With an eye toward invigorating and challenging the norms of comic conventions, we created the first fully-themed, exclusive comic convention at sea. Over the course of five days at sea, Fan2Sea eradicated traditional cruise line entertainment and replaced it 24 hours a day with comic and video game-themed experiences and interactive events. From poolside Walking Dead and Guardians of the Galaxy panels, to everyday cosplay parties and dinners, to an entire casino rebranded Sin City to celebrate guest of honor Frank Miller, over 2200 guests literally lived in a comic world with celebrities and creators as their next cabin neighbors. Fan2Sea was an intimate, accessible, outrageous experience that sprang from our desire to propel fan engagements forward.