Gallery: Why Yes, a Cruise for Metalheads Does Include a Mosh Pit in the Pool
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A man takes a flying leap for a belly flop contest.
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Snapping a selfie as the ship sets sail.
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A metalhead shows off his split tongue.
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Mosh time in a swimming pool.
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Hammerfall guitarist Oscar Dronjak shreds his Flying V.
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Security guards get in the spirit.
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Partying hard on the pool deck.
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Metalheads throw up horns in the Pyramid Lounge.
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Headbangers in the front row of a concert.
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A vendor sells water and beer.
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A jacuzzi party.
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Some people can't keep up with the pace.
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After arriving in Jamaica, cruise-goers visit the Rum Factory in Falmouth.
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The pool deck stage at sundown.
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