#20 | Jan. 20~27, 2013 Eastern Caribbean

Fort Lauderdale to Half Moon Cay (Land Events), Tortola (Land Event) & St. Kitts
Holland America ms Nieuw Amsterdam
Commemorative Artist Dane Tilghman

• Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band
• Elvin Bishop with Mickey Thomas
• Mavis Staples
• Big Head Todd & The Monsters with The Mile High Horns & Ronnie Baker Brooks (Surprise Guest!)
• Legendary Rhythm & Blues Revue with Tommy Castro & The Painkillers, Kenny Neal, Rod Piazza & Samantha Fish
• Tab Benoit
• Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers plus Reunion with Alex Schultz, Bill Stuve & Jimi Bott (2 Bands)
• Phantom Blues Band
• Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience
• Mark Hummel’s Harmonica Blowout with Lazy Lester, Sugar Ray Norcia, Little Charlie Baty
• Tommy Castro & The Painkillers
• John Primer
• Smokin’ Joe Kubek & Bnois King (acoustic)
• Kelley Hunt
• Otis Taylor
• The Lee Boys
• Tasha Taylor
• Southern Hospitality with J.P. Soars, Damon Fowler & Victor Wainwright
• Mark Hummel with Little Charlie Baty
• Rick Holmstrom Band
• Marquise Knox
• MonkeyJunk
• Ray Bonneville (IBC Solo/Duo Winner)
• Eden Brent (Piano Bar)
• Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne (Piano Bar)
• Barrelhouse Chuck (Piano Bar)
• Steve Willis (Piano Bar)
• Randy Oxford (Jam Host)
• Dion DiMucci (Special Guest)
• Debbie Davies (Special Guest)
• Doug Deming (Surprise Guest)
• Danielle Schnebelen (Surprise Guest)
• Kris Schnebelen (Surprise Guest)

#19 | Oct. 27~Nov. 3, 2012 Southeastern Caribbean

San Juan, Puerto Rico to Barbados (Lil’ Ed Beach Party), St. Lucia, Martinique & Dominica
Celebrity Summit
Commemorative Artist Stan Street

• Taj Mahal Trio
• Tedeschi Trucks Band
• Brooks Family Blues Dynasty with Lonnie, Ronnie & Wayne Baker Brooks
• Buckwheat Zydeco
• Bobby Rush Revue
• Legendary Rhythm & Blues Revue with Tommy Castro & The Painkillers, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Deanna Bogart & Mark Wenner
• North Mississippi All-Stars with Special Guest Lightnin’ Malcolm
• Ruthie Foster Band
• Tommy Castro & The Painkillers
• Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials
• The Nighthawks
• James Harman’s Bamboo Porch Revue
• Ana Popovic
• Trampled Under Foot
• Dom Flemons, Hubby Jenkins & Leyla McCalla (of Carolina Chocolate Drops)
• Shane Dwight featuring Bekka Bramlett
• Ironing Board Sam
• Mitch Woods (Piano Bar)
• Leon Blue (Piano Bar)
• Victor Wainwright (Piano Bar)
• Scottie “Bones” Miller (Piano Bar)
• “Nothing But The Blues” – The Joe Plummer Play based on Chicago’s Legendary Theresa’s Lounge with cast members from the original production and featuring Earl Thomas and Big Llou Johnson
• WIRED (2012 IBC Band Winner)
• Randy Oxford (Jam Host)
• Earl Thomas & Eddie Angel
• Matt Andersen (Special Guest)
• Samantha Fish (Special Guest)
• John Nemeth (Special Guest)
• Sista Monica Parker (Special Guest)
• San Juan Pre-Party: Sista Monica Parker w/ All-Star Band & Special Guest Deanna Bogart plus Samantha Fish Band

#18 | January 22~29, 2012 Caribbean
Fort Lauderdale to San Juan, Puerto Rico, St. Croix (Land Event & Blues In The Schools), Virgin Islands & Philipsburg, St. Maarten, NA (Land Event)
Holland America ms Nieuw Amsterdam
Commemorative Artist: James “Super Chikan” Johnson

• Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band
• Kenny Wayne Shepherd plus Special Guest Buddy Flett
• Bettye LaVette
• Lowrider Band
• Latimore
• Legendary Rhythm & Blues Revue with Tommy Castro Band, Theodis Ealey, Debbie Davies & Rick Estrin
• Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers
• Coco Montoya
• Tommy Castro
• Joe Louis Walker
• Kenny Neal
• Shemekia Copeland
• Nick Moss with Jimmy Johnson
• Café R&B
• Chris Cain
• Super Chikan & The Fighting Cocks
• Homemade Jamz Band
• Philipp Fankhauser
• Shakura S’Aida
• Bill Sims Jr. & Mark Lavoie
• Matt Andersen
• Georg Shroeter & Marc Breitfelder (Germany, IBC Winners )
• Mitch Woods (Piano Bar)
• Dave Keyes (Piano Bar)
• Eden Brent (Piano Bar)
• Frederick Neal (Piano Bar)
• Dion DiMucci (Special Guest)

#17 | October 23~30, 2011 Sea Of Cortez
San Diego to the Cabo San Lucas, Loreto & La Paz
Holland America ms Zaandam
Commemorative Artist: Charles Bibbs

• Bobby “Blue” Bland
• Bobby Womack
• Elvin Bishop with Special Guest Mickey Thomas
• Big Head Todd & The Monsters “Big Head Blues Club”
• Legendary Rhythm & Blues Revue with Tommy Castro Band, Curtis Salgado, Deanna Bogart & Bernard Allison
• Charlie Musselwhite
• Tab Benoit
• Delta Guitar Slingers with Michael Burks Band, Vasti Jackson & Sherman Robertson
• Tommy Castro
• Ruthie Foster Quintet
• Jimmy Thackery & The Drivers with JP Soars & Hydraulic Horns
• Billy Branch & The Sons Of Blues
• Deanna Bogart Band
• Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band
• Otis Taylor
• Gaye Adegbalola
• Cedric Burnside Project
• “Girls With Guitars” with Samantha Fish, Cassie Taylor, Dani Wilde
• Eden Brent (Piano Bar)
• Leon Blue (Piano Bar)
• Scottie “Bones” Miller (Piano Bar)
• Steve Willis (Piano Bar)
• Lionel Young Band (2011 IBC Winner)
• Laurie Morvan Band (Sonicbids Winner)
• Randy Oxford (Jam Host)
• Taj Mahal (Surprise Guest)

#16 | January 22~29, 2011 Caribbean
Fort Lauderdale to St John’s, Antigua & Barbuda, Cruz Bay, St John, Virgin Islands and Half Moon Cay, Bahamas
Holland America ms Eurodam
Commemorative Artist: Charles Bibbs

• Taj Mahal Trio
• Kenny Wayne Shepherd
• Joan Osbornes & The Holmes Brothers
• Denise LaSalle
• Legendary Rhythm & Blues Revue with Tommy Castro Band, Michael Burks, Deanna Bogart & Magic Dick
• Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience
• Ronnie Baker Brooks
• Tommy Castro
• Bob Margolin with Mac Arnold
• Jon Cleary
• Zac Harmon
• Ryan Shaw
• Debbie Davies, Gina Sicilia & Dave Gross
• Music Makers present “Sisters Of The South” with Pura Fe, Sweet Betty, Mother Blues, Mudcat, Lil’ Joe Burton, Albert White & Ardie Dean
• Trampled Under Foot
• Big James & The Chicago Playboys
• John Mooney
• Phil Wiggins & Corey Harris
• Matt Andersen (IBC Winner)
• Mitch Woods Club 88 (Piano Bar)
• Eden Brent (Piano Bar)
• Cheryl Renee (Piano Bar)
• Dion DiMucci (Special Guest)
• Matt “Guitar” Murphy (Special Guest)
• Damon Fowler (Special Guest)

#15 | October 17~24, 2010 Pacific
San Diego to Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan
Holland America ms Zaandam
Commemorative Artist: George Hunt

• Irma Thomas
• Johnny & Edgar Winter
• Los Lobos
• Elvin Bishop’s Raisin’ Hell Revue with Finis Tasby, John Nemeth, Terry Hanck & Kid Andersen
• Lowrider Band (Howard Scott, Lee Oskar, BB Dickerson, Harold Brown)
• Legendary Rhythm & Blues Revue with Tommy Castro Band, Magic Dick, Sista Monica, Larry McCray & Theodis Ealey
• Kim Wilson’s Blues All Stars with Billy Flynn, Barrelhouse Chuck, Larry Taylor, Richard Innes, Sax Gordon & Mark Earley
• Marcia Ball
• Eddy Clearwater
• Coco Montoya
• Tommy Castro
• David “Honeyboy” Edwards with Michael Frank
• Cafe R&B
• Eric Bibb
• Smokin’ Joe Kubek & Bnois King
• Kelley Hunt
• Wayne Baker Brooks
• Lightnin’ Malcolm & Cedric Burnside
• Reverend Billy C. Wirtz (Piano Bar)
• Leon Blue (Piano Bar)
• Eden Brent (Piano Bar)
• Grady Champion (IBC Band Winner)
• Randy Oxford (Jam Host)
• Jimmy Thackery (Special Guest)
• Commander Cody (Special Guest)
• Dennis Jones (Special Guest)
• Vasti Jackson (Special Guest)

#14 | January 23~30, 2010 Caribbean
Fort Lauderdale to Willemstad, Curacao, Oranjestad, Aruba & Half Moon Cay, Bahamas
Holland America ms Eurodam
Commemorative Artist: Dane Tilghman

• Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band
• Keb’ Mo’
• Johnny Winter
• Legendary Rhythm & Blues Revue with Tommy Castro, Magic Dick, Deanna Bogart & Kenny Neal
• Tommy Castro Band
• Deanna Bogart Band
• Tab Benoit & The Swamp Band Jam with Cyril Neville, Jumpin’ Johnny Sansone & Big Chief Monk Boudreaux
• Kenny Neal & The Neal Family Band
• Curtis Salgado Big Band
• The Mannish Boys
• Ruthie Foster
• Theodis Ealey
• Duke Robillard
• Joe Louis Walker
• Magic Slim & The Teardrops
• Guy Davis
• Super Chikan & The Fighting Cocks
• Trampled Under Foot
• Jason Ricci & New Blood
• Paul Rishell & Annie Raines
• Hans Theesink & Terry Evans
• JP Soars (IBC Band Winner)
• Mitch Woods Club 88 (Piano Bar)
• Eden Brent (Piano Bar)
• Scottie “Bones” Miller (Piano Bar)

#13 | October 17~24, 2009 Pacific
San Diego to Cabo San Lucas, La Paz & Loreto
Holland America ms Veendam
Commemorative Artist: Michael Weaver

• Mavis Staples
• Kenny Wayne Shepherd
• Susan Tedeschi
• Elvin Bishop
• Buckwheat Zydeco
• Phantom Blues Band with Special Guest Dave Mason
• Brooks Family Band with Lonnie, Ronnie & Wayne
• Mel Waiters
• Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers
• Tommy Castro
• Coco Montoya
• Roy Gaines
• Michael Burks
• Cafe R&B
• Shane Dwight
• Fiona Boyes
• Lionel Young Band
• Little Joe McLerran (IBC Winner)
• Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne (Piano Bar)
• Taryn Donath (Piano Bar)
• Leon Blue (Piano Bar)
• Debbie Davies (Special Guest)
• Preston Shannon (Special Guest)
• Randy Oxford (Special Guest)

#12 | January 24~31, 2009 Caribbean
Fort Lauderdale to Samana, Tortola & Dominica
Holland America ms Eurodam
Commemorative Artist: George Frayne (Commander Cody)

• Taj Mahal & The Tuba Band
• Irma Thomas featuring Jon Cleary
• Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Soul Stew Revival
• The Fabulous Thunderbirds
• Tommy Castro
• Luther ” Guitar Junior” Johnson
• Jimmy Thackery & The Drivers with The Cate Brothers & Reba Russell
• James Hunter
• Terrance Simien
• Larry McCray
• John Hammond
• The Holmes Brothers
• Sugar Blues featuring Rico McFarland
• Floyd Taylor
• Ana Popovic
• Kinsey Report
• Guy Davis
• Scrapomatic
• Homemade Jamz Band
• Trampled Under Foot
• Mitch Woods (Piano Bar)
• Paddy Milner (Piano Bar)
• Taryn Donath (Piano Bar)
• Bob Margolin (Special Guest)
• Debbie Davies (Special Guest)
• Commander Cody (Special Guest)
• EG Kight (Special Guest)
• Catherine Russell (Special Guest)
• J.T. Lauritsen (Special Guest)

#11 | October 5~12, 2008 Pacific
San Diego to Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan & La Paz
Holland America ms Ryndam
Commemorative Artist: Chris Peterson

• Etta James & The Roots Band
• Dr. John
• Los Lobos
• Koko Taylor & The Blues Machine
• Elvin Bishop
• Tommy Castro
• Marcia Ball
• Magic Slim & The Teardrops
• Kenny Neal
• Ronnie Baker Brooks
• Watermelon Slim & The Workers
• John Nemeth
• Chris Thomas King
• Lionel Young
• Earl Thomas with Paddy Milner & The Big Sounds
• Reverend Billy C. Wirtz
• Shane Dwight
• David Jacobs Strain
• Eden Brent (Piano Bar)
• Leon Blue (Piano Bar)
• Curtis Salgado (Special Guest)
• Harold Brown (Special Guest)
• Lurrie Bell (Special Guest)
• Jellybean Johnson (Special Guest)
• Randy Oxford (Special Guest)

#10 | January 13~20, 2008 Caribbean
Fort Lauderdale to San Juan, St. Croix & St. Kitts
Holland America ms Westerdam
Commemorative Artist: Jamie Hayes

• Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band
• Irma Thomas
• Charlie Musselwhite
• Howlin’ Wolf Tribute Show with Hubert Sumlin, Henry Gray,Eddie Shaw, The Wolfgang & Taildragger
• Tab Benoit & Voice Of The Wetlands Allstars
• Roomful Of Blues
• Ronnie Baker Brooks
• Shemekia Copeland
• Terrance Simien
• Theodis Ealey
• Ruthie Foster
• Rosie Ledet
• Paul Oscher
• Jimmy Thackery with Reba Russell
• Tommy Castro
• Mark Hummel’s Harmonica Blowout with Magic Dick & Billy Branch
• Michael Burks
• Billy Gibson
• Papa Mali
• Chick Willis
• Smokin’ Joe Kubek with Bnois King
• Harper
• Sean Carney Band (IBC Winner)
• David Maxwell (Piano Bar)
• Mitch Woods (Piano Bar)

#9 | October 13~20, 2007 Pacific
San Diego to Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta & Manzanillo
Holland America ms Oosterdam
Commemorative Artist: Diane Russell

• Taj Mahal & The International Rhythm Band
• Bobby Rush
• Elvin Bishop
• Lowrider Band
• Tommy Castro Band
• Marcia Ball
• Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers
• Curtis Salgado
• Bernard Allison
• Janiva Magness
• John Lee Hooker, Jr.
• Eric Sardinas
• Sista Monica Parker
• Chico Banks & The Candy Lickers
• Doug MacLeod
• Earl Thomas
• Eric Bibb
• Eric Lindell
• Nathan James & Ben Hernandez
• Ron Thompson
• Lynwood Slim
• Roy Gaines
• Homemade Jamz Band
• Eden Brent (Piano Bar)
• Leon Blue (Piano Bar)
• Randy Oxford (Jam Host)

#8 | January 14~21, 2007 Caribbean
Fort Lauderdale to Turks & Caicos, St. Thomas / St. John, USVI & St. Barths
Holland America ms Westerdam
Commemorative Artist: George Frayne (Commander Cody)

• Taj Mahal & The Music Makers
• Fabulous Thunderbirds
• Buckwheat Zydeco
• Mel Waiters
• Otis Clay
• Phantom Blues Band
• Tommy Castro
• Tab Benoit
• Commander Cody Band
• Little Charlie & The Nightcats
• Mitch Woods’ Big Easy Boogie with New Orleans Legends
• Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials
• Sue Foley with JW Jones Band
• Michael Burks
• Deanna Bogart
• Ruthie Foster
• Duwayne Burnside
• Watermelon Slim
• Joey Gilmore
• Tasha Taylor
• Bobby Rush (Surprise Guest)
• Magic Dick (Surprise Guest)
• Ronnie Baker Brooks (Surprise Guest)
• Earl Thomas (Surprise Guest)
• Murali Coryell (Surprise Guest)
• Jimbo Mathis (Surprise Guest)
• Todd Sharpville (Surprise Guest)
• Paddy Milner (Surprise Guest)

#7 | October 3~7, 2006 Inaugural Pacific
San Diego to Cabo San Lucas
Holland America ms Zaandam
Commemorative Artist: H.C. Hannah

• Taj Mahal Trio with Lazy Lester
• Ike Turner & The Kings Of Rhythm
• Irma Thomas & The Professionals
• Jimmy McCracklin
• Lowrider Band (Howard Scott, Lee Oskar, BB Dickerson, Harold Brown)
• Mark Hummel’s Harmonica Blowout with Kim Wilson & James Harman
• Tommy Castro
• The Boneshakers
• Larry McCray
• Chris Duarte
• Janiva Magness with Kid Ramos
• Deborah Coleman
• Doug MacLeod
• Zac Harmon
• Chico Banks Band
• Hawkeye Herman
• Daniel “Slick” Ballinger
• Eden Brent (Piano Bar)
• Koko Taylor (Surprise Guest)
• Smokin’ Joe Kubek & Bnois King Band (Surprise Guest)
• Mike Finnigan (Surprise Guest)
• Leon Blue (Surprise Guest)
• Terry Hanck (Surprise Guest)
• Steve Gannon (Surprise Guest)
• JT Lauritsen (Surprise Guest)

#6 | January 8~15, 2006 Caribbean
Fort Lauderdale to Montego Bay, Jamaica, Georgetown, Grand Cayman, Costa Maya, Mexico & Belize City
Holland America ms Westerdam
Commemorative Artist: Chris Peterson

• Taj Mahal
• Bobby “Blue” Bland
• Millie Jackson
• Buckwheat Zydeco
• Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers
• Chicago Legends with James Cotton, Pinetop Perkins, Hubert Sumlin, Bob Margolin & Willie “Big Eyes” Smith
• Tab Benoit & Jimmy Thackery (Whiskey Store)
• John Hammond
• Joe Bonamassa
• Kenny Neal & Billy Branch
• Anthony Gomes
• Ronnie Baker Brooks
• Deanna Bogart
• Phillip Walker
• Tommy Castro
• Corey Harris & The 5×5
• Ana Popovic
• Diunna Greenleaf & Blue Mercy (IBC Winner)
• Ron Thompson & His Resistors
• Charles Wilson
• Deborah Coleman
• Jimmy Carpenter
• Zac Harmon
• Daniel “Slick” Ballinger
• Mitch Woods (Piano Bar)
• Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne (Piano Bar)
• Jellybean Johnson (Surprise Guest)

#5 | January 22~29, 2005 Caribbean
Fort Lauderdale to Turks & Caicos. Tortola & St. Maarten
Holland America ms Zuiderdam
Commemorative Artist: George Hunt

• Taj Mahal
• Dr. John
• Susan Tedeschi
• Shemekia Copeland
• Phantom Blues Band
• The Derek Trucks Band
• Tommy Castro
• Bernard Allison
• Anson Funderburgh with Sam Myers
• Kenny Neal Band
• Little Charlie & The Nightcats
• Corey Harris
• Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band
• Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials
• Zac Harmon
• Rev. Billy C. Wirtz
• Curtis Salgado (Special Guest)
• Tito Jackson (Special Guest)
• Phillip Walker (Special Guest)
• Doyle Bramhall (Special Guest)
• Dave Maxwell (Special Guest)
• Mitch Woods (Special Guest)
• Aubrey Ghent (Special Guest)
• Hawkeye Herman (Special Guest)
• Fiona Boyes (Special Guest)

#4 | February 7~14, 2004 Caribbean
Tampa, FL to Roatan, Honduras, Belize & Cozumel
Holland America ms Veendam
Commemorative Artist: Jamie Hayes

• Taj Mahal
• Little Milton
• Susan Tedeschi
• Charlie Musselwhite
• Derek Trucks Band
• Roomful Of Blues
• Walter “Wolfman” Washington
• Curtis Salgado
• Tommy Castro
• Ronnie Baker Brooks
• Anthony Gomes
• Rosie Ledet
• Doug MacLeod
• Todd Sharpville

#2 & #3 | February 4~15, 2003 Caribbean
#2 (4 Day Bluesin’ Blast): Ft. Lauderdale, FL to Port Lucaya & Key West
#3 (7 Day Legendary): Ft. Lauderdale, FL to Puerta Plata, Tortola & St. Croix
11 Day Hoochie Coochie: #2 & #3 combined!
MSC Melody
Commemorative Artist: Fuel Creative

• Taj Mahal & The Hula Blues Band
• Taj Mahal & The Music Makers
• Koko Taylor
• Tyrone Davis & The Platinum Band
• Fabulous Thunderbirds
• Otis Clay
• The Radiators
• Lonnie Brooks
• Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers
• Kelley Hunt
• Curtis Salgado
• Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band
• Bernard Allison
• Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials
• Saffire
• Tommy Castro
• John Mooney
• Shemekia Copeland
• Terrance Simien & The Mallet Playboys
• Alvin Youngblood Hart & New World Vipers
• Duke Robillard
• Ronnie Baker Brooks

#1 | January 27~February 3, 2002 Caribbean Virgin Voyage
Tampa, FL to Costa Maya, Mexico, Ocho Rios, Jamaica & Georgetown, Grand Cayman
Regal Empress
Commemorative Artist: Ann Willoughby

• Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band
• The Fabulous Thunderbirds
• Ike Turner & The Ike-ettes
• Charlie Musselwhite
• Shemekia Copeland
• Jimmy Thackery & The Drivers
• Chubby Carrier
• John Mooney
• Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials
• James Armstrong
• Rev. Billy C Wirtz