Unofficial '80s Cruise Blog

On our first night at sea there was a tragic incident. There are still a lot of questions, but I've managed to assemble the following fa...

There is no disputing that Wham! made the "Choose Life" t-shirts an 80s icon - but where did they come from?  Your British friends...

 

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I made myself some embroidered patches - and you can commission me to make one for you, too! They are $15 each and 1st class shipping is inc...

 Photo by Patricia Y.  Straw sun hats, tote bags, drum sticks, pin-back buttons, and passport holder!

 Here's some great books featuring artists from the 2025 80s Cruise line-up!

Here's what we know so far! The 2025 80s Cruise will be embarking on Sunday, March 2nd from Miami and return Sunday, March 9th. The Expl...

There's been concern over scheduling excursions when we're in port - but if you look at the last 3 cruises you'll see ECP has ta...

If you're a Gen X woman chances are you owned something by fashion designer Sandra Garratt in the '80s. Her UNITS brand (launched in...

Looking to get on board the sold out 2024 '80s Cruise, or maybe find a roommate? There's a Facebook group for that: The 80s Cruise C...

Parachute Pants - originally known as flight pants, are a style of trousers characterized by the use of nylon, especially ripstop nylon . I...

ECP sent out an e-mail today announcing the 4th theme night: Kickback & Glow ( you can view the email online here ).  Looks like a very ...

Pop Icon is the BIGGEST costume night on the '80s Cruise - and the costume contest!  You better bring your A-game for this.  For more de...

  Punks vs Preps + Pub Crawl. Hope it doesn't get too rowdy, but I might need my cricket mallet just in case...   Original email from EC...

If you want to compete in the Pop Icon costume contest you better bring your A-game! Most Original: Video Killed the Radio Star Funniest: Fa...

 

 

Looking to get to know some of this year's performers better?  Maybe get their autograph on it?  Here's a list of what I've foun...

Here's what we know so far! The '80s Cruise will be embarking on Thursday, February 29th (Ooo, a leap year!) from Port Canaveral and...

I thought this might be relevant to share because (1) Marilyn costumes a LOT of iconic '80s films, and (2) because I'm working on re...

 As folks begin to receive their cruise info packets in the mail this month I wanted to organized all the UNOFFICIAL events for fellow cruis...

 Announced in the Aug 4 e-mail from ECP and voted on by the 2023 Senior Class: It' Purple Prom!

Combing through my latest acquisition (Star Hits magazine, March 1987) is an ad for the film " Welcome To 18 " starring Mariska Ha...

 Here's a list of '80s movies set in Los Angeles to get you in the mood... A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)  Airplane! (1980)  Barfl...