Groove Cruise Unveils 2026 Lineup With John Summit, Green Velvet, Lilly Palmer and More

The open sea is calling, and it sounds like techno, trance and house beats deep enough to anchor a cruise ship.

Whet Travel’s beloved floating festival, Groove Cruise, just dropped the lineup for its 2026 sailing. It’s once again taking place on Wonder of the Seas, the kind of ship that looks like a small city and somehow fits a nightclub on every deck.

John Summit leads the bill, followed by a slew of influential house artists the likes of Chris Lorenzo, Cassian, Green Velvet and Cloonee. The lineup also features a trio of EDM.com Class of 2025 inductees: Max Styler, Layton Giordani and Wakyin.

Advancing their commitment to booking female talent, this year’s billing features a total of 36 women, comprising nearly a third of the total lineup, a Groove Cruise representative confirmed to EDM.com. Attendees can catch performances by Lilly Palmer, Azzecca, Blossom, Luci and Sarah de Warren, among others.

A particular highlight will come with a punk-infused DJ set by Girl Math, the collaborative alias of Nala and VNSSA.

“There’s this implied thing with girlhood that’s like, we’re great at everything and we hold it all down, and sometimes that goes without credit,” Nala told EDM.com in a recent interview. “So girlhood is about getting shit done, even if it means not totally getting acknowledged for the work that went into it.”

The festival will depart from Miami on January 22nd and head to Nassau before returning five days later. You can check out the full Groove Cruise 2026 lineup below and purchase passes here.

The 2026 lineup for Groove Cruise features John Summit, Cloonee, Green Velvet, Joel Corry, Lilly Palmer, VNSSA, Cassian and more.

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