Some 2,600 fans of Kid Rock gather on the Carnival Destiny for the kickoff concert of the musician's four-day Chillin' the Most cruise April 26.
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Kid Rock's fans are reflected in his shades as he performs his first concert of the cruise, which also included sets by performers he handpicked. The cruise departed Miami on April 26 for Half Moon Cay, Bahamas.
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Roxie Decambra, of Hilo, Hawaii, shows one of the 14 Kid Rock tattoos she sports.
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Women in the audience are clearly amused by a contestant in a men's Speedo contest on the beach at Half Moon Cay in the Bahamas, a stop along Kid Rock's Chillin' the Most cruise.
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A bare-breasted woman kicks off a "bikini contest" on the beach at Half Moon Cay, which Kid Rock declared Redneck Paradise.
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Kid Rock playfully sits on a large beach ball that floated onstage during his seaside performance at Half Moon Cay on April 28.
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Kid Rock fans cheer as they wade in the shallows of Half Moon Cay during a seaside concert by the self-described "King of the Rednecks," a highlight on the itinerary of his third Chiilin' the Most cruise.
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Kid Rock pauses and postures for dramatic effect during his beach concert at Half Moon Cay. The Chillin' the Most cruise is accurately billed as a four-day fest of unbridled inebriation and hedonism.
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A group of Kid Rock fans bask in the afterglow of a seaside concert by their idol in Half Moon Cay, Bahamas.
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Empty beverage containers litter the beach at Half Moon Cay as the crowd disperses following a seaside concert by Kid Rock.
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Kid Rock pauses to pose for a picture with a fan after a question-and-answer session April 29 on the pool deck of the cruise ship, a popular feature of the four-day music and alcohol fest known as Kid Rock's Chillin' the Most cruise.
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The party goes late on the casino bar dance floor during the Chillin' the Most cruise.
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Yelawolf performs aboard the Carnival Destiny. The Alabama-based rapper is a protege of Eminem and close friend of Kid Rock.
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A couple of Chillin' the Most cruise passengers kiss at 5 a.m. on Saturday, April 28.
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A a whip-wielding Catwoman joins the crowd in the casino bar aboard the Carnival Destiny during a "Red Carpet Rejects Night" dance, one of numerous onboard activities that featured high-decibel musical performances and drunken merriment.
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Women dressed in '70s garb crowd onstage during a "70s Night" performance by country rocker John Stone aboard the Carnival Destiny on April 27.
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A Slash lookalike joins the crowd in the casino bar during a "Red Carpet Rejects Night" dance April 28.
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Yelawolf and Kid Rock embrace onstage after singing the last song of the 2012 Chillin' the Most cruise aboard the Carnival Destiny as it sails back to Miami on April 28.
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