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. 3 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 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.