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| The Cosplay Cruise will take place on July 10th 2010 aboard The Dixie Queen, the largest riverboat on the Thames, as it gently meanders down the river against the setting red light of early evening, through to the starlight canopy of midnight. |
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Cosplay about to set sail TONIGHT!10th July 2010 Tonight is the night you have all been waiting for, hope you all have your tickets, cosplay and ID's all ready. However if you were unlucky to purchase a ticket never fear you still have a chance. Cosplay Cruise Tickets STILL AVAILABLE!01st July, 2010 Thought you'd missed your chance to come on one of the finest nights of cosplay adventure you'll ever enjoy? Not anymore!! We've just been informed by the owners of the Dixie Queen, the luxurious vessel that the Cosplay Cruise will be taking place on, that we can continue accepting ticket sales right up until Friday 09 July! Head over to our ticket page NOW to book your tickets! You can pay via PayPal or by credit/debit card through PayPal (no PayPal account required for the latter!), or email us on cosplaycruise@gmail.com to arrange payment by cheque or money order. Also, please spread the word that tickets are still available, even if you yourself might not be able to come this time! The more successful this event is, the more likely we'll be able to do another event next year! There are only so many places we can send press releases to, and time is growing short - please Twitter, blog, post on forums, whatever you can think of! To quote a supermarket, every little helps! IMPORTANT TICKETS UPDATE! Plus Special Mulitbuy Tickets Offer!08th June, 2010 We've just over a month until the Cosplay Cruise sets sail and we hope you're all as excited as we are! However, because we need to make certain confirmations beforehand to Thames Luxury Charters, the owners of the Dixie Queen, we're only able to take bookings until Friday 25th June. If you've not booked your tickets yet, it is ABSOLUTELY VITAL that you do so before then! Cosplay Cruise Now Open To Fans 16 and UP!28th May, 2010 We're proud to announce that Cosplay Cruise is opening its floodgates just a little further, and will now be welcoming people onboard aged 16 and up! So many of you have been asking that we've gone back to the boat's owners and made fresh arrangements. Of course, 16 and 17 year olds won't be able to buy alcohol - and yes, we will be hand stamping you! - and all other rules will still apply. Click here for the full press release! Show Off Your Duds With Professional Photo Shoot At Cosplay Cruise!8th May, 2010 Cosplay Cruise is pleased to announce that professional photographer Nicky Farley and Rob Percy will be on board with us in July, offering a selection of stunning photoshoots in which you can display your finest regalia! This will be a one-on-one service running through the evening, with personal attention paid to each cosplayer wishing to take part. Thanks to Nicky's and Rob's expertise and specialised lighting equipment, they'll be able to capture beautiful outdoor photos with London and the Thames, in all its nocturnal glory, providing a truly unique backdrop. Cosplays won't want to pass up this opportunity! Nicky will also be offering glossy prints of your portraits, printed on the night for you to take home with you, for the low price of £10. You will also get the full range of your personal photoshoot available online after the event. Samples of Nicky’s work can be seen in her online portfolio. In the meantime, why not send us your own photos of your best or favourite cosplays to display in our gallery? Email your pics to us, along with display name, at cosplaycruise@gmail.com with the subject header ‘Cosplay Gallery’ and we’ll stick up the best ones! And don't forget, tickets for Cosplay Cruise are still on sale here - go buy yours now! Cosplay Cruise Tickets Now On Sale!11th March, 2010 It’s time to open the proverbial floodgates – and hopefully they’ll remain proverbial, given we’ll be on a boat! – as we’re today delighted to begin taking bookings for the Cosplay Cruise! Full information can be found on the Buy Tickets page here or on the main Cosplay Cruise site. Please remember this is an over-18s only event and be sure to read the Terms and Conditions before booking. So go, get booked, spread the word and most importantly, WELCOME ABOARD! Sputniko! To Perform Live Aboard Cosplay Cruise!4 March, 2010 We’re delighted to announce that the Cosplay Cruise will also play host to an exclusive live performance by London-based J-Pop/Cyberpop/electronica artist Sputniko! (Sputniko.com, appearing subject to work and recording commitments), who will be debuting some of her new material with us! Sputniko!’s music is a unique blend of upbeat melodies and cybernetic musings, reflecting on the likes of love, shyness, human relationships, gender roles, and full of wry social commentary. Oh, it’s also sometimes about armpit monsters and penises…. Sputniko! is one of the hottest talents on the J-Music scene and is not to be missed! Welcome To Cosplay Cruise!24 February, 2010 Welcome to the newest and most unique cosplay event for the UK – the Cosplay Cruise! Born out of a mutual lamentation at the repetitive state of the British anime fan scene, the Cosplay Cruise is the brainchild of a booze-soaked southerner and a well-published midlander, both hoping to create an event never done in the UK before. The Cosplay Cruise will take place on July 10th 2010 aboard The Dixie Queen, the largest riverboat on the Thames, as it gently meanders down the river against the setting red light of early evening, through to the starlight canopy of midnight. This 500+ capacity boat ensures as many of you as possible can enjoy the evening with us. The beautiful vessel boasts two floors and outer decks, and the evening’s entertainment will be spread over both. Upstairs, we will have Japanese disco featuring the best J-Rock and J-Pop music, while the lower deck will be home to karaoke sessions and enough seating and tables for any of you wanting to bring along a deck of cards! We’re also planning some special events and competitions to run throughout the night, which we’ll be announcing soon. Of course, the big attraction for many will be the cosplay itself, and with The Dixie Queen’s outdoor walkways running along the side of the boat and large deck on the back, not to mention the beautiful quay we’ll be embarking from, there will be countless opportunities for some very unique photoshoots! So please feel free to look over this website, check out the boat (and the excellent virtual tour on the Thames Luxury Charters website), read the FAQ for all the information you need, and then, if you like what you see, buy a ticket for the event. We have also crawled out of our self-imposed stone age and got a Twitter and a Facebook group, so add us, follow us and help promote us. This is by a long way the most ambitious thing we have ever tried to do – we hope you’ll join us! Keith Thomson and Matt Kamen Co-chairmen and grumpy old otaku
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