{"id":161228,"date":"2026-04-09T08:44:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T08:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/161228\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T08:44:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T08:44:16","slug":"celebrate-the-2026-world-cup-aboard-the-spirit-of-philadelphia-nbc10-philadelphia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/161228\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate the 2026 World Cup aboard the Spirit of Philadelphia \u2013 NBC10 Philadelphia"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the anticipation of the 2026 FIFA World Cup coming to Philadelphia, the city has introduced a new on-water fan experience during the tournament.<\/p>\n

Fans Owned Travel<\/a> partnered with \u00a0Philly PR Girl<\/a> and \u00a0City Cruises Philadelphia<\/a>,\u00a0to host “The\u00a0Global Soccer Fan Cruise Series” aboard the Spirit of Philadelphia as part of the “city\u2019s match atmosphere and the 2026 celebrations.”<\/p>\n

Organizers said the series was made to be a high-energy experience for local and international soccer fans.<\/p>\n

Each cruise will feature live DJs, access to both indoor and outdoor decks, light bites and beverage selections. <\/p>\n

Organizers shared cruise dates and information about each experience:<\/p>\n

Saturday, June 13, 2026<\/a>
Boarding 11:30 a.m., Cruising 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
This cruise is perfect for both Ivory Coast and Ecuador fans, as well as anyone looking to celebrate the opening energy of the tournament on the water.<\/p>\n

Thursday, June 18, 2026<\/a>\u00a0
Boarding 5:30 p.m., Cruising 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
The ultimate pre-match party on the water for Brazil and Haiti fans alike, setting the tone before kickoff the next day.<\/p>\n

Sunday, June 21, 2026<\/a>\u00a0
Boarding 4:30 p.m., Cruising 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Watch the sunset on the Delaware River as fans gear up for France vs Iraq on June 22, an elevated evening of energy, music, and atmosphere.<\/p>\n

Thursday, July 2, 2026<\/a>
Boarding 5:30 p.m., Cruising 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
A pre-July 4th match night experience where the energy builds, the music hits, and the celebration carries into the holiday weekend.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to create something that brings people together around the energy of the tournament. This is about giving fans another way to experience Philadelphia during a special moment for the sport,\u201d Founder of Fans Owned Travel\u00a0Declan Rodgers said in a news release. <\/p>\n

For more information, visit Fans-ownedtravel.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With the anticipation of the 2026 FIFA World Cup coming to Philadelphia, the city has introduced a new…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":161229,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[29464,2013,69,71,70,11868],"class_list":{"0":"post-161228","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-philadelphia","8":"tag-2026-world-cup","9":"tag-fifa-world-cup","10":"tag-philadelphia","11":"tag-philadelphia-headlines","12":"tag-philadelphia-news","13":"tag-soccer"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=161228"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161228\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/161229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=161228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=161228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=161228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}