Zac Brown Teams Up With Margaritaville at Sea to Launch Live Music Venue on Cruise Ship

Zac Brown is making cruise ship history with his new venue Margaritaville at Sea!

The three-time Grammy Award winner, 47, is teaming up with the cruise line to launch the first artist-curated music venue at sea called Same Boat — a nod to the 2021 hit of the same name by the Zac Brown Band featuring Jimmy Buffett.

Cruise passengers can expect to experience this unique location on the cruise line’s new cruise ship. Breaking wave The ship – the largest vessel in its fleet – is expected to make its maiden sailing in January 2027 from Miami.

Same Boat, the new ship’s largest concert venue, will be a hub for cruise passengers to enjoy live music, cocktails and “front-row access to world-class shows,” according to the release.

Brown is participating in the process of curating “every detail” of the new space, including the artwork, design and music programming, according to the company. The venue will reflect the personal style of frontman Zac Brown Band as well as the band’s musical influences.

Of curating the space, Brown says he knew from the start that he didn’t want to just “design a room” but rather create something that “really captures the spirit of Margaritaville at Sea.”

“Designing Same Boat was about bringing to life that laid-back energy that has always guided my music,” he says. “Every detail reflects pieces of my own journey – from the stage to the sea – all coming together to create a place where people can connect, share a drink, listen to great music and feel that incredible feeling of freedom that you only find at a show or on the open sea. It’s my kind of medicine.”

In honor of this partnership, the cruise line is launching the Fly & Float Ultimate Giveaway with Brown, which will give two fans the opportunity to see Zac Brown Band perform during their Las Vegas residency at the Sphere in January 2026. The prize will also include a spot on the Beachcomber’s first navigation in January 2027.

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Ahead of his Las Vegas residency, Brown exclusively told PEOPLE that fans can expect to see a more intimate look at his personal journey during the group’s residencies in December and January.

“I’m telling my very personal story that I’ve never really told, of what got me into music and how music has been there to save my life over and over again,” he told PEOPLE in July. The group’s latest album, Love and fearis set to release on the first day of the residency, December 5, and will feature collaborations with music icons like Snoop Dogg and Dolly Parton.

Brown added that the show series is “something people won’t expect, and I love throwing people a good curveball.”