StarDream Cruises Brings Bhajan Jamming to the SEA with First-of-its-Kind Onboard Experience

The Voice of Chandigarh | Travel Trade Reporter

Bhajan Jamming has been gaining attention across India as a more participatory and community-led form of devotional music. Unlike traditional performances, these gatherings are collective, immersive, and open, where familiar bhajans are sung together, and the experience feels as much social as it is spiritual. StarDream Cruises is introducing this format on Dream Cruises – Genting Dream, in an unexpected setting, the open SEA.

Dream Cruises brings a themed sailing aboard the Genting Dream, which will host what is being described as the first Bhajan Jamming session at sea, bringing the devotional gathering into the setting of a cruise journey. The themed departures are scheduled for 26 May and 9 June 2026, which will be 3-nighter sailings from Singapore to Phuket and back. Onboard, the session will follow the same participatory and spontaneous format that defines Bhajan Jamming. Guests can sing along, clap to the rhythm, and join the music as it unfolds, turning the gathering into a shared devotional moment rather than a staged performance.

Commenting on the concept, Naresh Rawal, Senior Vice President – Sales & Marketing, said: “What makes Bhajan Jamming special is that it’s participatory and collective. It is not about watching a performance, it is about being part of the music. Bringing that same format to sea creates quite a different setting for it. When travelers step away from their everyday routines, moments like these naturally allow them to slow down, reconnect, and share the experience together.”

Placed within the setting of a voyage, the gathering takes on a different rhythm. Surrounded by the sea and away from the pace of everyday life, music becomes something shared rather than performed. In that moment, Bhajan Jamming becomes part of the journey itself, a space where people pause, sing together, and reconnect through the experience.