Cosplay Cruise - Sat. 10th July 2010 - 18+ - £25

"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 "



FAQ

When is it?
The Cosplay Cruise will be held on July 10th, from 7-12pm.

What time should I get there?
We’ll be departing from Tower Hill Pier at 7pm and docking on the opposite side of the river at 12 midnight. We recommend getting there no later than 6:30pm though, to ensure you’re on board for cast off! The sooner we can check tickets, the easier the evening will be for everyone.

What can I do during the day?
This event is in London on a weekend, so we’re expecting some of you will organise an unofficial meet beforehand. There are some lovely pubs near our boarding area, which also serves as a beautiful backdrop for Cosplay photoshoots. Central London itself also has the pleasures of Orbital Comics, Forbidden Planet, Chinatown, the Japan Centre, Mitsukoshi Department Store, Tokyo Toys, the Trocadero Arcade and tons more. Just don’t be late for the boat!

What’s the nearest tube station?
Tower Hill. It’s on the north side of the river. There is a tube map below which has a big red circle around the stop. It’s on the district and circle line, so very easy to get to. We’ll let you know if there are any planned engineering works around the day.

Once I buy a ticket how do I get it?
To keep the paperwork down we’ve decided to email you a ticket you can print off. It will have your reference number on it which we will crosscheck against our records.

- http://www.cosplaycruise.co.uk/

"Any theme for the cosplay?
We’re not imposing a theme per se but we would like to politely recommend semi-formal. Anybody who’s been to the excellent Grand Cosplay Ball will understand what we’re looking for. If you want to do Naruto and Bleach, we can’t and would never stop you from doing it, but we’d prefer a more regal nature to the costumes. Also, L from Death Note is not a cosplay. Just sayin’. "



I AM SO GOING O_O It's £25 per person + £23.10 for return train tickets + cost of hotel room for the night. But it sounds so fun! And looks really nice inside the boat!!!111one

We should all go, as like an end of college/exams thing etc xp

AND Abbi, Viki and Hayden will all be 18 by then =D (it's an 18+ event)

ooh, looks good

Count me in

Quote :

tables for any of you wanting to bring along a deck of cards!

Crablegging just found a new home...

I'm always up for any sort of jolly, so count me in! - So long as I am here...I hope I am but I'm really not sure D=

count me in if i can afford it

It'll be £48.10 at least + cost of hotel room + food + shopping money.

probably not then xD

omnomnom this looks pretty hot....and i've just thought, if its semi-formal there's probably gonna be some suits...ON A CRUISE BOAT!!!!


THIS IS LIKE MY DREAM I just hope they're all scottish *dies from thought*


edit-Laura do red xiii in a suit for shits and giggles

I'm not wearing a suit

or a kilt

Tom wrote:

I'm not wearing a suit

or a kilt

lololol looks like i'll be off making new friends then

Tom wrote:

I'm not wearing a suit

or a kilt

You'll be thrown overboard.

Mark isn't much interested either. We should make it an all girls thing and get gulible guys to buy us stuffs etc xp

Maybe a kilt then, I do want to go after all x)

Tom wrote:

Maybe a kilt then, I do want to go after all x)

I don't think you'd suit a kilt, but if you did can you go all out and wear the boots, the socks and even a holster that has a knife in the sock.

Oh my god I love scots too much!

[INSERT PHOTO OF ALEX IN A KILT]

Inb4 Insert Ale....

Shit...

How big will the cruise be? I hope there will be a 24 hour deck that's free food! I remember last time my family went I just ate cheese cake every hour... omg I gained a stone after two weeks on that cruise... (did not go to the gym - as we lost our luggage(gym clothes) in spain X_X )

It sounds great! I'll definitle go If I have money - need to check X_X

They won't have food, i am very dissappointed.

no food? T_T
why?! why dear god?! >_<

Taya wrote:

How big will the cruise be? I hope there will be a 24 hour deck that's free food! I remember last time my family went I just ate cheese cake every hour... omg I gained a stone after two weeks on that cruise... (did not go to the gym - as we lost our luggage(gym clothes) in spain X_X )

It sounds great! I'll definitle go If I have money - need to check X_X

If you read anything that I posted, you'd realise that it wasn't really a 'cruise' they are just calling it that.

OMG A CRUISE WHERE DOES IT TAKE US TO, I WANT TO GO TO JAPAN

I'm very sorry kirsty =_=;;;

I skimmed it, it won't happen again >_<;

Taya wrote:

I'm very sorry kirsty =_=;;;

I skimmed it, it won't happen again >_<;

I think I was in a crap mood. Sorry x_x

Takanaki wrote:

OMG A CRUISE WHERE DOES IT TAKE US TO, I WANT TO GO TO JAPAN

You do make me laugh.