The Vans Warped Cruise Is the Nostalgia Trip We All Need to Take

To kick off the cruise, PBR sponsored a toast to kick off the evening followed by a performance by Good Charlotte.

Less Than Jake, a ska punk band that has been making music since 1992, plays to a packed theater of cruise-goers the first night of the cruise.

Members of the band Riviera and attendees party in a crowded hottub during Good Charlotte's performance to kick off the cruise.

Cruise goers head to the buffet and pile bacon topped pizza on their plates during Bacon and Bingo with Hawthorne Heights.

Cruise goers attend Bacon and Bingo with Hawthorne Heights, a band largely known for their breakout song “Ohios is for Lovers.”

The cruise crew often left animal shaped towels each day of the cruise — from crabs to elephants.

A cruise-goer wears a Hawaiian Good Charlotte shirt on the pool deck.

The crowd for Bowling for Soup, a rock band from Texas with hits like “1985” and “Girl All the Bad Guys Want.”

An attendee wears a beer guzzler helmet during Bowling for Soup's performance.

Fans of Bowling for Soup hold up love and heart hand symbols while they perform on the pool deck.

During the course of the Vans Warped Rewind at Sea, Vans handed out various merchandise and swag like this vans koozie.

For the Vans Pool Relay, contestants had to wear obnoxiously large Vans slip ons while doing laps in the ship’s pool.

Cruise goers compete in the belly flop competition hosted by Simple Plan.

Members of Simple Plan judge the belly-flop competition.

Each night had a designated theme — such as pajama party, goth night, and rep your Warped Tour roots. This in particular was taken during Goth Night at Hawthorne Heights performance.

At Emo Night, attendees screamed along to bands ranging from Brand New to the Used.

Emo Night's slogan.

Good Charlotte plays on the main stage to a packed pool deck.

Benji and Joel Madden, members of Good Charlotte.

A fan dances during their set, which consisted of their hits like “Beer” to covering Lit's “My Own Worst Enemy.”

Reel Big Fish frontman Aaron Barnett insisted the fans start a Congo line during their set — and that's exactly what erupted.

It wouldn't be a cruise without excessive drinking. Pictured is a beer pong tournament hosted by Less Than Jake.

The final night of the cruise was Halloween, and the costumes ranged from a Less Than Jake album cover, Ms Frizzle, to this couple wearing orange and purple face paint.