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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