". We'll be at port in Tortola until 6 pm. Feel free to come to the dining room anytime between 5 pm and 9 pm. NOTE: Fixed Seating table assignments will still apply.

5:30pm – 8:00pm Sea Monkey Karaoke B.B. King's (Deck 2, Midship) Get your sing on in B.B. King's Blues Club with this JoCo Cruise tradition.

6:00pm – 7:00pm S Lock Picking 101 Stuyvesant Room (Deck 3, Forward) Ever wanted to learn how locks work? Want to have a fun hobby? Lock Picking is for you. We learn about the basics of how a lock works, and then use real picks to open some simple locks! All tools supplied.

6:00pm – 7:00pm S Pirate Calligraphy Digital Workshop (Crafting Room) (Deck 3, Forward) Basic Calligraphy instruction for an italic hand, tips for adding swashes and other embellishments. Pens available to borrow and try.

6:00pm – 10:00pm S Puzzled Pint Billboard Onboard (Deck 2, Forward) Puzzled Pint is a monthly puzzle event that happens on the 2nd Tuesday of the month in scores of cities around the world -- and on Tuesday March 12th, it will also be aboard the Oosterdam! The event consists of ﬁve or so paper puzzles handed out for the enjoyment of solo or team solvers. It's meant as beginner event. Puzzled Pint is a registered non-proﬁt company. There is never a charge for this event.

7:00pm – 7:30pm Ya Thirsty Lido Pool Area (Deck 9, Midship) Performers / Speakers: Thera Heller Let's not get dehydrated. It's time for some water and a sheet mask. I'll bring extra to share. We can all relax together before we continue on with our action-packed cruise!

7:00pm – 8:00pm R Not My Day Job The Main Stage (Deck 2, Forward) Performers / Speakers: Charlie Jane Anders, Jim Boggia, Clint McElroy, Patrick Rothfuss, John Scalzi A new event for 2019, a group of our guests perform publicly in a medium other than their main "area of expertise." Come watch folks take a risk and walk a highwire*!

*not literally, our insurance won't cover that

21 7:30pm – 9:00pm S Escape Room: An Epic Quest Explorer's Lounge Stage (Deck 2, Aft) Solve puzzles, petition mythical creatures, enchant magic relics, and perform a ritual to save the world! A low- tech portable "escape room" designed for groups of 6 to 10. Advance sign-up recommended (sheet posted by room), last-minute sign-ups accommodated as space permits. DO NOT BE LATE!

7:30pm – 9:30pm S Alexander Jamilton Crow's Nest ("Ten Forward") (Deck 10, Forward) Don't throw away your shot to participate in this large-scale singalong of the Broadway musical, Hamilton! This inclusive event welcomes anyone who wants to participate. Not a singer? No worries! You can still belt your heart out and blend into the crowd. Tone deaf? Not a problem: much of the show is spoken in rhythm! Piano will be covered; feel free to bring another instrument.

8:00pm – 9:00pm Q Black Magic The Main Stage (Deck 2, Forward) Performers / Speakers: Jean Grae, Quelle Christopher, Solomon Georgio, Aparna Nancherla, Riz Rollins, Sammus Music Jean will tell you one Black Magic secret. Then she’ll sit down and talk to a panel of people who are literal Black Magic. Abracadablack.

8:30pm – 10:30pm Sea Monkey Open Mic Night B.B. King's (Deck 2, Midship) An annual JoCo Cruise tradition: Sea Monkeys get to show off their performing skills at our annual Open Mike session.

5 minute/1 song limit per performer. Sign-up sheets will be available at the Helper Monkey Info Desk (Atrium, Deck 1 midship).

9:00pm – 10:00pm R Five Sherlock Holmes and a Vampire (Who Is Also One of the Aforementioned Sherlock Holmes) Performers / Speakers: Justin McElroy, Travis McElroy, Griffin McElroy, The Main Stage (Deck 2, Forward) Clint McElroy, Patrick Rothfuss In Four Sherlock Holmes and a Vampire (Who Is Also One of the Aforementioned Sherlock Holmes)—officially abbreviated Four Sherlock Holmes and a Vampire—four players play four Sherlock Holmes who team up to solve mysteries and one-up each other. Secretly, one or more Sherlock Holmes are vampires. Can the four Sherlock Holmes find out who among them is a creature of the night?

Please note that we have altered the rules of this game for one night only to allow for an unprecedented ﬁfth vampire!

9:30pm – 10:30pm Billboard Onboard Happy Hour Billboard Onboard (Deck 2, Forward) Happy Hour! Your second drink is only $2!

9:30pm – 10:30pm S Guided Hypnosis for Anxiety Reduction Stuyvesant Room (Deck 3, Forward) Enjoy light hypnosis and guided relaxation in this group session with Keridwyn Deller, Hypnotherapist. Leave with simple, effective techniques to use to help lower your anxiety and stress levels.

JoCo Cruise does not vet, nor can they vouch for the qualiﬁcations of, anyone presenting health/therapy-related Shadow Cruise events. Please exercise your best judgment if/when attending.

9:30pm – 11:00pm S Escape Room: An Epic Quest Explorer's Lounge Stage (Deck 2, Aft) Solve puzzles, petition mythical creatures, enchant magic relics, and perform a ritual to save the world! A low- tech portable "escape room" designed for groups of 6 to 10. Advance sign-up recommended (sheet posted by room), last-minute sign-ups accommodated as space permits. DO NOT BE LATE!

22 9:30pm – 11:30pm S JoustMania! (Formerly Johann Sebastian Joust) Hudson Room (Deck 3, Midship) JoustMania is a real life video game. Combining music, motion controllers, and a little skulduggery. Protect your controller from being jostled, while trying to jostle others. The music sets both the tempo and sensitivity of your controller. NOTE: While we insist on civility and courteousness while playing, this is a full contact game. Please plan accordingly.

10:00pm – 11:00pm Q A Cross-Disciplinary Comedy Discussion The Main Stage (Deck 2, Forward) Performers / Speakers: Matt Chapman, Solomon Georgio, Aparna Nancherla, Alexandra Petri, Dannah Phirman A roundtable discussion of the different ways to approach comedy and satire in different mediums, and the different challenges and advantages of each. Also, people will say a lot of funny stuff.

10:00pm – 12:00am S Rick and Morty Trivia Crow's Nest ("Ten Forward") (Deck 10, Forward) Uh, hi, everybody. I'm Nubia. You know when I first met all of you, you were (trail off) (crumple up notes) (Ad-lib) I've been wanting to host a trivia gathering for a long time now, nerd boat, come play with me! It'll be first come first seated up to 60 people, groups can go be up to 4 max, if you want to wait for a teammate to show up, you all wait outside, otherwise a seamonkey will be assigned to fill in spaces as available.

10:30pm – 1:00am G D&D Night Lower Main Dining Room (Deck 2, Aft) Performers / Speakers: Keith Baker We're coming out of the dungeon and taking over the dining room- It's D&D night! If you pre-reigsterd as a player via the google form you have a reserved seat at table. If you missed it- we'll have some walk-in seats available day of. Players will be led through a JoCo Cruise D&D adventure by a friendly Sea Monkey Dungeon Master. If you've never played D&D before or if you're an old school grognard with a Gygax tattoo this is an adventure to stay up late for. Pack your dice if you have them- if not we'll supply them. Note: If you have never played D&D before and want to attend we highly recommend attending the D&D 101 for players event

11:00pm – 2:00am S Release the Bats 2.0 B.B. King's (Deck 2, Midship) Cheer up, emo kids! Come stomp, swirl, and get spoopy to goth/industrial/synthy goodness.

11:30pm – 12:30am R Stacey Jambles: Ace Detective With No Short Term Memory The Main Stage (Deck 2, Forward) Performers / Speakers: Jean Grae An audience interactive, old school detective “radio” show. Join Stacey on her journey to solve a crime, and join Stacey on her journey...to solve a crime.

G Gaming L Live Podcast M Main Concert O Ofﬁce Hours P Party Q Q&A / Panel

R Reading / Performance S Shadow Cruise N Signing W Workshop

MARCH 13 • WEDNESDAY

7:00am – 1:00am Port of Call - San Juan San Juan, Puerto Rico

7:30am – 11:00pm S Puzzle Haunt on the Ghoosterdam Explorer's Lounge (Deck 2, Aft) What kind of bash do ghosts throw to scare each other? UIRTSG XOFY Meet like-minded puzzle players from A to Z by joining Ghost Patrol!

8:00am – 3:00pm Daytime Quiet Zone Crow's Nest ("Ten Forward") (Deck 10, Forward) No gaming, no meetings, no loud noises before 3pm, please! (There may be some sound bleed from the console gaming area, coffee bar and/or events in the Holodeck; but it's a large enough space that it should accommodate everyone's needs.)

9:30am – 12:00pm S Geocaching Excursion and Meet & Greet San Juan, Puerto Rico A visit to San Juan on a mission to ﬁnd some PR Geocaches while making our way to an ofﬁcial Meet & Greet Geocaching event, where we will meet some local cachers. Meet up at the pier's street exit at 9:30 am; I'll be the guy named Mike wearing the "They Might Be Dead" shirt.

10:00am – 11:00am Friends of Bill W. Board Room (Deck 2, Aft)

10:00am – 3:00pm JoCo Cruise Info Desk Hours Atrium (Deck 1, Midship) Come here for any JoCo Cruise-related questions or issues you may have.

12:00pm – 2:00pm VR Relaxatorium and Deagitation Chamber Board Room (Deck 2, Aft) Plug in, turn on & tune out in our VR Relaxatorium & Deagitation Chamber with relaxing VR from Virtual Therapeutics calibrated to your biometrics to help you chill out.

2:00pm – 2:30pm Paleta's in Old Town San Juan, Puerto Rico Performers / Speakers: Thera Heller Meet in front of the pier (disembark and go through the gates then pause) for a walk into Old Town San Juan for a frozen treat from Senor Paleta. We will need to go up some hills. If it's easier for you to take a cab/Uber and meet us there that's ﬁne too!

4:00pm – 5:00pm M San Juan Land Concert - Doors open Bahia Urbana (San Juan, Puerto Rico)

24 4:45pm – 5:00pm Group Photo Bahia Urbana (San Juan, Puerto Rico) We are taking the ofﬁcial 2019 group photo just before the San Juan Land Concert starts. If you want to take part, be in front of the stage at 4:45.

5:00pm – 5:45pm M San Juan Land Concert - Paul and Storm Bahia Urbana (San Juan, Puerto Rico) Performers / Speakers: Storm DiCostanzo, Paul Sabourin

5:00pm – 9:00pm Dinner (Open Dining) Main Dining Room (Both Floors) (Decks 2 & 3, Aft) Dinner on this evening is "Open Dining". While most of the ship will ostensibly be at the San Juan Land Concert, if you remain on board you can come to the dining room anytime between 5 pm and 9 pm. NOTE: Fixed Seating table assignments will still apply.

6:00pm – 6:45pm M San Juan Land Concert - Tune-Yards Bahia Urbana (San Juan, Puerto Rico) Performers / Speakers: Tune-Yards

7:00pm – 7:45pm M San Juan Land Concert - Jill Sobule Bahia Urbana (San Juan, Puerto Rico) Performers / Speakers: Jill Sobule

8:00pm – 9:00pm M San Juan Land Concert - Jonathan Coulton (Full Band Show) Bahia Urbana (San Juan, Puerto Rico) Performers / Speakers: Jonathan Coulton

9:30pm – 11:00pm M San Juan Land Concert - They Might Be Giants Bahia Urbana (San Juan, Puerto Rico) Performers / Speakers: They Might Be Giants

11:15pm – 1:00am P "The Party's Not Over Yet!" International Dance Party w/DJ Riz Rollins Lido Pool Area (Deck 9, Midship) Performers / Speakers: Riz Rollins From Riz: "more music from 'shithole countries'—dance music from us to them and back, latin, afrobeat, bolly, caribbean, eastern. bring your own bongos, congas, tambourines, drums, rattlers, and sticks, percussion participation is encouraged."

G Gaming L Live Podcast M Main Concert O Ofﬁce Hours P Party Q Q&A / Panel

R Reading / Performance S Shadow Cruise N Signing W Workshop

MARCH 14 • THURSDAY

7:00am – 12:00am Theme: Formal Night Whole Ship Formal wear is encouraged, but not required, at dinner. "Formal wear" is defined VERY flexibly. Tuxedo and cocktail dress? Fine. Sport coat and slacks? Sure. Starfleet uniform? Awesome. Full Scottish regalia? Bonnie. You get the idea. Fezzes and tiaras are encouraged—but not required. (The wearing of fezzes and tiaras on Formal Night has become a sort of JCC tradition for many.)

7:30am – 11:00pm S Puzzle Haunt on the Ghoosterdam Explorer's Lounge (Deck 2, Aft) How can you see a cross-eyed ghost? YB-EW-RA-NI-SG-OP-KO-AT-LC-SE Look for more puzzles by signing up with Ghost Patrol!

9:00am – 9:30am S Rosary Holodeck (Crow's Nest Presentation Area) (Deck 10, Forward) Learn to pray the Rosary. Open to everyone.

9:30am – 10:30am S Lock Picking 101 Stuyvesant Room (Deck 3, Forward) Ever wanted to learn how locks work? Want to have a fun hobby? Lock Picking is for you. We learn about the basics of how a lock works, and then use real picks to open some simple locks! All tools supplied.

26 9:30am – 10:30am S Trans Family Breakfast Lower Main Dining Room (Deck 2, Aft) Do you like food? Do you like food in the morning? Do you identify as trans, transgender, genderqueer, non- binary, gender non-conforming, or similar? Or are you an ally of such individuals? If yes, then come get breakfast with like minded folks!

10:00am – 11:00am Friends of Bill W. Board Room (Deck 2, Aft)

10:00am – 11:00am L Shmanners The Main Stage (Deck 2, Forward) Performers / Speakers: Teresa McElroy, Travis McElroy, Shmanners Every week on MaximumFun.org, husband host and wife host Travis and Teresa McElroy walk you through the history of manners and their modern day application! Now they are taking the show on the road (ocean?) to bring you a very special episode! Wha makes it so special? Well, YOU are going to be there! What's more special than that? Also, they’ll be taking your questions and offering Shmannerly guidance! No audio/video recording permitted at this event.

10:00am – 11:00am S Kuiper Visits Apollo: a Brief History of the American Space Program I spent the summer taking pictures of my dog with Holodeck (Crow's Nest Presentation Area) (Deck 10, Forward) space artifacts (including 7 ﬂown craft from Mercury, Gemini & Apollo.) I will present them in chronological order and tell some cool stories about how we got to the Moon and beyond.

10:00am – 11:00am W Card Embroidery Digital Workshop (Crafting Room) (Deck 3, Forward)

10:00am – 11:30am O Mike Phirman’s Free Thought Workshop Explorer's Lounge Stage (Deck 2, Aft) Performers / Speakers: Mike Phirman Everyone takes turns bringing up ideas that they want to explore, whether it be punching up stand-up, developing the plot of a story, or wondering what chord could come next in a song—anything at all, tell the group and we’ll help you come up new ideas for it. Any idea that you’re given is 100% YOURS, and any idea that you give to someone else is 100% THEIRS. Each turn is FIVE MINUTES and recording your turn(s) is allowed. Spectators welcome, but supportive vibes only. No winners, no losers, no judgement, and NO COPS. (JK, cops especially welcome because NO CRIMES.)

10:00am – 12:00pm G Game Mixer: Best of the Cruise Upper Main Dining Room (Deck 3, Aft) Join the Tabletop team as they present a game mixer featuring your top rated social deduction and party games of the cruise.

10:00am – 12:00pm G [Mega Game] Hug Street Upper Main Dining Room (Deck 3, Aft)

10:00am – 12:00pm S Contra dancing B.B. King's (Deck 2, Midship) Folk dancing for all folks! Contra dancing is easy for beginners and fun for everyone. All dances will be taught and called (with gender-free roles!). Come alone or with your friends, we'll rotate partners and dance with neighbors and have a great time with some JoCo-and-TMBG-themed contra dance choreographies.

10:00am – 5:00pm JoCo Cruise Info Desk Hours Atrium (Deck 1, Midship) Come here for any JoCo Cruise-related questions or issues you may have.

27 10:45am – 11:45am S Writing Time Stuyvesant Room (Deck 3, Forward) Need the checks and balances of other people who want to write surrounding you? Need someone with similar goals to procrastinate with? Either way, this is your group! Come join us for some writing (be it poetry, ﬁction, non-ﬁction, or outlining of any of them with other wordy monkeys.

11:00am – 12:00pm L Our Opinions Are Correct The Main Stage (Deck 2, Forward) Performers / Speakers: Charlie Jane Anders, Annalee Newitz, Our Opinions Are Correct Explore the meaning of science fiction, and how it's relevant to real-life science and society. Your hosts are Annalee Newitz, a science journalist who writes science fiction, and Charlie Jane Anders, a science fiction writer who is obsessed with science. Every two weeks, we take deep dives into science fiction books, movies, television, and comics that will expand your mind—and maybe change your life. No audio/video recording permitted at this event.

11:00am – 12:00pm O Katie Mack Answers Your Followup Astrophysics Questions Ocean Bar (Deck 3, Midship) Performers / Speakers: Katie Mack

11:00am – 12:00pm S Dance and Sculpt Hudson Room (Deck 3, Midship) Dance ﬁtness class that incorporates fun music and some body weight strength-training. Appropriate for all levels of skill.

11:00am – 12:00pm W Origami Digital Workshop (Crafting Room) (Deck 3, Forward)

11:00am – 1:30pm G Draft Magic: the Gathering Upper Main Dining Room (Deck 3, Aft) Join us for a free Magic: the Gathering draft, where you'll open booster packs and select cards to build a brand new deck. Thanks to some generous volunteers, you even get to keep the cards!

11:30am – 12:00pm Let's Make a Human Pi! Sea View Pool Area (Deck 9, Aft) We want YOU to help make what will (probably) be the largest “Human Pi” formation at Sea! First 300 people who check in at the port-side entry to the Sea View Pool area will be part of the scene.

11:30am – 12:30pm S Reading - The Name of All Things by Jenn Lyons Want a sneak peak at the sequel to The Ruin of Kings Holodeck (Crow's Nest Presentation Area) (Deck 10, Forward) before just about anyone else? Jenn Lyons will read an excerpt from the upcoming epic fantasy novel (ETA Fall 2019). Please note this is going to be FULL OF SPOILERS for the ﬁrst book.

12:00pm – 12:30pm S Is It Thursday Yet? (Critter Meetup) Billboard Onboard (Deck 2, Forward) Antsy about missing four hours of sweet, sweet D&D? Hang out with other Critters to talk about Critical Role, swap theories, praise actors, and bemoan character death.

12:00pm – 1:00pm L Sawbones The Main Stage (Deck 2, Forward) Performers / Speakers: Justin McElroy, Dr. Sydnee McElroy, Sawbones Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin welcome you to Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine. Every Friday, they dig through the annals of medical history to uncover all the odd, weird, wrong, dumb and just gross ways we've tried to ﬁx people over the years. Educational? You bet! Fun? We hope! No audio/video recording permitted at this event.

12:00pm – 1:00pm S D&D Next Steps: Creating a Character Upper Main Dining Room (Deck 3, Aft) Learn how to create a D&D 5e character. We'll also talk about ﬁnding the right group for you and other topics as they come up.

28 12:00pm – 1:00pm S Optimizing Your Hanabi Conventions Upper Main Dining Room (Deck 3, Aft) The cooperative card game Hanabi may be billed as a memory and logic puzzle, but repeat players discover the metagame of devising and ﬁne-tuning an additional "language" of information-laden conventions. We invite veteran Hanabi masterminds and curious newbies alike to come learn, share, and play. This informal session will be tailored to attendees' interests and led by a software engineer and a learning scientist who have played Hanabi almost daily for four years.

12:00pm – 1:00pm S PGP Key Signing Party Stuyvesant Room (Deck 3, Forward) Build your web-of-trust by having many people sign your public-key packet. Of course we probably won't be doing the signing on the boat, but we can verify each other's identity (since we should all have passports with us, 2 forms of ID should be relatively easy), and then sign those keys when we get back to boring old real-life. If you plan on attending, it would make things easier if you email your public key hash (or the public key packet itself) to [email protected] (key hash 1CC876F10CAC9F89). I'll have a checklist to distribute for all the keys I receive ahead of time.

12:00pm – 1:00pm W Pipe Cleaner Tiaras Digital Workshop (Crafting Room) (Deck 3, Forward)

12:00pm – 1:30pm Korean Specialty Lunch Lower Main Dining Room (Deck 2, Aft) The Oosterdam's culinary staff are preparing this specialty meal of Korean cuisine as a one-time-only event for our passengers. Seating is limited, so sign up early if you are interested.

This event is run by the ship's staff and costs a $10 surcharge that will be charged to your onboard account. You can sign up in the Main Dining Room, or by calling 88 from any phone.

12:00pm – 1:30pm S Escape Room: An Epic Quest Explorer's Lounge Stage (Deck 2, Aft) Solve puzzles, petition mythical creatures, enchant magic relics, and perform a ritual to save the world! A low- tech portable "escape room" designed for groups of 6 to 10. Advance sign-up recommended (sheet posted by room), last-minute sign-ups accommodated as space permits. DO NOT BE LATE!

12:15pm – 1:45pm S Beat Saber Jedi Training (VR) B.B. King's (Deck 2, Midship) This is an event for ﬁrst time VR users to try Beat Saber, and for experienced players to show off their skills! Active wear is recommended, and glasses often don't ﬁt inside a VR headset, so wear contacts if that's an option for you!

12:30pm – 2:30pm S CircleSinging Ocean Bar (Deck 3, Midship) CircleSinging is like a drum circle—but for voices! Come sing with us as our facilitator, Ben Silver, leads us in an exhilarating improvised vocal music jam. No experience needed, all voices and experience levels are welcome! Ben is a professional singer, vocal improviser and teacher whose music slides through R&B, jazz, folk, funk, world music and more. Ben has been performing and teaching Vocal Improvisation, Ensemble Skills and other singing workshops for over 25 years. Ben has also been a frequent guest leader at Sing for Your Life, an annual CircleSinging marathon in the SF Bay area as well as having been a guest teacher at the week-long Circlesongs workshop headed up by Bobby McFerrin at Omega Institute. 29 1:00pm – 2:00pm Q Mental Health The Main Stage (Deck 2, Forward) Performers / Speakers: Patrick Rothfuss, Molly Lewis, Aimee Mann, Sammus Music Traditional data tells us that as many as one in four people suffers from some sort of mental illness, and new studies are indicating that the percentage might be higher than that, especially among creative communities. Come listen as panelists talk about how they came to discover that they weren't neuro-typical, as well as sharing tips, tricks, and personal coping mechanisms. We work toward busting the myth of the tortured genius while being honest about how mental illness is part of our lives. Moderated by Patrick Rothfuss.

1:00pm – 3:00pm S Omicron Protocol Demo Upper Main Dining Room (Deck 3, Aft) A near-future, "intra-apocalyptic", sci-ﬁ miniatures arena combat game played on a 2’x2’ hex board. Fight as rival factions trying to survive the deadly crisis affecting the city of San Lazaro.

1:00pm – 3:00pm W Diagnosing Story Problems Holodeck (Crow's Nest Presentation Area) (Deck 10, Forward) Performers / Speakers: Mary Robinette Kowal In this workshop, we look at tools to help you figure out where a story has gone wrong, and possible angles of attack to fix the problems. Plot structure, beta readers, and the dreaded writer's block can all help narrow down the weakness in a story and ultimately fix it.

1:15pm – 2:45pm S Maker's Exchange Stuyvesant Room (Deck 3, Forward) An in person event where previously-signed-up participants will exchange items they've created! These can be hand painted/sculpted/draw/crocheted/knitted/etc, or they can be design objects that have been printed through a secondary source such as glasses/t-shirts/pins/stickers/temp tattoos/etc.

If you did not sign up previously, you're still welcome to come and see all the cool things other people have made. If by some chance you made cool things yourself that you'd like to exchange with others, you're welcome to come and chat, but likely will not be able to participate in this year's event!

1:30pm – 2:30pm O Tabletop Round Table Pinnacle Bar (Deck 2, Midship) Performers / Speakers: Christopher Badell, Keith Baker, Carol Monahan, Elisa Teague Come meet and hang out with some of the fascinating folks who create and make amazing and popular tabletop games.

1:30pm – 2:30pm R Alexandra Petri's Enormous PowerPoint of Centuries-old Scurrilous Gossip Performers / Speakers: Alexandra Petri Hudson Room (Deck 3, Midship) Alexandra describes it thus: "Okay, so, for the past NUMEROUS moons now I have been working on an enormous Pepe-Sylvia-style hook-up chart of Almost All Famous Historical and Literary ﬁgures! I shall inﬂict the resulting Enormous PowerPoint of Centuries-Old Scurrilous Gossip (connecting Dorothy Parker to Ernest Hemingway to F. Scott Fitzgerald to Lord Byron to Socrates...) on the Sea Monkeys! Gather with me—drinks encouraged, and likely helpful—to listen to a somewhat unhinged but historically substantiated rant connecting Somerset Maugham to Percy Shelley to JFK..."

1:30pm – 3:00pm G Funderdome: Highland Games Sports Deck (Deck 11, Forward)

2:00pm – 3:00pm O Ofﬁce Hours - Nathan Sawaya Atrium (Deck 1, Midship) Performers / Speakers: Nathan Sawaya

2:00pm – 3:00pm S Hypnosis Show/Class Explorer's Lounge Stage (Deck 2, Aft) Hypnosis is fun to watch and participate in. Depending on interest this will be a show/demonstration or a more directed class if people want to learn. Led by a (semi)professional hypnotist :)

30 2:00pm – 3:30pm Sponsor Spotlight - Twogether Studios (SPONSOR EVENT) Shops (Deck 3, Midship) Stop by the display area in the ship's Shopping Arcade (Deck 3 Forward) to check out Twogether Studios' products—and meet the friendly folks who make them. (No purchase necessary, but you'll probably want to!)

2:00pm – 4:00pm Lido Deck "Penultimate Chance" Merch Sale Lido Pool Area (Deck 9, Midship) A satellite store will be set up in the Lido Pool Area for all your JoCo Cruise merch needs.

2:00pm – 9:00pm S Super Battle Arcade Screening Room (Deck 3, Forward) Super Battle Arcade is a tribute to 80s gaming. Two players go head to head for 5 minutes in six arcade challenges (Tetris, Asteroids, Invaders, 100m Dash, Tron and Pong) in random order. With the simplicity and familiarity of games, it takes little to no gaming experience to enjoy this challenge – and the console requires no instruction. Visuals are put at a super low rez 96x64 pixels to give the game a fun and retro feel, the bigger the screen the better!

2:15pm – 3:15pm S Adam Rivera - Geeky Original and Cover Songs! B.B. King's (Deck 2, Midship) Solo acoustic songs. A little comedy, a little “Filk” and a splash of covers from They Might Be Giants, Weird Al, etc.

2:30pm – 5:00pm G Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Tournament EXC (Deck 10, Forward) Battle it out in the Ultimate iteration of this Nintendo ﬁghter!

Rules: 1v1, 3 stock, best of 3, neutral stages, double blind character pick if requested.

3:00pm – 3:45pm O Afternoon Tea - Hosted by Shmanners Ocean Bar (Deck 3, Midship) Performers / Speakers: Teresa McElroy, Travis McElroy

3:00pm – 4:00pm S Aspinneration! Spinning Workshop Digital Workshop (Crafting Room) (Deck 3, Forward) Fiber spinning workshop. We will make simple drop spindles for you to keep (I’ll provide all materials free of charge), and we will learn to hand-spin fiber into yarn. A large variety of fibers will be provided. I’ll also have a spinning wheel available for folks interested in a wheel experience. You come away a drop spindle of your own making, fiber to learn with, and access to me (I’ll be spinning discreetly and probably daily).

3:00pm – 4:30pm S Sea Monkey Professional Connections Stuyvesant Room (Deck 3, Forward) Are you looking for work, either because you are between jobs or just might want a change? Are you looking for awesome new hires? Each attendee will have a chance to say who they are, what they do, and what they're looking for. Let's match Monkeys with opportunities!

3:00pm – 5:00pm S BarCitizen @ Sea Billboard Onboard (Deck 2, Forward) Thrid Annual BarCitizen @ Sea ! Fans of Chris Roberts games "Star Citizen" and "Squardron 42" get together for drinks and conversation about this groundbreaking space games.

31 3:30pm – 4:30pm S Farewell For Now: A Brian and Zoe Graystravaganza B.B. King's (Deck 2, Midship) It’s a music show. It’s a banter fest. It’s an elaborate game of “Yes, and…” It’s an excuse to drink cosmopolitans. It’s… Brian and Zoe Gray, back with another shadow concert before Zoe abandons us all for college! Original songs– new compositions and old favorites– and also other stuff. Clap along with holiday standard Pi Day, bathe yourself in Shark Week, get introduced to the Gleebleverse, and tantalize yourself with a taste of Zoe’s new musical. It’s guaranteed to be the best Graystravaganza you’ll attend all year.

3:30pm – 4:30pm S Lockpicking 102: Bring your own picks! Holodeck (Crow's Nest Presentation Area) (Deck 10, Forward) Already have a basic understanding of lockpicking? Did you bring your own picks/locks? Let's get together to practice outside of the beginner class!

3:30pm – 4:30pm S Road Map for Revolutionaries: 2020 Edition Explorer's Lounge Stage (Deck 2, Aft) A sequel to the 2018 shadow cruise event, and with the 2018 midterms behind us, this session will talk about how to set activism and advocacy goals for 2020 so that you can stay engaged, stay sane, and instigate the changes you want to see in your community, your country, and the world.

3:30pm – 5:00pm P Poolside Fancy Fez-Tiara-Moustache Formal Happy Hour-stravaganza Performers / Speakers: Riz Rollins Lido Bar (Midship) (Deck 9, Midship) Come up to the Lido Deck in your Fancy Clothes (or whatever you feel like wearing) for the fanciest happy hour there ever was! Admire others' ﬁnery and be admired in turn. Fezzes, tiaras and/or moustaches encouraged, but not required. Moustaches available as needed. (Happy Hour ends at 4:30; your second drink is only $2 during happy hour!)

Fancy dance music will be provided by DJ Riz Rollins

4:00pm – 4:30pm Selﬁes! Lido Pool Area (Deck 9, Midship) Performers / Speakers: Thera Heller We look great! It's Happy Hour! It's Formal Day! Meet up next to the hot tub area closest to the buffet, and feel free to bring props, long arms, selﬁe sticks, and your fantastic faces!

4:15pm – 4:30pm S Nine-Timer Group Photo Crow's Nest ("Ten Forward") (Deck 10, Forward) Have you attended every JoCo Cruise? Then join us for a quick group photo!

5:00pm – 7:00pm Dinner (Red Team) Main Dining Room (Both Floors) (Decks 2 & 3, Aft)

5:00pm – 7:00pm M Main Concert (Gold Team) - Mike Phirman; Sammus; My Brother, My Brother and Me Performers / Speakers: Grifﬁn McElroy, Justin McElroy, Travis McElroy, The Main Stage (Deck 2, Forward) Mike Phirman, Sammus Music, My Brother, My Brother and Me

5:00pm – 7:00pm S Beat Saber Jedi Training: Secret Missions Hudson Room (Deck 3, Midship) Extra time to play Beat Saber since the main events are full.

(There will only be one VR system at this event.)

7:30pm – 9:30pm Dinner (Gold Team) Main Dining Room (Both Floors) (Decks 2 & 3, Aft)

7:30pm – 9:30pm M Main Concert (Red Team) - Mike Phirman; Sammus; My Brother, My Brother and Me Performers / Speakers: Grifﬁn McElroy, Justin McElroy, Travis McElroy, The Main Stage (Deck 2, Forward) Mike Phirman, Sammus Music, My Brother, My Brother and Me

9:30pm – 10:30pm Billboard Onboard Happy Hour Billboard Onboard (Deck 2, Forward) Happy Hour! Your second drink is only $2!

32 9:30pm – 11:00pm S Pun Overboard - A Pun Competition Explorer's Lounge Stage (Deck 2, Aft) Are you a fan of puns? Come and watch our sea-punkeys do battle to decide who will take home the grand prize!

Want to take part? Arrive early to be sure to get a spot, and check out the format and rules that we'll be using: https://worldwidepuns.com/rules-format/

9:45pm – 10:45pm Q The Inevitable Songwriting Panel The Main Stage (Deck 2, Forward) Performers / Speakers: Molly Lewis, Merrill Garbus, Aimee Mann, Mike Phirman, Sammus Music, Jill Sobule "Where do you get your ideas from? How do I make it in the music industry? Does anything rhyme with 'orange'?" Get answers to questions that are not these in a songwriter round table discussion, moderated by Molly Lewis.

9:45pm – 10:45pm R Reading - Ophira Eisenberg and Alexandra Petri B.B. King's (Deck 2, Midship) Performers / Speakers: Ophira Eisenberg, Alexandra Petri

10:00pm – 12:00am S Team Trivia Crow's Nest ("Ten Forward") (Deck 10, Forward) Small teams compete for fabulous prizes by answering general geek themed trivia questions. Have your team assembled when you get in line, as attendance is expected to ﬁll up quickly.

10:30pm – 11:45pm Bar Crawl Lido Bar (Midship) (Deck 9, Midship) Four drinks, four bars (Lido Pool Bar, Seaview 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 $22 surcharge plus bar service charges, which will be charged to your onboard account)

10:30pm – 12:00am S Ukulele Meetup / Jam Session Stuyvesant Room (Deck 3, Forward) A general music jam. A list of songs/songsheets from various Genres will be provided (and a projector to show them on, hopefully) There is a quick review of how we’re gonna play it, then we PLAY! Difﬁculty levels will vary but all will be encouraged to participate.

33 11:00pm – 2:00am P Geek Prom 2: Electric Boogaloo, feat. John Scalzi B.B. King's (Deck 2, Midship) Performers / Speakers: John Scalzi More songs! More decades! More dancing! Scalzi spins your favorite dance songs from the '70s, '80s, '90s and even this very century. Wear a prom outﬁt, dress for your favorite decade or just come as you are—everybody's welcome to get down and dance the night away.

11:30pm – 12:30am R The Church of the Inﬁnite You The Main Stage (Deck 2, Forward) Performers / Speakers: Jean Grae Sermons. Drinks. Food. Music. Being Amazing. Nondenominational...only Motivational.

12:00am – 1:00am R JoCo Cruise Henchpeople Talent Show Crow's Nest ("Ten Forward") (Deck 10, Forward) You've heard vague whispers of rumor and innuendo that somewhere on the ship lurks a team of people working behind the scenes to make a JoCoCruise. Who are they? What do they look like? Do they have any unique performable talents? This may be your only chance to find out, short of breaking into The Home Office. (Don't break into The Home Office).

If you’d like to perform a 3-5 minute spot, please use the signup sheet at the information desk or at one of the shows (ﬁrst come, ﬁrst served).

Power strips will be provided.

Oscillate Responsibly

12:30am – 2:30am S Night Owl Adventures Holodeck (Crow's Nest Presentation Area) (Deck 10, Forward) Watch a seasoned group of adventurers adventure their way through an adventure! A late night live role-playing game in the style of Critical Role, Force Grey, Dice, Camera, Action, or...I feel like there's another one I can't think of right now. It'll come to me. Our party includes writers, game designers, and comedians from cruises past! There will be dice, there will be laughter, there will be alcohol! (alcohol sold separately)

G Gaming L Live Podcast M Main Concert O Ofﬁce Hours P Party Q Q&A / Panel

R Reading / Performance S Shadow Cruise N Signing W Workshop

MARCH 15 • FRIDAY

7:00am – 11:59pm Theme: Jammies Day Whole Ship Everyone's running out of clean clothes anyway, so today is one big day-long celebration of the fact that nobody can make us put on "real" clothes if we don't want to!

7:30am – 11:00pm S Puzzle Haunt on the Ghoosterdam Explorer's Lounge (Deck 2, Aft) Who wrote the best ghost stories, like Julius Caesar 2? UGJJGYK QFYICQNGPGR Come to Ghost Patrol and live your own story in puzzle form!

9:00am – 9:30am S Rosary Holodeck (Crow's Nest Presentation Area) (Deck 10, Forward) Learn to pray the Rosary. Open to everyone.

9:00am – 10:00am S Pin Trading Stuyvesant Room (Deck 3, Forward) A meet up for pin-collecting monkeys to get together and trade or simply admire each other's pin collections. What kind? Doesn't matter. Disney Pins, Festival Pins, Nerdy Pins, Historical pins, all pins are welcome. Buttons are ﬁne, but will be appropriately regarded as vastly inferior to pins.

9:30am – 11:00am W Painting with Colored Pencils Digital Workshop (Crafting Room) (Deck 3, Forward) 35 9:45am – 10:45am S Civilization VI: Gathering Storm Hot Seat Holodeck (Crow's Nest Presentation Area) (Deck 10, Forward) Drop in to play or just watch a low-key game of Civ VI. We'll set up a hot seat game so that you can play for a while then let another Monkey (or the AI) sub in to lead your civilization. Send SeaMail to @alioth to request a particular Civ/Leader to be included in the setup.

10:00am – 10:30am S High Heat on the High Seas Lower Main Dining Room (Deck 2, Aft) Due to the hosts' obsession with The Hot Ones, a YouTube show about interviews with celebrities while eating progressively hotter hot sauce, the season seven sauces have been brought along. Come to taste test in order, along with some general questions/discussion to keep you talking as you eat!

10:00am – 10:45am R Mike Phirman Sings at Kids The Main Stage (Deck 2, Forward) Performers / Speakers: Mike Phirman After only EIGHT years of recording kid-friendly-but-not-required comedy music, Mike Phirman ﬁnally has enough material to out on a kid-friendly-but-not-required show. If there’s a kid nearby, please sit them in the room and enjoy their being occupied for a solid 40 minutes. That’s Mike Phirman’s promise to you: if you come to this show, then all things being equal, it will last for around 40 minutes. Guaranteed.

10:00am – 11:00am Friends of Bill W. Board Room (Deck 2, Aft)

10:00am – 11:30am S Swing Dance Lesson and Social Dance! B.B. King's (Deck 2, Midship) Come swing out with us! We'll lead a 45 minute beginning swing dance lesson, followed by 45 minutes of open social dancing with nerd- inspired swing music. Bring your own music if you have some to share! No partner or experience necessary! Wear comfortable shoes (slip-on shoes/sandals NOT recommended.)

10:00am – 4:00pm G Cardboard Concierge Hours Upper Main Dining Room (Deck 3, Aft) The Game library is open 24 hours and is self-service. During Cardboard Concierge hours, members of the tabletop team will be there to provide assistance and advice on all things tabletop.

10:00am – 5:00pm JoCo Cruise Info Desk Hours Atrium (Deck 1, Midship) Come here for any JoCo Cruise-related questions or issues you may have.

10:15am – 11:15am S Lock Picking 101 Stuyvesant Room (Deck 3, Forward) Ever wanted to learn how locks work? Want to have a fun hobby? Lock Picking is for you. We learn about the basics of how a lock works, and then use real picks to open some simple locks! All tools supplied.

11:00am – 12:00pm G CANCELLED: Dice Elephant: Night of 1,000 W00TS Upper Main Dining Room (Deck 3, Aft) This event has been cancelled. Our apologies for any inconvenience.

11:00am – 12:00pm G Learn to Play: Sophisticuffs or Illimat Upper Main Dining Room (Deck 3, Aft)

11:00am – 12:00pm O Ofﬁce Hours - Jill Sobule Lido Bar (Midship) (Deck 9, Midship) Performers / Speakers: Jill Sobule

36 11:00am – 12:00pm R Live Looping Demonstration with Merrill Garbus The Main Stage (Deck 2, Forward) Performers / Speakers: Merrill Garbus Tune-Yards' Merrill Garbus discusses and demonstrates the "live looping" sampling technique that helps deﬁne the band's unique style and sound.

11:00am – 12:00pm S Hardly Strictly Sea Chanteys and Irish Music Session Ocean Bar (Deck 3, Midship) Get together with like-minded musicians to sing sea chanteys and other folk music, play instruments and jam on Irish tunes! We will have sheet music available.

11:00am – 12:00pm S Jammies Day Brunch Lower Main Dining Room (Deck 2, Aft) While every day is Brunch Day, today is JAMMIES BRUNCH DAY. Wear your pajamas and enjoy* "Dungeness and Dragons Crab Benedict", "Pile O' Pancake", "Befuddled Eggs", chicken and wafﬂes, ice cream, mimosas and more with table service in the Main Dining Room. Bathrobes encouraged! Meet at the entrance to the MDR, Deck 2.

*menu availability not guaranteed

11:00am – 12:30pm S Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Guide/Service Dogs Hey, there's a dog on the ship! How'd she get here? Holodeck (Crow's Nest Presentation Area) (Deck 10, Forward) Why can't I pet her? What are service dogs, anyway? Rachel and Marleigh (and Echo) will explain the exciting life and training of guide dogs, talk about their adventures, and highlight how service dogs can change lives (and not just by drooling on the mousepad while I type this; thanks, Echo). Want to raise guide dog puppies? Marleigh can tell you all about Merry, the puppy she's raising, and how that process works - plus we can hook you up. Fans of Salem, Poodle of Destiny (from JCC6) will also get an update as to his whereabouts!

11:00am – 1:00pm W Sock Monkeys Digital Workshop (Crafting Room) (Deck 3, Forward)

11:30am – 12:30pm S Tarot Readings and Q&A Stuyvesant Room (Deck 3, Forward) Want to provide readings? Bring your cards and your smile! Interested in what might be in store for the next week? Have a burning question you want some insight about? Come get a reading from one of our volunteer tarot or oracle readers! Want to learn more about this art of interpretation? Ask away! All ages, abilities, and interest welcome!

12:00pm – 12:10pm LEGOosterdam Decommissioning Ceremony Atrium (Deck 1, Midship) All good things must come to an end; join us as we salute the LEGOosterdam and thank her for her service and then begin the process of separating her into smaller sections to go back into her packing crates.

12:00pm – 1:00pm Q Management Q&A The Main Stage (Deck 2, Forward) Performers / Speakers: Jonathan Coulton, Paul Sabourin, Storm DiCostanzo, Drew Westphal The JoCo Cruise Management sit on a stage and answer your questions about JoCo Cruise. Pretty straightforaward, actually.

37 12:00pm – 1:00pm W Storytelling Open Mic with Ophira Eisenberg B.B. King's (Deck 2, Midship) Performers / Speakers: Ophira Eisenberg Much like a mini-"Moth" event, bring your 5-minute personal story to the stage that revolves around the theme Lost At Sea, and whatever that means to you: a time when you lost your bearings, were forced to navigate uncharted waters, felt unmoored, or maybe even had to get three sheets to the wind in order to ﬁnd your way to solid ground…

Everyone is invited to throw their name in the hat and tell a 5-minute max personal/true story around that theme. We’ll select randomly and ﬁt as many tales as we can into the allotted time. No notes, no consequences, just great stories!

12:00pm – 4:00pm Lido Deck "Last Chance" Merch Sale Lido Pool Area (Deck 9, Midship) Your last chance to buy JoCo Cruise and performer merch! A satellite store will be set up in the Lido Pool Area. Act now or forever hold your peace, or something like that!

12:30pm – 1:30pm O Katie Mack Answers Your Followup Astrophysics Questions Performers / Speakers: Katie Mack Holodeck (Crow's Nest Presentation Area) (Deck 10, Forward)

12:45pm – 1:45pm S Sea Monkeys with Disabilities Meetup Stuyvesant Room (Deck 3, Forward) A little time and space for Sea Monkeys with disabilities to meet up, chat, and discuss. Self-identiﬁcation is ﬁne; we won't check your credentials at the door.

1:00pm – 1:30pm R Reading: "Green Eggs and Ham" with Clint McElroy & Pat Rothfuss B.B. King's (Deck 2, Midship) Performers / Speakers: Patrick Rothfuss, Clint McElroy Pretty much as advertised: Clint McElroy and Pat Rothfuss read the classic Dr. Seuss book. (Aloud, that is. It'd be a weird show if they just sat and read it silently to themselves.)

1:00pm – 2:00pm O Tabletop Round Table Pinnacle Bar (Deck 2, Midship) Performers / Speakers: Christopher Badell, Keith Baker, Dave Chalker, Jenn Ellis, Elisa Teague Come meet and hang out with some of the fascinating folks who create and make amazing and popular tabletop games.

1:00pm – 2:30pm W Cross Stitch Digital Workshop (Crafting Room) (Deck 3, Forward)

1:00pm – 3:00pm S Lone Shark Board Game Night! (SPONSOR EVENT) Upper Main Dining Room (Deck 3, Aft) Lone Shark Games's Keith Richmond brings a variety of Lone Shark board games which you can play—and then you can win! Learn to play our games The Ninth World, Thornwatch, and Betrayal at House on the Hill, among others. And then we're not taking them home—you are!

38 1:00pm – 3:00pm S Omicron Protocol Demo Upper Main Dining Room (Deck 3, Aft) A near-future, "intra-apocalyptic", sci-ﬁ miniatures arena combat game played on a 2’x2’ hex board. Fight as rival factions trying to survive the deadly crisis affecting the city of San Lazaro.

1:30pm – 2:00pm Shuffleboard with Cruise Mom Thera Shuffleboard Court (Deck 10, Midship) Performers / Speakers: Thera Heller I don't really know how to play shuffleboard, and I'm not 100% sure where the court is, but there definitely is one. Meet me there and we'll try to figure it out. I absolutely will not win.

1:30pm – 2:30pm S PAW BVI Rescue Dog Photo Swap Explorer's Lounge Stage (Deck 2, Aft) Meet up to trade the awesome photos we all took of the PAW BVI dogs we cuddled and walked.

1:30pm – 2:30pm S Transgender Social Hour Billboard Onboard (Deck 2, Forward) Are you trans, transgender, non-binary, genderqueer, gender-nonconforming, etc.? Then come on down and hangout with other such folks. Allies welcome!

1:30pm – 3:00pm S Diceborn Heroes Learn n Play Upper Main Dining Room (Deck 3, Aft) Diceborn Heroes is a 1-4 player cooperative fantasy dice game. Together you will go on 3 different quests then face the ﬁnal boss. If you defeat the boss you have saved the kingdom of Dievalice. The choices you make in the game will change the deck and change your chances of success...

1:45pm – 3:15pm S Beat Saber Jedi Training (VR) B.B. King's (Deck 2, Midship) This is an event for ﬁrst time VR users to try Beat Saber, and for experienced players to show off their skills! Active wear is recommended, and glasses often don't ﬁt inside a VR headset, so wear contacts if that's an option for you!

2:00pm – 3:00pm S D&D Next Steps: DMing Your First Game Stuyvesant Room (Deck 3, Forward) Want to step behind the screen? Have questions on concerns? Come by for a discussion and advice.

2:00pm – 3:00pm N Signing - Annalee Newitz Lido Pool Area (Deck 9, Midship) Performers / Speakers: Annalee Newitz

2:00pm – 3:00pm N Signing - Charlie Jane Anders Lido Pool Area (Deck 9, Midship) Performers / Speakers: Charlie Jane Anders

2:00pm – 3:00pm N Signing - Clint McElroy Lido Pool Area (Deck 9, Midship) Performers / Speakers: Clint McElroy

2:00pm – 3:00pm N Signing - Justin McElroy Lido Pool Area (Deck 9, Midship) Performers / Speakers: Justin McElroy

2:00pm – 3:00pm N Signing - Sydnee McElroy Lido Pool Area (Deck 9, Midship) Performers / Speakers: Dr. Sydnee McElroy

2:00pm – 3:00pm N Signing - Travis McElroy Lido Pool Area (Deck 9, Midship) Performers / Speakers: Travis McElroy

2:00pm – 3:30pm N Signing - Jill Sobule Lido Pool Area (Deck 9, Midship) Performers / Speakers: Jill Sobule

2:00pm – 3:30pm N Signing - John Scalzi Lido Pool Area (Deck 9, Midship) Performers / Speakers: John Scalzi

2:00pm – 3:30pm N Signing - Pat Rothfuss Lido Pool Area (Deck 9, Midship) Performers / Speakers: Patrick Rothfuss

39 2:30pm – 3:30pm G Poolside Party Game Social Hour Lido Pool Area (Deck 9, Midship) Would you like to play a game? This hour-long event focuses on party games, like Telestrations, A Fake Artist Goes To New York, Anomia, Codenames, and more! Guess words and draw pictures poolside. No experience is required, and all games will be taught.

2:30pm – 4:30pm S CircleSinging Ocean Bar (Deck 3, Midship) CircleSinging is like a drum circle—but for voices! Come sing with us as our facilitator, Ben Silver, leads us in an exhilarating improvised vocal music jam. No experience needed, all voices and experience levels are welcome! Ben is a professional singer, vocal improviser and teacher whose music slides through R&B, jazz, folk, funk, world music and more. Ben has been performing and teaching Vocal Improvisation, Ensemble Skills and other singing workshops for over 25 years. Ben has also been a frequent guest leader at Sing for Your Life, an annual CircleSinging marathon in the SF Bay area as well as having been a guest teacher at the week-long Circlesongs workshop headed up by Bobby McFerrin at Omega Institute.

3:00pm – 3:30pm S Purple Hair Meetup/Photo-Op Sea View Pool Area (Deck 9, Aft) Calling all purple-haired monkeys! (And those with purple in their hearts.) Let us join together in all our purple splendor!

3:00pm – 4:00pm Single Malt Scotch Tasting Pinnacle Bar (Deck 2, Midship) Performers / Speakers: Christopher Badell Enjoy a ﬂight of ﬁve high-quality scotches, because you're fancy and you like nice things. Hosted by Christopher Badell. This event is subject to a $49 surcharge, which will be charged to your onboard account; sign up via any bartender or bar server, or at the ship's Guest Services Desk. Seating is limited!

3:00pm – 4:00pm S Pirate Calligraphy Digital Workshop (Crafting Room) (Deck 3, Forward) Basic Calligraphy instruction for an italic hand, tips for adding swashes and other embellishments. Pens available to borrow and try.

3:00pm – 4:30pm S Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Sing-Along Holodeck (Crow's Nest Presentation Area) (Deck 10, Forward) Join us for a sing along with some favorite songs from seasons 1-3 (and maybe one or two from 4) of the TV series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. A limited number of song books will be provided at the event.

3:00pm – 4:30pm S Escape Room: An Epic Quest Explorer's Lounge Stage (Deck 2, Aft) Solve puzzles, petition mythical creatures, enchant magic relics, and perform a ritual to save the world! A low- tech portable "escape room" designed for groups of 6 to 10. Advance sign-up recommended (sheet posted by room), last-minute sign-ups accommodated as space permits. DO NOT BE LATE!

3:30pm – 4:30pm Poolside Happy Hour Lido Bar (Midship) (Deck 9, Midship) Happy Hour! Your second drink is only $2!

3:30pm – 4:30pm S Ghoosterdam Wrap Party Crow's Nest ("Ten Forward") (Deck 10, Forward) Players of "Puzzle Haunt on the Ghoosterdam" can submit their ﬁnal answers, meet the organizers, and share stories. Rafﬂe drawing for participants!

3:30pm – 4:30pm S Q&A: DIY Boudoir Photography for Women Billboard Onboard (Deck 2, Forward) Have you ever seen boudoir photography and wanted to try it? Then this Q&A is for you! Even if you're going to a pro the info given will help you get the most out of your session. Have you felt too shy to try boudoir photography? DIY may be just what you're looking for. Come join me for a quick Q&A. Bring pen and paper for notes if you like. NOTES: This event restricted to ages 21+. It is strictly a Q&A; no photos will be taken or viewed. It is also intended for those who identify as female. If any males are interested, please see the organizer at the end of the event.

40 3:30pm – 4:30pm S Songs of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones concert with Zoe Gray B.B. King's (Deck 2, Midship) Two years after its conception, Zoe Gray is back with Songs of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones Album. Ten spoiler-heavy original songs, each featuring an iconic character from Game of Thrones, to be fully enjoyed before the celebrated show comes to a close this summer. Featuring expanded (and even more explicit) lyrics to eternal resistance bop “Sansa Stark”.

4:00pm – 4:15pm G Game Library Closing Ceremony Upper Main Dining Room (Deck 3, Aft) Come watch as we metaphorically tie back together the ribbon we metaphorically cut at the beginning of the cruise. The ribbon is also a metaphor.

4:00pm – 5:00pm S Shabbat Services Stuyvesant Room (Deck 3, Forward) Please join us for some prayers, some singing, and quiet reﬂection at a traditional Friday night service to welcome in Shabbat . Shabbat is a day of rest; a time to reﬂect on the week that you've had and to take some time to enjoy the people and experiences that surround you. People of all faiths and and denominations welcome!

5:00pm – 7:00pm Dinner (Red Team) Main Dining Room (Both Floors) (Decks 2 & 3, Aft)

5:00pm – 7:00pm M Main Concert (Gold Team) - Jonathan Coulton and Friends The Main Stage (Deck 2, Forward) Performers / Speakers: Jonathan Coulton

7:30pm – 9:30pm Dinner (Gold Team) Main Dining Room (Both Floors) (Decks 2 & 3, Aft)

7:30pm – 9:30pm M Main Concert (Red Team) - Jonathan Coulton and Friends The Main Stage (Deck 2, Forward) Performers / Speakers: Jonathan Coulton

9:30pm – 11:30pm S Let's Build a Rube Goldberg Machine Again! Stuyvesant Room (Deck 3, Forward) We will attempt (and possibly fail) to build a Rube Goldberg / Chain Reaction machine in only two hours. If you've got supplies or pre-built components, bring them with! (Nothing hot, sharp, heavy, or messy, please.) If not, you can still help, take videos, or just spectate.

10:00pm – 11:30pm P “Post-Credits Scene” Farewell Reception Lido Deck (Deck 9) Our traditional end-of-cruise gathering to share memories, and enjoy each other's company one last time. Cash bar.

11:00pm – 11:15pm Yelling At the Moon Sea View Bar (Deck 9, Midship) Performers / Speakers: Thera Heller It's so hard to say goodbye. (We'll meet at the Sea View Bar and then head up to the Observation Deck.)