ShipRocked 2011, the music and life-style cruise, sets sail November 14th - 19th, heading for the tip of Mexico and its popular stretch of gorgeous Caribbean water known for scuba diving, shopping and bars aplenty. Organizers have checked in with the following update:

"The wait is finally over! Let the party planning begin! Presenting the ShipRocked 2011 Music & Events schedule. We've got a boat load of concerts this year, plus three photo meet and greets, two Q&A; sessions, game shows, contests, theme nights, cocktail parties and so much more.

If you missed out on getting ShipRocked this year, we've got good news and bad news. The bad news is that SR11 is sold out :( BUT, the good news is that planning for ShipRocked 2012 is underway and moving full steam ahead! Our next sailing is expected to be the biggest and best yet, and it will fill up quickly!

Beginning Monday, December 12th, 2011 at 12:00pm (EST) we will start accepting pre-book reservations. For just a single deposit of $199 (deposit is applied to full cabin cost), you can hold your spot aboard ShipRocked 2012. Talk about a great Christmas gift!

Stay tuned for further pre-booking information in the coming weeks, and then watch out for complete event details shortly after the New Year!"

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Acts confirmed for ShipRocked include BROKEN TEETH, BUCKCHERRY, HELLYEAH, HINDER, IN THIS MOMENT, LIVING COLOUR, LYNAM, QUEENSRŸCHE, SEVENDUST, SICK PUPPIES.

As previously reported, ShipRocked guests are in for a very special treat next month, when Queensrÿche takes the stage onboard the cruise to perform their epic concept album, Operation: Mindcrime, in its entirety!

This performance of Mindcrime - which will feature Maria Brink of IN THIS MOMENT (pictured below) on vocals as "Sister Mary" - will be the band's first of the album since the Rocklahoma festival in the summer of 2008.

"We've always enjoyed performing for our fans in intimate settings and the forthcoming ShipRocked cruise will certainly be one of those occasions," states Queensrÿche lead singer Geoff Tate, who returns with the band for their second ShipRocked cruise. "We're calling this one, 'Mutiny on the Mindcrime'."

The special performance of Operation: Mindcrime, covering all fifteen songs from the album including such fan favorites as 'Revolution Calling', 'Operation: Mindcrime', 'I Don't Believe In Love' and the closing track 'Eyes Of A Stranger', will be in addition to a greatest hits performance that will take place on another night of the cruise, which sets sail towards the Mayan Riviera on Monday, November 14th.

Maria Brink is ecstatic about joining Queensrÿche for the ten-minute song, 'Suite Sister Mary'. "I am so excited and grateful for this amazing opportunity to sing with Queensrÿche on the upcoming ShipRocked cruise! All of us in the band are huge Queensrÿche fans, and Geoff Tate is one of the best lead singers in the business. Getting to sing 'Suite Sister Mary' off the original Mindcrime album is a huge honor. This is going to be a cruise to remember!"